The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-01

1t was the middle Of January when
John FletuheT came down stairs again.
20 find the house wearing Il strangely ST
lent and deserted aspect.
The colonel, with profuse apologies,
had asked his guests permission The
evening before 70 he absent for several
days. On account Of the wedding Of Miss
Henry land the festivities thereto per
tanning" as the colonel Clofcety phrased
1t; and John Fletcher, having seen from
his window Miss Eivira and the colonel
depart Immediately after breakfast in
the rusty. rafting carriage, did noe e1-
pect to meet either OF them. It was
Winifreds absence that he felt. though
he had persuaded himself tLlas he was
glad he need not see her again. But it
was by no means a psfiyssIl surprise
when, sauntering aimlessly INTO the par
lor ne found Wiuifred there alone.
She was standing near Oneof the front
windows, her face partly turned away,
and John Fletcher might easily have re-
tired unseen; bat he had 10 thought of
retiring Miss Wiaifred Thssrne, in a
rich blue silk, with train, and Il cload
! OF tllmy Lace around her threat and at
her wrists, produced B10a him CIR i'm
preston so novel and 50 complex that he
lost sight of his resolution to avoid her.
and he hesi5ated but moment before
he crossed the room. It was of herself.
never of her dress, he,had thought here
tOfoTe: but lie now recalled that so long
as he had been az Thorne Eill he had
never seen Miss YiuIred Thorne III any
other costume than a very plain. dark
brown walking dress. 1t was not an
ugly dress, but aao il was not a dress
that could in any way attract more
attention than the wearer: yet John
/ Fletcher was not sure that he did
| not like it better than the blue silk;
at least he felt quite sure that, III a Ger
tain sense, she had worn that plain brown
| dress for linn. And he could not 1atter
himself for lnemsnt That she wora the
! blue silk IN his honor. But for what
ever reason che had adorned herself, she
hooked extremely pretty, and the cap
| tain found himself unwilling to slight
/ this opportunity 70 bid good-by to his
hosts young daughter.
Winiired was very pale, but when she
/ turned and saw him the color came
quickly to her face and deepened As he
greeted her.
4 Beg pardon" he stammered. Il did
not expect this pleasure; l had the ira-
preston that you had gone away some
days ago"
NO" said Wimlr6d; Il did not wish
10 go. This Is nay home, and have been
i'll, she aided, Sastily, IN evident en-
barrassrnenE.
Zip" repeated Fletcher
"Oh, not very i'll Then seeing that
he was taking note Of her dress, shesaid.
with deepening coIfusion, II am dress
ed TO please my father
Jest and bsdiuage were not possible
between these two; but John Fletcher
could not resist replying, with intent 70
be provoking:
u should never have suspected you Of
dressing to please me; THOUGH perhaps
/ might not have thought that i was 10
please yorr father"
She gave him = look Of cold reproof.
and sat down in IN asrTn chzLr beside the
marble topped table that stood stifiJ Ia
the precise center Of the Toouo- 'SThe 6re
Is too warm" she IEErr1Tured, pressing
her hands against her burning clIe.iz-
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rebqfed, followed her. ''3iay sIt Down,
too,7 he aSked-
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