The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-15

was half across it She saw Dollie in the
distance, bidding farewell to a gentle
man with a sketching bag on his back.
The unhappy lady stopped short in
horror
''Dollie," she exclaimed. ''this is
shameful! have been trusting you all
this time, and you, it seems. have been
breaking your word?"
''Oh, no. have not! / have not been
near the glen, and [ have never seen
Mr.. Fleming until this morning. Don't
lSok that way, mother; am speaking
the truth. was on my way to tell you
all about it."
''Tell me nothing of that kind! I
want to know nothing"
''But you must know, MOTHERHOOD
will be forced to know. Mr.. Fleming
has asked me to marry him and have
said will
"You have! Well, girls do stupid
things sometimes, but the sooner you
undo this the better!"
Mother" Dollie began, but her
voice failed her.
''Make no appeal to me, Dollie. am
sorry for you, of course, if you care;
but you won't care long. Be a good
girl and do your best to dismiss this
from your mind at once and forever,
and go to your room now and write and
tell that man that you intend to do So"
"Where is Dollie?" asked Mr.. Carne-
gle when he and Sir Philip came.
''She was here few minutes ago,
but she has been sketching in the sun
| and it has been too much for her. She
had to go to bed with frightfully bad
headache"
''Then shall not see her unless stay
till tomorrow" said Sir Philip, after
expressing much sympathy.
''Oh, you must not do that-you must
| not offend your uncle; besides Dollie
may not be well enough to see you to-
morrow"
Sir Philip departed and Mr. and Mrs.
Carnegie repaired to the study to write
to Mr.. Fleming.
Their daughter, they said, might
have been temporarily led away by
persuasion. but now saw, as anyone
with any judgment must see, that
marriage with him was out of the ques-
ton. They inelosed letter from her
which would inform him of the true
state of her feelings. and trusted that he
would see the propriety of leaving the
neighborhood at once.
But can you get her to write that
letter." asked Mr.. Carnegie.
"Oh, yes" replied his wife and went
to Dollie's room, which she did not leave
until she had succeeded.
He wrote to her, but his letter was
returned by Mr.. Carnegie unopened.
Fleming became desperate. and, being
powerless in other ways, called the wis
dom of the serpent to his aid and wrote:
81 find it so hard to believe that your
daughters mind can have changed SO
suddenly that l entreat you to let me
see her alone for ten minutes If you
permit this, and then she speaks as she
has written, I give you my word of
honor as a gentleman to accept her de-
cision as final and to leave this place at
once"
With great reluctance Mr.. Carnegie
replied: ''Since You refuse to believe
the truth and insist on giving my
daughter this pain, you may come to-
morrow at twelve, when she herself
will tell you what her wish is. You
may see her for ten minutes, but her
family will be present"
All eyes were fixed on Dollie as she
came in, looking pale. i'll and scarcely
able to stand. No one spoke-all wait
ed to hear the words that were about
to be said How would that falter-
ing. frightened girl get through her
set speech?
Charles" whispered Mrs. Carnegie,
''we have been fools to let him see her!
Who"
DO be quiet, my love-" said Mr..
Carnegie ut can't be helped now"
But he was sitting, watch in hand,
longing as much as she did for the ten
minutes to come to an end. Fleming
was talking so seriously and Dollie lis
tening SO intently.
Time is up!" Mr.. Carnegie ex-
claimed. almost joyously. as he put his
watch in his pocket Then he half
crossed the room and said: "Dollie,
have you told this gentleman by word
of mouth what he refused to believe
when you wrote it?'
She has told me all want to KNOW"
said Fleming. Thank you sincerely
for allowing me to see her. Thank
you also for insisting on being II the
room with US, for / have something tc
say which requires the presence OF wit
nesses. Before those here assembled,
I declare this woman to be my wife
Now, Dollie, spcak.'
And before any OF the unwilling
witnesses had recovered from the shock
of hearing those words, Doliie had fall
tered forth: Il declare this man TO be
my husband"
What does this mean?" cried Mr.
Carnegie, who knew something Of
Scotch law.
1T means that we are married Don't
be anxious about your daughters fu-