The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-27
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many cities, aimed high in the socia
scale for his youngest daughter. the lido
Of his heart.
Even in Virginia, where the southern
girls are rarely beautiful, Isabelle Tur-
| ner's name is near the head Of the list
She is natural blonde, with golden hair
| and blue eyes. Frequently she has been
described as having eyes that were dark
! The mistake is due to her lashes, which
fail like curtains of somber gauze. She
is tail and graceful, with queenly walk
| that delighted her father Her tastes
were trained to fit in with his She loves
! horses, as did he. She rode with him
and drove with him behind his splendid
! trotters. which Gallagher, Sr., had helped
him to breed.
Those were happy years for Isabelle
! Turner. Until she was 16 she had never
been away from home: she had never
! known a wish ungratifed Her demands
had been simple; she had no hayward
affairs Of the heart at least, none of which
she was conscious.
She thought until that time that she
! loved Andrew Gillgan as she loved her
brothers. He was part of her life, as
they were No day passed that he did
not come to enter into her amusements.
boy and girl" said Mr.. Turner. con-
templating his daughter day by day and
| observing with pride and qualification
that day by day she grew more beauti-
full
Early In her life he had determined
that no matter what the sacrifice might
be he would send her where she might
have every advantage of education and
association. advantages which were not
possible in Isle Of Wight county. where
they lived.
Therefore. when she was IS, the first
sorrow came to her life. She was to be
separated. for time. at least. from her
companion, Andrew Giligan She was
to go 10 Il famous southern school; she
was 10 take a trip abroad The pros
pect would have brought 10Y To the heart
Of almost any girl. Isabelle Turner
sighed over It, and with the sigh she
understood the cause. In any county,
new or old, she would have been happy
If only she might know that its walks.
its drives were to be shared by Andrew
Guligan. the boy destined for the plough
Something told the girl. even at that
her heart and submit 10 exile. She sue
ceeded as far as all the world was con
cerned. but one. Gilligan alone shared
her secret, but then. he more than shared
her love
When she went to college he has said
that all the sweetness passed out OF his
life. Neither rain nor shine IN the dreary
days that followed made any difference
to him. People noted the change and
commented upon It. bat those who
guessed the cause were silent At least
no suspicion Of Il then crossed the mind
OF the wealthy lumber merchant
His lovely daughter Isabelle. the ample
Of his eye. returned 20 her home Tor
visits at Christmas and other holiday
times. At each new period she seemed (
to her old father more beautiful. She +
grew in grace and acquired a new charm +.
~ manner that captlvated him. He de- /
lighted to think that she might reign. +
as could few girls properly. In the PAL /
ace Of a king. He destined her 10 take
I high place in the metropolis OF the /
north. In his dreams he saw her welded 4
To man who had both position and capl- /
tai 70 equal hers
During her visits 70 her ancestral home
Isabelle Turner and Andrew Carter G{ln- j
gan repeated periodically the plighting u /
their troth. He stu came ard went about
the old place a. viii, the trusted son %
Z trusted overseer-
When Isabelle Turner was about Is.
exquisite as a bit of Sevres china and
much less frsll her secret, which she
had hitherto guarded with care that
cared for the destruction o. is incentive,
seemed 20 shine forth in her eyes All
he world who looked into them might