The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-11-09

The cars went crashing, groaning
tnd sending smotleTed shriehs o
echoes through the dense woods. No
ray of the rapidly western SUI
rver lit up this solitude; 50, stretching
myself out comfortably; and leaning
ny head back, 1 determined 10 make
The most of this green twilight gloom
md therefore sank into a Teverie o1
Wonder. / was going 10 meet tEe
woman 7 had loved FIVE years before
loved with absolute, entire passion ol
fvc-and-twenty. / was poor. she
fich, handsome, to NY partial eyes
and eighteen. Her father had parted
US then; now h. seat for me-a sort
bf urgent. fretful summons IS il il
Eas altogether my fault that she had
1Ct met with some one with whom she
tou!d love; giving q SrUdsing yet i'm
beriOUs consent 10 our marriage, and
wishing 10 have it take place as soon
Is I could make the proper arrange
nents.
don't know but the story deserves
more than this casual notice. At
teast, I gave it more then, in my
thoughts. I remembered the day that
had crowned nay years Of labor; the
examination passed 50 successfully
that ii had elected applause, and the
being admitted TO the bar, . full
Eedged lawyer. Yet to this succeeded
en evening OF depression. l was poor
hnd without influential connections;
What could my next step be?
Don't NOPE over it. Wood bury"
raid the gay Frank HattOn, as he
Cropped in upon me. You're just the
fellow l want to go down to n. with
Ue. There's an abundance of capital
FISHING, hunting and lounging, and no
girls, except q California widow, who
understands the science of flirting
In return for your good company, I'll
Eaylay Uncle Robert the instant lie
rotnes home, and make him take you
In his office. You cant do anything
these two months, you know"
Robert Hatton, was one OF the first
lawyers in the city. I had met him
several times, and the offer Of Franks
intercession looked so tempting that
| packed my travelling bag and ac-
companied him to NJ. We were do
mesticated at his fathers cousins. a
thrifty farmer whose only feminines
we're his wife and this daughter,
~ iitfS- 4hNAsri'.ill'l NcH III '-IllloI MA.
About a mile from Mr. Dawson's. on
the seaco2st, there was quite a vii
iage, that no one dreamed would turn
Into a fashionable resort at a later
nay. Down below this. for a distance.
houses OF a better class rose singly.
ps if some one had once determined
b have a rather arist0cratic settle
nent- One of these places interested
l. 1
mansion. and what had once been n
chapel was now attached TO the main
building by a wida hall There was
q tower on one corner. with narrow.
beep-set windows all the way up; and
pit the back some newer owner had
built mp two or three rooms in wood.
painted dingy brown. which was an
Eyesore 10 me as i interfered sadly
with my notions of the picturesque.
] was out fishing on the bay one
afternoon. Frank had been rather
complaining for q few days. and hear
Ing him express desire for some
FRESH fish for supper. had taken
tittle Simon, a sort Of general fact0-
fum, and gone out with the sailboat.
The sky filmed over with a tender
gray haze. and the wind died down.
20 we drifted about until ] came in
sight of that odd old mansion. when
] began Ia pause and dream over
wild legends I had read. idly irving
if any would fit, like q frame. the
picture that lay before me-the long
gray sand beach, the gray house. and
The deep green Of the empowering
trees. Should | put love there. or hate.
Ueachery. rcvenge-lawless deeds of
reckless men who roamod the ocean
In search Of booty? | don't know how
long l unused; a sudden gust Tapped
the sail and but for Simon's quick
hand, We surely would have been un-
SCI y black cloud was scuddine rap
idly UP from the south
We must get home with all haste"
j exclaimed. There viii be a storm. ''
only wind" Simon returned: and
tn wrong kind At that 1t viii blow
as out to sea"
4 was true IF our sail had been
manageable. II would have only as
Sisted the adverse wind. There was
nne oar in The bottom Of the boat
hu' what could l CO WIN this against
such waves a. came tumblirg uD In
great breakers. one moment we saw
the shore. and made SIGNALS OF dis
= t3N- ttlt HEX We We're N"tfDl 10 -Ha
skin by the wells o. emerald sr-.7v
siosing round Us with HIGHT +r7.
grew more fearful with every new
Nave
In one OF these rInpsos .c< tha ,a,s
picture met my gaze To-day u
sleeps in my heart as entire ar7 :,
eoiors 2s vivid and perfect as if 80
zen there by \ master hand. : erou,
on the shore, . woman mounted a., =
superb s-aY sJeed, her figure proud
ana iaultiess In its black dress. be-
iow-crowned hat just relieved ny ;,
icng snow plume, and from below !,
depended wreath cs golden ri-r1a.s
not pale or turning into brown hrt
- that guide red sold" the lass OF
LoclToyan claimed for the strength
- her lovers affections. She was zaS-
hculatinS with her riding whip 7
knew. as perfectly what she said ss
4 l had heard the words / knew.
That when a crushing tr-sN--. tearing
Ep with The strength ~ q giant. swept
Is from the boat. I should be saved
so l resigned myself 70 tata nov en-
Eulfec By the GecCy spray and saut
sut from the world. then lifted high
Tor another glimpse ~ that pal- r.
liant face. And ~ the last. when 7
AeGia &c Iea.eE think ! fe.t strong