The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-01
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''What does II matter, SO we find him?
Winffred .faltered.
Itisnot to lie thought Of" the col
onel reiterated, sternly. Besides" h,
added, after a moments pause and wit
a stifed SIGH, cit would avail nothing
Nichalas -kRows where 20 find US. Yot
dent reaectthat he has wife, and hi
wife hes herfndGence, Of course"
Winifred -turned very pale. ''Do yoJ
think that Dcsia? she stammered; bu
she was unable to hnish the,question.
s-Nicholas.does not wish to be found
'oftIfat I have-long been convinced, sale
the-celenel, sc8l4Iy.
Winifred- Fnade>Eo reply. A great bit
terness Sled her heart and a5i2ed there
She Bpehe no mere OF Nicholas, for she
10 longer hoped 10 find LIN; and il
abandoning tiia5 hope she seemed t
have.abaadoned. all interest III life.
The acolanel was distressed beyond
measure. lie still held to the theory
that because she was young she must
crave'gayoty; and, Wiling to make any
sacrifice for her sake, he said to her one
day:
'sWTlnifrsd, would you like to live il
town 70 give up Thorne Hill and go tc
Tallahassee
''Oh, mol no." said Finjfred, shrinking
as frona a blew II want to live and die
at Thoue Ell; Il is home"
But tin7esare 50 changed, Winifred
and If you no longer find it a happy
home"--
She turned quickly and looked at her
father, aid it was as if the scales had
fallan from her eyes. She say him old
and caTewogn ant lonely, and all at once
the filial love that had SO long been held
inabeyance Ieaped into life.
"My father BIy fatheT!" she cried,
with oz1stretched arms. You must let
mo love y0u! Since We cannot reach my
brother there is no one else for me to
love. Do not be 50 cold and stern with
me. need Iitsle petting"
But caresses and endearments were
not in the cCsonel's way; how deeply he
was moved he found no words to tell; he
could only p1t his arms around his child,
and Missy felt some burning tears drop
upon her haic.
''Ib IL because 7 am 50 little" she whis-
Pered, with 4 pathetic attempt at playful
ness. "And 1 haven't been a very good
daughter, my father -
"5fy dear cbildro the colonel faltered
''But I shall be good daughter from
this fine. Only, let us stay on at this
dear old bin. [ don't want ever to go
anywhere else. This is home, and I am
so happy, now that am no longer shut
out from youF heart, my fathsr|
The Colonel Yves hurt 81 have never
shut yOu out, WL2ifred," he said.
"Ne; ID is thai I have so long shut my
Sslf OUti" Winifred declared, with the
generosity Of an affectionats nature,
''But thas isover, and life is lovely still :"
Her voice shock a little, and she brushed
Rway the bears that would rise.
The bles5edzess Of love is rather in
loving than II being loved; and from this
day Wiuifred was happy beyond words
IL fsvisit1g upon her father all those
fond attentions she had been wont, rs q
child, TO be5tow upo1 her brother. The
colonel could not suddenly change his
naSure; be WIS shy of giving caresses, Of
submitted 20 his daughters dgmonstra-
tica6, and ah3 was content.
Miss Eivira was greatly puzzled at this
uew order cf things. Il don't know what
has come over yoR of late, Winifred. -
she complained. @Your father isn't used
TO al thai fussing Aren't you afraid
yoz wili@znnCy l2inl?' But Winifred only
laagissd, and Hiss Elvira sighed and
turned 9 p2go Of Bishop Sen. She found
it hard 10 understand Missy.
Glory-Ann likewise found it hard to
understand Missy. "Well, WELL" she
cemmeat2G to herself. 81 thought, fust,
sire was a-Pinin': but has do pear now
lax steis Tiuu' glad dat Yankee gone.
Hits ply he WIZ a Yankee, 'causa I
reckin ho g0t'Tao' money den Tallahassee
gemmen, desc days; en- Missy besIer have
tux him."
She vontured, one day, to say as much
to missy, adding; ''Hit Gid pear ter me
LEX ho aot q heap O sto' by YOU, honey"
''Ycu.H never see him this way again,
MOEn Bee, L hope" said AlisEy.
"E'ua?' grunbled MoEn Bee. Hits
one o dem Tallahassee gemmen, den?"
De Is quality, tubbe sho, but whey's &c
money? DAT what I Studies"
Old Gilbert, too, had his views on the
subject, though he did not deliver them
quite 50 plainly. The cid man was now
comfortably settled in his rehabilitated
cabin, with his ground well plowed
and his hen house stocked. Yet he was
not altogether content; nov that be hack
ed anything for which he could express
a wish-'buU hit wuzn't lax de ole
times" no complained to Missy.
''All &c ole niggers Is disUppearin', en-
de new ones is all beEigged fur politics.
En- Sis Dicey, Po' crittur, is dat foolish
she can't member memo longer den kin
tell her who'll is. One way en- another,
de IS all changed. 'Ceptin' Of Glory
Ann" be presently added. in a tone Of
mild Reproduction. ''Glory-Ann Is jes' ez
satisfied IN her own Judgment ez ever she
wuz. TEX notice she amt changed none
in sperrit,
En- mo'ever, tex notice, Missy, wild
sorrsr en- wild shame he pursued earn
estly, what llsiyer Gle plantation amt
a-gwan on LAX hit useter. De orter be a
younger man den mawstcr on dishyer
plantation. Neneeds Mawse Nick. tubbe
sho'. Now, doan you 50 ter sighin' dat
away, Missy, en- gwan tell you some
thin prime conafertin'; you put yo' pen
dance in M&wse Gin'ral Fletcher, en- you
gwan sect
NO" said Missy, with far off look in
her eyes. We've done with him for
ever
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