The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-02

''Ohi thank you-yesl The fact is that
am not yet entirely reconciIed to this
abominable climate. I-ah-tha4 is to say
a man who has existed in groves of mango
with the thermometer standing doggedly
at 102 in the shade, is-ah; but l dare say
you understand"
not the pleasure of knowing your name"
'Who an l." thought Thomas. my
NAME" said he after pause, lis Thomp
son.
eyes, my husband writes that the heat
in Brazil has been excessive. Possibly, Mr.
Thompson, you may have called to give
me some news of him. l hope so, at least. .
That IS satisfactory" thought Mr.
Hanscom. "The lapse of two years has not
changed her iovefor me-"
Eyes" he said aloud, "I can give you
some news of him, for month ago saw
him in Rio"
Indeed? How delightfali Do sit down,
Mr.. Thompson. 1t Is very pleasant to meet
any one who has seen my husband so re-
Gently How was hes''
HE was" he said, with deliberate hest.
tation, las well as could be expectedS''
AS well as could be- expected" repeated
Mrs. Hanscom, with alarm. ''Do you
mean that he has been ill?"
"Wel, not exactly ILL.," prevaricated
Tom, who had not yet quite made up his
mind just what to say.
But do I understand your Tell me,
please, what has happened to him"
Mr.. Hnusoom wondered what the end
would be. He heartily wished that his
q, r--1r,Id M 10 h.
difficulty by throwing her arms around
HIS neck.
Nothing very serious" said he 81
dare say he has told you that he has be-
come very fond Of jaguar huntingp'
"Ah, jaguarsl Tell me, Mr.. Thompson,
tell metz
well, he went out jaguar hunting one
day, as usual-ah-he was accompanied
only by his servant They entered the
brush-ah-. Suddenly, and without warn,
ing, huge female-ah-j3guar sprang
upon your husband and-ah-bore him to
the earth. The native fed for assistance;
help arrived; the victim was found faint
from loss of blood, with the right arm
torn from its socket, his left eye destroyed,
and the calf of his left eg-ah-deeply
scored by the ferocious claws Of the cruel
monster"
Dear me, how alarming" commented
Mrs. Hanscom, and the EXPLANATIONS
seem so slight after the awful story that
Mr.. Hanscom felt seriously disappointed.
THAT fully accounts for his low spirits
His right ARM
Eyes, torn out of the socket. He has
learned to write with his left hand"
"Ah, dreadful! and his left eye de-
stroyedP"
eyes, he wears glass eye, poor fellowr'
at must be agony. And the calf Of his
leg deeply scored' Terrible misfortunel
And when you left him how was he? Will
he surviveY A new light seemed to break
upon Mr.. Hanscom. Did his wife want
him to survive. He felt by no means sure
Of it,
1T is impossible to say with certainty"
he said, but you must hope for the best.
Let me beg Of you, my dear Mrs. Hanseom,
to keep up your spirits"
ooh, l don't see why l should be mis-
cradle. There is very pleasant society
about here; and you know there are az
good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. "
Toms worst suspicious were by this
time more than confirmed. ''The heart
less woman he thought This is how
she receives the news of my being man
gled and disfigured." But still unwilling
to give up hope, he continued aloud:
poor fellow, | assure you that in his
delirium your name was very often on his
lips"
gotten me?"
Forgotten your" repeated Tom, his
feelings FOR the moment getting the better
of him. "Oh, no! think it is but the lot
of few women to have a husband so utterly
devoted to her"
"And of few men to have a wife,
$50 charming" said Tom, finishing the
sentence
Oh, Mr.. Thompsonl OF course you will
stay to luncheon Do, TO please me. You
know that a woman hates solitude little
less than smallpox. One moment. l will
just go and give the necessary orders" and
she quilted the room.
"Well, this is awful, reflected her hus-
band. "She reminds me that there are as
good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.
l suppose she would like to marry some
one else. / believe | will leave her at once
and never let her know the truth"
His meditations were cut short by the
return of his wife Her style of converse
ton made Tom more and more reckless,
and he launched into an account Of an i'm
aginary picnic where he had broken the
hearts Of several Uetty girls and had be-
haved in highly reprehensible manner.
at must have been very delightful"
said his wife. II wish had been there
have nice times here sometimes, and as a
married woman | ask whom | like TO my
house You must come and sup with me
again, Mr.. Thompson" When Tom APP
peared to get respondent and blue she
told him that he was too good looking to
give up, and that she would give him all
her sympathy.
81 am not WORRYING myself Bit" cried
Tom.
Il am glad to hear it" returned she, II
don't worry myself. Cozy suppers and"-
The probable death of your husband"
ooh, l am philosophical. We only lived
together a short time. What am to him'
What Is he to mes Life is still before me. "
81 wonder II she would like TO get up a
filtration with me" thought Tom. Abr
he said aloud, III thought might hope
for little Of your sympathy'-
Surely it would be unwomanly of me
to refuse it"
Tom drew his chair little nearer.
Cant you give just little Of your SYM
nathy and love TO ne?n said Tom.
She gave a scarcely peTcepuble token of
assent. when Tom sprang up and con-
fronted her. ~ net would your betrayed
husband caink OF this9 You are & vicious
woman. ! have no respect for you
Then why did you ask for my love'"