The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-06
Mr.. wellman at once became very seri.

| "IOr. you KNOW, L cannot see IL. on
must know that a woman's affections are
not TO be forced; You cannot hope to turn
| them into the channel YOU desire, and if
she freely gives her heart TO another, you
cannot reasonably complain. It's hard.
admit; think know how you feel, for
not so very long ago Miss Stockwell re-
jected me"
Don't you think, interrupted Daniel,
that her name nights well be left out
of this argument
las you please, Mr.. Hardy, but you
| see if it was not for her we should not
be talking in this way"
mo, sir!" exclaimed Daniel, mot by a
laundering sight 'Taint her as hes
brought you an me to argyfyin', but
| you. Mr.. Wellman"
| Mr.. Wellman bit his lips and half re-
GREETED that he had attempted to reason
with this boorish rustic.
"Well." he said, suppose 1 am; let
that pass. What wanted TO show you
was, and in saying it take you for q
reasonable, fair minded man. that the
! lady in question is naturally fitted for a
! different kind of life than that she would
/ lead if she settled down in Posket You
know that she has become a brilliant,
educated lady, and it is perfectly natural
| that man in the class 10 which she has
raised herself should be more attractive
to her than-ah-well, frankly, than an
| honest but uneducated man. l don't
want to be offensive, but you must see
what mean"
There was a momentary confusion in
Daniels mind as he felt, rather than
thought, that a girl who was born in
| Posket should find Posket good enough
to live in, as had her own mother; and
| that Posket boy whom she had encour-
aged to love her should be good enough
| to live with, but out or the bitter turmoil
of his thoughts this came:
You're a settin' yourself up, Mr..
Wellman, TO be better man than be.
Well, I'm not dsputin' but what you may
| be; but s'pos'n you was TO stand up, an
you an me was TO git good, square grip
on each others collar, an s'pos'n we was
TO wrastle bit, which of us do you pose
would pitch the other over the falls:"
| Even Mr.. Wellman, man of the world
and somewhat impressed with his own
| knowledge Of human nature. was non
| plused by this proposition. He sat still
| for some time looking at the waters
swirling past him. At last he stretched
himself out lazily again and said, in the
languid tones he had first employed:
-"Oh, well, if you can not look at this
uncomfortable matter as a reasonable
man should, you ought 10 take business
view of it. The young lady's affections
were in the market You made your bid =,
but l just happened to get a corner on
them, and you ought to be content to
stand your losses"
Then he resumed his inspection of the
noisy cascade, smiling little at his own
cleverness in bringing painful CONVEX
sation to so brilliant and conclusive a
close The tumbhng water made deal
of fuss in going over the cliff; it fosmed
and boiled, and shouted TO the trees 10
see it pound the rocks in the pool below
to impalpable powder; but above its
petty roaring Mr.. Wellman, stretched at
full length at the very edge of the de-
scent heard sound that turned his
bronzed face TO deathly pallor, and
made him spring TO his feet and turn
about.
No. Daniel Hardy had not started for
ward to hurl him over the waterfall. He
had reached for the branch of tree Just
above his head, and had wrenched it
from the trunk Holding it out at arms
length he twisted the green fiber until
the bark wrinkled and peeled, and each
hand held fragment Of the limb. Both
these he threw down at his rivals feet
Damn, you, Mr.. Wellman," he Kissed.
Then he STROBE away into the forest.
Mr.. Wellman looked after him in pro-
found amazement. He glanced down at
the broken limb, which seemed 10 culver
in each part from Daniels touch, and up
at the tree from which it had been torn,
and down at the black, rock flooded pool
below the falls. His face had not lost its
pallor, and a. be picked up his fishing
rod his hand trembIed violently, and his
step was unsteady, as he slowly took up
ms march TO the village tavern
Annie Stockwell was married in the
October succeeding her engagement TO
Mr.. WeilInan. 1t is still related in Posket
how Daniel Hardy went TO the wedding
and Joined the festivities that followed.
His behavior, 1t seems, was dignihed,
and his somber face never limited at the
determined purpose which had become
the handspring of his actions. Mr.. Well
man took MS wife upon long European
tour, and eventually they merged their
lives in the social wilderness of New
York.
Daniel teamed it" through the win
ter. and when spring had come he CUR
prIsed one of the village store keepers by
applying for situation. Let the argu-
ments and explanations be understood.
Daniel wanted to learn business: the
store keeper thought well Of him, and
gave him the desired clerkship Daniel
developed a fondness for conversation
and became acquainted with summer
visitors who could inform him az 20
the methVis If business on the Stock
Exchange. In such talks be never
failed 70 inquire the exact meaning Of
corner" Some Of the elder people
were in doubt lest Daniel would lose ms
head and wreck his life and little for
tune in ignorant speculAtions. They re-
garded Wall street as 3 community 81
robbers, and were morally certain that
no man with good living elsewhere
should venture ia their way. But az
Daniel kept at his post year after year.
serving has employer faithfully, and
now and thea increasing MS deposits in