Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-11-05

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l suppose we all heard him, and vet
we seemed to be thinking about some
thing else. Whatever it was that Tom
was thinking about it made him pull
cruelty hard 1t was all could do to
keep the boats head stra ght So we
did the journey in very short time,
and Laddie admitted that if we weren't
in form for fishing that day we could
certainly row.
The evening turned out very fine and
warm, yet no one seemed Inclined to
go ont and listen to the band So
strolled off by myself down to the
point that nea.iy closed the outlet of
the river, found Il comfortable ook be-
hind boat and settled down with nv
back to the sea, looking right up the
broad estuary.
1t is 4 lovely sight there when the
sun is setting. The river stretches, a
great sheet of glory, between rich, soft
hills away 10 the huge, bare slopes and
rugged outline Of the moor and the
greater glory of the sky.
1t is a sight which has no rival, even
in the western country
l had just formrlatcl that conclusion
when Tom appeared, apparently look
ing for some enc. lie caught sight of
me and came slowly toward re. He
looked pale and tired
oh he said, I'm glad found you;
there's something about which I want
to talk to you"
| had seldom seen Tom in so serious
a mood, and, remembering the after
noon, expected to find him particu-
larly gay.
l waited for him to settle down be-
! side me, but he stood there kicking the
pebbles.
Presently he went or:
DO You mind getting up and walk
ing about a bit? | don't feel like sit
ting still and looking at sunsets.
think can tell you what 1 want to
better if we are walking"
So | got up, rather reluctantly, 1
must confess Then he suggested that
we should cross over in the ferry and
make our way up the hill.
We were soon across, and once in the
high-banked lane he seemed calmer
and again began to talk
do you know why followed Miss
Flo ashore this afternoon?"
OF course had no idea.
WELL" he said, I'm tell you. in
tended to find out, once for all, whether
she really cared anything for me-"
expressed hope that he had sue
ceeded in getting the information he
wanted.
YES" he went on, Il have found
out; she talked to me with a freedom 1
have often longed for, and it came
about in this way: We had been look
ing for different sorts of anemones for
some time, when she suddenly asked
me whether ! agreed with what you
had said the other night. 1 asked her
what about Why, about people mar
rying those who have more money than
they have themselves l said thought
you were quite right. She then asked
me whether, supposing I cared for a
girl who was richer than I was,
should hesitate to tell her SO. / did
not know what to say. You will admit,
l think. that the position was curious
one. Then to rly intense surprise she
burst into a-perfect storm of anger. 1
don't know all she said, but the point
of it was that didn't deserve the love
of any unsclfish girl, and she hoped I
should never by any chance win it. As
you may imagine, VAS taken COM
Pletely abacB. had sense enough left
to see that if she herself loved me she
would never talk to me like that. Then
she changed, anil as | locked up l saw
tears standing in her eyes and her lips
trembling She could scarcely COM
mand her voice enough to beg me, al
most ferccly to beg me, that if ever
cared for girl, however poor l might
be. would tell her so. There was no |
knowing what years of happiness | |
might lose if had not courage enough
for that. | shall never cease to be |
thankful that at that moment your
voice hailed MS and was able to say
tolerably calmly, think: Thank you,
/ will bear your advice in mind. So |
we Joined you, and after all had not
lost her fri 'ndShip, and her love had |
never had"
After few minutes, finding that I
did not speak, he went on:
Anu 50, you SC, l am certain that /
Miss Flo really cares for some one who |
is not very well OF, and who is afraid /
to ask her to share lot which must be
less easy than the one to which she has
heen used She is terribly grieved that
he will not speak, for his silence may
prove fatal The only thing is, can
not imagine who it is Can you?'
/ said-Ind it was all could do to
say it calmly Il thought I did. When
had considered the matter n little more
would tell hira.
So we turned back and made our
way in silence down the lane to the
ferry.
Since that evening have settled the
question beyond all doubt Chicago
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Decially in those burning soft coal,
may be gathered from the investiga-
lions of an English scientist who has
been engaged in computing the amount
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