The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-10
HOW | SAID YES.

Egerent state was my normal condition
do not remember my nurses, but have
grace enough to pity them. The mildes'
of my teachers considered me "unruly,
and you can ask Godfrey what hi
thought of me a year ago. Now it il
different. have found my master, and
l believe rather Like it. This is how il
came about:
Godfrey had asked me three times tt
marry him, and three times had said
mo" in the most decided manner. But
that never made the least difference tt
him. He only laughed, and said I would
know my own mind better next time.
81 suppose" I said, you mean to ask
me once quarter?
SIS that enough"
'Too often, great deal. sir"
"Wen, then, we win say once in siz
months, Miss Olive"
And then he walked smilingly away,
and began some nonsensical talk with
father about DR.. Koch and his bewlder-
ing theories.
The last asking was just at the begin
ming of warm weather, and father, who
thought Geofrey's opinion infallible,
asked him where he would advise us to
go for the summer.
I had made up my mind to go to Long
Branch, and l said 80 very distinctly,
but Godfrey proposed some out Of the
way place in the Virginia mountains
Then he painted it in such glowing col
ors that nothing would satisfy father
but personal investigation. 1t was all
Geofrey's doing, and l told him so at
the railway station.
''It is your doing, sir" I said, "and l
shall remember you for it."
Thanks, Olive" he replied; "there is
nothing I fear but forgetfulness.
1 wanted to speak Enthusiastically to
him, but the train moved, and felt that
it would be only waste of material.
At the end of the second day we got to
our destination. It was pretty place, I
must acknowledge that. Nature had
done all she could for it, but art and civ
ilization had passed it by. The men
were simply "frights," and the women
were-well, none too good for the men.
The houses were log cabins, through
which daylight peeped and the wind
blew as it listed. But there was of
course big white hosel-there always
is. l have no doubt if we had gone to
Stanley falls or Guthrie we should have
found a hotel and a proprietor-the in
stitution is ubiquitary. We procured
rooms, and my trunks were with some
difficulty got up the hill and the flight
of wooden steps into the hall
81 suppose" l said, with a resigned
look at father, "there is no use in taking
them upstairs. can have no use for my
dresses here?"
GAS you like, Olive" he replied, in one
Of his meek and mild ways, 'sas you like,
dear; that gray thing you have On looks
pretty well, and it does not show the
dirt"
After this remark of course had every
trunk, bonnet box and sachel taken up
stairs; and the noise and confusion, and
even the occasional bad word their size
and weight called forth, were quite
grateful to me.
cit is not my fault" explained. eff
people will build stairs like corkscrewsI
am not responsible"
In this amiable mood we took posses
sion, and think, if Godfrey had known
what l was thinking about it, as did
up my hair and put on my white even
ing dress, he would have lost a trife of
his self complacency--that is, if men
ever do make loss of that kind. The
first thing that pleased me was the sup
per. 1t really was good. particularly
the berries and cream, which are spe-
cialty with me.
But, SIR" inquired, care there any
Christians here besides ourselves"
1T is to be hoped so, Olive. I saw a
little church in the valley"
"Pshaw, father! did notm church
Christians, mean society Christians
''Ah, they are different, are they?
Well, what do you think of Augusta
Pennington for Christian?'
Augusta Pennington! Is she here%
asked, amazed.
mo, she is not, but her brother lives
within two miles, and he has a daughter
about the same age as yourself Mrs.
Pennington wrote them we should be
lere today; they viii doubtless call in
he morning"
Well, did not care if they did. The
iresses In my trunks were sufficient to
inspire any woman with comfortable as
The next morning | made
beautiful toilet. but neither Mr. nor Miss
4acelles called. Just after supper l
heard little stir and hustle on the
tairs, ripping laugh. the rustic of
ilken robes, and, leaning On her fathers
I'm, Miss Lacelles entered. She was
'eautiful; l saw that at a glance; tall
nd pale and ladylike. reminding you of
fair white lily.
We sooH struck up friendships
iris friendship, mem. Some one has |
aid that there is no friendship between |
ne sexes, and some one is mistaken, |
hink, for the world holds no safer friend |
or woman than an honorable man. A |
friendship is very likely to be |
ne result of convenience. contigmty, or |
f being as my father rather sneeringly |
1.-The only Christian within
all of each other" Mary showed me |
Il her dresses and told me her secrets,
nd l returned tine compliment. mindful |
f Burns advice to still keep something
D myself wadna tell to ony."
Life settled down into an unexciting /
ut endurable routine. Mary and | !
listed each other and arranged our next |
-inter's campaign, for had invited her
, pass the cold weather with nae in
lew York. One day, in the middle of
ne Of these pleasant chats. servant