Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-30

stifed laughter.
There was no moIe sleep for Nora
that night, and as soon as the morning
came she arose and attempted to dress
herself.
What was her CONSERVATION to find
that her hairpins were all missing,
several of the buttons gone from her
jacket and worse than all her boots
with her stockings in them were no
where to be found, and yet her watch,
diamond ring and her purse were left
untouched.
what shall I do?" cried Nora,
her roses deepening and her blue
eyes flashing; Il shall have to make my
loss known at once or shall lose my
train. Mercy knows I cannot travel
barefooted."
She looked around for the bell-rope,
but her visitors of the night before had
attended to that on their first entrance
to the room. It was not to be found.
Nora's vexation deepened, and regard
less of the comments of those she might
meet she ran barefooted, and with her
long hair falling about her shoulders,
along the hall until she found herself
in the presence of the proprietor of the
house, who was conversing with several
gentlemen.
Il have been robbed she
said blushing deeply. @Some one has
entered nv room and taken my hair
pins, my hose and my shoes. Some
thing must be done at once. wish to
take the morning train"
~It's the actress Tom Sterne was tell
ing us about" said one of the gentle
men in an audible aside.
II am not an actress" replied Nora
attempting to hide one of the little bare
feet which had peeped from beneath
her long skirt. Il am Tom Sterne's
cousin. I only wish he was here now.
What shall do?"
Il am Tom Sterne's friend, Harry
Sennott, said one of the group. "If
you will allow me will call my sister,
she will know what to do"
And the young man started away
without waiting for a reply.
There must have been mistake, -
said the gentlemanly proprietor. mo
such thing ever happened in my house
before"
Mr.. Sennott now returneu with a
smiling young lady who explained mat
tiers at once.
"The ladies mistook Miss Sterne for
the actress the Shamrock Club are 60
ing crazy over, and each wishing to be
able to say that she possessed an article
of attire which once belonged to her,
they have taken Miss Sterne's missing
property"
Il believe that you are right" said
the proprietor, in relieved tone. Il
will replace the articles at once"
Nora was enabled to reach the train
in season, nor was she obliged to travel
alone, for Harry Sennott and his sister
were going to the city to take part in
the same entertainments that she ex-
pected to enjoy so greatly.
Tom Sterne and his sisters were de-
lighted with the little adventure which
had introduced their little cousin to
such pleasant society, and as they all
met frequently at dancing schools and
rehearsals, it came about that Harry
took Toms partner for the minuet away
from him, saying, as he apologized
very humbly for the misdemeanor:
Il knew Nora was delightful dancer
from the glimpse 1 once had of her lit
tie bare feet"
"And you will confess to taking her
shoes now, suppose" returned Tom
with sly glance at Kitty Sennott.
He is quite equal to it." she re-
turned. II don't believe the minuet
will be the end of their partnership
either"
"They've found us out" cried Harry
gaily. Partners for the minuet and for
life afterwards"
And so Nora's journey was but the
forerunner of her wedding, and not
long afterwards when she passed
through Burton as a bride and sat down
to the same table with the ladies who
had taken her shoes for souvenirs, one
of the ladies laughingly alluded to the
occurrence and Harry inquired:
And were you successful in getting
a memento of the real actress when she
did arrived"
"Ah yes, we had no trouble about
that. She had not been in the house a
half an hour before she had distributed
q hundred photographs of her beautiful
self among us-or she would have been
beautiful if she had looked as well as
her photo"