The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-21

far.as John Redmor d is concerned

fa-tas John Redmond is concerned
i mus have talk with her"
! A day or two later she did have a
! talk.with her daughter: and, when the
| inpor lance OF her making some choice
| of SUI ors wcs.rnc1St ioned, her mothers
quick eye detected some slight shade OF
pallor.
| When she parsed for the want OF
| ANYTHING moro to say on the subject,
and waited for Irene to answer her.
tie response came quick enough:
'-AaInna, Idon't-carc enough for any
Of them for that and am sure you
" ould not want me to encourage young
&c ntlemen for whom 1 did not care"
But" expostuiated her mother,
''yeung ladies usually manage to find
SOM one for whom they can care. 1t
would be strange If you should be an
exceD lion to the rule. Do you mean to
say that you have never yet felt what
it is to .lovc?'
A quick blush mounted to Irene's
cheel1 al a bright CLEAN to her eye
which slsacould not conceal, her lips
stammere.l as she sought to frame an
answer.
Mono -no-that is, mammal
ought to haze told you long ago, per-
hap5-I do love some one else who is
not here"
You amaze me, daughter" said her
mother, a quick suspicion arising in her
mind. ~Your father and 1 certainly
ought to know whether the object of
your affe;tions is worthy of them"
But l knew that you and papa dis
approved OF him on account of his pow
erty. End oh, mamma, had learned
to love linn. SO dearly that could not
stop loving him
'.Who? ''1uestionedsher mother. some
what imp; roiently.
'.Mr. L edmond" answered Irene,
softly, and then she fastened to speak,
when she s;sw her mothers quick look
of d;sapprov 81. 1--WE are not engaged,
mamma. and of, course 1 would not
have done su chse thing without telling
you. But vie love each other, and
neither OF US can ever marry another"
''Nell, well.f' was AR. henry Middle
toms comments when he heard the story
that pass. l tpld you it wouldn't do to
trust to the ap pcaca1lce Of things. You
know how we were Ourselves in our
counting days. BY the way, have
just healrl to-day chat John Redmond's
aunt has died and left him her fortune.
Perhaps :slat will help to smooth the
runled surface of hirgs."
And SO il. did. And not long after
that the IT. 2stery CT Irene's Indifference
toward her many ardent admirers was
explained by the announcement of her
engagement 10 Mr.. John Redmond, the
handsome young lawyer, no longer
penniless
'Irene," 'said EOs.line one evening,
entering, her sisters room and closing
the doors6ehind .her, Il just want you
to tell income thing. You're not like
any lover / ever read about in any story
boOl. if YOU could love him all this time
and not send him any messages Of love
or receive aay front him: for I've seen
every letter that came from him, and
there hasn't been a. Nsord Of love in one
IF them
Are you sure, my~dear?" said Irene,
smiling roegaishly.
She stepped quiclsl.r~to her little desk
md drew from a dra' H,er 4 tiny package
If little square foio csi papers as thin
md as delicate Us th shu1terhy' wings.
They were not qu te al inch square
vhen folded, but wh en- Irene uafolded
me of them andhcld it out be-jorc her
listers gaze, to her surprise Evaline
aw half sheet OF Japanese silk note
,ape- covered WIFI; lleiy-written, yet
legible, characters.
I'm not going to let you read it,
,uss," said her bAlsGng sister, "but
his IS one OF my love letters
But how did you get it, I'd like to
,now?" insisted Evalire.
"You have been bringing them to me,
very one" answered Irene.
Me? 1 only brought You two, and
II the rest OF his lette IS were to papa" I
Nevertheless in every one of them /
anne one for me"
For you?" ejaculaied Evaline in sur
rise. And you let mamma open that
ne and rant the risl-of havingsher find
ours?"
No risk'whatever. my dear, for they
Tere every one hidden under the post
ge stamp which simply dAmpened
nd released and then pasted back on
gain in it's place"
"Oh, OH" exclaimed EvaIines with a
'ng-drawn sigh of surprise. THAT
eats all the love.stories | everS read in
oolzs- And was there one under the
amp of each one of papa's letters,
I'D was that W you wanted the en-
elopes brought home for? You told
he story about Slat paper cushion"
Not bit of, a story" responded
rene, laughingly, for here is the
ashton all Completed; and now, you
eed not bring me any more envelopes,
ecause l do not think care TO make
lother. j. F. Cowan, in Boston
lobe.
-Peastraw-'Ho,v is yourniece look
g these days?" Barnes-''Just the
me as usual-for a man."-Harper's
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