The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-16
MAUD.
222 IIvEv ELL AVENUE
plate:

. $780," -''+-r 1885,"
Now Livewell avenue was one of the
most aristocratic streets in the city.
and the question at once arose: who
was Maud?" And how did Rawlirs
obtain that umbrella? He had dined
at the club with some of his friends
the street car-ha, he must have as
simulated that umbrella in the car
He did not remember seeing anyone
In the car except woman of very
ordinary appearance, and he only re-
called her because she had weighed
about three hundred pounds and had
stepped on his foot in getting out
There was certainly no one there who
answered TO the appearance OF
MAUD" as she was represented by this
dainty silk umbrella. which seemed to
diffuse faint perfume through Gil
bert Rawlins' bachelor apartments.
His first impression was one of i'm
mediate restitution. He would call a
messenger boy and send IL to her num-
Der with a note OF explanation and
apology. He wrote several such mis-
biHCS Od I'd Out IL lutN
all began with Maud" there seemed
holiness in the severe simplicity Of
his mode Of addressing her. Dear
Maud" sounded too familiar. Miss
Maud" might be a missioner. Ha,
Suppose she were married? He had al
ready settled her in his thoughts as
an ideal, and thrust aside the obtrusive.
ral onr,1a tbnnrhf Of har
with some other man. NO" he rea-
soned, there is her sweet, simple,
girlish name" and he sang:
Come into the garden Maud.
For the black bat night has flown;
Come into the garden. Maud.
lam here at the gate alone
Tum-te-tum-te- tum-te-tum-te."
The only effect this had was to
arouse the midnight wrath of his land
lady. who called to him through his
door to remember that there were
other people in the house who wanted
to sleep.
So he then concluded that it was too
late to send the runaway home that
night. he would wait until the morn
ing, and he went TO bed, and dreamed
all night of canopies descending upon
him, and of stealing innumerable
N brellas which he was try ing TO sell
to an old -clothes man.
The first thing he saw in the morn
in g was the wait of the night before
stan ding trim and taut in a corner
of his room. II looked more bewitch-
ing then than by the gaslight, and he
discovered that il was an imported ar.
ticle. and had the Paris trademark
stamped in the silk.
Nv hew." nc said as he unrolleI Il,
"where you have been, and what sig hts
you have seen, would like 70 know.
An idea strikes ne. | must be careful
of it for this is going TO De hard win
ter. shall take fate-I mean the
umbrella-into my own hands and re-
store it to its legitimate owner this
evening Who knows! She NAV Of
fer me the reward Other acquaint-
ance. / am certain she is girl worth
knowing"
The young man was employed "a AT
accountant in a railroad Office. but ne
came near receiving his discharge OF
that day. Cor he wrote" Maud"and ''lu.
brella" on SO many places IL o.,
ledger. tnat he was asked to exl--I
hia new SsSte4a o. u
CO Itionei 90 lie Gore careful IN IT,
tUre.
He did not go 20 the club dinner with
his friends that night. but swallowed
a hasty bite at a restaurant on his way
70 his boarding house. where he sell
dom ate. and then ne dressed carefully
with the noncbaiant air OF d well-to-
DO Young man who respects himssl,
and the world IN which he lives. AMI
with his or rather her, umbrella IN
der rs arm, he started FOR the objrc-
tive point OF his thoaghts % Live
well avenue.
just Sc be expected, il was one OF
the dne uptown houses. and ne a.
once recognized the name on the door.
"Dekin," as tLa: Of a retired capital
Is. who had lovely young daughter
just returned from her stu5ies broad
Whev. He ielt ike leaning the uua-
oreila up against The door. ringing tas
bell and running away. = style of do
Ing disagreeable ecraads he had prse-
;icec N his boyhood Then - IN
pleasant thought asssil-d him VIVA;
Il be should be arrested fo- stealing
the I'M orella2 These were tlcklish
times. and every BODY vas expected =
De able 10 account for property found
II rs possession The mere su.Fes-
ton made MIN turn cold, AID he near
II tainted ss he imagined hims-lf
seated u the patrol wagon on as say
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