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

| IL had been = warm morning. An I'M
usual mist which the sun hsd not ddssi-
/ pated had crept on froza the great grain
/ held beyond. and hung around the hOass
/ charged with = dry. dnssy elossnezs that
seemed 20 be quite independent q the suns
/ rays. and moro like a heated exhaustion or
| emanation Of the 500 itself In It's Aerid
\ irritation Rose thought sbe could deosct
/ the breath u .he vhsat a. on tina day Ahs
/ had plunged MOO itA pale green slaAslows.
| BY the Gstcrnoon this mist had dhAAp-
| pss-red, apparently IN ths sans mysterious
| Manner, but not scattered BY tbs usual
| trade wind. which-snother unusual cir
cumstance-that day WAS not forthrcxzIing.
/ There WIS breashlessIsess IN the air Like
the hush OF listening expectancy Which
filed the young girl with a vague restless
ness, and seemed TO even affect scattered
company Of crows in the Geld beyond the
house which rose suddenly with Startled
but simless wings and then dropped Va
cAntly among the grain again.
Mai. Randolph was inSySeting di<tnus
part Of the ranch, Mrs Randolph was pre-
sumAbly engaged In hsr bUudoar. and Rose
was sitting between Adele and Emile be
fore the piano in the drawing room. hst-
lesssly turning over the leaves Of sOEne mu-
sic. There bad been an odd mingiing az
eaQerness and abstraction in the usual at
tentions Of the young man thai morning.
and a certain nervous atfectaGion IN his
manner Of twisting the ends Of a small
black mustAehe which resemblsd his mo
theirs eyebrows, that had Affected Rose
with half amused. bali uneasy oonscsOus-
ness, bat which she had, however, referred
to the restlesSness produced hy the wealth
or. IL occurred 10 her also that the vscu-
oJIsly smishle Adele had once or twice ~
garded her with the same prscociozs, child
Like curiosity and inEantine cunning she
had onos before exhibited
All tins did net, however. ahass hsr adj
miration for both-parhSp- particularly
for this picturesQuely gentlernanly young
fellow, with his gentle srHdaeinass Of com
plineut, bis caressing attentions and his
unfsiiing and equal sddress And when
discovering that she had n1iAlnid bar fan
for the eth time that morning. b started
up with equal and uRoiuunAknsd firs 60 20
aglnn and fetch II. tbs look Of grateful
pleasure and pleaaing pcrpasrtty m her
pretty eyes might have turned less con-
Ceibed brain than hIN
But you don't know where II la'"
II shall ind II by instinct
you are spelling m~-yVu two +" The
psrenthe was a hest ating hddition. but
she continued with frvsh sincerity. Il
shall be quite helpless when ln@vs hero-
If ! am ever able 70 go by myself"
Don't ever 20, then
but just now want my fan-it u 20
close everywhere today"
II Az. rn@iemoisalie.
lie started 20 the door
She called after him. let me help yuur
instinct then. ! had II last in the majors
study
That was where I wns going "
lie disappeared Rose got up aud rnov~d
unsaslly toward the window ~Hov queer
and quiet il looks outada. It's rrAIly too
bad that he should ~ sent after that fan
again He'll never find u She resumed
her place AZ the piano. Adele following her
with round eKpectaBt eyez After pAu<s
she started up again TN 90 Aad fetch IL
myself, she said. with half embarrassed
laugh, and ran - the door
Scarcely understanding her own nsrv-
ousness, but Aiding reusf tD rnpd move
rnent, Ko.o Js-g .-htly up TIE staircase.
The majors s-rlg . here Ebs had been
writing letter. lur.ng hIz absence that
morning. was AZ the 10 rtbSr sud n = Long
passage md hear Der own hSdro0Hn- the
door OF which ~ abe sasssd she noticed
half Atstractsdly vas 0p>n. bat .ts con
tinuod on and hurTiS,ny snx~rrd tbs stuliy.
Al the same moment EnlIs, with = srnIis
Oh his fare. turned toward bsr EIth ths
fan Ia BIZ hand
oh. 200 ve found Il. +" sts sasd With
nervous e~gy-nss-. 4 Wa ~ afraid you'd
have all your trouble FOR R0thrng'
Win a half breath css uui1 Fbs e1-
tended Der hand fo~ th- fan. bgt be oA1zhs
her outstret1 hsd little palm 10 his 0wa add
held H.
Al, mt you are DOT guing 20 leave "a.
are your"
In haAh - conzc5ousna-s sa~ undsrrtood
him, and a. u sss<nsd 70 her. bar own nsr-
r0usnsss and al and everything. And
with II came swt,t appreciation a al 10
meant % Der arsd bsg fut8rs. To b. always
with him. AMI. Ike kirs. pat u tois r.
fnsd ard restful seeflzaOa AIN % al Tat
had 40 attracted her ~ th1s bouss. ma 20
D. obliged ~ sfu4cAEs ngs-sif up % r.. bGt
% - IN Il OF equzl tarrn. ~ snns. 70 bno-
that h vaa % ELd. frzhss. yuufhful
fancy but = VIZ. thor Ehsfai ard pru1ans
resolve thss f-sr fatE,rr would su1darztand
and her friends rssgsc1>-fEFzs rsrs IL
thoughts thA; erowdsi suisk. zpsa her
mare Ike A. sEpianztLyu q bar fo~lnzs
than a revgi., seu--ia Toe brlsf s@c0nd tAa1
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before. Ebs va La A<k&GsSd CO ezzlfs4r-
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that abs Wa net blaah11s 80 rai~ot har
syos frankly WIS., STE roah have as.t
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hAd cl0ssd behind DR. tssrAa 20 shAks ris-
Ieutly
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had taiL1 Ia q - Agaiz.st !; itzE blAnclssd
his isos z5ih Ab,sct a. rarrA-v-.iEx ter-
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p<-scf
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