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CHAPTER XXI.

Full winter came.
The snow was deep, and tho winds drove
tho people with whipsof leo along tho drcary
country roads and tho steep streets Of tho
city The bells Of the dogs and tho mules
sounded sadly through tho white misty
silence Of tho Flemish plains. and tho weary
horses slipped and fell on the frozen ruts and
on the ragged stones In tho little frost shut
Flemish townA Still the Flemish folk were
gay enough In many places.
In tho little village above st. Guido, Be-
bees nelghbors were merry too. In their sim
pie way.
Tho women worked away wearily at their
lace In the dim winter light, and made q
wrctchod living by 1t, but all the same they
got penny playthings for their babies, and a
bit OF cake for their Sunday hearth. They
drew together In homcly and cordial friend
ship, and of an afternoon when dusk fell
wovc their laco In company ip Mere Krebs
milhouso kitchen, with tho children and the
dogs at their feet on the BRICKS 10 that one
big fro might servo for all, and all bo lighted
with ono big rush candle, and all be beguiled
by chit-chat and songs, stories Of spirits, and
whispers VI ghosts, and now and then when
the wind howled at It's worst, paternoster
or two said In common for tho men toiling
In tho barges or drifting up the Scheldt.
In thoso gatherings Bebees face was missed,
and tho blthe soft sound OF her voice, like
young thrush singing. was never heard.
Tho people looked In and saw her sitting
over a great open book often her hearth had
no fire
Then the children grew tired Of asking her
to play. and their elders began to shake their
heads; She was 30 pale and 30 quiet there
must DO some evil In it-so they began TO
think.
Little by little people dropped away from
her. Who knew, the gossips said, what
shame or sin tho child might not have Oh her
sick little souli
True, Bebee worked hard just tho same,
and just tho same was seen trudging TO and
fro In the dusk Of dawns and afternoons In
her two little wooden shoes She was gentle
and laborious, and gave tho children her
goats milk, and tho old women the brambles
OF her garden.
But they grew afraid Of her-afraid OF that
sad, cbangelcss, far away look In her eyes,
and OF the mute weariness that wns ON her
aud being perplexed wero sure, like all igno-
rant creatures. that what was secret must
10 also vile
So they hung aloof and let her alone, and
by and by scarcely nodded as they passed
her, but said 10 Jeannot;
"You were spared a lad thing, lad, the
child was that grand painters hght-'o
loyo, that Is plain 10 SEQ The mischief all
comes Of the stuff old Antoine fllled her head
with-a stray little by blow Of chick weed
that no cockered up like rare carnation.
Oil do not hy In rage Jeannot; the child |;
no good. and would have made an honest
man rue Take heart of grace, and praise
tho saints, and marry Katto's Lisa"
But Jeannot would nsya listen TO the
slanderers, aud wcJilh never look at Lisa,
even though the doof VI the little hut wai
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mead against tao Uurret WsndoU.
Look for the brig" she muttered "You
will not SEQ tho Gag al tho masthead for the
fog to-night; but his socks are dry and his
pipe is ready. Keep looking keep booking
sho will DO In port Tonight"
But her dead sailor never came into port;
sho went to him. The poor, weakened, faith
ful old body Of her was laid In tho graveyard
Of tho poor, and tho ships camo aud went
under tho empty garrct window, and Bcbcs
was all alone.
She had no moro anything to work for or
any bond with tho lives of others She could
1.-Two on tho roots Of her garden and the salo Of
her hens eggs, and she could change tho
turnips and carrots that grew In a little strip
Of her ground for tho quantity Of bread that
sho needed.
So she gavo herself up 10 tho books, and
drow herself moro and moro within from the
outer world. She did not know that the
neighbors thought very evil Of her; she bad
only ono Idea In her mind-to 10 moro worthy
