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

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with me now and PHI show you its pulsat-
ing AesEt." Descending from the wagon
into Pedestrian prose again he led Rose a
hundred yards further 10 a shed that COW
ered wonderful artesisn well. In che cen
ter OF basin column of wHter rose regu-
iariy with toe even flow and volume of a
brook 1t is one Of the largest In the
state, " said the major, and is the lite Of
al that grows here during six months of
the year"
Pleased as the young girl was with these
evidences Of the prosperity and position of
her host, she was struck, however. with
the fact that toe farm laborers. vine grow
ers, nursery men and al field hands scat
tered on the estate were apparently Of the
same independent, unpastoral and unpro-
teSsional character SIS the men Of the heat
field There were no cottages or farm
buildings that she could ses, nor any ADJ
parent connection between the household
and the estate Far from suggesting ten
antry or retainers, the men who were
working in the 6eld glanced at them a.
they passed with the indifference of
strangers, or replied to the majors greet
:ngs or questiouings with perfect equality Of
manner or even busineSslike reserve and
caution. Her host explained that the
ranch WAS worked by n company ION
shares" that those laborers were m fact
the bulk Of the company. and that he, the
major, only furnished the land, the seed
and the implements. That man who vsas
driving the long roller, and with whom
you were indignant because he wouldn't get
out of cur way, is the president Of the COM
pany."
hat s1v,ff =
said Rose poUtingly. ''for if it coues to
! triumphAntiy.
/ NO." said the major good humoredly,
| II am simply the man driving the lighter
and more easily managed team for pleasure,
and hes the man driving the heavier
and more difficult machine for work. It's
| for me to get out Of his way And looked
at in the b sht Of my being the landlord 10
is still wurse, Tor a. we'rs working on
shares Pm interrupting his work and TO
ducing his profits merely cecc--> chOOss
| to sacrifice my own.
l need not say that thoSe at4cciously
leveling sentiments were received by the
young ladies with that feminine sooru
which is only qualified by nisconception.
Rose, who under the i1lueyocs OF be-.
hostess nationality had vague impression
that they sounded something IKE the
French revolution, and that Adele must
feel hike the Princess Elizabeth, rushed 20
her relief like good girl But, major,
now you're a gentleman, and il you had
been driving That roller you know you
would have turned out for US"
Il don't know about THAI" said the
major mischievously, "but Il had should
have known that the other fellow who 40
cepted il wasn't gentleman"
But Rose having suffcien tly shown her
craftsmanship in the discussion, after the
feminine fashion, did not care particularly
for the logical result. After a moments
silence she resumed, And the wheat ranch
bellows that carried ON in the same way"
yes; but their landlord Is q bank, who
advances not only the land, bat the money
to work it, and doesn't ride around in a
buggy with couple OF charmingly dis
tracing young ladies "
And DC hey all share alike'" continued
Rose, ignoring the pleasantly. big and
ittle-that yonng inventor with the resti"
She stopped. Sine felt the ingenue's usu-
ally complscent eyes suddenly fixed upon
her with an unhallowed prseocity and As
quickly withdrawn. Without knowing
why, she felt embarrassed and changed the
subject.
The next day they drove TO the Convent
of Santa Clara and the mission college OF
San Jose. Their welcome at both places
scanned to Rose to be min Cling of caste
greeting and spiritual zesl, and tbe austere
seclusion and reserve of those cloisters TO
peated that suggest of an old world civ
ilization ths had ready fascinated the
young western girl They made other ex-
Cdrsions in the vicinity, but did not extend
it to visit TO their few neighbors. With
their reserved and exclusive ideas this fsct
did not strike Bose as peculiar, but on a
later shopping expedition TO che town Of
San Jose n certain retiesnce and aggressive
sensitiveness on the part OF the shop keep
ers and tredespeople toward the Randolphs
produced an unpleasant In preston on her
mind. She could not help noticing, too,
that after the flrst stare Of astonishment
which greeted her appearance with Der
hostess she herself was included in the
antagonism. With her youthful prepos-
session for her friends, this distinction she
regarded az flattering and aristOcratic, and
fear she scoented it still more by discuss
ing with Mrs. Randolph the merits OF the
shopkeepsr's wares in school girl French
before them. She was unfortunate enough,
however, To do this in the shop Of poly
glOt German.
'CxooOs me, Inecs, ne SAID gravely, but
dot lady speeks EngCIeesch 30 gOot NIT
yOurselluf, and ven you dells ~ her dot
silk il halluf cotton In English she onder-
stand you mooch better, and 1t don't make
holdings to me" The laugh which would
have followed from her own eountrywou1An
did not, however. brOak upon the trained
fsoes Of the de FontaSes l. HOuuladieus."
yet while Rose would have joined IL II. al
belt Little ruefCiIy, she felt Tor the frst T.
time mortified at their civil insincer4ty
At the end Of two weeks Maj. Randolph 4
received letter from 3'r. kAlIory When /
he had read IL be turned % bis wife He /
thanks yOu" be said, for Jour kindness 70 /
his daughter. and explains thai his sudden I
departure was owing 70 the Bcoassity u 4
his taking advantage % a grrat opportunity 4
for speculation that had offered A. Mrs /
Randolph t1rned away with a sljght shrug I
OF her shoulder the MAJOR continued. /
But you haven't heard all That Oppor- /
tunity was the securing OF q half interest /
in a Cinnabus lode IN Sonora. which has
already gone np . huudre1 saOuzand dol
lars in his hands BIZ JoVc. man can
AFFORD 70 drop a little sDcial ceremony on .
those terms. cd. Jo.eDAino'' be concluded /
with a triumphant cAackls.
Hes a. likely % lose bis Hundred thou
sand tomorrow while his Manners will re-
main sad Nrs- Randolph I've 10 4
faith IN these sud4sn California fortunes
You're wrong ~ r~zar'is Mallory, FOR
he's a. careful - be y lucky. he don =
throw money away for sppearznoe sake, or
he'd have r1eh home f1r that daughter
lie er-fE -Gg-T IL