The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-18

But Missy outran them. They los
sight of her beyond the row of quinc,
bushes, near the fence, and thereupol
abandoned the pursuit. The dog, tina
had been close upon her heels, turned
back, when he saw Lottie and Bess ant
hetwins no longer following; he though
the game at an end, and he was not I'm
willing to rest and pant in the broad
walk, while his playmates sat upon thu
bench under the bean arbor, and waited
for Missy's return.
They waited there until the crescen
moon frightened in the west, as the STAR
came out, and the shadows gathered ovel
the garden; but Missy did not return
and when the tea bell rang, the children
went back to the house in fear and per
plexity.
"Where is Winifred?" Mrs. Henry
asked, as they filed into the dining room
Miss Elvira, being at that moment 40
sorbed in the perusal of the last few
lines Of the days appointed portion o.
Bishop Ken, had not observed her niece:
absence.
"She's waitin' for her hair to grow,
reckon" said little Joe, with an hysteri
cal giggre, in which his brother and sis
tiers joined.
ooh, very WELL said Mrs. Henry, who
did not understand this joke; 1--WE viii
not wait for laggard little girl"
''Dear! Dear sighed Miss Elvira, a:
shesh up Bishop Ken; 4 never will be
away from home with that child again
unless 1 have Glory-Ann."
When supper was over and Missy did
not appear Mrs Henry demanded, with
visible annoyance:
"Whv does not Winifred come in?"
Then LOttie told what had happened.
Except for cutting off her hair, this
behavior is nothing out of the way fo1
Winifred," said Miss Elvira, placidly. 81
never know what to do with such a child
so 1 let her alone. l hope she'll grow
wiser as she grows older l wouldn't
worry about her, Cousin Myrtilla; she
won't come until she chooses"
But Mrs. Henry could not resist a grave
uneasiness; she suspected deeper pur-
pose in Missy's fight than mere child'a
play, and she FASTENED to send her coach
man and her dining room boy to explore
the premises, while two Of the women
were dispatched to inquire among the
neighbors.
All this made Miss Elvira suddenly
very nervous, and she began to walk the
floor, wringing her hands.
1t was drawing near to s o'clock, and
Mrs. Henry was sure she heard the stage
horn. 81 trust Missy may not be run
over" she said to herself, for this seemed
the most formidable danger that could
threaten the child.
This thought had not long occurred to
her when there was heard a shuffling of
many feet on The back piazza, murmur
of many voices in subdued lament, and
Larkin, the carriage driver, followed by
every negro on the place, came hurry
ing in, to announce solemnly:
'Somethin' is happened, mistis; pre-
par yo' min"
Then the front gate was heard to slam;
some one ran up the front steps, rushed
in at the open door, and Mrs Henry was
clasped in her beloved grandson's strong
young arms. He, at least, was safe! No
harm had befallen Paul, this glorious
boy of Il. on whom her fond old ewes
rested with proud delight.
But this was no moment for rejoicing.
Something is happened, dear grand
mother" said Paul, gravely. before he
stopped to kiss his clamorous brothers
and sisters. Something mas happened
to Winifred Thorne; they are bringing
her in here"