The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-27

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will meet me, Katie" whispered a mod
ern Romeo to his love, while he appar-
emily shook hands like mere acqEaint-
ance.
The eyes Of all the gossips Of South
wood were upon them, for they had
met at al old maids tea-party.
Katie Burne was tho beauty and the
he;ress of Southwood.
Her father ovs ned largo factories just
outside the town, and ahe lived with
him-shc had 10 brothers or sisters and
her mother was dead-in Q big, old
fashioned. rambling house that ad-
joined them.
OF course. all the young men of the
neigh borhood were more or less de-
voted to Katie, and her father favored
the suit of Hon Alan Chevenix, the
impecnnious son of tho earl of Timber
ley.
But what mattered impecuniosity to
MIR. Burne? Rank" he said, was what
he wanted for his gal"
He little guessed as yet what a spoke
the aristocratic wheel would receive by
the coming to Southwood of Kenneth
Moore.
He had only been there week and
already Katie was over head and ears
in love, her eyes only too eloquently
telling their tale as they gazed into his
in affirmative answer to his impas-
stoned question.
by the garden gate when the rest OF
the world sleeps"
TWAS not only risky. 1t was positively
imprudent; but when do foolish girls,
when they are in love, think OF pru-
dence? Though Katie murmnred to
herself as she walked along the street
towards her homo:
''If father knew loved Kenneth,
believe he would kill him, and II he
knew l met him In secret he would kill
me-"
And yet there was nothing tangible
against Kenneth Moore; he was a
steady, Woodworking young architect
a more desira bic match in many ways
than the Eighty, turf-,oving Hon. Alan
Chevenix But Mr.. Burne had set his
heart on a marriage between Katie and
Hon. Alan. and Mr. Burne was
hard, self-conid.nt man, and not easy
to change from o fixed purpose.
Somewhat to her CONSERVATION,
when Katie arrived at homo she found
Mr.. CheveniX in the drawing-room with
her father.
How late you are, Katie; where
have you been?" said Mr.. Burne, but
rather less Grossly than usual. He was
on his good behavior before his future
son-in-law.
Il was at Miss Odsham's a-party"
"Mercyl One would think you were
going to take to caps and aprons your
self, judging from the way you run
after those old frumpS Well. fly now
and get your things Off Mr.. Chevenix
is going to stay to dinner, and we will
have pleasant evening-music and
billiards BY the way, Chevenix,
would it not be better for you to stay
all night? Then we can go early in
the morning aud look at the roam mare
that you have fancy for"
Thanks. it would suit me down to
the ground if you can send over and
tell my man to bring my things"
Nothing easier" answered Mr..
Burne, beaning as ha rang the bell
But there was no beam of satisfac-
ton on katie's face as she went out OF
the room to get ready for dinner.
Tonight it would be more than us
ually rash to meet Kenneth. Yet
how was she to las him know? lInpos-
sible-she must risk il.
The maid was waiting to dress her
She was one of the ''luxoories" that
Mr. Burne boasted abou. giving his
daughter.
The master says you are to look
your best tonight. miss, SO ! have put