The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-09

Lieutenant Holloway was laughing at
her superstitions he told of an old
one that was very prevalent in the time
Of Catherine de- Medici, when people
found it necessary to sway others Sc
cretly to their will. He told her how the
astrologers used to make figures of wax
or any substance that would melt read
lily and then destroy the person piece
meal by piercing the effigy at whatever
part they wished to affect. While she
was thinking of this she was looking
idly from her window at the boys of the
military academy, who had erected a
snow fort, on the top of which they had
built a square shouldered snow man.
When they completed the figure, they
placed a military cap on its head and
attached TO it a placard bearing the
name Lieutenant Holloway" Here
was a figure that would surely be melt
ed in a few days. and it was ready to
her hand! OF course she did not wish
to destroy her hero, but she was very
anxious that his hardened heart should
be materially affected. and what she
should do at once became clear to her.
On the following afternoon Lieutenant
Holloway was passing the snow fort on
his way to the postoffice. He stopped
TO view the Notifications. intending to
give his pupils a lecture on military en-
cheering. and presently he noticed the
placarded effigy Of himself. 1t was rap
idly melting in the afternoon sunlight,
and while looking at it idly he noticed
something piercing 1t under the left
CHI W &c
should be. Stepping nearer. he pulled
out an arrow which he at once recog-
nized as one of half a dozen that he
had made for Gladys little brother, and
finding II there perplexed him. He knew
that the little man was one OF his most
ardent admirers and besides. not wish
ing 10 do him injury, would not wish to
lose his arrow. While he turned II over
in his hand the truth suddenly flashed
on him. He remembered having told
Gladys about the superstition OF be-
witching by efFigies, and the foolish lit
tie mink had evidently acted upon il.
Laughing softly to himself. he put the
arrow in his pocket and went his way.
That evening Gladys was both sur
prised and delighted when the servant
brought 10 her Lieutenant Halloway's
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let him know that she was glad 10 see
him. Anyway he was under the !nfiu-
enCs of the spell. and. being sure CT
him, she could afford TO punish him
somewhat before consentng &c make
him happy. Summoning oil her state
illness she went 10 the parlOr and bowed
stiffiy in response 10 her visitors
CHEEKY greeting. He had been thinking
the matter over ever since finding the
arrow and was glowing with self sat-
isfaction owing 10 the conviction that
she really loved him after all. But her
GOODNESS Disconnected him a trifle. OF
course the evidence was solely circum-
Stantial but still ne didn't feel that he
could possibly be mistaken.
L thought that you had forgotten
your cid friends" she began.
Not at all" he replied. 4 was sim
ply waiting for them 10 show a flag OF
truce"
Why. / thought heroes never waited.
and that above all they didn't accept
defeat readily and beat a retreat But
] am glad TO see that you have evident
" accepted the terms Of peace and have
modified your claims. For my part,
since we were good friends before you
developed inpeTialistic tendencies l am
willing TO let bygones be bygones.'
But / don't want bygOnes 10 be by
cones II was because I thought'-