Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-05-20

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made for a hotel clerk, Margery.
haven't diamonds enough;and besides
II promised Fitch and Morrison
months ago that I'd go with them
A gentleman never breaks his word
you know"
He lightly tried to kiss her then,
but the scorn. in her eyes deferred
him, and his laughter subsidized under
her reply.
"But the gentleman may break
his fathers heart one of these days
or tempt him to try how fast bullet
can take him out of his troubles"
Harry gave long whistle. MAR
| gerry" he cried, "what Is fellow tc
do under a tongue like yours?"
But Margery knew sadly well that,
though he was neither bad at heart
nor vicious, the 'fellow" in question
loved his own pleasure too well to dc
the thing she required of him. When
he had gone she whispered to herself:
II shall have to do it! It's lust as
heroic treatment for me as for him,
but l don't feel as if l could draw
back now"
A day or two later. having still
further matured her plans, she said
to her mother:
eff you don't mind, mamma, !
should like to 90 to Boston this week
to visit Cousin Sally. You know she's
been asking me ever since I wrote
her that / could not 90 to school on
account of my eyes I am sure she
will not think it too much if 90 tor
a few days now, and go again for
Commencement week"
Now Cousin Sally was a maiden
lady, with just such radical proclivi-
ties as were beginning to make them
selves apparent in Miss Margery.
Mrs. Emerson hesitated as to giving
her consent. Then she saw the other
side of the question.
In both social and financial re-
spects Miss Sally Parkhurst could af-
ford to do as she pleased. Her favor
was thing to be desired. Margery
did need a change; and last Of all,
this often unwIse but always loving
mother hated to refuse her children
anything.
every WE'LL" she said; ''but you
must not stay too long. Well have
your ClasS-day dress made next week,
and you know how important it is
that you should be here to try it on"
"Oh, l know it's very important"
willy Margery answere d, gravely; add
ing then, II promise I will not stay
long with Cousin Sally"
According to the letter Of it, she
kept her word. She only stayed over
a couple of days in the tall old West
End house which had sheltered sew
eral generations of Parkhursts but
into those DAYS was crowded much
comfort and encouragement. From
this old house, on the afternoon Of
the third day, a trembling though
hopeful maiden, bag in hand, set
out for Cambridge, and Miss Sally
followed her in spirit with some
anxiety and much sympathy.
Margerys scheme was to Cousin
Sally's liking; but handsome Harry,
busy with his own plans and ambi-
tions, had not the faintest Fremont
tion that Nemesis was approaching
him.
So far as his gay, ease-loving diSpo-
sition would permit those days were
anxious ones even to him. But his
spirits did not suffer thereby, and it
was with an appetite wholly unim-
paired that he walked into his board
ing house, in time for dinner on the
evening of the day of Margery's pill
grimage to Cambridge.
There were several things on his
mind just then, and a somewhat de-
pressing letter from his father was in
his pocket But Fitch was telling
funny story as Harry seated himself.
Catching the point in his own quick
way, he laughed as heartily over it as
any. Then he himself told an anec-
dote apropos Of the other, and was
listening to a confidence from his
neighbor on the right.
Say, Emerson, Miranda has gone
away. We have new table girl.
and she's beauty"
Then behind him the new girl
spoke.
"Will you have muIligatawny or
lamb broth, sir?"
If he had lost his composure COM
pletely; if he had jumped up and de-
nounced her, or even if he had
tainted before his mulligatawny
could reach him, this new table girl
would hardly have been surprised.
But he did neither of these things.
Starting slightly, he turned around
and looked in her face; but though
his own rudy cheek did change color,
their was no recognition in his gaze.
In the coolest possible voice he re-
piled, Broth, please!"
Then Morrison across the table
called out mockingly: ''Our friend
Emerson's struck all Of a heap with
so much youth and beauty"
Emerson, quite in his usual man.
ner, answered, ''Tm all of that,
assure YOU"
But all his sang freid could not
prevent him from finding that din
ner bitter one; and his fathers let
Ter in his pocket seemed to have
gained an added wright