The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-21

jor's here," he went on, without taking
his eyes from her face.
YES" she answered, with an affectation
Of carelessness she bad not shown to Bent.
But started very early-it was cool and
pleasant and didn't seem far"
"Iu put you down in San Jose inside the
hour. You shall have my horse and trot-
ting sulky and I'll drive you myself. VIII
that dor"
She looked at him wonderingly. She
had not forgotten his previous restraint
and gravity, but now his face seemed to
have relaxed with some humorous salts
faction She felt herself eoloring slightly,
but whether with shame or relief she could
not tell
Il shall be so much obliged to you" she
replied hesitatingly, and 50 will my faith
er, know"
II reckon" said the man, with the same
look Of amused conjecture. Then, with a
quick assuring nod, he turned away and
dived into the wheat again.
You're all right now, Miss Mallory"
said Bent complacently. Dawson will
fix it. He's got q good horse, and he's a
good driver, too" He paused, and then
added pleasantly, 81 suppose they're all
well up at the house?
1t was 80 evident that his remark carried
no personal meaning to herself that she
was obliged to answer carelessly, "Oh,
yes"
Il suppose you see a good deal of Miss
Randolph-Miss Adele, think you call
herr" he remarked tentatively, and with
certain boyish enthusiasm which she had
never conceived possible to his nature.
YES" she replied little dryly ''She
is the only young lady there" She
stopped, remembering Adele's naive de-
scription of the man before her, and said
abruptly, You know her thenF'
"a little" replied the young man
modestly. Il see her pretty often when
am passing the upper end Of the rancho.
She's very well brought up, and her man
ners are very refined-don't you think so!
and yet she's just as simple and natural
as a country girl There's a great deal in
education after all, isn't there!" he went
on confidentially; land although''-he
lowered his voice and looked cautiously
around him-'I believe that some Of US
here don't fancy her mother much, there's
no doubt that Mrs Randolph knows how
to bring up her children Some people
cial and don't believe in it-but | dol''
With the consciousness that she was
running away from these people and the
shameful disclosure she had heard last
night, the recollection of Adele's scandal
Gus interpretation Of her most innocent
actions and her sudden and complete re-
vulsion against all that she had previously
admired in that household-to hear this
man, who had seemed to her living pro-
test against their ideas and principles,
now expressing them and holding them up
for emulation, almost took her breath
away.
Il suppose that means that you intend
TO look after Maj. Randolph's well for
him?" she said dryly.
Yes" he returned, without noticing her
manner, land / think l can find that water
again. I've been studying it up all night.
And do you know what I'm going to dor
] am going to make cine earthquake
that lost it help me to find it again" He
paused and looked at her with a smile and
a return Of his former enthusiasm. do
you remember the crack in the adobe field
that stopped you yesterday
Eyes, said the girl, with slight SILVER.
81 told you then that the same crack was
a split in the rock outcrop further up the
plain and was deeper. / am satisfied now
from what / have seen that IL is really q
rupture of the whole strata all the way
down. That's the one weak point that the
imprisoned water is sure to find, and that's
where the borer will tap it IN that new well
that the earthquake itself has sunk"
It seemed to her now that she under
stood his explanation perfectly, and she
wondered the more that be had been SO
mistaken in his estimate OF Adele. She
turned away little impatiently and looked
anxiously toward the point where Dawson
had disappeared Bent followed her eyes
He'll be here in moment, Miss Nal
lory He has 10 drive slowly through the
grain, but hear the wheels" He stopped
and his voice took up its previous note OF
boyish hesitation. by the way, I'll be
going up 10 the rancho this afternoon to see
the-major. Have you any message for
Mrs Rsndolph-Or for-Miss Adele'"
NO" said Rose, hesitatingly, "and"-
Il seq interrupted Bent, carelessly.
you don't want anything said about your
coming here | won't"
1t struck her that he had no Interior
meaning in the suggestion. But before she
NOuAI AlAdhO oLy ACpAN DAWoO-4 AItA rSt11CNF
driving a handsome mare, haTnessed TO q
light spider like vehicle He had also as
sumed, evidently il great haste, black
frock coat, buttoned over his waistcoacless
and cravatless shirt, and tall black hat
that already seemed to be cracking in the
sunlight He drove up, at once assisted
her to the narrow perch beside him and
with nod 70 Bent drove of. His breath
less expedition relieved the leave taking OF
these young people of any ceremony.
Il suppose" said Mr.. Dawson, giving a
half glance over his shoulder as they
struck into the dusty highway-"I suppose
you don't care TO see anybody before you
get TO San JOSEF"
"No-o-o," said Rose tiu1idly.
And / reckon you wouldn't mind my
racin bit If anybody KEN up"
No"
The mares sort Of fastidious about
tAkin' anybody's dust"
is she," said Rose. with faint smile.
Awful" responded her companion
And the queerest thing Of al, she cant
bear 70 have any one behind her either"
He leaned forward with his expression
Of humorous enjoyment OF some latent
Joke and did something with the reins-
Rose never could clearly understand what,
though it seemed L her that be simply
lifted them With s1entations 6Shtness-
bat the mare suddenly appeared 20 isngth-
en- herself and lose her Insight, and the
stalks OF wheat OF sithsr side Of she dusty
track began 70 melt into esnn other, and
then slipped ike fash into one long, con
tinuous shinnering green hsdge- So per
feet was the mares action that the girl
WIS scarcely conscious Of any increased ef