The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-28
The principal, addressing the stranger


turbance?"
Leander, for the stranger was Sophro
MAS husband, swiftly reasoning that an
, expose might cause Sophronia's expulsion
from the seminary, faltered:
Il am very sorry. sir. / didn't mean
what l said. l ann
He did not finish this sentence. Instead
he fed from the room precipitously.
On the following day Sophronia was
missed from her seat at table.
She was suffering from mental rather
than from physical distress Until now
( she had never experienced the pangs OF
jealousy. At the same time the horrible
suspicion possessed her that Leander was
bigamist
oh, what fool was" she sobbed
snow | know why he didn't want me TO
come here. shall tell that Miss Walcott
just what think of her."
Sophronia finally concluded, however,
take her departure from the seminary
without creating a scene.
She went directly to the railway station.
While she vas purchasing a ticket she
felt hand upon her shoulder, and turn
ing beheld Leauder.
You heren'
His CONSERVATION was no less than hers,
and he also said:
you heren
''Oh, how could you, Leander?"
Evidently she was prepared for con-
fession from her spouse.
Imagine her establishment. therefore,
when instead Of making a confession he
began to load her with reproaches.
Il now see," he said, why you were 50
crazy TO go to boarding school. l never
dreamed that my wife was natural born
firt. Think how | must have felt hearing
those seminary cubs talking about and dis.
putting over my wife, Miss Southwick."
ooh, Leander, / am not to blame.
didn't mean"--
''Oh, that's a pretty way to get out OF
it You pretended you wasn't married"
''For PHYS sake talk grammar, if you
can't sense" said Sophronia resentfully,
at the same time drying her eyes and glar-
ing at him contemptuously.
Never mind the grammar. How about
them fellows~
Never mind those fellows. How about
your other wife?"
my other wifes'
"Yes, your other wife. Miss Walcott, as
she calls herself"
''Miss Walcottl Who the deuce is Miss
Walcott?"
II know and you know who she is" re-
piled Sophronia but for PHYS sake don't
make SO much noise. The whole town will
hear us, and want to get out of this place
and never set my foot in it again"
you don't want to get out of it any
more than do. Here's the train now" he
added, as the shrill whistle of the locomo-
tive was heard in the distance.
When the train stopped Leander took a
seat in the smoker and Sophronia entered
the rear car.
Thus they proceeded on their way toward
Northrop.
They had not made many miles when
Sophronja gladly would have joined her
husband, but to go into the smoker was OF
course out of the question.
1t was with a feeling akin to joy, there
fore, that she beheld him return to her
side.
Yet she did not greet him with any prot
estations of affection, for the spirit of Miss
Walcott was still lowering near.
81 don't see how any one could be as
mean as you have been" was her greeting.
What ails you?' he asked. Have you
got another tit of Miss-what's her name?"
Miss Walcott-you know her name
You needn't pretend you don't"
Il amt pretending anything. You've
done all the pretending, Miss Southwick."
81 never said my name was Miss South
wick. That was a mistake of the secre-
tary"
But what about them fellows?"
81 don't know anything about them.
They had right to be at the reception.
Now, will you be so kind as to explain who
Miss Walcott is and how you came to ac-
knowledge her as your wife before the
whole school?'
Dawn now peered into Leander's brain,
and he laughed heartily as he realized
what complications had been wrought by
the mole on Sophronia's hand, and Sophro-
MIA joined in his laughter when he had ex-
planned to her his mistake.
Il wanted 80 give you surprise" lie
said.
MY letter, 1 suppose, put that in your
head
Eyes, dear"
Two weeks after the memorable sheet
and pillow case party, the principal of
Stanford seminary announced to the stu
dents the following munifcent endow-
ments:
First-S25, 900 for the erection of a gym
nasium, to be known as the Southwick
gymnasium.
Second-S10.0 600 TO establish scholarship
for married couples of limited means. said
scholarship to be known as the Sophronia
scholarship Bailey in Boston
Globe.