The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-13

gray eyes thattfrst drew Marsh Ken
dall's attention to her-that and one
other thing that appeared extraordi-
nary to him.
He had been lettering around the lit
tie suburban station waiting for the
train to the city until the heat had
brought on one of the severe head
aches he 80 much dreaded. Aman cam
not abuse nature as Kendall had,
working all day and half the night in
the mines for months at a stretch, with
out nature resenting the neglect Of her
laws.
So it happened that while the spirit
of the mines had rewarded his zeal by
casting gold galore into his toil-worn
hands, nature had retaliated by visiting
him with severe headache every few
weeks.
An accident had delayed the train for
an hour, and Kendall took advantage
of the delay to look up drug store and
obtain temporary relief for his aching
head.
Not two squares from the station he
found what he was looking for. a little,
one-story building displayed the sign,
Drugs and Medicines" and Kendall
entered the store and looked around for
the druggist. A slight rustic behind
the prescription case made him turn his
eyes in that direction in time to see the
person emerge.
1t was the Young woman with pa
thetic gray eyes and short curly hair,
and she advanced with an air which
strove to be business-like and brisk.
The years that he had spent away from
civilization had not robbed Marsh Ken
dali Of his innate reverence for woman.
He removed his hat with a courteous,
if somewhat ungracetul bow, and
asked for the druggist.
II am the druggist; what can do for
you?" asked the young woman, little
smile playing round the sad curves Of
her mouth and chasing the shadows
from the depths of the gray eyes
KendalIs perception was keen, and
after another glance at her he noticed
the dress of black, unreheved by sin
gle glimpse OF white, and thought she
had taken the place Of her dead father,
or possibly her hus band, and was try
ing to breast the pillows of commercial
life.
A woman conducting such a business
was a novelty TO him, but during the ten
years he had been away strange things
had happened, and Kendall accepted
this as one Of them. Reluctantly, how
ever, for he was one OF those men who
think of a woman adjoining home and
making it the brightest spot on earth
for husband and children, not as a
bread winner.
What would you advise for severe
headache?" he asked, recovering from
his first surprise.
The little curly head was bent slight
II sideways, as the druggist reflected
"Antipyrine is good, and antikamnia-
too" she said, but perhaps these are
still better" and she took box from
shelf and extracted some grayish-look-
ing capsules from II,
These are marked sure cure. she
said. land have no doubt Il you have
faith enough they viii carry out their
promise"
Man is a creature OF such magma
capsule, washed down with a glass Of
cold water, Eendall's headache began
to subside.
Reluctantly he left the store and
stepped into the hotel across the street
He wanted very much 10 know the his
tory OF the young woman, vet shrurk
from asking about her He was re-
l.eved OF this necessity by the land
lord, who was only TOO CAD to have
some one % talk To-
Guess Won was surprised 70 see q
woman rurnin' . drug store. WASH
vou2" he asked, with Z little chuckle-
4 was. indeed replied Kendall and
the question n his eyes led the lOqua-
cious landlord on
shes the Widow EinzsberTy ard her
husband was = druggist lie was
tri1iin' kind Of fellow. never haf good
enough fer her. ard ne took from bad 20
worse They had been married ak
years when he dled Il pro5-actea
spree. I aeu she found .sll th2s lie 4aG
taken the LoHcv sic had tszl-eo ara
worked for 10 pay aie Insurance fFe-
niuns @Ed spre~E yy4ta e.
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her despair when che fo4nd ozt EoTv -
bad deceived her ard LEFT her svita 3usv
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