The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-28

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costume), "would you mind shown,
me the silk dress you wore yesterday
l would like to examine the drapery.
81 should be glad to do so, but CAV
it to friend who went away last eve
ming to stay several months. It's pref
ty, but it got too tight for me. Did 20,
like it?"
"Yes-do-do you know where sh'
has gomez" l asked, my heart beating
faster every minute.
''Oh, no, she's always travelling
around from one place to another. She
a newspaper correspondent"
When | saw her the next day sht
asked, with slight hesitation: How
did the silk dress ftp"
The silk dress!" I repeated. in sur
! prise.
"Yes, did you not open the bag o.
rags that l sent last night? You see
found that my friend had forgotten
after all to take the dress, and when
saw it still hanging in the closet
thought / would ask you to accept it
1t would be SO becoming and just about
dt you"
l heartily thanked Mrs Barr, men
toned that / had not yet examined the
contents of the bag, and when evening
came fastened home to at last lay my
hands on that valuable dress. But
stern, unrelenting fate was still against
me. Jack had innocently sold the bag
Of ELL lraCO w. b, !, 20 n
passing ragman. He bitterly re-
preached himself for not having looked
ilto the bag before selling the contents,
but reproaches were of no avail now,
and all / could do was to look out for
that ragman and identify him according
to Jacks description: Large, stout
man, red beard and sunburnt face. "
The majority of junkmen seemed to be
built on that plan, and l was several
times greeted with such remarks as
these: What yer starin' at?" Think
Yer'll know me agin?" Say, what do
yer take me for, missus?'
Finally | was positive that had the
right man. ! grew desperate and called
him to the house. Jack was now failing
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a change of air would save him, and I
determined to make great effort. 1
did not ask the man if he had the dress;
! inquired what had become of it. He
pretended to be ignorant of my mean
ing, but frightened him into confess
ing that he had give n it to his wife.
Then / demanded his address and i'm
atnlry ~.
a dirty face, and still dirtier hands, ap-
peared in the doorway. l made known
my Grand "Lor,S said she, sit won't
do much good now, even if can find
it. 1t was worn out long ago."
mo matter how worn it is, 1 must
see it," cried.
Startled by my vehemence, she hur-
ried away and soon returned with the
tattered remains of what was once my
beautiful silk dress. l seized the thing
and felt among the drapery for the
missing Will Yes, there was certainly
something hard there, and astonished
the woman by paying her two dollars
for the ragged dress
1t did not take me long TO go home
dHu open H1f OuHIic w d dCk , DtUSlue.
MY poor dear" l said, as ! hurriedIy
ripped the drapery, Il have now some
thing that viii bring you health and
happiness"
But Jack could not rejoice with me
until the will was actually in our hands
Then he closed his eyes, and / knew he
was thanking God for His goodness
The distant relative quickly relin-
pushed everything when be saw this
later will Noble Jack offered him a
generous share, but the man politely
refused it and went on his way.
In sunny Florida Jack corroborated
his physicians statement by regaining
health and strength. To-day there
exists no happier, stronger man than
my husband. By the way, he wanted
to keep the black silk dress as re-
minder Of old times, but insisted that
it should be buried with all our past
cares and voorhees, Jennie Smith, in
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