The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-21
Stories of en- Inland State.

arguments and many amendments agreed
on their future plans. Joey insisted tina;
she did not need culture; that she
was naturally a woman of tact, dignity
and innate gentility, but Madge, always N
authority over him. passed this with a gen.
eral denial and went On with the comple.
ton of her plans.
She insisted on earning her own LIVING.
which was attacked by Joey with all the
force Of his opposition. He pointed out TO
her that 1t was useless; that he had money;
that she could live in comfort and luxury.
She had her mind fixed firmly on steno-
sraphy. and he combatted this day after
day. He declared it would never do for
her to put herself TO that drudgery.
"Are you indeed very rich?"
Yes" ne said. More than you dream,
| Madge.'
at really makes me afraid Of you when
you say so,' she said.
And why?''
Because 1 am so simple and country
| fed"
You are a noble woman, Madge, and
| there is only thin veneer's difference be-
| tween the country and the city. You will
! soon find that out. It will not take two
years for you to satisfy yourself
Il shall take two years-at stenography."
| Never stenography."
/ Why"
| ITS drudgery."
Then 1 may clerk?'
| mo"
| "Why not?"
| "Madge. You are very practcal-except
| in this. You must be practical in this. I
| know you have a distrust for me-you think
| I will break my word. What insist on
you doing is this. Find employment some
wherein my fathers establishment If you
wish-in one of the better Departmental
| will attend to that. And in addition TO
your salary, which will be nothing, 1 ex-
pect you to take an allowance from memo,
| cont object. You must find home with
a good family, where you can be comfort
able and happy. There I can come TO see
you-and then, much sooner than you now
| think, we will be married. Some things
| you are to remember, of course-that is
| one-a sufficient counterfeit TO make the
establishment think We have never met be-
| fore. We shall soon be married, and we
will be so happy"
After many protests she accepted his pro-
posal She did not hesitate a moment at
accepting an allowance ne promised her
| mother. She felt that a Just payment
| She had so held from the first time he pro-
| posed it. They talked over the danger Of
| the detection of joey and his possible ar
| rest, but they were of one voice in the de-
| termination to risk it.
| They took a train for Chicago-and rest
ed nicely in the chaircar.
"Madge,'' said Joey under the roar Of
Ga ~
your experience as tramp. dear sweet
HEARTH
She smiled in reply.
I'm two years I pledge you. we will be In
Pullman and thinking this would break
our backs"
They had arranged everything before the
train reached its destination. Madge was
TO apply the following week at the establish
ment of Reuter- & Son for a place. Joey
would see that she was assigned to the
right position. She had been given money
by Joey and she insisted on finding her own
home and promised 10 send him her ad
dress forthwith.
Think of it, Madse." he said happily.
"In about month you will see old joey
Reuter-. John Wright's potato-hoeing hired
man swinging up to your home in a spider
phaeton and he will be clad in fine cloth
and linen and a silk hat as high as a
monument, and a big cane and a watch
chain that can be seen for miles, just back
from Germany. Great Scott! I'll be SO
fine. Madge, you'll be afraid of me, afraid
of the old joey you made love to out on
that old dusty road. Won't it be great fun,
Madge?''
She laughed lightly.
"And you must fix all up for me. Madge.
Just put on the frills and furbelows until
you can't rest. Then we'll walk through the
park and paralyze the town
But somebody might see US"
Nobody ever sees anybody in city,
Madge" he said.
Madge was to find this fallacy later.
Both were quite elated with expectations
of their future adventures when the train
ran into the great depot. Madge had in
the last few hours thrown off most OF her
reserve and was keen for a trial OF city
life.
They parted In the depot. Joey having
given Madge explicit instructions as to
what part of the city She should seek resi-
dence.
They parted with pressure of the hands.
Madge turned away and feeling the first
oppression of the great crowd of strangers
about her. had to restrain an effort to call
Joey back. But she was firm, and, grasping
her purse with that ridiculous caution we'll
informed country people practice upon
reaching a city. she set out into the great
city. Joey had explained something about
the cable cars. She stood on a corner
long time and watched the people climb of
and on. and finally satisfying herself she
hoS
after buying a newspaper. pursuant 10
Joey's instructions, she boarded the car and
began to search through the paper for fur
r:shed rooms to rent, as joey had told her
The cable train seemed 10 go through in
Vulnerable streets and turn innumerable
corners and go through innumerable tun-
nels, but at last she passed park. which
she recognized from Joey's description and
waiting for some one else 10 ring for
stop, she clambered of and began TO read
the street signs and TO hunt for a number
she had found IN an advertisement
She was tripping along gazing al every
traRsom for a number when her eye fel
suddenly on a man just in front OF her who
seemed familiar. He was a man over FIVE
feet IN he;ghth. dressed plainly and neatly
with fashionable hat cooked over his ear.
HIS face was brown and his eyes bright
and part Of his cheeks recently shaved
small blunt beard reaching down from his
chin.
She looked again and tremhled not from
fright. but from some emotion she could
not analyre.
It was old John Wright, the farmer.
standing there.
She stopped where she was and looked
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