Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-10-20

AvTER A GAME OY TENNIS.
longing. longing with all her heart and
soul to let herself drift into the full dc.
light of hearing his words ~ love--but
no. he was u firt. IL was his way. he
meant nothing. and she was proud. and
firm. and resolutely strong
May I say ao.hisg clsc?" he said.
with oh. such world ~ cntreaty and
yeurni;ig in his voice and eyes.
"T'hrre IL nothing else 70 say" she
said. IN frozen voice
An hour later. Lumlcy said to Mrs.
Jock: II wan, you tn do me favor !
must get To town early Will Il be pos
sible for me 10 catch the eight o'clock
train"
"Of course. Hut George-you are
coming a:ain?" anxiously
II say. Mrs. Jock. IT'S kind Of you TO
ask me 70 come again. but can't while
Miss Nugcn, Is staying with yon."
But why? II thought you liked
her So" the little woman exclaimed.
"ieorgc. has anything happcned?"
Miss Nugent definitely refused me
last night. he sahh. IN an odd. unmoved'
wooden kind OF voice
George. ] am very sorry" she said,
winking hard 70 keep the tears out OF
her eyes they were plainly to bc heard
In her trembling voice-''but indeed
think there Is quite Misunderstanding.
] am sure We're likes you-how could
she help IT," she added. with uncon-
scious hattery
"No"-shaking his head-''it Is no
use ! wouldn't ask her 10 marry me
again u You told me she was breaking
her heart for me believe In a lady
knowing her own mind when man Of
fers her all that he has and Is and ever
will I've
In two minutes he was gone and Mira
Jock saw the tail Of Verc's blue serge
gown disappear into the drawing'room
Mrs Jock went after her and shut the
door We're. she said abruptly. why
did You refuse George LnmieyP"
"Fut Mr. i.umlcy never asked me 70
marry him." the girl stammcred HE
sad something about the sitting for his
Penelope. and then-he, he said some
thing very vague and UNCERTAIN about
his wishes. and all that. and-nnd-l
knew he WAS one Of the greatest fiirts
IN London. and--and-. cut him short,
that was all Hut be never asked me
70 marry him. Mrs. Jock. ! swear 70
you"
ooh! you silly girl. Mrs. Jock almost
screamed. ''as II any man goes down
on his knees and offers his hand and
his heart formally nowadays And
you'yr sent him away retched-
wre,ched-"
81 nm wretched. too" We're burst out,
Indignantly
..So vou ,,uyb, IN ne. m van deserve 10
- A.. Jo,.L r.,or,.d n,..,opa.e,v.
AMI ,h.n vou sav he's y Air, who
,nlJ vou ,h.,p Not n m. cam, helm
baIf The women In Landau being In
lov. With him. he cant helm being the
mo-, ,.h.rm;nv deIiobtful man In the
world I'm, . f,,rt he meyer was i've
xnown him for vears-v.ars never
s.w denr old t;eoroe airt vet. though
I've seen dozens Of women trying hard
IN dirt with him And you've broken
his heart. sent him away wretched and
miserable. and 1 wish I'D never asked
Won TO come down here at all. or him
eithrr-yes. I do"
n was not often that MrA Jock
worked berself M into n regular
passion. though abe could, M Jock
couid have borne witness: ON that par
ticulur occasion. however. she was In q
boiling passion. and what the end Of II
all would have been / really cannot
cav. had not We're created diversion
The Y ' nsar..; ,o oS IN Z positive suouy Of
rrprachiul grief For n moment or no