Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-09-18

the doctors had said his heart was affect
ed-not alarmingly or seriously, but
mamma could not bear to leave him,
and he declared it utterly impossible to
be away from his business single day.
He and Mr. Clark were very hopeful
! over a new venture they had made, the
nature of which she did not thoroughly
understand.
But let us take a peep at some of those
! early letters-not at the answers to his
eager questions, not at the shy words OF
maiden love that crept in here and there,
but at those pages any one might read
Tuesday night.
"Such delightful german as we had
last night at the Prendergasts'! Capt.
Noel led have to call him captain, for
every one does here, and if l say Mr..
they want to know why, and it is en-
barrassing to explain how know. He
leads remarkably well, and was very
proud of our regiment, sir, when listen
ing to all the nice things said about him.
| How | wished for a certain other cavalry
captain, now so many cruel miles away!
| Mr.. Noel took me out often-and in
deed was a decided belle-and he told
me that he had to lead with Miss Prem
dergast, but would so much rather dance
with me.
at is almost settled that we go away
in August for the entire month. DR..
Post SAYS mother must go, and that
father ought to go. OF course go with
mamma. Deer Park will doubtless be
the favored spot | wish August were
here; wish you were here; wish-oh,
SO many things! Your letters are such
a delight to me. wonder if other girls
have anything like them. Yes, you
shall have the picture on my birthday;
but mind, sir, you are to take the ut
most care of it, or the original will feel
neglected"
Friday night.
so many interruptions today, dear
Fred! You see what an incoherent thing
this is thus far, and now Pm tired out.
We had a charming time at the Wood
rows dinner last evening. The day had
been hot. but their table was set on the
lawn under canopy, and, the walls
being raised, we had a delightful breeze
from the river Their place is one of
the finest on the heights. do so wish
you could have seen it. Capt. Noel took
me in, and was bright and jolly and full
Of anecdote. Everybody likes him, and
like him mainly lccaUse he is such a
loyal friend Of yours. He talks SO much
of you and of all the dangers you have
shared in common; and you know how
interesting all this must be to me.
Sometimes | wonder that you had so
little to say about him-thoughy you never
did talk much about the regiment and
never would talk much about yourself.
Wednesday evening we had a little
theatre party. Regy got it up, and we
just filed two adjoining loges. Capt.
Noel was Fanny Holton's escort, but he
talked most of the time with me-a
thing that my escort, Mr.. Forbes, did
not seem to like; but, as he couldn't
talk, and Mr.. Noel would, what could
dor
Sunday evening.
1T is late and l ought to be asleep,
but the last caller has just gene, and to-
morrow there may be no time to write
at all, and you are such an exacting,
tyrannical, dear old boy that Well,
there, new, let me tell you of the day.
You say anything and everything that l
say or co is of interest. So, to begin
with, yesterday had headache, due,
fear, to the late supper Regy gave us at
tue club after the theatre. Fanny Hol-
ton came to take me for a drive, but l
did not feel like going, and begged off.
Then she told me that Capt. Noel was in
! the carriage waiting, and that he would
be SO disappointed. Mother came in and
said the air would do me good; and so
we went, and 1 came back feeling so
much brighter. Mr.. Noel was very
amusing and kept us laughing all the
time. Coming home Fanny got out at
her house, as she had to dress for dinner,
but told the coachman to drive me home
and Mr.. Noel to the club. He began
talking of you the moment she disap-
peared, and said he SO hoped you were
going to write regularly to him. Are
you? He seems so fond of you; but do
not wonder at that.
"This morning we went to church,
and afterwards Mr.. Noel Joined and
walked home with us, and papa begged
him to come into luncheon, which he
did. You dear fellowl what have you
done to my beloved old daddy, that he
is so ardent an admirer of yours? He
shook Mr.. NoePs hand three times be-
fore he would let him go, and begged
him to come often; he liked to know
men, he said, who could so thoroughly
appreciate-whom do you think, sir?-
Capt. Fred Lane. After he had gone
papa spoke of him delighted on two or
three occasions. VIII they take him
away, too, as soon as he is really cap
tain?"
Wednesday.
You dear, dear, extravaganza fellowl
Never have had such exquisite flowers,
or such profusion of them. You must
have given your florist carte blanche
Nothing that came to me compared with
them. Ny birthday Eas the cause of
quite little fete in the family, and 1
had some lovely presents. Mr.. Noel,
too, sent beautiful basket of roses, and
1t pleased me very much. want your
comrades to like me, and yet know he
Gid this on your account. Though he is
SO thoughtful and delicate and never re-
fers to our engagement feel that he
Knows 1t; and it seems better that way,
somehow.
You did not answer my questions
about him, Fred Didn't you read my
letter."
Among the letters that came from the
Queen City was one which bore the
tremulous superscription of the head of
the firm of Vincent, Clark & Co. Itwas
brief hit II orn1,a Can't ma n TIN ae