The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-24
His Dreams

IAkAAS LAOOrc was 4tLtAu8 IA At4o AOOt-AS
blowing big clouds Of tobacco and dream
ing the dreams he had 50 often dreamt.
when there came q knock at his door.
and there entered q yDung lady, whose
veil scarcely concealed the dancing light
Of the eyes beneath.
'Is Nine. Rameau in?'' she asked.
Mime. Rameau? She lives in the nat
above this.'
20. thank you! Pardon NEE And she
was about to withdraws Then she looked
at him again. 'And yet I'm not mistaken
in one thing. Aren't you Ellis AooreT
That Is my name, madam"
How funny that should have met
you IN this way! Don't you know me?"
And she threw up her veil. revealing
fresh, youthful face. ripping all over With
smiles.
Kate sabIner' he exclaimed.
improved. Have To-
Il might return the compliment and say
that you haven't, but that would be un-
true
You were In search Of Mime. Rameau?"
queried Ellis
yes; yours q queer substitute. aren't
your" and her merry laugh again rang
out. IT am taking lessons in department
and dancing, You know. You say she
| lives overhead?'
Yes, to my cost. / can hear the pupils
humping on the piano and dancing round
at all hours and seasons. Are you to
put the last straw on the camels backf"
'If you are the camel, I'm afraid
must. ] cannot help IL. 1t isn't really my
fault"
May ask whose, thenr'
Il am going to be married" she said
bluntly.
Married? The dickens you areT'
She nodde her pretty head.
well, I'm not interested In that. On
the contrary"
at gives you little pain. you mean?"
she said, filling up the sentence he had
left uncompleted. "well, I'm glad that
an old cornrade can sympathiZe."
who is the happy mani" he asked.
There, again, you'd never guess. A
Colonel. Aren't you going to offer your
congratulations
You asked for my sympathies Just
now"
'"Thatwas only to soften the blow" she
said piquantly. you see. the Colonel
wants me to be lady. OF course, / was
always that, but mean for style and de-
pertinent, and putting the his In their
| right place, and-and-all that. But, dear
me! 1 must be going. will come in and
see you again before it's settled, II
may?"
In another minute or two he could hear
her merry laugh upstairs. She, was evil
IDENTIFY explaining to Nine. Rameau her
mistake. In another five minutes he could
hear the drumming of the piano, with
pauses between. Then he heard the pat
| tering Of feet, and in imagination follow
ed one 1.-the, graceful form as it skipped
around the room. Then he fell to dream
| ing again.
Kate Sabine was the niece Of an old
nurse who had been connected with his
family. AS children they had, indeed. been
comrades" They f1shed together, played
cricket together, played marbles, spun
tops, and raced together. When a boy
he thought her perfection.
Once he remembered giving her his own
favortte penhnife. It had only a broken
blade, but gloried in a piece Of German
silver on the handle. On this he, had
scratched her name-"Kate"-in his best
handwriting.
Then he remembered a long interview
between his mother and the old nurse.
and after that Kate had disappeared.
He saw her again, after a long in
terval, when he had finished his college
course. Then he received a rude awak-
en1ng. There was the same bright, dim
pied face-the same pretty turn Of the
head; but ne noticed queer vagaries Of
speech-grammatical discrepancies which
shocked his sensitive ear.
Now he had been again awakened. Kate
was a diamond. after all, II a rough one.
A Colonel had not disdained the prize
which he had relinquished.
Two months had passed, when there
came q gentle knock at the door.
May ! come in?''
It was Kate!
pray sit DOWN. he said.
20, you are more courteous this time
I can spare ten fninutes-a little longer
than last time, because I am coming to
say goodby."
'Goodby?''
Eyes, goodby. Are you sorry7"
'Sorry, Katie!"
miss Sabine, please" she iaughingly
corrected. Give me my right title for
one day more. Tomorrow shall be Mrs.
Colonel de Courcy. 1t will sound strange,
won't it?"
VERY"
mot, perhaps, so much to you. That
is the advantage you men have, you never
change your name. It's unfair. Why
hasn't q lady the same privilegeT'
Hasn't lady the same privilege? But
not to get to woman's rights or wrongs,
how have you progressed under Nine.
Rameau?'
20, 1t has been such fun. I enjoyed It
so much. Do you know the waltz?"
mo"
'1Then, I will teach It you. Let me see;
what is the tune it goes best to-"
She paused for q moment, and then she
hummed:
20. love for year.
A week. day;
But alas for the love
That loves alwayi"
THAT makes a splendid waits. Lookl
! the steps-the trois temps, ! mean-are
these
She paused. breathless, her face aglow
| with color.
isn't that pretty?'' she demanded.
"As you dance IT. Where will you re-
side when you are married."
Haven't 1 told you? India We start
for Ceylon almost Immediately. expect
shall get beastly stout and ponipous out
there-wear gold eyegiass and all that.
Ten minutes are up. 1 must be going.
o, here is my old keepsake wished to
return to you. Goodby. Ella"
"Goodby."
There was a slight CULVER In her voice
a still more perceptible one In his.
She was gone. Ellis looked at the keep
sake she had returned to him. It was an
old penknife with q broken blade. on the
handle of which was scratched the name,
| Kate
He resumed his Reconsideration Even