Wichita eagle., 1888-07-15
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Mrs Tiff shook her head and smiled.
''Mr. Thwate is never in the wrong,
says she, and feels little awkward at her
own assertion.
Esther thought moment, and then
said she believed she would not stay any
longer Just now. Hui said that be would
see her home, and then reflected that he
could not very well carry out bis inten-
ton. Esther upon this explained that she
had come in the carriage. When she had
bowed herself through the open. door she
stopped to throw over her shoulder rou-
lade of genial laughter.
"By the wsy, VIII. she called. IF we
were in the fashionable set. what ter
rible notoriety you two wild things would
have! AS it Is. it's Like nice play.
Adieui'
Il wish my mother wouid como now,
said Tiff, after the door had closed upon
her husbands buoJant sister-who was
also school friend-and after pause,
or something equivalent to one. HUFF
had not descended to the carriage with
Miss Thwaite, for fear of catching sight
of the world dreaded grin On the foot
mans visage.
Your mother is a woman, dear" an
swered Thwaite, as if that meant some
thing unusual, land it will take a long
/ time for her to come round as my fsther
has done"
But You are unredenting as you can
be-" suggested Tiff.
! Huff would ike to have said that as
young husband he could not be otherwise
than he was, but as he felt that this
might be too brilliant revelation for
Tiff, he remained silent.
In the evening they were sitting, as was
customary. in the cheerful blue tinted
room, Huff feeling very coy and aloof
from the world and annoying relatives,
and remembering his days occupation in
! the rival insurance Office as if it were q
| dream.
The door was opened hastily. and a
| figure presented itself which dashed their
united calm to atoms.
It was Esther, pale and trembling, her
ashen face emphasized by black veil
around it, and over her cOlored dress a
/ heavy. black shawl. Thxaite hurried to
! her and took her ungloved hand in his.
"My sister, what has happened to
your
LET me sit down or I shall faint.
whispered Esther, dropping her head
against his arm.
Thwaite led her to an easy chair and
helped her down upon it's soft cushions.
Tiff was alert in opening the window, and
then running to Esther's side. finding
her. however, little less faint, her eyes
looking rapidly from one to the other, as
the two sympathetic young people bent
toward her.
Dear sister," sobbed Tiff. has some
thing terrible happened3"
"Aiy father" said the white faced girl,
in low tones, shutting her eyes.
Father! father" cried Thwaite, deeply
a1itated and clutching his sisters hands
in frnacr grasp. What News Of him7"
"Deadt''
The young couple sank on either side
of Esther, crushed and Mortified. With
out opening her eyes Esther spoke on:
when / told him how you received
the loving message, brother Will, in one
moment"-
Thwaites distress was agonizing.
Esther stopped speaking. opened her
eyes and leaned forward eagerly.
WAS it right to be so harsh and I'M
yielding to your own father, WillF'
Her brother had withdrawn to the other
side Of the room, his face buried in his
arms agninst the wall.
"Oh. Esther, have we no hope" Tiff
sobbed.
'tWhy. yes, there is hope in this case. ="
Miss Thwaiie said, in q different tone
VIII turned. his face covered with tears
"You said it, brother, and you can undo
it. Dead to you."
Esther had played dangerous game,
but she was determined girl, and felt
equal to the emergency. Her strong
presence and sound good cheer bucyed up
the two victims Of her scheme, and en-
abled Thwaite to recover FROM the shock
he had undergone.
She drew q letter from her pocket
which had been written by Wills elder
brother in Chicago to his father upon
hearing of the runaway match He
praised Will up TO tho skies, and declared
that any girl he choose must be price
less Jewel, whether she possessed any or
not, and he begged his father to do the
handsome thing by them both.
And So concluded Esther, papa
wants to give you magnificent fecep-
ton"
She had thrown aside her black drapery
and busted the powder from her cAecks
with flourish of her scented handler
chief. and now ran to the parsor end
called 'Johni" in business Like way.
ers emerged from the shadows Of the
entry, and John, in dark green cloth and
silver buttons, set two huge baskets OF
flowers upon the carpet. Papa sent
them to you. Bessie, With his love" said
Esther. And shall soon be here again,
shall not?"
''Oh, dol" answered TIT. hiding her face
on Huff's shoulder, With twfning of
arms.
Give our hpre to the governor" roared
HUFF. flushed, grinning, jubilant.
Esther laughed merr1y, caught up her
black drapery and ron down stairs, fol
lowed by John with a coutortiou about
his Gps.-Harper's Weekly.
1ua r7c.ure S0rn.
Mr.. Townsend is not so years old. but
ne hasn't much further 10 travel before
be reaches that milestone, He is the very
opposite in appearance of student. lie
would starve TO death IN Boston unaccou-
panied by his reputation. His physique
Indicates good dinners. regular hours. an
abundance Of vacation, bank account
and repose. His eyebrows are shaggy,
his face Is brood, his mustache is dark,
his eyes are restless, but in this respect
not ia accord with his bodily movements.
For man of bis reputation as news
eatherer be is disappointment on first
appearance. He is not alert. although he
Is inquisitire.
An old newspaper nan who is good
Judge Of men describes him in saying that
Townsend Is receptive. not reflective.
He takes 10 everything; he uses every.
body; he fills himself up: you squeeze
hin and you got what everybody has SAID,