The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-04

mother bean1ed with enthusiasm over che
picture which she had conjured up for her
self. "They will be at the station to meet
me, I'll warrant, ponies and alp
"Well, children are not much 60 my
nlfnd,s said the young girl coldiy, "al-
though suppose | must like Leonie's. as
Max is so devoted to them"
sand have you never seen fhern7"
"No, haveonly seen Leonie once. You
see it WAS on the other side that Max and /
became acquainted"
The plump lady looked perplexed, but
held her peace.
HE was at the university Heidelberg
you know. and was at pension
A gentle smile of amused retrospection
PLAYED around the girls pretty mouth
t'Oh, those were gay old times. But since
we came home it Is very different Of
course"
WAS 1t some trouble brought you homei
I notice you wear all black"
"Oh. | make it rule TO wear black
whenever am obliged to travel alone. A
young lady under such circumstances can
wish nothing better than to slip along IN
noticed, and one cannot be conspicuous in
black"
"But you can't Judge people you meet
when travelling by their clothes. You can
be 30 deceived. Only year ago L was
going over to New York, and there was Q
very ordinary looking little woman sat by
me. She was dressed in purple and wore
the dowdiest hat, and at first did Tot pay
much attention to her, but she asked me
good many questions about places we
passed and her English was a caution. 30
/ made up my mind she must be for
eipner. I've often heard they do dress
dreadfully, and did the best could to be
agreeable, though couldn't decide whether
to speak German or French. But you can
imagine my amazement when she left me
at Cortlandt street ferry, for she thanked
me for my kindness and gave me her caro-,
with a coronet on it, bless your heart, and
the Countess de Graffenriedp
The young girl appeared to be impressed
and looked pensively at the tips of her fin
gers. Almost all of the suburban passen-
gers had been dropped by this time, and
the stretches of green fields between the
villas grew larger. The conductor had left
the back door of the car open and deli
cious breeze came rollicking in, blowing
the Young girls blond hair and the stout
lady's feather about and rustling the pa
down as they hurried out.
st will be pleasant evening"" said the
stout lady, with yawn.
eyes, indeed; am so glad Nine. x. got
nv green tulle done after all. Leone wrote
me needn't trouble to order flowers, she
would have one of the men get me water
lilies from the lake"
"There is lake nears"
l. 80 hrn
there yet. Max says it is poem of place;
but Max is so romantic" added the girl,
with smile, half fond and half apologize.
"He is handsome, of course" queried
her companion with renewed interest.
"Of course l would think so; but he
really is He has very dark hair and is
pale, with large, dark blue eyes, but not
one bit girlish looking; and then his figure
is perfect. You should see him in his
yachting suitv'
He goes in for athletics, l SUPPOSED"
''Not exactly. He is rather literary in
his turn of mind; but he can afford to in
dulge his fancies, and his yacht is superb. "
"You have been out on it, them"
"Yes; that is when I met Leonie. She
came on to chaperone a little party for
Max. He wanted auntie to do it, but she
is so afraid of the water"
well, indeed, my dear, I sympathize
with her. l don't think l ever shall mus
ter up courage to cross the ocean. Mr..
Henderson insisted on our going abroad
for our wedding tour, and, for that mat
ter, so did Mr.. Dupont, but there-I just
couldn't make up my mind"
oh" said the young girl, sitting up
straight, with her soft eyes Frightening, 81
love the sea. | never feel SO much alive as
when the wind freshens up and the boat
Just bounds. Max says we shall make a
tour of the Mediterranean soon with a
rising blush) and take run south every
winter"
That's the way Isabel and Mr.. Leland
talk They think nothing of going abroad
for six weeks, just for all the world as il
they were running in to the city"
! The brakeman on the noon accommoda
ton is short and stout and announces his
stations in a fierce, explosive fashion; but
had his every word been dynamite 1t could
not have had more immediate effect upon
these two ingenious ladies, when at bis
moment he put his head inside the door
and cried "Arbutus Station"
They sprang to their feet with one &C
| cord, the plump lady turning very red il
! the face while she gasped out some inco
herent sentences, and the blond haired
| girl turning her back on her companion
while she gathered up her umbrella anC
bag The station was a three sided box
! painted green and containing a woodeT
| bench. A country road stretched whit,
| beyond it.
There was neither basket phaeton mol
| Shetland pony in sight, but as the womeI
faced each other on the siding, one witt
| the dilated eyes of amazement. the Othel
with the narrowing lids of distrust, neat
! Dayton wagon drove out from behind tbs
/ station, and clean, pleasant looking Irish
| man alighted therefrom. Hat in hand h
addressed the fellow travellers, Was it K
Arbutus Lodge you expected to goT
And in one breath they answered, ''Yes.
Then it's glad / am to welcome you
and it's liking the place I'm sure you'll be
! for the nissus is a raal lady. An, by way
| of introducin' myself, I'll just say l an
! Thomas Connolly, the gardener. Mrs Lin
! dell was needin' the coachrnan herself the
afternoon. Av coorse it's you, ma am, ar,
! Mrs. Robbins, the housekeeper, and you
miss, Nellie Pethers, the nurse7"
/ And 80 our travelling companions becamt
/ more fully acquainted--C. Elkn Rhone il
! Philadelphia Press.
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