The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-18
Love at First Sight

| Judging by the Jolly laughter that float
ed up from the room below. II must have
been pleasant company. Indeed, It
could not have been otherwise, for Jack
Rollins was there, and that was sufficient
/ TO warrant q. pleasant evening, provided
young men only were present
This seemingly absurd provision was
caused by the fact that Jack was con-
| tirned bachelor and never intended 10
marry. He was q and handsome, and his
| friends repeatedly urged him 70 get into
society, for with his good looks and $780,
! 900 income ne would be what is termed
| in social parlance a good catch" To
one and ali Of these tempting offers Jack
invariably replied that he had no wish
10 be a society man, and would remain
/ single all his life
| Another popularity of his was that he
detested the bicycle and would not be
| seen on one for love or money. Which
little whims caused his fast friends TO
! shake their heads wisely and say "a good
| fellow-but.''
/ He and a companion were walking down
! the street one beautiful summer after
| noon 1t was cool and breezy, and that
| the btcyc9lSts had awaited themselves OF
! this was evident by the number that
| fitted noiselessly by. Jack never deigned
] to look at them. He held that a DOMAIN
/ lost her dignity and womanly instinct by
! riding wheel, and the fact<that "she has
bike" was sufficient to cause him TO
1 turn against any girl whom he might
/ otherwise have tolerated.
| Knowing this, his friend was consider
| ably astonished when Jack caught him
/ by the arm and exclaimed: Say, VIII,
who was that giri on that bike? The one
with the white yachting cap. Isn't she
a stunner?" VIII looked at him a mo-
ment and then laughed: You are only
| human, l see, at last. and l am rejoiced
/ to see that you have heart at last"
He said: 20, don't be in a hurry. /
! know who she is all right She is Judge
! Parker's daughter, and ali the boys are
! g'aving about her, but she won't notice
any of them. She would be Ehe belle
! of the season If she weren't so confound-
/ edly COOL
by the way. if you want to become
! introduced to her. come to Mrs Ashton :
! ball tonight. I'll introduce you, and see
! you around" And as this was said only
in jest, for previously Jack Stunned ball
/ rooms with righteous zeal, VIII was
rather surprised when Jack assented
| ca gerry and inquired at what time he
would can.
PunctuaB to the minute, Will arrived
and found Jack somewhat nervous; ne
! had fretted so for fear Will SHOULD be
/ late.
As they walked down the crowded
streets to Mrs. Ashton's, Will INDUCED
| in a little good-natured jest at Jack S
1 expense Of late, until Jack turned saw
agely and told him to shut up, he guess
! ed he knew what he was about. When
! they arrived at the ballroom the girls
almost stared their eyes out, and rapidly
/ passed the word about that Jack Rollins
! had arrived, and so when Jack entered
/ the room he found himself in the center
! OF a gaping, staring line of young la
dies.
There was rather an awkward pause
for few moments, until the hostes;
came forward and presented Jack to the
I guests, saying that since he had condo
seconded to grace the occasion with his
/ presence they should do their best to en-
certain him. Then the buzz of converse
/ ton commenced, and soon Jack was In
a circle of girls, all talking at once. He
was rather awkward at first, but his
/ colstraint soon wore off, and he found
/ the evening delightful. Still, he could
not help looking around to see il Judge
Parker's daughter was there. He could
not see her at first, but soon sch enter
ed the room. She was at once surround
| ed by a group of eager young men, bu
was extricated by Mrs. Ashton, who pre-
scented her to Jack.
After that the girls and young ner
were left to themselves, for Jack monop-
olized NeB Parker the remainder of the
evening, and it seemed that sch was not
| unwilling TO receive his attentions The
| upshot of it all was that Jack left thai
night hopelessly in love. and Will could
hardly get a word out of him all the way
home.
Jack and Nell often met after this, and
Jack became a regular visitor at the
/. Judges Judge Parker was an intelligent
man and took a. great liking for Jack
though 1t was not for the pleasure OF ar
guing with him that Jack visited there
so frequently. Matters went on in this
way for about a year, and on Christmas
/ 1S9-, cards were issued for the maria &c
of Miss Nell Parker and Mr.. Jack Rol-
Inns This created a great commotion In
society circles, and the wedding was one
of the most gorgeous affairs of the sea-
son.
They have now been married over q
! year, and Jack fairly adores his beauti-
( full young wife While she thinks there
is no one in the world equal to hel
Jack
Their family doctor had a busy time
of it for a month or so after their mar.
rage, for Jack did not learn to ride q
/ wheel quickly, but now one Of the sights
of the city is Mr. and Mrs. Rollins or
their costly, handsome tandem as they
| go spinning down the street.
Man may be mighty, but woman !,
| mightter-Boston Post