Of him against he should return.
Tho winter passed away somehow; sho did
not know how.
II was a long, cold. white blank Of frozen
silence; that was all She studied hard, and
had got quaint, strange, deep, scattered
knowledge out Of hcr old books; her face hnd
lost all It's rohndnesS anu Color, out nsteau
tho forehead had gained breadth and the eyes
had tho dim tiro Of q studentA
Every night whom she shut her volumns
she thoughts
II am little nearer him know little
moro"
Just so every morning, when she hothed
her hands In the chilly water, she thought TO
herself; II win mako my skin a. soft as ! can
for him, that II may bo like the ladies' no has
loved."
Love 10 be perfect must be a religion ~
well as passion. Bebee's was 90 Like
George Herberts serving maiden, she swept
no spccks Of dirt away from floor without
doing IL TO the service Of her lord
Only Bebce's lord was king Of earth.
mado OF earths dust and vanitiea.
But what did she know Of thati
(Coatinacd nert saturday. l
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bow the voices goe into tbs bells, and how
they can make oues heart beat. hanging up
there o. they do, al among the jackdawr, !
want to know what u h when walk IN the
fields IN the morning, and Il Ia all gray and
soft and still, aud the corn crakc cries In tho
wheat, and the littlc mi,c run home TO their
holcs, that makes me ~ gind aud yet so sor
rowfui, as n ] were 80 very near tod, and
yet 30 all alone, and such little thing. re
cause you see tho mouse abe has her hole, and
the crake her own people, but ~
Her voice falter~i a little and stopped, she
had never before thought out into words her
own Loneliness. from the long green artor
tho voices of tho girls and the students sang;
"Ah, y doux son dun bsiscr tcndrer'
Flamcn was silent The poet In hin,-and
In an artist there h always more or less of
the pcet--kept him back from ridicule, nay.
moved him 10 pity and re<psct
They were al,surdly simple words no doubt,
had little wisdom In them, and were quito
childish In their utterance. and yet they
moved hun curiously a. man very base and
callous may at times be moved by the hook In
dying deers eyes, or by tho sound Of
song that some lost love once sang.
lie rose and drew her hands away, and took
her small face between his own hands In.
stead
"Poor little Bebcci" he said gently, look
ing down on her with a breath that was al
most a sigh. "Poor little Bcbce,-to envy
the corn crake and tho tnouse!"
She was q littlo startled, her cheeks grew
very warm under his touch, but her eyes
looked still into his without fear.
He stopped and touched her forehead with
his lips, gently and without passion. almost
reverently; she grew rose hued as the bright
bean flowers, up 10 the light gold ripples Of
her hair; she trembled little and drew back,
but she WINS not alarmed nor yet ashamed !;
she was too simple Of heart to feel the fear
that Is horn Of passion and Of consciousness,
Il was ms Jeannot kissed his sister Marie,
who wns 10 years old and sold milk for the
Krehs people In the villages with a little green
cart and yellow dog-no more
And yet tho sunny arbor leaves and tho
glimpse Of the blue sky swan around her In.
distinctly, and the sounds OF the guitar grew
dull upon her ear, and were lost rs In rush
ing hiss Of water, because Of tho great sud
den, Inintelligible happiness that seemed TO
bear her little life away ON Il as n sea wave
bears young child on Its feet
"You do not feel alone now, Bcbcef' no
whispered 10 her.
moi" she answered him softly under her
breath, and sat still. while all her body quiv-
cred like leaf.
No; how could she ever be alone now that
this sweet, soft, unutterabe touch would al
ways be In memory upon her; how could
she wish ever again now TO be tho corn crako
In the summer corn or the gray mouse In tho
hedge OF bawthorni
At that moment a student went by past
tho entrance Of tho arbor; he had a sash
round bis loirs and paper feather In his
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Reade's Realism.
RUFUS r. WILsos.

