The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-18
Mrs Duckworth's Diary.

| Feb. I, u:Sn.-I have invited my old
| schooi-fellow, Nellie Marchan, 10 stay
with US. She is the sweetest girl in ihz
| world. 1 DO hope she and Jack Win get
| on do not think he will be able Ia
help liking her. as she is prettier and
| nicer than ever. I shall be very disap-
| pointed if he does not like her, because
| it would be such pity II he were not
| 10 care for my best friend.
Feb. 3.-Jack and Nellie do not seem to
be getting on very well. Z have hard. Y
seen them speak to one another at all
yet. 7 must tell her how good he is 10
me and try TO make her like him bet
ter.
Jack seemed quite amused when I ask
ed him IL he did not think Nellie lovely.
He says she is not half SO good looking
as his own little WIFE which is very
sweet Of him, but not at-.all true. 1
wish he understood Nellie. He sneered
twice ar something she said during din
ner last night (although l don't think
he knew that he did it,, and he never
asked her 10 sing afterward, although
1 told him that she sang beautifully.
wish she did not snub him so: It makes
me feel quite uncomfortable.
Feb. 10-We all went to the theater
last night. Jack and Nellie seem to
d
says she Is a girl who wants knowing"
I asked her this morning why size did
not call him Jack; I said l thought il
would seem more friendly. as she is my
best friend: but she said shexwouid
much rather not. She is such q nice.
modest girl.
Feb. -5.-Jack and Nellie lunched at
Princes today. I could not go. as 1 had
a headache, and thought they might
have put it off until tomorrow.
He asks Nellie to sing every evening
after dinner now. and even turns tover
her music for her. He never turns over
my music I wish she would not sing
my songs. They do not at-all suit her
voice, which is rather shrili.
Feb 20.-She called at Jacks chambers
today to ask him the name of book she
wanted TO read. She might just as well
have told me she was going, as I would
have gone with her-besides, l knew the
name of the book.
1 should never call at a mans cham
bers. even If he was married
Feb. 24.-Helen Marcham has takerAa)
calling my husband by mis- Christian
name If he had any sense OF dignity
he would not allow il. I believe they
talk secrets together, because @when I
come into the room they stop talking
at once. 1 should not be surprised If
she had been to Jacks chambers again,
as she goes out every day alone now.
Feb. 2S.-Helen Marcham left this
morning. Jack went to the station with
her. I was not feeling well enough to
come down TO breakfast, so she sent
s1me flowers to my room with Good
by, dearest" written on a card. 1 do
not like being called dearest" by any
one but Jack
March 15.-Something very strange and
quite too lovely has just happened. L
have just heard from my graet friend,
Nellie Marcham. that she is engaged 10
be married TO Alan Fairfax (the other
man in Jacks chambers). She says she
was engaged all the time she was stay
ing with US. but she could not possibly
tell me although, of course, she was dy-
ing to- because there was some bust
ness fuss through her being a ward in
chancery. She says that her happiness
IS entirely due to Jacks kindness, and
that he saw Mr.. Fairfax's father and
arranged everything fop her. and -swas
most sweet and good.
Jack is aWfuIly clever.