Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-11-23
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s APAIh OF BLUE EYES.
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.Gght. ON al crowded Strsst cross.ngi
they we're not related ITO each other,
and he did not even know her name.
1t must be said DIN his defense that she
was more to blame than he was; in
dleleld, it would have been a great i'm
politeness, not Ito say unkindness' on
his part, Ito have done oItherwlse. She
was hurrying Ito caItch The car from
which he had just descended. The
street was wet and muddy;she slip
ped and she would have fallen had he
not caught her just intlme. She blush
ed celestial rosy red and raised
pair of STARTLED blue eyes to his face.
80, thank you," she stammered Yet
never WAS 'thlank 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.
ALI day the blue eyes haunted him.
They were between him. and his writ
ing and danced on the pages of the
LanceIti although lals hesltd to himself
severely, he had no time for such non-
sense. Had he been less devoted,
heiaLrt and soul, to his profession it is
feared that even his patients might
have found him absent minded, fer he
FAILED Ito Iseeltwo of his best friends on
the sltieeH and ait dinner that evening
was so preoccupied that his mother
worried lest he was working too hard.
DR.. Howard Carston was rising
young PHYSICIAN with "a downtown
Office and fair practice. He cared
almDIJL nothing for society and here
tofore the brightest eyes that ever
shone would have interested him less
than y cut finger.
Now, in "a moment, aid was changed.
Chicago lis big city, yet Howard
vowed to himself to find the owner OF
'thosa bluet eyes. PersistanceI was one
of his strong points. He never en-
teirted a street can without scanning
the facte of every woman in Ut; he pat
ronized department. stores, which he
had formerly avoided because of their
crowds of women shoppers; and he
asItonished his sister by taking her to
thu thelutsir more timet i'm "A month
than he had all the previous year.
The young ladN walls also surprised
and graItitied by his snatching from
his professional duties time to attend
tea and receptions, and by his re-
markaiblfI interest i'm social functions.
blue eyes had worm gray. SO,
again and agin, he pursued IA gray suit
and "a felt halt half a block, only to
find, when the welarer turned, that
her eyes We're not the violebs OF which
he had dreamed
Weeks passed and the memory OF
the eyels wIas fading into a regret. The
sensible lectures which Howard had
mot fai.sdi to administer to himself
began Ito take effect. In the first
place. DIT was absurd to hope to find
ithose blue eyes We're not there sew
eral hundred thousand women in Chi
cago? Besides, Blue eyes" might be
miles away. If found, she might be-
long ito another main, or she might be
anything but charming.
Howard told himself that he was a
fool, and determined to forget the
eyes. That was hard no do, but he
gave up his quest
DR.. Carsbon's telephone rang sud-
denly one night, in the small hours.
He had just fallen asleep after IL nine
teen hour day, burt he could not ignore
the ring. The summons was impera-
tive. A stranger had called the near
ellt physician
"Pray come, ''she implored, "for am
afraid my father will die" The sweet
girlish tones were eloquent of distress.
Howard dressed himself HASTILY and
went down stairs. He could scarcely
open the hall door SO strong was the
wind.
"A doctor leads a dogs Mfe,' he
multbened to himself ais he went out
inibo the storm.
The address wlas given him was that
of a boarding house on the next block
lone to which this was by no means
his first visit. He found Mrs. Madison
the boarding house keeper, awaiting
him In the hall.
Il am $40 glad you've come" she
stadd. Mr.. Wharton is awfully sick,
and the poor young lady, his daughter,
us most scared ITO death"
The patient was SO fll as to occupy
the DOCTORS entire attention Mrs.
Madison gave him the efficient assist
ance which he had learned to expect
from her in such emergencies.
She was ably seconded by Miss
Wharton, whom Howard scarcely no.
Hced
The BATTLE was for life. Hours pass
ed before it 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 thIaIt he has n cup of Mrs.
WhaIlton's beef lteat when he wakes.
] will call this AFTERNOON" looking at
Mrs. Madison, although he spoke to
Miss Wharton.
Howard went home TO refresh him.
self with an hours nap, a bath, and "a
cup eft coffee before his office hours.
AT O'Clock he visited his new patient
and found him doing we'll.
You have sawed his life said MISC
Wharton. in a voice .tremuloJis with
GRATITUDE and she hlaised her eyes to
DR.. Oarston's.
Hl0Ny2rd's hpad SWAN He saw n oai In