The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-11

was not the least likeness, sac ana Alice
Chisane being cast in different n1olcs. Bu
all that Haunasyde wanted TO know anC
see and think about was this maddeninG
and perplexing likeness OF face and voice
and manner. He was bent on making g
fool of himself that way, and he was in nc
sort disappointed.
| Open and obvious devotion from any sort
of man Is always pleasant to any sort OF
woman: but Mrs. Landys-Haggert, being
q woman OF the world, could make nothing
Of Hannasyde'S admiration.
He wcuid take any amount Of trouble
he was selfish man habituaAy-1o meet
and forestall if possible, her wishes. Any
thing she told him TO Go was law; and he
was, there could be no doubling it, fond OF
her company so long as she talked to him,
and kept on talking about trivialities But
when she launched into expression OF her
personal views and her wrongs, those small
social differences that make the spice OF
Simla life, Hannasyde was neither pleased
nor interested. lie didn't want to know
anything about Mrs. LaI6ys-Haggert or
! her experiences in the past-she had trav-
eled nearly all over the world and could
! talk cleverly-ne wanted the likeness Of
Alice Chisane before his eyes and her voice
in his ears. Anything outside that remind
! ing him of another personality Jared, and
! he showed that it did.
! Under the new postoffice one evening
/ Mrs. andys-Haggert turned On him and
| spoke her mind shortly and without warn
! ing MIR. Hannasyde." said she, will
/ you be good enough to explain why you
/ have appointed yourself my special cava-
/ lier servente? | don't understand it. But
/ | am perfectly certain somehow or other
! that you don't care the least little bit in
! the world for me-" This seems to support,
! by the way, the theory that no man can
act or tell lies to q woman without being
| found out Hannasyde was taken off his
! guard. His defense never was a strong
one, because he was always thinking Of
| himself, ard he blurted out before he knew
| what he was saying this ineXpedient an
sWer: ''No more l do"
The uueerness of the situation and the
reply made Mrs acknowledgement laugh.
| Then it all came out, and at the end Of
Hannasyde's lucid explanation Mrs. Hag-
CERT said, with the least touch of scorn in
her voice: $50 I'm to act as the lay figure
for you to hang the rags of your tattered
affections on, am ~
Hannasyde didn't see what answer was
required and he devoted himself generally
and vaguely to the praise of Alice Chisane,
which was unsatisfactory. Now it is to be
thoroughly made clear that Mrs. Haggert
had not the shadow of ghost of an inter-
est IN Hannasyde. Only-only no woman
likes being made love through instead of
to-specially on behalf of a musty divinity
of four years standing
HaDrsgvCla did T10t SEQ III IF he bed n, ada
any very particular exhibition of himself.
He was glad to find q sympathetic soul in
the arid wastes Of Simla.
When the season ended Hannasyde went
down TO hisown place and Mrs. Haggert to
hers. ''lt was like making love to
ghost" said Hannasyde to himself, land it
doesn't matter; and now I'll get to my
work" But he found himself thinking
steadily of the Haggert- Chisane ghost; and
he could not be certain whether it was
Haggert or Chisane that made up the
greater part of the pretty phantom.
He got understanding q month later.
peculiar point of this peculiar country
is the way III which heartless government
transfers men from one end of the empire
to the other. You can never be sure Of
getting rid OF a friend or an enemy till he
that's another story
Haggert'S department ordered him up
from Dindigul to the frontier at two days
notice, and he went through, losing money
at every step. He dropped Mrs. Haggert
at Lucknow, to stay with some friends
there to take part in a big ball at the Chut-
ter MunZil, and to come on when he had
made the new home a little comfortable.
I r,nl Hcr
Mrs Haggert stayed week there. Han
nasyde went to meet her. And the train
came in, be discovered, which he had been
thinking of for the past month. The I'M
wisdom of his conduct also struck him.
The Lucknow week, with two dances and
an unlimited quantity of rides together,
ciinched matters; and Hannasyde found
himself pacing this circle of thought. He
adored Alice Chisane-at least he had
adored her And ne admired Mrs. Landys-
Haggert because she was like Alice Chi
sane. But Mrs. Landys- Haggert was not
in the least like Alice Chisane, being
thousand times moro adorable Now Alice
Chisaae was 1.-The bride of another" and
so was Mrs. Landys- Haggert, and good
and honest wife, too. Therefore he, Han
nasyde, was -. Here he called himself
been wise in the beginning.
Whether Mrs. L&nGys-Haggert saw
what was going on in his mind she alone
knows. He seemed to take an unqualified
interest in everything connected with her
self as distinguished from the Alice
Chisane likeness, and he said one or two
things which, if Alice Chisane had been
still betrothed TO him, could scarcely have
been excused, even on the grounds of the
likeness. But Mns. Haacert turned the
remarks aside and spe!W long time in
making HannaSyle see what comfort
and a pleasure she had been to him be-
cause of her strange resemblance to his old
love. Hannasyde g-oaned. in his saddle
and said, Yes, indeed" and busted him
self with preparations for her Departure to
the frontier, feeling very small and miser-
able.
The last day Of her stay at Lucknow
came, and Hannasyde saw her off at the
railway station. She was very grateful for
his kindness and the trouble he had taken,
and smiled pleasantly and sympathetical-
ly as one who knew the Alice Chsane rea-
son of that kindness. And Hannasyde
abused the coolies with the luggage, and /
hustled Tire people on the platform. and |
prayed that the roof might fall in ana STAY
him.
AS the train went ont slowly Mrs Ian !
dys-Haggert leaned out OF the window to |
say good-by. On second thought an re- !
voir, Mr.. Hannasyde. ! SO home in the |
spring, and perhaps may meet you in !