The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-15
THEOLOGY AND LOVE.

1t was really quite pretty sight Il
see handsome Miss Jollibert In her hand
some blue silk dress and seated in he1
handsome blue baroHche, and with heI
handsome blue hveried servants and
handsome blue gray horses, drive forth
under the shadow of her azure parasol
upon smiling summers day She gen
orally looked straight before her, be-
tween the horses heads; she didn't turn
aside to recognize anybody.
1t was a marvel 10 all the world why
she persisted in remaining Miss Jolli-
bert. When the weather was rainy a
dark red carriage with scarlet wheels
was substituted for the open barouche.
| When it showed again she spun away
over the sparkling surface, her sleigh a
heterogeneous but artistic confusion OF
sealskin, sable tail and ermine, herself a
study IN peacock blue.
/ When it showed. II was showing
very hard one winters night when Miss
| Jolhbert sat alone before her drawing
room fire. 1t was magnificent fire. and
the drawing room was simply blaze of
magnifcence, and Miss Jollibert was in
deed magnificent in diamonds and rose
| colored velvet dresS-so bright that it
made her perhaps too brilliant complex
| ion look quite pale in comparison, as
| probably she knew.
Miss J0llibert, at all events, appeared
to feel very comfortable. Her diamonds
| flashed in the freight as she lay back in
a luxurious armchair and toyed with
| the folds of her rose colored velvet.
| The people of Manchester said it was
| ridiculous Miss Jollibert should dress
| herself upin rose colored velvet and dia-
| monds when she was alone, for the sim
! pie pleasure Of seeing the freight flash
on them. Miss Jelibert, however,
cared little what any one said, and at
| all events she was looking superbly
! handsome.
A clock on the mantelpiece struck the
! hour Of 8, and minute later tolled
forth from neighboring steeple and
was borne TO Miss JoIIibert's window
with a gust of drifting Snow She shiv-
cred at the sound of the snow, leaned
| forward and poked the FIRE, then turned
and settled the various pieces of the lit
tie tea service on the low table beside
her. She went over them all. 4 cream
pot, slop bowl, sugar basin and two
teacups. Sac examined the two tea
cups particularly; little priceless trinkets
they were. She put them down and ex-
amined her own beautiful hands-tbey
were beautiful hands. Then she re-
moved the little toast rack on the table
down to the fire, after which she fell
into profound reverie until quarter
past 8, when she reused herself once
more and rang the bell.
An instant after servant dressed in
black appeared.
James" asked she, in peculiarly
musical contralto voice, did you deliver
my note to the bishop? You did? And
waited for an answer? What was the
exact message given to your
His lordship sent his compliments.
if you please, m, and he would be happy
to be at Miss Jolhbert's at 7:55 precisely
Hum" sighed Miss Jollibert.
Just az Miss JolIibert sighed Hum"
tai man, some years turned forty. was
stamping MS feet free from snow down
stairs in the hall. Seen by the Pickering
lamplight he looked very pale and
rather gaunt student; but when he passed
On up into the brilliancy Of the staircase
his clear cut features lost their gaunt-
ness, and one noted the striking intellect
Of his large, white brow and the Iimpid
beauty of his rather dreamy eyes. When
the door opened he smiled straight over
at the rose colored velvet figure and asf-
vanced, holding out his hand and saving
very sweetly:
: I'm sorry I'm late, Miss Jollibert.7
She did not speak until she poured tea
into two teacups, and seated herself
with her own in the armchair which
she had before occupied.
Il dare say Won were rather surprised
when you had my note this afternoon,
bishop
He stirred his tea slowly, looking at
her and smiling again.
Il was curious 20 know what could be
the important matter that was troubling
Miss Jolhbert's mind; and was glad.
10 think perhaps l was going 70 be Of
some Use TO my old friend, Miss JolIi-
bers.
She plsve,ii with her diamond rings a
little nervously. ant turning ner head, 1
looked into the FIRE.
An Old friend; yes, so you are. You .
seem TO have been an old friend al NY
life. cannot remember the time when .
did not know you. l know that other
people call NE foolish and vain behind
nay hack, and somehow or other 1 Know .
that you never do. Would you rather
that | told YOU ROW what IS upon nv
niRd-or would you rather wait ht-
tle:~
Stretching NJ he settled the little tee
cup carefu1I, among the Sevres CHINA
on the naantel piece, and crossing hi
legs folded his white hands composeaIy
on his apron.
Il should wish you 70 tel me al about
it at once. Marion: Why delay anythine
you have 10 says
Size heslJ2ted an instant longer. the
freight playing around her heavy eve
lAsheS. The long and the short OF the
thing Is HAS. sac said: ~'os raebsz. t-.=
Is what might be called the short ot Is.