The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-15

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wish you would quit quoting poetry,
and talk, and tell me what to do
81 have told you over and over again,
that I would never marry one man,
loving another" returned Josephine;
then continued: "As a feather is watt
| ed downward from an eagle in his
flight"
''Jo." cried her sister, irritably, Twill
you sop that? l declare" she added,
''what with your husband, your baby
good to me any more. When you were
in love ! looked forward to your en-
gagement, when ] supposed you would
be like an ordinary mortal again. But,
no; after ytou were engaged you were
| always incoming or spooning when
Geoff was in the same town, and when
he was away you were eternally read
ing his letters. writing him, or med
itating what to write. Then / antici-
pated your marriage, but you boarded
the first two yeats, SO 1 couldn't visit
you; and now you keep house you are
always with that baby, quoting poetry
|
err continually. l declare, when 1 do
get married 1 will not have rocking
chair in my house, and l will marry a
man rich enough to tire a nurse. AS
for marrying one man, and loving an
other, that sounds all night; but don't
know that do love another. What is
| Jack to me but mirage, a memory, a
dream, anything but Il substantial man:
while old Mr. Smith and his millions
are very substantial, very real. How
do know that Jack ism tsdead?"
Because he said he would let you
know if anything should happen to
him." replied Josephine.
well, married to another girl, then.
think that is rather moreslikely, on
second thoughts
Josephine remained silent.
"Why don't you speak, 10? If you
were anything like sister you would
think of my good-my worldly well
fare-and help me to make up my mind
to marry Mr. Smith and-his millions.
You know that it is three years since
Jack went away-that we are not
! bound to each other. All he said was:
|
my mothers money has swindled her
out of every cent, and she and my Sis
ter are quite dependent on me now. l
am afraid l shall have all can do to
support them for several years, SO /
cannot ask you now to be my wife, as /
intended to do before going west, but if
am fortunate / shall come back be-
! fore very long, and hope you will be
| free That was three years ago, and
he has never written me one word"
mo: and honor him the more for it.
and you are
Josephine rose as she spoke, and went
out of the room to lay the baby, that
had fallen asleep, in its crib When
she returned, Annette was sitting in
the same position before the CRATE fire,
apparently in deep thought. In a few
minutes she spoke again:
81 wish that had been home when
Mr.. Smith proposed, 10. Mother would
not have hesitated in urging me to &C
cept him. 1t would have seemed like
a kind of duty then"
| Josephine was silent.
| HOW louu tlldG CLOCK OOeS
Annette continued, fretfully. After
minutes pause: ''Why didn't you buy
French clock, Jo?"
''They were too expensive" replied
the elder sister, TRANQUILITY, taking up
some sewing that lay on the table, and
beginning to work.
| Yes; that is the result of marrying
for love. Now if wed Mr.. Smith, ]
can buy French clocks
Yes" returned Josephine land I
hope their soft ticking will quite make
up to you for the tones OF a voice that
you loved
81 am afraid that you are sarcastic,
Jo,'' said Annette, laughing. You for
get the fine house, and diamonds, and
horses, and yacht-and the presents
can make you all.
My father should wear broad
cloth coat, my brother should sail
| painted boat lam dreadfully tired of
seeing mother and father going around
in shabby clothes. ] don't think, Jo.''
rather wistfully, sit is altogether
selfshness that prompts me to marry
him
No: but suppose some day you
meet Jack, AMI he should say: An
| nette. have come back to ask you to
be my wife'-how would you feel?"
Annette buried her face in her handN
then. after a minute, she said: That
is all nonsense, 10; he never will come
back. dreamed only the other night
that he was married to some girl out IN
those western wilds. You always Were
so romantic: I am so glad Geoff turned
out nice man. l suppose you would
have gone and died If he hadn't Now,
an sensible and practical. have no
faith in men, and / an not going to
live forgotten and die forlorn for such
2 mere chance as your romantic mag
nation has conjured up. l am going to
marry Mr.. Smith
Then you prefer Mir. Smith and his
millions to Jaek?" said Mrs. Murray,
rather sadly.
NO; but prefer living without Jack
| with money. to living with Jack trithol.t
money" replied Annette, airiiy. II
told the old gentleman wanted a week
to consider his proposition, and ! SHAH
not send him his answer until the week
is up. That will be in five days more,
butt have decided"
Now where was Jack? The very
afternoon the sisters had the converse
ton that affected his happiness so near
". he was tumbling some Of his belong
! ings into a grip-auyway. or anyhow.
50 grea. was his haste to catch the east