The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-24
A LEAP-YEAR PROPOSAL.
It Was Accepted, But He Got the
Wrong Girl
"Whew-ew-e7e.f"

"Whew--ew-esc"
| The postman was going his rounds
| through the many-storied Office build
| ing, and at the sound of his whistle
| Alex Darrow's partner went to bring in
a handful of mail.
Firm letsers-papers-a circular-a
bill of my own" he ran over, sorting
them out. Hello! here's a fine lady
| fed epistle to come to young law
yer's Office on business - though the
writing is considerably off. For you
only, too" He tossed it to barrow
across his desk. IF you weren't such
steadygoing fellow, should certain
! ~ suspect you of billet-doux."
TmpossibleI" exclaimed barrow, his
eyes fixed on the few lines traced on
the satiny cream-white sheet he had
| fastened to unfold.
Yes, should most decidedly say so,
to judge by your excitement" was the
sarcastic retort THE dickensl don't
believe the man hears me, or was talk
ing to me at al. l say, are you going
to drop all the papers in Miner VS.
Miner, and go flying off AT this time of
day?"
Mr. Darrow was already putting on
his overcoat.
81 must-it's to keep an appointment
some most important business" he
dropped fragmentarily, as he hurried
out, with Marie Taine's letter IN an
inner pocket very close to his heart.
Marie had meditated much before
she sent it. She was well aware that
it was quite out of the usual course
for the lady to propose to the gentle
man, but then she was 80 very sure
that Alex barrow was in love with
her. Had he not always paid her
great deal of attention, unlike most of
the young men who seemed to find so
much entertainment in her Aunt Mari
on's society? And his attentions were
SO respectful, too; he had never ruff1ed
her dignity by tossing her up in his
arms like mere baby, and trying TO
make her kiss him against her will, and
only laughing when she cried with an
ger and humiliation and told him he in
suited her, as that altogether horrid
MIR. Rogers had once done She had
felt almost as much insulted by Mr..
Rogers attempt to make his peace
with big Paris doll; for she thought
herself quite too old for dolls, and had
soIemnly given away her whole family
of them the day before her eighth
birthday.
But Mr.. barrow was very different
He brought her flowers and bonbons,
just as men brought them to Aunt
Marion; and Marie knew that these
were considered attentions, for Aunt
Marion laughed and said they were,
when she asked He had told her she
reminded him Of sister of his who
died; and he had taken her out walk
ing, and to the chrysanthemum show.
and even sleighipg on the lake shore
drive, when she had felt so badly be-
cause she couldn't go with Aunt
Marion and Mr.. Blair. He had taken
her to see Elsie Leslie in Little Lord
Fauntleroy," aud Mr. Blair took Aunt
Marion 10 the theater. and did not az
the servants say that Mr.. Blair was
going to marry Aunt Marion? And IL
be did rather discourage her when she
wanted to talk about her favorite
books, and seemed to think IL was bet
ter for her 20 play with the Pug he had
given her than than 70 read and i'm
prove her mind, even the best of men
could no. be expected TO understand
one completely.
Marie was weu versed in the woes
Of souls misunderstood She was a
great devourer Of books, especially
sentimental novels, OF which an IN
oa;y afford 10 gfre him two dollars
week"
''Oh. he'll come. rna'an." said Della
When her work was done she sat down
and wrote as follows
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D4lia alwavs omitted her Obnoxious
second name in her correspondence
The next daJ she received cote