The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-19
MRS. MARY ELLEN LEASE.
[From recent photograph

the room of his distinguished wife
to consult her. Very soon he returned and
stated that Mrs. Lease would grant an in
interview.
After short time spent in dressing Mrs.
Lease came down stairs, but before com
ing into the sitting room she turned into
bedroom, kissed her little daughter who
was down with the measles. smoothed the
pillows of the sickbed and then smilingly
entered the sitting room.
HER SLEEP DISTURBED.
'Sorry to cause you so much bother Mrs.
2 Lease"
Don't mention it. am not disturbed
in the least. My sleep is not very sound
anyway you know since Governor Lewel.-
ing started to turn me down."
1t is we'll to say here that Mrs. Leases
appearance contradicted the statement
that her sleep was not sound. She never
before, at any time or at any place,
looked better than she did at
this time, after her first sleep. She
looked positively handsome
SIS there any truth in the rumor that
you have secured land in California, and
intend to make it your permanent home?"
Estate the facts, please"
"Well, sir; there is a Baptist minister at
Salina. named Mr.. Gashwler, who has
secured body of land iu Fresno county,
California, and he has big colonization
scheme on hand. He has offered me some
300 acres of the land in consideration OF
which I am to boom his colony in my lee
lures. 1t is beautiful land and the coloniz-
alton scheme bids fair to be quite a sue
CESS"
"Have you accepted his proposition"
"No, not yet. 1t is great temptation
to me, and, while there are fond ties which
bind me to Kansas, yet it is not
improbable that l will accept the PROPOSE
ton and make my home in that great
commonwealth. / was there a year ago
and became infatuated with the country
and climate. / was told sometime ago by
friend that / ought to be at the head of a
national momement and in reply | stated
that was thinking OF becoming farmer
and probably will. really hate to leave
Wichita"
1t is probable then that you may become
Californian.
The inducements are very tempting.
BAD EGGS.
Governor Lewellins Is now in Califor-
nia y
Oh. is be. ] suppose be went there from
Salt Lake when he was fixing up that egg
deal
What egg deal?
Didn't you hear about that car load of
eggs the governors partaer shipped TO
Salt Lake? l understand the most OF
hem were bad eggs and the Salt Lake peo-
pie refused TO pay for them. The governor
went out there 10 adjus the officially, and
suppose he went from there TO Caiifor-
MIA.
Does the governor really deal in eggs
yet?
Why, certainly, aud | understand his
business is worth from 5000 to $1,000 a
year. He has a partner in the business
and he Is republican.
Are you to remain at home now for
some time?
Nc. indeed. | have contract about
closed with the Western Lecture bureau
for ten months engagement, during
which l will lee ure every night and many
afternoons. This company has promised
to deposit 5000 as guarantee, and that
shows you that business is meant"
IF you accept this engagement, then.
the trouble about your position on the state
board OF charities will be virtually set
tledf"
That is one of the reasons the contract
has not been signed. When the PROPOSE
tion was made thought that perhaps il
WAS scheme TO get me away from the
field of action in Kansas and did not like
it. asked for time to consider the mat
ter and / was granted all the time de.
sired. This satisfied me that the Western
Lecture bureau was not connivinC with
the Topeka crowd to get me out of the
way."
SHE IS A SOCIALIST
Didn't you contemplate organizing 4
new party?"
''No. l shall say, however, that am a
socialist, but that is no new party; it ex-
tends back TO the time of Jesus Christ
Did you deny that you met George r.
X. Peck AT st. Louis?"
Certainly net. have always
stated that | saw Mr.. p,ek in II
hotel dining room aud afterwards
for few minutes in the parlor.
The enemy has talked a good deal about
that note | took up oo the New Era,
Cyrus Corning's paper. and claim that |
Cld il with Republican money The truth