The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-01

asked at this moment
Myra saw her neighbor hand him some
money and receive ticket, which he stuck
in the back of the seat before her.
81 am already under pecuniary obliga
tons to you, sir" she said. my friends,
who viii be very grateful TO you. will. Of
course, not allow me TO remain so. Viii
you kindly give me your card that l may
know where to-
"All in good time" the gentleman inter.
rupted. Now Try to forget your anxiety"
Myra made an effort todos so. She wiped
her eyes, removed her tear soaked veil and
soon looked herself again Meanwhile
her neighbor talked on gayly, pointed out
the interesting places on the road, amused
her in thousand ways New York was
reached before she dreamed that they were
there. And now what was to happen,
What happened was this:
Her escort left her in the waiting room
for a moment, and returning placed
ticket in her hands.
Express to Chicago" he said; but the
Chicago express does not leave for several
hours and we must have some dinner.
know a nice little restaurant hard by; we
will go there"
Poor Myra! All that she could do was TO
repeat her thanks and think what grand
mamma and the Misses Lipsett would say
if they knew she had not only talked TO
stranger, but was under obligations TO him
and was going to dine with him. And,
moreover, since of course the gentleman
would be repaid the money he had so
kindly spent in her behalf, she really quite
enjoyed the adventure.
There must be something gypsylike
about me-" she thought, in spite of all my
good bringing up, TO feel this way"
But she could not help being delighted
with her afternoon. Such nice little din
ner; such a nice little walk afterward-
Then tea in the loveliest place Myra had
ever seen, and then off and away to the de-
pot again. She felt as though she had
known her companion forever.
''You will take this young lady TO her
sleeping compartment" the gentleman
said to a porter, land see that she has ali
she wants" There was a CLEAN of silver
between his glove and the black hand so
readily outstretched. Now, goodby," he
said, land thank you for the most pleas
ant experience have ever had" He put
parcel into her hands as he spoke.
"Oh, have enjoyed it very much my
SELF" said Myra; "but-the pecuniary OBJ
legation. Kindly give me your card-my
family will'- The car began to move.
"Take care. SIR" cried the porter. The
gentleman stepped briskly out of the way (
an approaching engine, only just in time
Her momentary fright over, Myra saw him
waving his handkerchief in the distance
Here WAS a situationl But what could
Myra do but 60 to her place, where later
she opened the dainty white parcel and
found novel by the author she best loved
and package of the most delightful con-
fectionery.
How oddly she felt-half happy, half
frightened; how her heart was beatingI
How words this stranger had uttered,
giances that he had given. returned TO her
memoryi What did it all mean?
After she had tried to read awhile she
tucked herself under the snowy linen Of
her bed. The soft, pink edged blanket
wrapped her snugly, the car moved easily.
but she could not sleep.
Suddenly in the night she sat up. covered
her face with her hands and began TO sob.
Il am in love with him." she said, land
/ shall never see him again, and / am go
ing home to marry Ben Cooper, whom /
only Ikea little. Oh, what shall dor"
Oh, how she criedl But il was only nat
ural, her grandmother thought, that she
should wear a tear stained face after such
frightful adventures. There had been the
widest excitement over her nonappear-
ance, and Ben having gone away on bust
aess, something about property" Mrs
Ferris said Il had not his assistance in
making inquiries. What my feelings were
you will never know"
Poor Myra had enough to do to think Of
her own feelings.
Ben's absence, however, she was thank
for, for now that she knew what love waA
she could never, never marry a man she
only liked.
Both ladies worried over the pecuniary OBJ
legation, and the browning touch was given
to Myra's modification when, in shaking
out her travelling dress, she found her
pocketbook, with all it's contents safe be
tween the stuff and the lining. There was
neither rip nor hole, but a piece Of the
drapery had been so placed tina. Myra had.
in a moment of abstraction, thrust the
pocketbook under it, and the mysterious
something" which had now and then
struck her ankle was at last discovered.
Oh. it was dreadful and yet, but for the
supposed loss that happy afternoon would
never have been Poor Myra! she was
very sorry for herself. sorry for Ben. when
in the course of a week she heard that be
was at home.
They will be here TO tea" Mrs Ferris
said, and Myra wished that the floor would
open and swallow her. Still her resolution
was unchanged, and when at last she had
dressed herself up in her pink cashmere.
trimmed with white lace, pinned a rose
bud in her hair aud was fairly On her way
TO the parlor she resolved that Ben should
not for a moment be deceived Gravely
she entered the room. her cheeks pale, her
eyes cast down Some one rushed forward
to greet her-two hands caught hers She
looked up. Before her stood the stranger
who had won her heart
You did not know me, Myra," he cried,
"but / knew you at once 1t was very
hard to send you home alone, but the law
yers needed me and / could not 90 with
you Can you forgive me my foolish
joke"
And Myra was, as you may imagine,
only too happy 70 forgive.-Mary Kyls
Dallas in Chicago Times
Money in the Museum business
A Biddeford (Me.l man some time ago