Toward the end Of his life, 1t is said.
Charles Reade was accustomed TO dictate
his compositions to a secretary while he
paced the room, suiting his actions to his
words. In "Lovo and Money the re-
mark occurs in the dialogue, There's .
smut on your nose" The dramatist gave
the original exclamation with such per-
feet intonation and gesture that his secre-
tary was for once deceived. He rose and
went 10 the mirror, handkerchief IN hand.
only to be laughed at by his Employer
True Flag.
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CHAPTER XVIII.

On a sudden impulse Flamen, going through
the woodland shadows 10 the city, paused and
turned back, all his impulses were quick, and
swayed him now hithor, now thither, in
many contrary ways
He knew that the hour was come-that he
must lave her and spare her, as to himself
he phrassd il. or teach her the love words
that the daisies whisper TO women
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esssssn nm 1o nKcu 70 nrV yDe veoa
from her eyes BY gentle tlegrces, watching
Zach new pulse beat, oach frcsh instinct
trcmble into lifc
- was an old, old story to him; be knew
each chapter and verse to wcariuess, though
there still was no other story that ha still
read Is often. But TO her u IVES 20 nov.
To him IL wasa long bsaten track; he know
every turn Of Il; no recognised every war
sido blossom; he had passed over thousand
tirncs each tremulous bridge; hc knew ~ well
beforehand whcre each shadow would fall.
and whcro each fresh bud would blossom,
and where each harvest would bo rcapcd
But 10 her II was 20 new.
She followed him - . blind child man
that guides her through . garden and reads
her wonder tale
Ho was good TO her, that was all shc knew.
When be touched her ever solightly che felt
Q happiness 90 perfect, and yet % unintclli-
giblc, that she could have wished TO die In IL
And In her humility and her ignorance she
wondered always how he-so great, so wise.
20 bcautiful-could have thought II ever
worth his while TO leave the paradise Of
Rnbes' lapsi to wait with her under hcr little
rush thstched roof, and bring her here to g.
tho green leaves and the living things Of tho
forest
As they went a man wus going under the
trees with load Of wood upon his back Be-
bco gave little cry Of recognition.
"Oh, look, that Is Jcannoti How he win
wonder to sec me hcre"
Flamen drew her q little downward, 80
that the forester passed onward without per
ceiving them.
"why do you do tbatr' said Bebce "Shall
not speak TO himr'
"Whyi To have all your neighbors chat
ter Of your feast In tho forcsti ltisnot worth
while"
"Ah, but always tell them everything"
said Bebec, whose imagination had been al
ready busy with the wonders that she would
unfold TO Mere Krebs and the Varnhart chill
dren.
"Then you will see but little of me, my
dear. Learn to be silent, Bebee. It Is a
womans first duty, though her hardest"
as itT
Sho did not speak for some time. Sho
could not imagine state OF things In which
she would not narrate tho little daily mira
cles Of her life to the good old garrulous
women and the little open mouthed romps
And yct-she lifted her eyes TO his.
II am glad you havo told me that" she said.
Though indeed, do not see why ono should
not say what one does, yet-somehow do
not like 10 talk about you. IL Is like the pic
lures In the galleries, and the music in the
cathedral, and the great still evenings, when
the fields arc all silent, and 1t Is as II Christ
walked abroad In them; do not know how
to talk Of those things to tho others-only to
you-and do not like to talk about you to
them-do you not known
"Yes, know. But what affinity have /,
Bebee, to your thoughts Of your God walking
i'll d. 1lom
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lie hrew himset( at her feet ON the grass.
"Poor little Beboel" no said again. "Did
frighten you, indeedi Nay, that was very
base Of me We will not spoil our summer
holiday There is no such thing as a fend,
my dear. There are only men-such as | am
Say the daisy spell over for me, Bebee. Sec II
| do not love you little, Just as you love your
flowers"
She smiled, and the happy laughter camo
again over her face
"Oh, am sure you care for me q little"
she said softly, ''or you would not be SO good
and get me books and give mo pleasure;
and do not want the daisies TO tell me that,
because you say 1t yourself, which Is better" 4"
"Much better" he answered her dreamily,
and lay there in the grass, holding the uttlo
wooden shoes in his hands
He was not in love with her. He was in no
haste. He preferred to play with her softly,
slowly, as one separates the leaves Of a rose
to see the deep rose Of It's heart.
Her own ignorance Of what she felt had o
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-21
MISS LEE ATTHE GARFIELD

