Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-08-17
TWO SISTERS.
How Ono Was Misjudged by All
Who Knew Her.

Frank tombstone was an ardent lover.
lie showed IL In his face, his manner
and his actions. IL was his first; that
may, perhaps, have been in II measure
responsible for the kccnncss Of his
passion. But Sarah Bennett was girl
to be loved. She was sweet, affection
ate, sensible; she had her full share Of
good qualities The two had met at
the literary club, aud II was case Of
mutual attachment from that moment.
They had been acquainted month
now, and Franks visits to the house
OF his sweetheart became more fire.
quent. One evening he presented him
self, In accordance with previous
agreement. and while Sarah was up
stairs putting the finishing touches To
her toilet Frank sat in the parlor and
talked to her sister Matilda. This latter
parsonage was two years older than
| his beloved-tnll, thin and angular She
was dark, with an imperurbablc pln-
cidity OF manner that nothing could
rufllc Her movements were distract
| ingly slow, and she wore spectacles;
not small, dainty things, with gold
/ bridge and long sillten cord, but big
steel-bowed goggles, the wires of which
stretched clear back behind her ears.
Nothing phnsed her; IL is said she was
mixed up In railroad smashup once.
Theonly one Of fifty uninjured, she was
/ found at the bottom OF u ravine, muddy
and disheveled, but cool as an iceberg.
Frank had met her two or three times
| before, but the meetings were short
and he had formed fugitive impress
| sion of her. hut now he had "A chance
TO see something more Of her and "a
| hear her talk. She spoke with dclib'
crate slowness, but her enumeration
was clear a. the sound OF Il either. II
soon became evident that every sen
tence which passed her lips was care
fully weighed ana shaded before giver
utterance. She answered yes and nc
only TO the simplest heterogeneous
She was cynical, sarcastic, searching
and her sphynx-like countenance effec
tually hid any emotion that found birth
In her thoughts
The two sat for perhaps five minutei
without word being spoken by either
The silence became oppressive.
81 shouldn't wonder II we had rair
before morning, said Frank, TO breal
the noiseless mOnptony.
"Think SOP
lie knew She had spoken, but, though
he was staring right at her, he had no
seen the motion Of her lips.
YES" he continued, THE clouds Ia,
heavy appearance as day left us anc
were massed In the western sky. he
sides, the weather bureau predicts NOR
rain"
And you argue from all this that W
are going 10 have rain-must have rain
TO be exact2" A quizaical expression
stole over the stony countenance.
Poor Frank by the most innocen
remark he had laid his neck on tn
keen edge Of this young woman
satire. lie squrmed in his seat he fcl
stupid, uncomfortable Would Sara
never Gomez
Ten minutes more passed and agai
the unbroken silence became oppre'
, sive.
"IIave you lived long in Detroit, MI
Johnstone2"
For a second only her face took on a
> expression Of interest; its object wa
beyond question TO induce AN answe
from the visitor
Frank was her equal In age, but h
was the babbling brook, she the dee
pool.
"Oh, mol" he exclaimed, pleased this
she should have so altered her manner !
his favor. 81 came from Wisconsin
q and this is the first city have eve
n lived in"
p "Ah, then you are from the cour
+ try?" There was a world Of mcanin
. in this remark, In 1t was conveyed a
:. avalanche Of the disdain she felt I,
I ward anything and anybody not use
I by lifelong residence 10 city Iorms.
, lie had sense enough 10 perceive thi
4 even though his lack Of divination ha
y led him into the trap.
u lie was vcxed, but he was too muC
% Of Il gentleman 10 show IT, lie co
n tented himself with sitting still at
+ gazing idly at the carpet. A footia
on the stairs aroused him, and
l. straightened mp, then arose with ala
rity 10 greet the girl for whom he WI
g ready 10 make great sacrifices II
2 smile and the warmth Of her han
d clasp were reward enough for the d.
comfort he had undergone.
The opera was a good one. aud 4