Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-09-17

But although Nellie retired to her
room, it was not to sleep She sat
patiently in q chair till the clock
chimed eleven, and then, wrapping
herself in a shawl, she crept quietly
down the stairs, and, opening 2 door
in the rear Of the house, stole through
the shruhDery and reached the wall
Of the kitchen garden, in which was
aSmall gate communicating with q
lane. Opening the gate with a trem-
bling hand. she found herself almost
Immediately clasped in the arms Of a
tall, athletic young fellow, whose
shabby attire poorly matched his clear
cut and aristocratic features.
'sMy darling Nellie" he murmured
in passionate tones.
ooh! Fred, how could you ask me
to meet you at such an hour?" and
the girl shivered more in apprehen.
sion than from cold, as she spoke.
because I knew you would be sure
to come, dearest. 1t is not often we
get the chance of a few minutes to-
gether. But, tell me Nellie, who was
that man that came down by the
Gas train and drove straight to this
house? I travelled by the same train
and thought / knew him."
sOhi that's some one who is gong
to take charge of the practice for
three months, while dad takes holt
day. His name is
At that moment the lovers-for
such they undoubtedly were-heard
the sound of an opening window.
Nellie rapidly retreated through the
gate, and ran towards the house. As
she did so she noticed that on the
first floor the window of the room
which had been prepared for the new
conner was open, and that st. John
himself was stationed thereat, evil
IDENTIFY watching her movements.
Keeping her face well shrouded in her
shawl, Nellie gained the door Of the
house, and reached her room in less
than ten minutes from the time she
had quilted it.
Doctors daughter sweethearting
on the sly" saio St John to himself,
as he closed his window. Didn't look
like that sort of girl. either. Still,
so much the better for me-. -
Having duly introduced MI. St.
John to his patients and gone over
the case diaries with him, Dr.. West
packed his portmanteau and departed
with the intention Of rambling
through France and Switzerland, with,
possibly, run as far as Rome. Mel
lie continued her housekeeping duties,
aided by the servants, who had been
for many years in her fathers employ.
Charles St. John was out during the
greater part of the day, though he
generally managed to be home for the
5 o'clock dinner, which he shared
with the doctors daughter. waited on
by the sedate man-servant, who was
butler, footman and groom, all in
one. From the first, St John had
declined the services of this man out
of the house. He preferred, so he
said, to drive himself, and he GER
tainly. did not spare the doctors
horses.
'.He don't fog :'em," said Sam, the
factotum referred to, as he was bed
ding his charges for the night; ''he
don't seem to drive 'em fast, for they
allus comes in cool enough. But he
must cover a lot O. ground, for them
losses never was so dead-beat since
I've lad to do with 'em."
Sam mentioned the matter pri-
vately to his young mistress but it
was hardly one in which she could in
terfere, In factshe spoke as little as
possible to Mr.. St. John, who had
chosen to make love to her in a cool,
way, which was the re-
verse of flatterlng. And when on
one occasion she had been tempted to
snub him most plainly, he had re-
Piled
my dear Miss West, you can say
what you like to me. You can't vex
me. Why, you don't know how de-
voted I could be to your interests If
necessary. I believe l could even
Keep watch at the postern gate,
Came you never 80 late. >" and the
speaker looked significantly as he ut
tered these words The memory Of
the open window flashed across the
girls mind. She blushed furiously;
and muttering something about ''in-
structions to give to the servants, :"
left the room, conscious of q most
sardonic smile on the face Of her
prosecutors.
Some three weeks after the doctors
departure, the community Of Bewley-
Stratton was startled with the news
that 1.-THE Crays," the seat Of one Of
the county families, had been broken
into BY burglars, and considerable
amount of valuable jewelry carried
of. The local police, aided by a de-
tective fiom town, soon established
the fact that the '.job" was the work
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