The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-19

HIM; when he was near, WIN ms strange
eyes burning into her face, or his fingers
pressing her pulse. while he pretended
to look at his watch, she was as power
less TO resist as a bird under the fascina-
ton of snake.
Fortunately, the doctor was now away
the greater part Of every day, and Edna
would take advantage of his absence to
comfort herself with the magic violin.
She Stunned her father, because he was
forever sounding the praises of the doc
Tor; and, for the same reason, she avoided
Miss Brown as much as possible, though
that lady's increasing devotion to Mr..
Crawford did not escape her notice.
One evening after supper she heard
DR.. Watson saying to her father in the
hall, Il expect to sec party from the
west tonight, and if there is anything
of importance to communicate I'll wake
you up on my return after 10"
To this Mr.. Crawford replied in a
nervous voice: IF there is not a GER
tainty Of arranging the forms, so as to
prevent publicity, we must sail for Eu-
rope on Saturday. feel as if | could
not hold up much longer under the
strain"
After the doctor had gone out Mr..
Crawford came into his daughters room,
and, to his great delight, she was less
excitable and more demonstrative in her
affection than usual.
After an hours talk she kissed him
ro al
and would lie down, and requesting him
to tell Miss Brown that she need not see
her again till morning.
As soon as her father had gone out
Edna quickly placed her violin and sew
eral rolls of music in the case, then hur-
liedly put all her jewelry and change
Of clothing into little valise and low
cred the light.
She waited for an hour after Miss
Brown had gone to bed in the adjoining
room, then quickly put On a street dress,
and carrying the valise and violin case
left the house as noiselessly as shadow.
Looking neither TO the right nor left
she made her way to the Third Avenue
Elevated road and took q car bound
south.
She got out at Fulton street, utterly
ignorant of her whereabouts, and quite
as uncertain as to her destination, but to
her great joy she saw a respectable look
ing hotel near the station, End this she
entered with acontidence Of manner that
in no way indicated her feelings
She wrote her name on blank caro-
"AIiss Louisa Neville" and asked the
waiter who appeared in the p2rlor to
have her registered and room assigned
her.
She had S32 in cash, besides her jew
els, and this, so she thought, would en-
able her to live till she could find a
place for the exercise of her talents.
Although not hungry, Edna Crawford
went down to the dining room the fol-
lowing morning. and while waiting for
her coffee she looked over a paper that
lay on the table.
1t was a copy of that mornings
World, and glance at the want col
umns decided her as to what she should
do next.
After the merest apology for a break
fast she put veil over her hat and
hurried TO The World Office, on Park
row. She was about to write out an
advertisement, applying for the position
Of governess, when a handsome, middle
aged man, with refined German face
raised his hat and said, as he handed
her a slip of paper:
"Blease 10 oysl1use me, mees, but l
am not sure if mine Is goot English. Is
DOT spelled rider
hands Edna read the following:
WANTED-Immed,atey. q young lady who can
play violin solos IN a European concert company
Apply in person and with owl instrument TO
Herr Karl Steiame-z, No Union square, New
York