Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-12-12

my hat said, with . somewhat
ludicrous display Of unnecessary brav.
cry:
sWe have concluded to face you
fearlessly."
Surprising the young lady to be at
Mt. Marcy Female Seminary, 1 was
amazed by so sudden a meeting with
her, but my surprise was quickly put
to flight by my amusement over her
sensational attitude and speech.
Before had composed myself subj
GENTLY to inquire how she had missed
leaving the boat at Daceyville, a
neatly dressed, dark-faced young man
stepped from behind the cabin door
to place beside the young lady, say
ing:
eyes sare, we hat not fear of you.
Ze lady is undaire my projections.
She is my fancee. At Meestaire
Shier's landing we sail be made man
and wife and zen re faader he may be
please or ozzerwise as he sail choose. 81
Compelled to drop the thought of q
joke, with which l had at first be-
come possessed and not wishing to
see anything in the situation but a
joke, l was about to appeal to Miss
Helen for an explanation, when she
interrupted me with:
1--WE heard father shout to you to
do it in his name and we know what
to expect, why you are here; but
warn you, you have no possible au-
thOrity over me, and we shall both
resent and resist any interference on
your part
This speech brought me to my nor
NAL condition, so that with a most
profound courtesy l remarked: Miss
Eastman. I assure you on my honor
as a man that 1 had no sort of an
idea you were on this boat, and I re-
greet to say so, but 1 am quite con-
fident that no suspicion of the pres
emit situation has ever entered your
fathers mind"
The lady was about to make some
observation when l checked her
with: s'Besides, l am on my way to
Bruno on business for your father
and unless / can be of service to you
as friend, assure you that as you
are Of age
81 am not, I'm only 49," she inter-
rupted.
II was going to say" I continued,
s'that as you are of an age sufficiently
advanced to know right from wrong
any Interference on my part, with
any of your plans, is not requiFed."-
At this declaration Of independence
Miss Eastman's manner toward me
softened very materially so that
presently and as though Opponents
were the most frequent and common
place of affairs, we three, Miss Helen,
her companion (who had been intro
duced to me as Prof. Eulalio Diego
lado) and myself were seated to-
gether discussing the strange coinci-
dence by which we had been brought
into each others company. 1 ex-
planned the purpose of my visit to
Bruno and the true import of her
fathers: 500 it in my name il pos
Siblem
In turn she told me all about Prof.
Eulalio DegoladO, how he was the
teacher of music at Mount Marcy
Female Seminary, how all the girls
had fallen hopelessly in love with
him, how he was the only son of an
eminent Spanish grandee and the
sole heir to immense estates in Spain;
how, in spite of all the alurements
practiced by the other girls he had
declared his love for her and had
asked her to become his wife and
go! but weren't they jealous set!"
In this way she chartered along with
no reference to and seemingly no
thought of Daceyville and the old
father who had been so good to her.
until I asked; "When did you leave
Mount Marcy?"
"About 9 o'clock this morning, we
knew we would not be especially
missed until noon and that they
could not, when they did miss us,
telegraph home without driving
twenty miles over to the railway.
And then too-'Lalio thought of this,
we figured that by coming on this
boat right to Daceyville, we would
do the thing least expected and so be
safest in our flight, andAwon't the
other girls be mad!-and-and
why don't you say something? What
do you think Of us?"
'I've no authority over you and
have no business to think one way or
the other, in this matter"
''Yes you have, l want to know
just what you think"
s'Candidly?"
Certainly. Don't we. i'Lalio?"
'1fze gentleman will be so good?
"Well, I must tell you first what I
know, and then 1 can tell what I
think without being misjudged. I
know that you are spoiled child. as
Is generally the case with those
who have no brother or sister. I
know also that you are a romantic,
impressionable and impulsive young
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