The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-06
Her Uncie's Joke.

. 49, O'tO ~ . WINE
NO, Kitty; you must marry without
my consent. You are not in love now
are you?'
Why, no, uncle. How could be, wher
don't know any one?"
That's so. You didn't have muci
chance to fall in love at school and you
vacations were spent with me. Now
Kitty, the man I want you to marry Il
Mr.. Right"
Mr.. Wright?''
Yes. You have never seen him?" b:
asked, his. eyes twinkling.
No. l don't knaw any AR. Wright"
We'll, he's the Aman 1 want you tc
marry, and if you do you shall have ev,
cry cent of my money
But, uncle, / have never seen him and
might not care for him, and If 1 did
perhaps he wouldn't want me-
20, you'll fall in love with him fast
enough, and so faras for him not want
ing you-why, I'd like to find the man
who couldn't want Kitty Clinton, even
if she didn't have nice pocketfull OF
money. ButN1on't worry your pretty head
about him, for there's lots Of time. Char
| lie Emery is coming here next week and
| you can have good time with him and
| We will see about Mr. Right later on.
You remember Charlie. don't your"
yes, indeed, 1 remember Charlie. I
! haven't seen him since 1 was IA and he
| was 20. How nice he was to me, al
| though I was so much younger. But do
you know, uncle, he was in love with
some one, for one day a picture OF a
young lady fell from his pocket and ran
away with it." She laughed as she
| thought how he had chased her through
! the fields, and when worn out she had
dropped down under tree to rest and
nave look at the picture until he came
up tired and cross, to claim it. He had
pushed as she handed 1t back, asking,
rs that the future Mrs Emerv?'
mo, it is Miss Emery, my cousin
well, you needn't blush so. I'm a sort
| Of cousin, too, but you never carry
my picture with you," she said, getting
up and going quickly towards the house
Why, Kitty he said, following her.
II think
20, don't care what you think" she
said, as she started to run. You can
marry her for all 1 care" and she had
gone in the house and never appeared
until at dinner, when she was her old mis-
ehievous self again. He had left the
next morning and she had never saen
him since, zut she had heard of him fire.
quently. After graduating from college
ne had gone abroad and but lately re-
turned Miss Emery had married a col
lege friend of his. Where did he keep
that picture now?"
Now, Kitty" said her uncle, run
away and don't worry about Mr.. Right.
He'll be your ideal, promise you"
Well WELL" he said as she left the
room. I thought she'd see through the
Joke. Guess I'll let it go now. My ex-
perience is that if you want a couple
lEp hap biol-
and then nothing can prevent them. Pet
she'll go and fall in love with the man
want her to, thinking Mr.. Right really
exists
But Kitty did let 1t worry her and again
and again she questioned her uncle about
Mr.. Wright Gas she believed his name
to be-, but his answers gave her little
or no satisfaction. Finally she determ-
med she would forget him while Charlie
was with them, anyway.
When she saw Charlie she said she
would never have taken that bearded
Qnan for the smooth-faced boy she had
known four summers before She herself
was the sam little sprite, with her spark
ling eyes and mass of dark brown hair.
When she inquired after his "fair cousin"
ne laughingly replied that he had spent
the last Sunday with her and Tom.
what chase you led me that day, and
L never told you but that night I re-
ceived letter from home telling me of
her marriage, and I was so cross tore
the picture up
Thus they talked of the past and the
many pleasant days they had spent to-
gether. That night in her own room Kit
ty said softly as she put out her light,
wish Charlie was Mr.. Wright"
They had been in the boat all the af-
ternoon, and were just returning home.
NO, Charlie, 1 cannot be your wife, for
uncle would never consent"
And why din't he tell me SOP" He
might know what the consequence would
be if I spent much time in your compa-
n.y."
80, Charlie, didn't you know there Is
some Mr.. Wright uncle wants me to
I thought likely you knew, and
never said anything about it. Uncle new
er changes his mind, either"
We'll, he'll have to, this time" he said.
as he helped her out Of the boat "for II
ne doesn't I'll carry you off by force"
20, you needn't do that, young man."
said a voice beside them 81 guess you're
Mr.. Right, and have my consent before |
you've asked it,
But uncle, Charles name isn't
Wright
Il know his name isn't Wright That |
was just joke Of mine, which you didn't |
see through. think he appears to be |
the right man, though"
Am 1, Kitty"
II think you are, but what a funny |
way for uncle to put it, and the old /
man laughed softly as he went into the |
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