The entertainment given at the Garfield
opera house yesterday evening by Miss
Julia F. Leeswas of very high charac-
eer We doubt if the people of Wichita
have ever been permitted to hear a better
lady elocutionist. The work done by Miss
Lee proves her in every way worthy OF
favorable comparison with the first elocu-
tionsts of the land. She is possessed
of a splendid voice, and has given her selec-
tons thorough study and her rendition
of them shows wonderful talent. Her i'm
presentations of the naughty girl, the reH-
dering OF the falling of Pemberton Mills,
and the Champion Snorer were very excel
lent. Her finest work was perhaps the
potion scene from Romeo and Juliet. This
wss a brilliant effort.
All who attended the entertainment
were high in their praise.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-21
IMPORTANT ENTERPRISE,

Mr. r. T. Perry. of Racine, Wisconsin,
is in the city with an eye on Kansas
Wichita and business. He came here with
the intention of looking the country and
city over with the view of starring a coffin
factory. He was seen yesterday and stated
that he had come to the conclusion that
such an enterprise in this city would be d
winner, and if he could dispose of his bust
ness interests in Wisconsin without toe
great a sacrifice he would do so and come
here at an early date.
He contemplates bringing some parties
with him who will put money into the
company. The company would be organ
lied with capital stock of $4,000. and at
first give employment to about forty or
fifty people. In view of the Oklahoma
trade he seems to think there will be a
great demand for the output.
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ANIL EMENTS
CRAWFORD.

Secure your seats for a concert to be CIV
en- by the Fisk Jubilee Singers Tuesday
April 23d at the Crawford Grand.
BEFORE THE EMPEROR AND GROWN PRINCE
OF GERMBNY.
No other occasion in Berlin was so signi-
ficant or memorable as their reception by
the crown prince and the crown princess at
the uew palace in Potsdam. The imperial
carriages were sent for them. After their
raps had been laid aside, the singers were
ushered into an elegant saloon, selected for
this occasion. as the crown prince after
wards informed them, because OF its admir-
able acoustic properties. The crown prince
and crown princess quickly came 10 greet
them. followed by their children and other
members of the imperial family. including
Prince Frederick Charles, the hero Of Metz.
The emperor himself, who had come out
from Berlin to dine at the new palace, de-
tanned his special train. and suspended his
engagements at the capital, that ne re-
main longer and hear their songs These
songs as you sing them" said the crown
prince, go TO the heart; they go through
and through one"
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PE RSONAIS

Vol p. Mooney. clerk OF the court OF
Butler county. was in the city yesterday.
Missouri Pacific on business trip 10 St
Louis.
{. F. Cody and wife, champion pistol
shots of the Pacific coast, arrived yester-
day 10 join the Oklahoma Wild west.
Capt. Harry Horn and wife arrived yes
terday 10 join the Wild West show. Capt
Horn is the announcer AMI his wife IS a
champion rider.
Frank Stevens, Kansas City: c. II. Tsw,
Cincinnati; ". Shultz, Louisville, Ky; l.
H. Osborn, Kansas City. Louis Wachtel.
St. Louis; Geo l. Austin. Des Moine>:
/. M Fleming, TT. Worth: ". II. Seavy.
Kansas City; J. b. Stevens. Detroit. Mich;
V Alexander, New Harmony Ind. are at
4 ia AsrranolA
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TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

