The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-23
A Pair of Blue Ewes.

held her close for an instant, and then
! released her. 1t was in broad daylight,
on a crowded street crossing; they were
not related 10 each other, and he did not
even know her name. 1t must De said
in his defense that she was more TO
blame than he was; indeed, it would
! have been a great impoliteness, not 70
say unkindness. on his part, to have
done otherwise. She was hurrying 10
catch the car from which he had Just
descended. The street was wet and
muddy; she slipped and would have fal-
len had he not caught her just in time
She blushed celestial rosy red" and
raised a pair of startled blue eyes TO his
face.
20. thank you,'' she stammered- Yet
never was thank YOU said in tone
of less gratitude.
She was gone before he could speak,
and caught the car, which was just on
the point of leaving.
All day the blue eyes haunted him.
They came between him and his writing
and danced on the pages of the Lancet.
although, as he said to himself severely,
he had no time for such nonsense. Had
he been less devoted, heart and soul, To
his profession it is to be feared that
even his patients might have found him
absent-minded, for he failed TO see two
of his best friends on the street and at
dinner that evening was so preoceupie
that his mother worried lest he was
working too hard
DR.. Howard Carston was a rising young
physician with a downtown office and a
fair practice. He cared almost nothing
for society and heretofore the brightest
eyes that ever shene would have interest
ed him less than cut finger.
Now, in a moment, all was changed.
Chicago is a big city, yet Howard vowed
to himself to find the owner of those
blue. Persistence was one Of his strong
points. He never entered d street car
without, scanning the face of every wO-
man in il; he patronized department
stores. which he had formerly avoided
| because of their crowds of women shop
pers; and he astonished his sister by
taking her to the theater more times in
month than he had ali the previous
year. That young lady was also sur
prised and gratif1ed by his snatching
from his professional duties time to at
htend teas and receptions, and by his re-
markable interest in social functions
Blue eyes had worn gray So, again
and again, he pursued a gray suit and
a felt hat half a block, only to find.
when the wearer turned, that her eyes
were not the violet of which he dream
ed.
Weeks passed and the memory of the
eyes was fading into a regret. The SEN
sible lectures which Howard had not
failed to administer to himself began TO
take effect In the first place, it was
absurd to hope to find those blue eyes.
Were not there several hundred thou
sand women in Chicago? Besides, Blue
eyes" might be miles away. If found,
she might belong to another man, or
she might be anything but charming.
Howard told himself that he was a
fool. and determined to forget the eyes.
That was hard to do, but he gave up
his quest.
DIR. Carston's telephone bell rang sud
denly one night. in the small hours. He
had just fallen asleep after a nineteen
hour day, but he could not ignore the
ring The summons was imperative. 4
stranger had called the nearest physi-
clan.
'Pray come" she implored ''for I am
afraid my father will die The sweet,
girlish tones were eloquent of distress.
Howard dressed himself hastily and
vent downstairs. He could scarcely
open the hall door so. strong was the
wind.
"A doctor leads a dogs life" he NUT
tered to himself. as he went out into
the storm.
The address given him was that Of a
clearinghouse in the next block-one
to which this wes by no means his first
visit. He found Mrs. Madison, the board
ing-house keeper, awaiting him in the
hall.
I'm so glad you've come" she said.
'fMr Wharton is awfully sick, and the
poor young lady, his daughter, is most
scared to death"
The patient was so i'll as to occupy the
doctors entire attention. Mrs. Madison
gave him the efficient assistance which
he had learned to expect from her in
such emergencies. She was ably second
ed by Miss Wharton, whom Howard
scarcely noticed.
The battle was for life. Hours passed
before il was won and the tired but
glad physician was free to go.
Now your father needs nothing but
rest. Let him sleep as much as posi-
Bile, and see that he has cup of Mrs.
Whartons beef tea when he awakes. I
will call this afternoon" he said, look
ing at Mrs. Madison. although he Spoke
to Miss Wharton.
Howard went home to refresh himself
with an hours nap, a bath, and a cup
of coffee before his office hours. At 3
o'clock he visited his new patient and
found him doing well.
You have saved his life" said Miss
Wharton. in a voice tremulous with graf
itude. and she raised her eyes 10 DIT.
CarSton's
Towards head swan. He saw A
crowded street crossing. waiting car.
and held slender, girlish form in HIS
arms.
Miss wharton's eyes were the violets
of his dreams.
When Violet Wharton left Chicago for
| ner country home she wore a nav ring
holding twin sapphires.-The Chicago
Tribune.