The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06
Stores Of an inland State.

Miss Anne Boiling, the Boss stenographer
In the flood of good fortune he did not
listen to the sour commands of his judg-
ment. He did not love Anne Boiling But
she loved him. That she loved him was
largely his own fault. He could not bring
himself to a strict adherence to honor just
now. but II he violated 1t. it was for the
girls sake.
He had feigned love to the woman In or
der 10 bridge himself over TO some future
time when the occasion for breaking OF
his attentions would be more suspicious.
Now Of all times was least suspicious. Hav-
ing been elected United States senator, II
| would cut the girl cruelty to avoid her, he
argued. She must share his victory with
him. He had vaguely proposed to himself
that at some time in the towering future
he would so manipulate matters that she
would jilt him. 1t would be some little
social honor. he thought, for a woman to
throw a United States senator over her
shoulder.
Anne Boiling met her lover with a cry OF
| joy. She took his hands and looked into his
face in manner that would have fascinat-
ed any man whose whole mind was not
taken up with another woman.
| She is a tender little thing" thought
Woods using the diminutive for endear-
ment and kissed her. But she is not Jane
She hasn't James eyes. nor James soul nor
| James dignity"
You must feel awtllly proud, John
she said. "Just think-a United States SEN
ator."
| Does it seem great?"
Every great Think Of It. You are one
of the men Of the nation. One Of the select,
not of town or state. but Of the whole
nation
But you have talked very little Of this
| senatorship before, Anne. How does that
Gomez"
The woman blushed and did not answer
He took her hand.
Would you love me- he asked. "if I
We're poor artist?'
She nodded in assent.
But, not as Jane he said to himself
Not as that goddess"
But you love me more as United States
senator" he went on audibly. 'Tell me
that honestly" He kissed her.
She stroked his hair and nodded.
why Amer
why not?" she asked.
Eyes, why not?" he repeated a. in q
dream, "why not?''
Anne turned a lock of his hair around
her norefnger.
You have proved your worth to the
world and 1 have lost nothing and --''
Anne stopped suddenly, surprised at her
own boldness.
Come he said, you are not afraid?"
Re-assured, she continued: You have
proved your worth to the world. I have
lost nothing and have gained the pleasure
that the world approves"
cit Is such wonderful thing then. Anne,
to be United States senator?"
You have worked very hard for it,
John"
80 I have. That was politics. This is
love-
Z She did not understand him. He knew
Jane would have understood him, and his
thoughts few to her.
He felt that he was making love formally
and FASTENED his departure, annoyed and
irritated.
He had kissed her goodbye. Now for
New York and Jane. Jane with the eyes
and soul and character of queen.
At the end Of two days he stood at her
door.
His hand trembled as ne pushed the bell.
She had not answered his letters. For days
he had been the victim of strange fore
bodings. Had she fed? Was this, his af-
finty, to be after all dream? He stepped
back confident that she had vanished; that
the door would never open to him.
Mile. the maid, opened it.
"Ah," he sighed in relief.
She's not i'm said Mile. not waiting
for an inquiry.
Yes, but she is" said Woods. II must
come in
she's not here"
The maid stepped 10 the porch and closed |
the door after her.
"whew,'' she said. Eve know it. We
read IL in the papers"
WHAT
You're big 'un. I'd a swore on a stack |
of Bibles you was Mr.. Pinkerton'
'M!llie,' he said. Let me in please"
''Mr. Woods, I can't do it. Please don't I
parley. She isn't in.''
Please
She has given orders. sir"
Let me see her"
"She's not i'm
Woods turned away. The one woman IN |
the world who would have been overjoyed |
at his success; the one woman In the world |
who could understand his efforts, his ambi- /
tons and the color OF his triumphal feeling |
had turned him away. Was she then in /
when she had asked him to drop
politics or drop her? What did It mean? |
Why this luminosity to politics on the part |
of pure woman? How many young wo-
men in the world were there turning newly
elected United States senators away from
their DOORS"
He slipped $50 in bills in Miles hands. |
Il will repeat that" he said. IF you meet
me this afternoon at Roget's at o'clock"
The girl took the money. Woods, over
angry, sad and put out, walked
away.
Law" said Millie that afternoon as they
sat at table in Roget's restaurant. II
never expected TO be sitting at table with
q United States senator like this
Mile said Woods. Here is $50 I
promised you. Now l want to know every
thing. Is Miss Corder through with meg"
Law! Mr.. Woods! How abrupt you are.
Will say yes"
You believe that?'
She Will never see you again"
Woods glared at the woman. the evil
messenger.
Why
We'll she read It in the papers that you
was elected United States senator and she
lust Topped around like a crazy person. |
Lord! she was so crazy kept out of her |
way. She cried silent ana cried out loud
and tore her hair and took on awfully."
Why"
Cause you was elected"
'Why?"
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