The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-08
A BOX OF CHOCOLATES.
They Secured a Young Lawyer q
Wife and Fortune.


why" cried Eleanor Goode, Its a
perfect palace! l really had no idea OF
| grandeur like this
'.Isn't it?" echoed Miriam Kasson II
wish, dear, could ask you to stay and
| spend the day: but dare not. I'm too
much of stranger here to take any
| liberties
| ''Oh. / shouldn't expect it," said
Eleanor, looking around at the decorat-
ed ceilings, pale blue silk draperies,
and lovely bits OF landscape on the
walls. II know exactly how you're
| situated. Miliy. But can't you come
! hhopping with me? Bob has given me
some cash to buy new gown with.
! and there are some of the sweetest old
Glue ginghams at Tuck & Nipp's-"
Miss Kasson shook her head.
''Impossible!' said she. You see.
the family have gone to Darlington to
funeral, and am left in charge. And
you don't know" she added, with a
comical little pursing up of the lips.
chow afraid / am of Mrs. Yerlses, the
houselzeeper, or how my heart beats
when l feel myself compelled to give
an order to the butler"
81 wish.I were you.' cried Eleanor.
1T would be such funl'
"One hardly knows" sighed Miriam,
whether one is lady or servant"
''Oh, there can't be much doubt Of
that" said Eleanor. Look at yourself
in the mirror. dear. Wouldn't You say
that you beheld princess in disguise?'
Nonsense. Eut at least let me get
you glass of cool water, Nell; you
look so flushed with your long walk"
She slipped away, while Eleanor be-
guiled the time of her absence by a
heightened survey Of herself in the
mirror.
Yes, it was no unsatisfactory view-a
dimpled, rosy young Venus, with spark
ling hazel eyes, red lips aud complex
ion of purest pink and white And
then-good gracious! one of the ribbon
loops of her airy summer dress had
come loose She looked frantically
around for pin to repair damages,
but no pin was to be seen.
They're IN the bureau drawer" she
said to herself. ''Milly was always too
distressingly neat for anything. Oh,
here they are.'' grasping paper of
pins. And here, too-oh, the de-
icious little glutton,-heres box of
chocolate caramels, tied with pink rib
bons. I'll teach her to hide her sweet
les away from me! How she will stare
when she finds them gone"
1t was the act of moment to whisk
the bonbon box into her shopping-ba bag,
and appear deeply absorbed in repair
ing the damages to her wardrobe, when
Miss Kasson came in, bringing a glass
OF water and some fancy biscuits on a
Japanese tray.
BY the time she reached the famous
emporium of Messrs. Tuck & Nipp, the
bargains in old blue ginghams were
gone. and nothing remained "it to be
seem at any price to which she could
venture to aspire, and SO she betook
herself sorrowfully to the pretty fiat
which she called home.
And none too soon, for telegram
awaited her there, announcing that her
mother was i'll, and it was necessary
for her to go to her at once.
At the end of two weeks she brought
her mother home, nearly recovered.
Little Sarah, the youngest sister, re-
ceived her joyfully.
Its been so lonesome without YOU,
Nell" she said. I've kept house beauti-
fully, only Biddy has scorched the oat-
meal every morning, and the coffee
hasn't tasted quite right, and Bob has
been SO busy he couldn't find time to go
walking with me-"
"Busy!'' satirically echoed Eleanor.
''Oh, but he really was! He's got a
real case, Bob has, and it's awful inter-
estlng, too. The judge assigned it to |
him because the defendant-I think /
that's the proper law Ehrase"-with /
pretty little wrinkle of the eyebrows /
hadn't any means to provide one for .
herself. And she's ever so pretty, Bob /
says, and he's quite sure she isn't guilty;
and won't it be strange" NESTING her
curly head against her mothers
Bob should fall in love
with his first client?"
Eleanor looked distressed
Mother" said she, didn't tell you
what would come of your allowing
Sarah to read SO many novels? In love.
indeed. Most likely the woman is an
ldventuress.
''All the same" persisted Sarah,
Bob says it's very interesting case,
Ind it's in all the papers, headed The
treat Diamond Robbery"
The child has been reading those
iorrid daily papers, too,'' groaned
eleanor
And it has advertised Bob more than
dozen ordinary title cases, or breaches
# contract, or that sort of thing" in
listed Sarah. 'He SAYS SO himself
We'll, | deciare,'' said Mrs. Goode,
Tho shared the romantic proclivities of
Ter young daughter. "a diamond rob
'ery and beautiful girl, Of course
he didn't do it,
"Oh," cried Eleanor, irnpatientlv,
her foot, ''how inpracticable
on al arel Why shouldn't she be
uilty? Can't pretty GIRL be wicked
S well as plain one? AS If looks
lattered! Bat, all the same, I'm glad
lob has had good opening IA the
ourts- And now, mamma. you must
ave q cup of tea, aad lie down awhile
efore dinner"
I'D wager nv existence" said Mr /,
obert Goode, making Z desperate at
icls on the cold ham and radi hes that
aruished the breakfast tab-e, ''tha,
he's innocent Only. hc-e cones up
lis question: where are the jcvvels2-
Yes said Eleanor, incredEl ously, !
that's the question, where arG the Jew
S? How you men ara dazzled by a
air Of bright eyes.''