Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-23

mot old enough to count?"
"Of whom l thought every day OF my
life out there"
There were tears in her eyes that
challenged the lightness of her good
by The small gloved hand was
pressed In the big fist of the man from
the Cape for one moment, and then he
gave the address to the driver.
A bright face with the tears OF hap
piness still there looked through the
glass as the hanson drove off, and Mr..
James Marchant strobe away with a
glad heart to see a business man in
Bedford street. For men who want to
earn money must force their thoughts
away even from the direction of pleas
ant young women.
1t was by great dexterity that at dim
ner In Duke Street Mansions that night
Mr.. James Marchant contrived to get
himself paired with the excellent Mrs.
Beckett. Mrs. Beckett declared her.
self enchanted; but this was so fire.
queut declaration on the part CT Mrs.
Beckett that it was held to mean
something less than the phrase really
meant.
~ should have thought you would
have insisted, simply insisted on TAX
ing down my dear Madeline
Mrs. Beckett fluttered her fan at Mr..
Marchant in manner that had in the
% ha-
witching.
Il want particularly to speak to you,
Mrs. Beckett. l want to offer my
SELF"
"S-s-sh," said Mrs. Beckett mys-
teriously. Not word. | know ex-
actly what you are going to say.
Madeline, my dear" She called to a
tall, bony damsel just in front of them.
you haven't shaken hands with dear
Mr.. Marchant. How very remiss of you.
The dear girl is so thoughtless; do
you know, Mr. Marchant, that l de-
clare to goodness l believe she's in
lover"
Miss Madeline received this raillery
with a grim smile and shook hands
with Mr.. Marchant. Miss Madeline
explained that her half-sister Ella had
remained at home because she had
some writing to do.
Poor Ella" said Mrs. Beckett, with
ELUSIVE sympathy, poor, dear girl.
I'm really dreadfully fond of her. You
must give me your advice, Mr.. March
ant, concerning her at dinner. l feel
already-forgive me for saying SOL
feel already as though you were one
of the family"
Mrs. Beckett gave her little cackle
Of self-approval and general satisfac-
ton and went on as they seated them
selves at table.
81 have noticed it all along, do you
know, and l am so delighted. Quite
enchanted really. And my influence
with the dear girl will make her like
you. l dare say you may have thought
her a little-what shall | say-cold?-
but, as a matter of fact, it has only
been-O, bless my soul, thick soup,
please-what is the expression? 1t has
only been-it has only been"
"Maidenly reserve?" suggested
Marchant.
Precisely! Precisely what l
was trying to say. How clever of you,
dear Mr.. Marchant. l can understand
now how 1t was you got on so we'll in
South Africa. And your assertion that
you had come home with very little
was, could see, only pretense to try
us.--Yes, sherry please"
81 want to speak to you about that,
Mrs. Beckett. I'm afraid you don't
realize what I mean when I say that
haven't brought much home with me-"
Nov, my dear Mr.. Marchant,"
you must allow me, please, to tell
YOU exactly my position. Unless I
work and earn money we shan't
have"
"Mr. Marchant! This elaborate ruse
is one that have heard of before. A
woman like myself doesn't live in this
world for-well, certain number of
years for nothing"
NO" said Mr.. Marchant ut costs
money, l know"
THAT is not at all what | mean. But
when you came back from the Cape a
few weeks ago and limited that you
had only few hundreds | could see
through it at once. 1t was-this is a
dreadfully slangy expression-too thin.
But the dear girl, of course, didn't see
through it, and consequently you may
feel quite sure that she will love you
for yourself alone. That's all YOU
wanted, isn't it?'
THAT, certainly, is all that wanted.
but"
And, fortunately enough, to con-
firm my suspicious, came across let
ter addressed to friend of mine
she didn't know that l saw it, but
managed to do so all the same-from
your partner, Burchison."
"Really?" Mr.. James Marchant was
suddenly interested
"And Mr. Burchison said that you
and he had made a pile-such an odd
expression isn't it-of 100000. And he
said that he thought you would both
"a.