Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-03

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know"
"Wc'l," said the captain, impatient
ly, Just ask your mistress II shell
come down for moment"
! "please don't trouble Mrs. Baines,
said the lucklcss Colmoraud. I'm
afraid Miss Ethel saw me coming anC
perhaps did not wish"
"Stern chase, ehY asked the cap
tain, commiserately, "But here's my
wife. Have you seen Ethel, Llz1lei
Here's Colmoraud wanting TO get en-
gagged and Ethel's disappeared
Mrs. Bnincs shook handsin her kind
Hest way,
ut was great presumption on my
part, great indeed" Colmoraud began
land It's quite clear that Miss Ethel
thinks So"
"You mustn't despair" said Mrs
Baines. She was sure In her own
mind that Ethel was purposely hiding
that she might escape what could only
be n painful interview,
"There's plenty Of time" chorused
the captain, as though a year or two
OF waiting In uncertainty were mere
bagatellc to u young man In love-
"You must look us up again when you
come back"
The angel in the cupboard hated
her father with nm unfllal hatred for
this calm disposition Of her affairs.
Mrs, Baines tried to smooth the
young mans disappointment. I'm
sure Ethel is not disposed to view you
with any dislike" she said kindly,
"Only, OF course, II Is Nplty she should
be out when you called"
"Thnnk you-yes," said Colmoraud,
miseraby, "It's very kind OF You ]
was sure I had no chance. Perhaps
later on-in n year"
"ro be sure" said Mrs. Daines
The good.bycs were being said, and
still the angel kept silent in the cup
board. She wished passlonNtcly that
she had never washed her ambrosinl
hair, or that she had never thought OF
driving 1t before the library fire, or
that at least she had put on her new
dressing gown. II only Reg (Which
was q corruption OF Mr., ColmorNud's
Christian name) could understand
could be prevented from going OFT to
India tomorrow, Not to see him for n
year was an idea too awful to contem-
plate; besides, there were other girls
in India whom he would meet. And
still she never moved.
Then q mouse succeeded where love,
the lion, had failed. Unsuspectingly
Il came from its hole and run over
Miss Raincs' left ankle, In that NOM
emit she gave shrek Of terror,
Strengthened her limbs and lay rigid
among the maps.
RATS" said Capt. Baines at the hall
door sin my cupboard"
"Ethcl,' thought Mr.. Colmoraud, sin
And he dashed back into
the library, Mrs, Baines followed
slowly with the captain, came upon
him already lifting from the cupboard
the tensc-cyed figure Of an angel in n
dressing gown with hair flowing. He
held her IN his arms until the eyes re-
asserted themselves
ooh" cried Miss Banes, called back
by his ardent gaze.
81 love YOU" said Mr.. Colmoraud
ferwently, regardless Of the presence
Of the captain and Mrs, Bnnes.
"Leave me-" she said, family.
"But do you love me?" he asked.
"Yes-no-yes-but I'll never speak
to you again unless you go straight
Into the drawing room"
Mr.. Colmoraud, in an agony Of
doubt which made him very slow and
stupid in the angels eyes, complied
with her request, and when he had
waited several eternities, she came in
10 the room.
A little later on you might have
heard him ask why she had hid from
him, and almost let him Off without
knowing.
Because my hair was not tidy"
said Miss Baines,
"But it was perfect, as It is now"
ne said. at seemed as If were en-
.ertaining an angel"
angels" said Miss Baines, dictat-
,rially, "do not like to be entertained |
THE King.