The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-11
TORN HEARTS.
What the Principals in the Har-
ris Damage Suit Say.
''Becky Sharp" Visits Col, W. A.
Harris Home.
BEAUTIFUL ARCADIA.
A Long and Pleasant Chat With
the Harrises.
They Wish to Talk Little About
Their Trouble.
WILL FIGHT THE SUIT.
Colonel Harris Is Sure of a
VindicatiOn.
Another Reporter Interviews
Bernard Murray.
Another Reporter Interviews
Bernard Murray.

One of the most beautiful, if, indeed,
not the most beautiful home in Kansas,
is Linwood Farm, situated on the main
line of the Union Pacific railroad, twenty
seven miles west of Kansas City.
AS walked up the delightful country
road from the little station that took its
name from Linwood Farm, on Monday
afternoon, l remembered the line, I'D
rather live in Arcadia than any other
land"
On q gently rising eminence nearly a
quarter of mile from the main road.
stands the handsome country home of
Col w. A. Harris, with its sloping lawns
of blue grass
Halfway between it and the road is
the house where lives the herder of Col.
W. A. Harris famous imported short
horns, which are grazing near by, and
which lift their eyes, almost human in
intelligence, half startled at first, but re-
sumo their occupation of cropping the
grass when satisfied that Pm friend
l reflect that the dog, about such a
we'll kept place, is never savage, so
walk boldly up and rap on the front
door.
The girl ushers me into cool, dark
parIor; a large room as rooms go in Kan
sas, suggestive of the owners southern
home, where most rooms would take in
an ordinary house built to rent.
have waited but momenf, when
pleasant faced, plump little lady, little
less than medium height enters and
bids me welcome.
Mrs. Harris looks about 80, but is prob
ably a little more than that.
Since later in my visit she refers to her
self as a red haired woman, l suppose l
may say she has red hair. It is not the
very dark red, nor the very bright red; if
1t were blonde, it would be drab blonde,
but it is undeniably red, and very pretty;
luxuriant, glossy, well kept, and smooth
ly brushed back from the cleaning white
part into figure s" coil on the crown
of its owners shapely head.
Her eyes attract me most. They are
amber colored, as if the golden Kansas
sunlight had long been reflected from
their depths.
They look at me frankly, and in
stinctively, as one woman to another, we
are friends,
Mrs. Harris wears a house-gown with
@ little longer waist than the style known
Is the Josephine.
1t is of the shade known as old blue,
VIII bno AhDE4C 10 CE6pOu0tLo. bu0 tTlul-
ming of cream lace and delicate old rose
blk.
Though plump, the fingers of the
white hand, which toy with the bow on
her gown, are long and graceful, and the
beautifully shaped nails add to the re-
markable beauty of that rare though
much to be coveted possession, a pretty
hand.
So much do I admire Mrs. Harris
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staring at them all the afternoon.
For an hour or two we talk of every
thing-Kansas, Topeka, Lawrence, Pitts
burg, Pennsylvania, whore she was born,
Washington, where she first went to live
after she was married to Mr., Harris last
February.
I am Mrs. Harris first offense in the
line of an interviewer, and l am a little
chsry of broaching the subject which
lies nearest my heart or rather nearest
the heart of The Assignment which
brought me here and makes me feel like
an intruder.
So we talk on. She says she has no.
been in Topeka for some time. The las
time she attended = reception at the home
of Mrs. Frank Wear. She also knew Mrs
Updyke, whose husband laid out Potwin
over the beauty of which Topeka suburb
Mrs. Harris is quite enthusiastic.
Then she speaks of Mr.. A. A. Robinson
and his daughter Meta, whom she one,
kneY quite we'll
Ar last muster up the courage to sa,
to her that no doubt she will excuse mG
If ask what she, or rather her husband
will do regarding the damage sui
brought against him By her first huz
band, Bernard Murray of Lawrence Sh
said "Mr. Harris went to Lawrence to
day; he will be home at o'clock, AM
perhaps be will tell you"
troubled look had crept into tn
clear eyes, and they are dimmed for
moment, as their owner fingers now. in
stead of the bow on her dress, the borde
Of her handkerchief; but they do no
falter, as with a catch in her always wei
modulated voice, Mrs. Harris says: "Nov
that you have spoken of it, NAV sa,
that We feel this is a great misfortun
for as, and we all regret it most sincerely
But it is so plainly attempted revenge o
blackmail, or both, that we shall fight il
and shall win. of course.
a'ME. Murray is not the sort of ma
who would ever have permitted tn
things he charges against me in hi
damage suit. He was habitually intox
Gated as charged in my suit for divorc,