Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-06-17

| strange lands with no one DuG SICK
nav to look after her. But dear SUE,
we'll have to say good-by to Marthy
If we're a-goln' to-
Before Richard had time to make
his escape, four gaunt, Manufactured
women mad crowded against him in
| their efforts TO enter the tourist car.
upon the lower step of which he had
stationed himself, the better to see
over the heads of "Millie's relatives "
| The movement was so sudden that
he had no recourse but to enter the
| car in advance Of them, which he did
intending to pass through it to the
Pullman coach beyond, where his
charge was sleeping; but when he had
reached the center of the car he dis
covered that the Objectionable rela-
tives quite blockaded the passage in
either direction, and there was moth
ing left for him but to find a<seat
and wait their exit.
AS he seated himself, a stalwart
mana typical western settler
placed a slender little woman in the
compartment next to the one he had
entered.
There you be, nav, ez comf'table
ez if you was to home on your best
feather bed" he said, with a gigantic
effort to steady his voice. After
swallowing two or three times in
quick succession, he added; "You'n
Millie'l have a real nice time, an
you'll come home ez chirk ez a cricket,
er my name amt Abnef Marks"
He tucked her shawl about her as
he spoke with awkward tenderness,
and his great brewn hand paused in
passing to clasp her slender one, while
his lips twitched TREMENDOUSLY. He
was rough and uncouth, this man
whose continual battle for a living
had crowded all possible opportunity
for self improvement out of his mar
row, over-burdened life; uncoth and
uncultivated but great hearted in the
extreme was Abner Marks.
''It's costin' you a great deal,
Abner," sighed the little woman,
YEARLY, ''an' Pm afraid we CAN'T af-
ford it. The relatives say"
'tDarn the relatives! 1 wish the
hull pack on 'em was in Jericho.
They've pestered the life cen most
out'n you. I've got my opinion tibet
it's more relatives than malaria what's
ailin' Of you"
Richard noticed that this was said
in subdued tones.
IAN as fer tn cost, don't you go
to ftettin' erbout tibet, an Spite all
the good effects 9TH Calaforny clim-
ate" He continued in a. much
louder voice. "Fve had a big streak
O. luck lately, an can afford a sight
more'n your trip III cost. Now say
good-by to your folks while I give
Mile word o. ADVICE "
He drew Mile to one side where
the little woman could not hear the
sword O. advice" he was about to
give her, and in getting her beyond
her mothers vicinity, as well as away
from the clamorOus relatives, he
paused quite close to the solitary
young man whom fatese emed to have
destined as receptacle for the conf
denceS of this family. He could not
have changed his position without
considera BILE attention and
occupying much Of the precious time !
needed for the farewells.
'Here's the purse with ev'ry dime |
[ could rake an scrape together,
after buyin' your tickets, he began. |
''Pll get some more to you fore this |
Is gone, an mind you're not to scrimp
nav ez longs the money holds out,
nor let her know tibet I'm a-sellin'
tn garden tools to exc out, nor tibet |
the red heifer S sold nor tn white
horse"
mo, no, father: surely you can
trust me, interrupted Millie earn |
estiy. "Motber shall never know,
and if this trip cures her, we will be |
TOO happy to care for anything else.
[ mean to earn something to help
along with just as soon as we get to
California. ~
The conductor shouted s'all !
aboard" which in this case meant
or those already. aboard to leave the
rain. There was a hurried hand
followed by general scram-
Die for the door, and moment later
distance had begun to lengthen out
brave Millie Marks and her
prairie home.
Having had so much of the family
history forced upon him, Richard
Wakeman regarded the two women
Il the next compartment. with more
interest than he was accustomed to
Oestow on travelling companions.
The girls face was completely hid
len by thick veil which she now +
to remove. Richard was {
ust a trifle curious to see the lace of !
his girl whose relatives, with the
single exception of the little sick
mother. were such loud voiced, un-
calmly creatures He expected a
slight improvement perhaps, but not /
much. How could she, having spent
jhe greater part of her life among
Them, be other than slightly refined
,opy of those terribly offensive peo- :,
Die?
With an upward movement of her
hand she removed the veil and hat,
hen busted herself making her dear
invalid comfortable. Richard came
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