The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-25
SAVED BY A SPOON.
Marrow Escape of a Young Man Who Came
Near Getting Left.

Marrow Escape of a Yeang Man Who Came
Near Getting Left.
Yale street, Englewoed.
In this recherche, la mode, and CONNIE
Il fault Rue de Style of Chicago's intramural
southern suburb no ragweed, dog fennel
or mullen stalk ever obtrudes its plebeian
personality. No upstart dandelion rears
its feathery head on the irreproachable
lawns of this distingue highway of sub
urban fashion and blows about it after
ward. The sun pauses decorously as it
passes over Yale street and then hurries
reluctantly on TO I'LL unavoidable engage
ments elsewhere The banana peddler
speaks with modulated voice and more
pronounced Italian accent when he in
vades its hallowed confines, and the no
madic fish merchant announces his coming
by using a silver plated horn with an am
Der mouthpiece instead of the soul de-
stroying squawker he employs when his
wagon wobbles and rattles along Sixty
third
A pale lemon tinted parlor with vivid
permanganate of potash stencilings on the
upper borders of the walls. A chandelier
of gorgeous and intricate architecture do
ing its best to illuminate the surroundings,
Jul " ASlAAhE OAb .
shelf worn article of Town of Lake gas on
hand 70 use withaL A young woman OF
elaborate bangs and naughty demeanor,
and youth of detected mien who had re-
ceived blow and was endeavoring to grin
and bear it, but found himself unable to
grin
Such was the general tout ensemble.
IF this is all the answer you have to give
me, Thuringia de Hote," he said. Il don't
see any use in continuing the converse
ton"
None at gil, Mr.. Kershock."
"And might as well call it water haul
and CO."
"As you choose, Mr.. Kershock."
tits pretty ending to all my dreams,
he muttered. as if communing with him
self. House over here on Harvard street,
ten rooms, modern improvements, nine
teen closets, regular boudoir, see straight
through dining room of north and south
neighbors' houses, and plan all fixed for
tennis court on shady side"
The young woman smiled a cold, CLASSY
smile, and Mr.. Kershock drew on a glove.
II see it now" he continued. II might
have known it. 1t was folly in me to think
could win the affections Of an iceberg"
He pulled on bis other glove, took his
hat, shook his head and went on with in
creasing sadness;
IL had taken such satisfaction, too, IN
making collection of souvenir spoons
that hoped some day"-
'Of souvenir spoons, Mr.. Kershockg"
Eyes. Been two years getting them to
gether. What good will they do me nowf"
he asked drearily. There's the Landing
ef-the-P ilgrim-Father spoon, the Brooklyn
bridge spoon, Stockyards spoon, the Al
hambra-by- Moonlight spoon, the Eiffel
tower spoon and a whole raft Of others.
Got sixty-seven of them in all and"-
"Sixty-seven souvenir spoons" ex-
claimed Miss De Hete as she rose up, Quiv-
ering and painting. Say it again, Ciar-
encel Say it again.
Eyes. Sixty-seven," he replied in the
same detected way. "and i was going
to-
ooh, ClarenceP'
The proud beauty threw herself In his
arms, pillowed her classic Yale street head
on his robust Stewart avenue shoulder,
and the Pickering glare of the eonsump-
tive gaslight fell dimly on a rapturons
maiden whispering ecstatic nothings in
the ear of wildly astonished youth who
wondered if he wasn't going crazy.-Chi-
cago Tribune