The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-14

ty. When to this authority, which wa
evident, abe added a depreciation of th,
major, fear that some common instinc
of feminine tyranny responded In Rose
heart, and that on the very threshold o
the honest soldiers home she tacitly agreed
with the wife 70 look down upon him
Mrs. Randolph departed to inform her sol
and daughter Of their guests arrival
As matter Of fact, however, they hac
already observed her approach to tn,
house through the sits of their drawn
window blinds and those even narrower
prejudiceS and limited comprehension
which their education had fostered. The
girl Adele had only grssped the fact that
Rose had come to their house in fne
clothes, alone with a man in q broken
down vehicle, and was moved to easy
mirth and righteous wonder. The young
man Emile had agreed with her, with the
mental reservation that the guest was
pretty and must eventually fall In love
with him. They both, however, welcomed
her with a trained politeness and a super
fetal attention that, while the indifference
of her own countrymen in the wheat field
was still fresh in her recollection, struck
her with grateful contrast The majors
quiet and unobtrusive kindliness naturally
made less impression or was accepted as a
matter of course.
well" said the major, cheerfuIly but
tentatively, TO his wife when they were
alone again, she seems a nice girl after
all And good deal of pluck and char
acter, by Jove! TO push on in that broken
buggy rather than hnger or come in farm
cart, eh!"
''She was alone in that wheat field, " said
Mrs. Randolph with grim deliberation,
for half an hour-she confesses it herself
talking with young man.
Yes, but the others had gone for the
buggy. And, in the name of heaven, what
would you have her do? Hide herself in
the graing'' said the major, desperately.
Besides" he added, with a recklessness
he afterward regretted, that mechanical
chap they've got there is really intelligent
and worth talking to-"
II have no doubt she thought So" said
Mrs. Randolph, with a mirthless smile;
dom generally means doing what you want
TO DO Indeed wonder she didn't bring
him with heri Only l beg, major, that
you will not again in the presence of my
daughter-and | may even say of my SON
talk lightly of the solitary meetings of
young ladies with mechanics, even though
their faces were smutty and their clothes
covered with oil "
The major here muttered something
about there being Jess danger in a young
lady listening to the intelligence of a
coarsely dressed labOrer than to the COM
pliments of a rose scented fop, but Mrs,
Randolph walked out of the room before
he finished the evident platitude
That night Rose Mallory retired to her
room in a state Of self satisfaction that she
even felt was TO a certain extent a virtue
She was delighted with her reception and
with her hostess and family. It was
her father had not spoken more of
Mrs Randolph, who was clearly the supe-
rior OF his old friend. What fine manners
they all had, so different from other people
she had known. There was quite an Old
World civilization about them; really it
was like going abroad! She would make
the most Of her opportunity aud profit by
her visit. She would BEGIN by improving
her French-tLey spoke it perfectly and
with such pure accent Sns would cor
rect certain errors she was conscious of in
her own manners, and copy Mrs Randolph
as much rs possible. Certainly there was
a great deal to be said Of Mrs. Randolph's
way of looking at things. Now she thought
of it calmly, there was too much informal
ity and freedom in American ways There
was not enough respect due to position and
Take those men in the
wheat field, for example-yet here she
found it difficult to formulate an indict-
ment against tAem for freedom" She
would like 10 go there some day with the
and let them see what company
were!
She was thoroughly convinced now that
her father had done wrong in sending her
alone: it certainly was most disrespectful
TO them and careless Of him lshe had quite
forgotten that she had herself proposed to
her father TO go alone rather than wait at
5he hoteD, aud abe must have looked very
ridiculous in her fine clothes and the
broken down buggy. When her trunk
came By express tomorrow she would hook
out something more sober. She must re-
member that she WAS III 3 Catholic and re-
igious household now. All, yes! how very
Inc it was to see that priest at dinner in
MS soutane, sitting down Ike one of the
amily and making them all seem Ike
picture of some historical and aristOcratic
'omencel And then they were actually
de Fonta9es L'Hommadieu." How diff
ereDt be was from TINT shabby Methodist
minister who used TO come and see her
ather in q black cravat With q hideous
low. Really there WIS something 70 say
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;uresque rehnement-and for her part
nut that will do, beg 70 say that am
lot writing of any particular snob nor
eIninine mOnstrosity, bat of a very charm
ng creature who was quite able 70 say her
prayers Afterward like q good girl, and lay
ler pretty cheek upon her pillow without
blush
She opened hsr window and looked out.
The moon, great silver dome, was up
fting Itself from . blush gray level which
he knew was the distant plain Of wheat
Ia its midst appeared dull
tar, az times Frightening as II blown
Ipon or drawn upward IN g comet like
rail. By some odd instinct she felt that
t WAS the solitary forge OF ths young in
eutor, and pictured him standing bsfore
t with his sbscrsceed hazel eyes and a face
more bsgT1u1ed IN the moonlight than
var Whom did he wash himself Per
aps not until Sunday. How lonely IL
must be out there! She slightly shivered
nd turned from the window. As she did
o IL seemed 70 her that something knock /
d against her door from without. Open /
ag it quickly she was almost certain that 7.
be sound Of q rustiing skirt retrested I
long the P6sssge. It wss very lste-per- .
aps she had disturbed the house By shut
ing her window No doubt IL Wa the
1osherly interest Of Mrs. Randolph that .
npslIed her 70 sofuty come and look after /
-. And for once her simple surnises 1
-ere correct. For not only the inspScting I
yes OF her hostess. but the Anst0ry glsnc-s I