Teachers met at the high school build
| ing as per adjournment, yesterday after
noon, April 20.
Meeting called to order at 2:50. Mr.. V.
l.. Alexander was chosen president pro
tenn Minutes of the previous meeting
were read in detailed form. Prof. Charles
of Sedgwick City, was called ana read an
able paper on ''School Libraries" He
showed the necessity Of direction and
choice in selection of libraries, few donat-
ed libraries being Of permanent value.
| Children will and must read. Teachers
too often instruct how to read but not
what to read. The object of school lib
! rary shonld be- to imparU information, to
awaken a desire for literary advancement,
! to develop and culture the pupils. Every
| library should contain works on
| history, stories illustrating history, trav-
els, biography, standard fiction. No
teacher should stop with directing the
reading of pupils, but should frequently
read for and with them.
Prof. j. c. South, principal of Park
school. read an interesting paper on the
sun. This paper was written in popular
and pleasing style, and gave evidence OF
conclusions of science on this subject.
Many new and apt illustrations
were given of the vast distance
of the sun from our planet;
of the great amount of heat
and light emitted by the sun in compari-
son with any other source. The methods
by which the suns disturbance and di-
mansions are determined were explained
in a clear and forcible manner. The latest
theories concerning the cause of the suns
heat were stated, and data on which these
theories are based were given in a logical
and interesting manner.
Prof. Kemp, of Wichita University, then
addressed at length upon the subject,
Memory" In introduction he gave hui
morous illustrations of the power and bless
ings Of memory. The memory of ones
early friends, or childhood home, or love $
first dream, is perhaps indelibly fixed by
some incident or event then thought
trivial. Memory is a most gracious gift,
and we as teachers constantly address cur
selves with sublime confidence to the
memory of our pupils. In training men,
DRY, suggestion is much more far reaching
than most suppose. Association is not
alone association of ideas, but of nervous
action and muscular force as well. Some
things must be committed fully and per-
fectly; others read with care, the thought
garnered, the sentiment impressed but
the mere wording suffered to pass away.
After announcements by Superintendent
Pence the association adjourned to the
third Saturday in October
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ATTENTION KNIGHTS TEMPLAR,

a special invitation is hereby extended
to all Sir Knights in the city who are not
members of Mount Olivet commandery to
appear with us and participate in our Eas-
ter services at the Presbyterian church to-
day; and we earnestly request that all par
Elephants report at the asylum in uniform
promptly at 100 p. M, and thus avoid un-
necessary delays. Sir Knights possessing
Grants Tactics will please bring it
with them. By order
j. y. HoLLINGER, Z. c.
c. f MARTIN Rec
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-21
THE WEST SIDE PROCESSION.

The Hon. 4. f. Lawrence spends a good
deal OF his time now experimenting the
work on his S40,0 mansion on the West
Side and selling lots in his seventh addi-
ton to people willing to build. This sea
son has already the erection of upwards OF
fifty fire residences in that neighborhood,
and Mr. Lawrence reports many more yet
to build Mr.. John Baldwin, in the same
vicinity. is now engaged on S3Go0 resi-
dence on Maple street for his own use.
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Probably the most pleasant OF all recep-
tions.given the senior class of the high
school was that rendered them last Friday
evening by Charlie Jones al his home on
north Lawrence avenue. The happy
guests found in their host a royal enter
tainer and from the moment they entered
the spacious parlors to the late hour OF
their departure all was one continuous
round of pleasure
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new the pleasureship of her acquaintance
and society. Among those present were
Misses Lettie McNaghten, Della and Min
ME Eller, Anna Campbell Sallie Sharpe,
Mrs. Gimlin, of Augusta City, and Hattie
and Myrtle Dean, and Messrs NJ, E. But
iington, Frank Russell. A. c. BurwelI'
Mr. Boyd, Mr. Rhodes. Ed Urban, Z. Il.
Thompson and w. l.. Gritty.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-21

The two thousand boomers who, ii is
ssid. have left Wichita within the past week
for Oklahoma, never will be missed" if the
life of the streets yesterday may be de
pended upon There is some lively business
thoroughfares in the cities of this country,
but we wouldn't know where 10 send any
BODY TO see more life than the streets of
Wichita show If we except Broadway, New
York, and that street only because there is
more OF it.