The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-20
Stories of an inland State.
Ending the third series of these tales,
fourth series will begin June 6, nextO

The lights in the newspaper office are
breaking forth erratically as the men 90 TO
work.
The city editor of the western paper
whose Official title does not exempt him
from the actual work OF reporting and
leaves him to assume all the responsibility
for his own matter as wei as that is his as
sistants, has settled down in bis seat and Is
taking a smoke preparatory to going to
work.
His assistant comes in and collapses in a
chair.
Have you got it?" asked the city editor.
Eyes"
What do you make Of it?
Nothing much
It'll do for a head"
''Oh yes"
Have the police any clue?'
did they ever have?"
"What do you think?"
81 don't know what to think. Here We
are in a civilized country. In the front
yard of the home Of one Of our local ari-
stocrats an Indian
Cheyenne or Seminole?"
Don't know. An Indian. blanket In
dian is found in one Of our front yards
with a stilletto in his heart ana his own
bloody scalp lying in his face.
'Why. say, man. That's daisy story"
But that's all we know and you can
only just mystify and mystify."
"What else about n?"
Nothing
What do the police say?
Nothing
The two relapsed into silence.
'sOh YES" cried the assistant. fStrap-
ped around that Indian was funny raw
hide thing
"WeH?'
'Chief Dodd says it's an Indian foot
| ball. He knows heap about Indians and
he says it is football"
What would an Indian be doing with q
| football up here?"
81 don't know"
well, write it up big and stretch 1t out
and get in all the mystery you can.
"Fake?'
mo. Don't fake, but make it mysterious.
It is mysterious"
IAN right. That's one head"
1--WE got the other" said the city editor.
What's that?'
The elopement of young Wynants and
Miss Beffers maid"
Gee whizz. Did Wynants do THAR"
| There amt any doubt about it
| That's pretty hard on Grace Behei."
| "How?"
| Don't you know she was gone on wy
nants It's pretty hard on her-having a
man murdered in her front yard and her
| lover elope with her maid all in one night. "
1.-THE way of the world
where did the clipping couple go?"
took the morning train. Rev. Dix mar
red them
well Wynants is rich and he can afford
| to do it. The people will overlook a little
social slip like that if you give 'em time
well, the murdered Indian is one BIS
head; elopement is another big head. Where
| is the th!rd?''
whats the matter with the arrest o.
Albert Watson?"
"Good enough. Are there any new de
velopments in that Hastings Farm fake ?
"Only his arrest. He will go to the pen
! sure"
Sure"
Seven years have passed away. The post
| man has Just rung the door-pell of the oil
Reffel home and a little black-eyed boy ha
| taken a letter from his hands surveyed
joyfuly and rushed into the study wher
| mis- mother and father sit reading.
"Oh mamma" cries the boy. IFS Tel
, peseta and will complete the set"
What, George?"
TITS SPANISH want 1t for my collec
ton. Don't tear the envelope on the SIAM
, endw
Mrs. Virgins tore the envelope open an
ran through the letter quickly.
Happy Misty Dawn!' she said. "she'
| got another boy!
"A letter from Spain?' asked Mr.. Wig
! gins looking up.
Eyes. from Misty Dawn. They are all 4
) the best of health and she says she Is hap
~"
WITS all right, is he?"
so she says
Mrs. Virgins dropped the letter In ne
| lap and looked away dreaming.
: Grace" said Mr.. Virgins with smile
Tell me honestly now. Did you ever low
Will Wynants?''
& ''You foolish old fellow"
Tell me honest?"
AZ never did,