The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-07

Then she went on to tell how regu-
larly she wrote to his mother, keeping
her posted up in all that Jack was do
ing and suffering and winning. "She
is my beloved mother. and only she can
fully understand how dearly / have
loved you ever since that DAY when l
went and kissed you because you said
you 'S'posed it was Satan made you
naughty.
Violet Kellar had fought hard fight
before she had gained her father con-
sent to become engaged to penniless
Jack Colville. The. girls brilliantly
good looks, attractive manners and gen.
eral cleverness had brought numbers
of far more eligible men to her feet.
But she had been faithful to her first
love through it all.
II hate poverty, but love Jack, she
would say, when her father pointed out
to her how far more sensible it would
be of her to marry q man who could
give her good establishment in which
he could stay at home in ease with her,
than to link her lot with that of mere
subaltern in marching regiment
Probably after they have settled
this disturbance in Egypt his regiment
will be sent off to India for three or
four years, and as he can't marry on
his pay you will be left behind to med
itate on your folly in having engaged
yourself"
81 shall marry him as soon as this
affair is over in Egypt, papa, and if he
can't give me bread and water enough
to support me Pll beg it from some
one who can. don't want a good es-
at home in ease. 1 want Jack, and I
mean to have him.
THE boy always got what he want
ed, confound him. her father grum-
bled, good temperedly, and when he
said that, Violet knew that her case
was won.
Her mother, after the manner Of
mothers, sympathized with the young
peoples romance, and hopefully as
sured her that Jack would win promo
ton in some miraculous way without
seeing much dangerous service.
So when Violet said: Mother, dear,
don't want swell wedding, I don't
even want a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. likes
me in sailor serge better than any
thing; but do want to 60 out and be
as near him as l can. Take me to
Cairo, and let the chaplain marry
us as soon as the fighting over"
Mrs. Kellar agreed to do SO. and all
their acquaintance declared that the
mother was as great fool as the
daughter.
Violet's letter was keeping his heart
warm this day a. Tamai He was feel
ing unaccountably happy and light
hearted, as after sharp tussle with
half-a-dozen Arabs. three of whom he
killed with his revolver, he was allowed
breathing time for few minutes, dur
ing which he cut the word ''Suakim"
on the little black pipe that had been
his inseparable companion during the
whole of the campaign.
Suddenly just as he had lighted and
returned smoking it, he heard frantic
shout. and glancing up he saw young
Kellar dash forward and fire at some
one behind him Jack. Simultaneous
ly he felt a sharp agonizing pain in his
back, and he knew that he was struck
by a poisoned spear. An Arab, who
had been concealed in bush, had crept
out and stabbed him before young Kel-
lar could intervene.
He had staggered and then fallen on
his face, and they thought he was
dead for a minute. But when they
lifted him and were carrying him away
faint flicker of the old fun came into
his fading blue eyes as he said:
81 wanted Violet and tee v. C. so
much. S'pose twas Satan"
Before he could finish the sentence