The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-06
and marry her He considerably left
note requesting Halkett to deal with
his honor as he thought 1T

his honor as he thought fit.
Godfrey Haikett was gentleman BY
instinct. and at the best but an anna
teur liar. lie had the British aversion
TO taking away q mans character TO a
girl. After much delibera.ion he said
to himself: IF know. hate-and /
fatter myself that do know her-she
would rather retain her faith III a dead
Jim than lose her faith in living Jim -
So he wrote that Jim had got worse and
died He did not consider himself in
this. which was to his credit
Then, being no longer required in
Colorado, he followed his letter home.
On the way home common sense ar
gued with him and brought home to
him very forcibly that he had made a
mistake Sooner or later Kate must
learn the truth. 1t would be better for
her to hearit from him now than 70 have
it brutaiiy broken to her later. when i.
ight injure her life more. Il was not
a pleasant mission, this mission Of con-
fession on which he went short time
after his return, but he confronted him
self with the thoughtthat she would st
least acknowledge shat al he had done
was out of consideration for her.
Godfrey Halkett never told anyone
what happened at that interview. As A
matter OF fact. the girl heard him all
through. and then. white and rembling
with indignation, infinitely scornful
with herself for having allowed anyone
to defame her lover while she listened,
she turned and left him-not, though,
before she had pointedly suggested that
he should never euIer the house again
'She had never trusted him from the
very beginning" SO she said, 'and
now"
Halkett took up his hat and went.
This man, who had thought himself
never to be astonished again. was an
obstinate man, but not too obstinate to
acknowledge himself astouished He
wasted no time over useless arguments
or letters. but he went abroad and some
time subsequently he met Jim Paddon
The interview was short, but satisfac-
tory. All, it appeared. that Halkett re-
quired of his former friend was letter
written to Kate, telling her how mat
ters stood. Paddon demurred, and
Mrs. Paddon thought Halkett a nui-
sance.
Il may be sneak" said Jim; "but I'll
be - if III write myself down one"
Halkett declined to enter into the
distinction. You can put it in gen.
tlemanly way if you can." he said.
A man with only one lung and bad
case is no match for man with two
lungs and good case and a rapidly de-
veloping passion for woman. In less
than a month Halkett was home with
the letter.
kate is devilish obstinate when
she's in a bad temper he said to him
self II know what she'll do now;
she'll refuse to see me, and I'm not
going TO trust the letter to the post"
Still, he wrote and asked her TO make
an appointment SIZE replied by re-
turn, naming a day and hour. Hal
kett gasped little at this, but vent
for walk to think how he should
meet her.
H. need not have troubled about
arranging speeches or lines of con-
duct Kate took tho initiative at the
as ne might have known she
must. She was very civil, only rather
distant, and asked him why he wanted
to see her.
II have brought you . letter." he
said.
she held out her hand
He gave it to her. She looked at the
writing, murmured an excuse end left
him.
When she came back there was little
changed a about her except q hesitancy
in her speech.
Don't make me apologize" she said,
''but, of course, / knew you were right
when you told me, only / wasn't going
to allow anyone but Jim 10 say such
things about himself. was I?''
Certainly not. said Halkctt, too
blinded by the sentiment of the SEN
tenee to consider its grammar. 1T is
who have to apologize
So they parted good friends and the
student of women went home satisfied,
Z Dd Oh Tic WbCIC IGIhCt RiSSSFo SE6H
not with the sensation of astonishment
TO which he was now becoming quite
accustomed.
After a decent interval Of these
friendly relations he asked her to
marry him.
Then the friendly intercourse
snapped like pipestem and she told
nim he had insulted her. You ought
oy this time" she said, Ito know me
90 well 10 imagine that i could ever
owe again"
This finished off Geoffrey Halkett
lie spent miserable month making
up his mind whether TO 60 abroad or
IN a combination, when this letter
anne:
DEAa Mr. HALgErr-Have we annoyed you
n any way; II not why DO you never came 10
zee us now We shall both be In. and very
pleased TO see you any afternoon this week II
-ou care TO look Us up again Very sincerely
ours, KATE TxxPLE
S-Aunt Gays she may have 10 70 out
y ednesday. but every other afternoon sac will /
~ al home
Godfrey Halkett read this letter, but |
hot ali his experience could make him
ook a. though he had expected it,
After little while he smiled and lit {
lis pipe, and was happy. lie might |
lot understand women, bit he under !
TODD that letter On "Wednesday I
morning he spent twenty VuIneas on a /
ing. on Wednesday afternoon he
allied at the Temples and saw Kate
After all. now that he was cured Of !.
lis chief weakness, he was very /
,ood fellow. and there Is never better /
sife than the girl who Is capable Of 1
you On occasion - San /