Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-04-22
40 he wrecked At Caiamas Gorge. Where

70 be wrecked at Calamas Gorge. Where
In Mrs. McLane? Has she heard?"
"Dozing placidly In her room-too
much shaken to come downstairs to-
day. Had her coffee and her luncheon
IN bed, and gave Annette positive or
ders to let her know nothing about
Florence, and she hasn't. But present.
ly, when she dresses for the attarnoon
and comes down and hears about Ran
dy? What then?"
"Still sleeping, is she?" asked Graf
ton, ignoring for q moment the ques-
ton as to what might happen when
their guest awoke and heard the news.
"Yet l think you said she WINS greatly
excited after getting that second dis
patch, and had been dreadfully nerv-
ous."
"she certainly was for some hours,
and you know she walked and tossed
last night after she came upstairs
Then she seemed to fall into n deep
sleep, and Annette said she could hard
" arouse her for her coffee this morn
Ing"
Grafton tugged at his mustache and
gave himself over to deep thought q
few minutes, Mrs. Grafton anxiously
watching his face.
"Weli," said he, starting up, and, as
Il were, shaking himself together, "le'
her have her sleep out. ] fancy more
news Is on the road; / know her lawyer
H."
"why! Mr.. Parry?-her brother-in'
luw?"
"The very same, Harriet, and his
train Is sidetracked by strikers miles
above Cimarron. There are three dis
patches from him for Randy now"
Mrs. Grafton was silent moment, as
she stood by his side looking up into his
thoughtful face, as though seeking
there the solution Of the questions that
puzzled her. Then, busting away with
her finger tips some fakes OF cigar
ashes that chung to the breast OF the
captains undress coat, she ventured:
"There are two things ! can't under
stand. Ifhe's her lawyer why he should
be wiring to Randy and not to her, and
why it is the strikers don't cut the
wires II they want to cut of oil bust
ness"
His broad, brown hand patted caress
ingly the taper, white fingers toying
about the little toggle Of his watch
chain, MS he looked down into her anx
ious, upturned face.
Ellis letters to Fan have been unan
swered, and he probably expects her tt
nav rs little attention to his dispatches
As for the wires, they are more neces
sary to the strikers in their combina
lions than to anybody else, otherwise
they'd have cut them long ago-ah, her'
comes our messenger now"
And sure enough the orderly trum
peter came trotting up the steps, thu
usual brown envelope in his hand.
Mrs. Grafton eagerly watched hel
husband as he read. II thought so,
said he. looking quietly up. "Rea'
that" and handed her the dispatch.
ITO Capt. Grafton. Fort sedgwick
Thanks for your courtesy. Shocked u
hear of Merriams mishap. Mrs. McLan
should have met mo in Denver three day
ago. Must be ready moment road opens.
EDWARD PARRY
Three hours later, just as the ladiei
and children began to appear In then
fresh afternoon toilets and their baby
carriages and nurses were in force alont
the gravel walk, and the band was Us
sembling for its daily concert on TIT
parade, a vision OF womanly LONELINESS
albeit CARRIED in somber black, CAM
smilingly down the stairs at Grafton1
and rustling out to shower gracious
welcome on the little group OF ladie'
and officers on the front piazza. Som
of the men were seated-Whittaker ant
Minturn notably being nearest the doc
Others summing themselves out alons
the fence, while the ladies' occupied