Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-07-03

pulled and turned and twisted and resolved
over and over again never more to Eeddle
with what was no business of mine--until
all of a sudden, without the slightest notice,
the key gave little spasmodic quiver in
the lock and the lid few up.
Over fell, with shrek like those of
Bluebeard's wife.
At the same moment the door behind me
opened and in walked my sister Beulah, old
Mrs. Dawson. and a tall, fine-looking young
man, with a silky brown mustache and
dark eyes, that, in the one glance l got of
them, seemed full Of suppressed laughter.
'Gracious me, Lefty what's the matterf"
cried Beulah "And how came that trunk
open?"
''This is tho very trunk" said the tall
young man. "Initialed 'C-for Carson,
you know"
"And hope no one'n never accuse me Of
stealing human bones no more," said Mrs.
Dawson, unfolding prodigiOus white pock-
et-handkerchief, as If prepared to burst into
tears on the shortest notice.
''It's-it's full of-bonesp gasped.
"Certainly," assented the young man.
''It would be decidedly awkward to carry
my Office skeleton through the streets on
the top of a load of furniture, so / disarticu-
lated it and packed it into this trunk. But
how it came to be delivered here l can not
imagine, unless it was through the stupidity
of the truclzmen."
Then began to giggle anew.
'What would Mrs. Dorchester have said,
Beulah," whispered, 'if she had known
that there was skeleton over her head for
all this weeks Or old Mrs. Dussaudea"
The young doctor exchanged amused
glances with me; he laughed low. But
Mrs. Dawson stared steadily into her pock-
,;..T, ,1,l,l
as a tombstone. l knew / was behaving
very badly, but what could dol
"rm sorryI opened the trunk" said 1,
shut was so dreadfully, awfully curious
to know what was in it."
"Believe me, Miss Barry" said the young
doctor, 81 shall not prosecute YOU"
st was very wrong of Lettie," said solemn
Beulah
''rm always doing something wrong" said
], disconsolately.
''But it was so very thoughtful of you,''
said the doctor to Beulah, ''to remember
that this trunk might possibly belong tc
me. 1t sets all the little complications al
rest at once"
"And you won't give up Mrs. Dawson's
rooms now?" said Beulah-kind Beulah,
who was always thinking of other people.
"Most assuredly not" said DR.. Carson.
But after they had gone away went up
to my room and cried.
The idea of being caught, a grown-uI
! young woman - opening trunks with q
| bunch of false keys on the sly!
| And l could not be comforted until DR.
Carson laughed me out Of my scruples and
modification.
He came often to the house to call after
ward. He said he owed so much to Beulah
And one day, when was feeling very
cross and miserable, Beulah came to me.
Lefty" said she, "guess what DR.. Car
! son asked me to-day"
at would require no fortune-teller t.
! guess" said L HE asked you to marry
him, and he has made a wise, wise choice y
And hugged and kissed her tenderly.
''What nonsensep' said Beulah-''and
five years older than he at the very least
No, dear little Lefty, he asked me If
thought you would be willing to endure the
trials and privations of a young doctors
wife"
'And did you say yesF' cried, colorins
like rose
NO" said Beulah 81 left that for yor
to say yourself."-S Saturday Night.