The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-18
Arthur's Mistake.

4 sNu VIII her you Sldll nave ak
other half; If not, Il viii go to Allan
NO, sir, not with all that money as ar
inducement would I marry a freckle
. faced, uneducated. romping country girl.
But, Arthur, let me explain"
NO explanation is necessary" said the
: young man. rising. ''and as I have ar
appointment at / I will have to leave
you"
This conversation between the two men
took place on the veranda of the summer
house Of the elder, a Mr.. Stone. The
younger man was a nephew Of the elder.
and was at present with his step-broth-
er, Allan, stopping with his uncle.
No sooner had the young man gone
than very beautiful girl arose from her
seat by the open window She wore an
exceedingly becoming tailor-D1ade suit.
anda very dainty hat sat on the top OF
her beautiful hair. She smiled family as
she walked toward the door and out on
the veranda.
How DO you do. Uncle Harry?' she
said, as she advanced toward him with
two very pretty hands oUtstretched.
Why, Helene, where did YOU come
from?''
''Oh, have been over spending the last
Few days with Grace Weber, and just
dropped in to ask you 70 come out next
I week and spend q few days. Bring your
! nephews with you, for Aunt Annie and
are both anxious to meet them. Aunt
{ Annie is feeling rather melancholy lately
and your presence viii probably pribhten
| her a little
That evening Mr.. Stone told his neph-
ews OF the invitation. Allan seemed real
! pleased but Arthur said that II would
I be impossible for him to go, as he had
promised to join yachting party. Allan
! ana his uncle want pevartbaiaSS
] They were met at the station by the
girl herself, who, on seeing her uncle,
! rushed forward, but stopped suddenly on
! seeing his companion.
Mr.. Harrington
Miss Keith"
why. Uncle Harry. do you mean To
say that Mr.. Harrington is your nephew?
L thought they were both named Stone"
NO, dear; Allan is not my real neph-
ew' but step-brother to Arthur. But
where did you meet before?" asked he.
| looking inquiringly at them.
I had the great pleasure of meeting
Miss Keith last winter in Florida, and
l am very happy to renew the acquaint-
ance, 1 am sure said Allan, looking at
Helene
But Helene quickly turned to her uncle
ana asked, Where is your other
nephew"
on, he is very sorry not to be able to
be with US, but he had promised to be
one of yachting party for the next few
days"
Helene had the faintest indication Of a
smile around the corners of her mouth
when she answered, and I suppose it
would have been exceedingly dull up here
with country folks" Her uncle looked
at her surprisingly, but did NOT answer.
The days following Allan and Helene
were much together, Mr.. Stone remain
ing much of the time with her aunt
There was lawn tennis, driving, riding
and a great deal of canoeing on the river.
The few days that they had intended
to stay heightened into a week, and very
often during the summer Allan Harring-
ton was seen driving around the town of
k with Helene.
One day in the early part OF the fall
Mr.. Stone persuaded Arthur to go with
his aunt. He said he would go. but he
knew he would be bored.
On arriving at the house Mr.. Stone in
quired for Helene, but was told that she
was out riding on one of the new horses. |
OF course, thought Arthur, she is rid |
ing bareback, without a hat on, all over |
the fields like all country girls.
Getting tired of his aunt's conversation |
he said he would go for a walk On the |
road he saw two horses walking slowly |
toward him. The riders were so absorbed |
in one another that they did not notice !
the pedestrian until they were close to |
him, and then one of the horses was sud- |
denly stopped and the rider exclaimed: |
why, Arthur, where did you come |
from?' The stranger had not noticed the !
horseman, being so taken up with the |
beauty Of the girl, who, in one Of the |
neatest riding habits. sat so gracefully |
on the horse.
why, Allan is that you? thought you /
had left town for few days"
so 1 have. But pray allow me to in
troduce you to Miss Keith, Uncle Harry's /
niece
Arthur looked so surprised at first
that he did not know what to say; then |
he asked: Are you the niece but |
he stopped suddenly; he was going 10 |
say: Il was to marry?" For instead Of |
the romping country girl. who was 1t
he saw but a girl he had been hoping
to meet for the last year. having seen her
at different places with friends of his,
but had never been fortunate enough to
secure an Introduction.
Helen turned to him smiling, and an
swered: Yes, I am Uncle Harry's coun-
try niece, although 1 live her but six or
eight weeks of the year"
That evening Arthur said to his uncle:
Uncle Harry, think 1 will reconsider
your offer to marry your niece. You
left me TO imagine her a regular country
girl, and how was 1 to know what she
was really like?"
4 wanted to explain to you, you know.
but you would not listen, and as TO your
reconsidering it viii scarcely do any good,
for this afternoon 1 gave my consent to
Allan's and HeIene's marriage. AS to
my fortune: I have divided ii equally be-
tween them"
Arthur did not answer. but stood mood
lily at the window looking out, for he
saw all too late his nistake.-BOston Post.
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