Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-13

ant deeptoned voice, ssbut can you
tell me the way to Moore's Cliff?n
Milly turned, and saw handsome
man, with light valise in his hand.
ITO Moore's CLIP" she repeated.
"Why. am Millicent Moore, and I'm
going straight there! I-think-you
must be-Jim!"
''That is my name" he answered
brightly. Sand you are little Milly,
of course?"
She looked gravely at him. He
could almost read the sudden changes
of thought in her blue, solemn eyes
and varying color
"Please get into the carts said
She 81 suppose I must take you to
the Cliff, as there's no depot wagon
here But" touching the phleg-
matte pony with her whip-lash, "rm
almost sorry you've come"
"SorrY? Why, little Milly! And I
thought we were to be such friends"
he cried.
II think perhaps I'd better tell you
ali about it" said she, speaking as if
she had not heard his words. "No
one knows it all but me and Ethel
Ethel won't be pleased, but-but-
Oh, Jim, hadn't you better 60 away
without seeing her?"
go away without seeing her! And
why?"
"Oh," faltered MilIy, letting the
reins drop, "she's so unhappy! She's
going to be married to very rich
man--Doctor Darrow from New
York. We are so poor, you know,
and all that money that papa in
vested in the Grand Tochoomey Bank
is gone, and Moore's Cliff is all fall
ing to ruin, and mammals cried
three days and three nights, ana so
Ethel said yes. But oh, she is so
miserable. And if you come back,
Jim, the old love will burn up again
in her heart, for she does love you,
Jim-she told me So She has loved
you ever since that time you ex-
changed rings at Saratoga; and she
has got the little blue ring still. And
she hates the very idea of marry
ing Doctor Darrow-only-onI
mamma has made her feel that it was
her duty. Oh, don't look so stern
and white at me, Jim-dear jim!
It's dreadful thing to have to tell
you, but 1 think you ought to know.
Please, please don't ever let mamma
or Ethel know that l said this to you.
But if you could make them believe
you were engaged to somebody else,"
said MillY, with sudden flush of
nope dyeing her cheek, then I think
Ethel might learn to be happy with
the New York man."
Engaged to somebody else, eh?"
said this unknown confidant. "But
to whom? To yourself, for ex-
ample?"
Eyes. Why not9" said Milly, with
the utmost gravity. Merely as a
business matter, you know. Well
call it me-only you must 60 away,
Jim, and not see her again."
stop the horse" he said, quietly.
await until I can lift my valise out,
and good-by, my little tlancee"
you are really going?" rapturously
exclaimed Milly, clapp1ng her small
gauntleted hands. ''Oh, Jim, how
good of you-how noble! l almost
think love you now. And remem-
Der, this is for Ethel's sake"
"Fof Ethers sake??" repeated her
companion, and he smiled and nod
ded. II shall reach the station by
this cross-cut through the woods" he
said, sin time for the next down
train, and"
The close of the sentence was lost
in the clatter of tinware wagon
that just then jolted along, melting
the Moore pony to mad emulation.
and, before Milly could check his en-
thusiasm, she was nearly at the tum-
ble-down gates of the old mansion it.
self.
Ethel herself was in the tangled
rose garden, gathering white and
cream -colored and royal roses-Ethel,
more flushed and lovely than any
princess; and beside her, under the
full radiance Of the June sunshine,
strolled a tall, handsome young man,
carrying the basket and the scissors.
"MilIy, come here" cried Ethel,
springing brightly forward. Here's
your Cousin Jim!"
The girl stared blanklY at him over
the wheel of the village cart.
NO." said she, she's an impostor.
He's not my cousin. The real Cousin
Jim rode half way up with me and
jumped off at Beach Corners"
But nevertheless, said the Span
ishsfaced young fellow, mildly, Il
am Jim Elliott, and I am your
cousin. Ask Ethel, here, if it isn't
the truth"
He looked down into Ethels blue,