Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-12-27

s'Have9 yon seen any of the August
magazines?o Let me send you some
of nine There are few interesting
articles in dthem."
s'Thank you. I don't mind looking
them over
Katydid unbent a trifie. She was
lonesome, and this good-loo1ing, top
Ioftical man was better than nobody
| to talk to.
| After Marcus returned to his car
he sent her the magazines and
plate of fruit
| Late in the afternoon he came down
the aisle toward her section, holding
some dainty wild flowers with an
expression of satisfaction. @
| ''Nhen we stopped for water L got
out to take look around and hap
pened to find these. Wouldn't you
| like them?"
'They're' awfully sweet. You're so
kind, Mr. Wimberley."
Katydid pinned the blossoms on her
silk waist and smiled her sweetest
SMILE He really could be very nice,
she thought, while Marcus reflected
that he did, on the whole, prefer wo-
manly woman.
'What time are we due at Chicago?"
she asked, in order to keep the talk
going.
-"About seven-twenty. We're behind
time a little, however,
Goodness! I hope We'll make it
up. I don't know whether Gracia
Gaines will meet me or not. I wrote
her I'm coming, so I guess she will. -
Marcus stiffened, involuntary. Such
flying about the country in an unpro-
tected, unchaperoned way was con-
! trary to his ideas of propriety.
9"Gracia hasn't been married long.
This is nay first visit to her new home.
I hate to have my girl friends get
married.
GA married woman has liberties a
girl cannot have,'' Marcus asserted.
Not in the west. Why, Mr.. VIM
berley,9I have gone around where I
pleased since I went. to Boston to
study elocution and oratory when I
was &c., I lived in Arizona then. My
father had newspaper, but he sold
it and bought an interest in mine %
At this point the porter from the
adjoining car came slowly down the
aisle looking anXiously from one side
to- the other.
, He leaned over the shoulder of a
II strong minded looking elderly lady
> seated 9in front of Katydid Gregory.
''There's sick lady in my car" he
said. confidentia1ly.e 81 dunno what's
, the matter of her, and she's alone
Somebody's goin' to meet her in Chi
, cago, she says. Won't you come and
speak to her, MADAME,
ssShe shouldn't be travelling around
the country by herself, if she is not
r WE'LL" snapped the lady accosted, add
/, ing, ''I can't do anything for her.
: whats that?' Katydid leaned to
Gus Kimberley, so near that her vel
). low hair brushed his cheek.
- It'll GO and see the LADY, Excuse
me, Mr.. 6Wimberley," and she rose tt
2 accompany the porter.
t "But, Miss Gregory! 1t may be con
v tagious,'' Marcus exclaimed, in dis
q may.
:. I'm not afraid. Please let me pass,
r and her eyes met his with look o
= determination. Marcus bowed, an.
Il stepped aside.
s "Headstrong and willfuIl She need
k somebody to look after her-needs i
badly, he said to himself.
o They wereo nearing Chicago. Mar
n Gus went and gathered his belonging
s then returned to offer his services t
n Miss Gregory, as the train was owe
e an hour late.
: He found her putting on her ha
Observing Marcus she remarked, 81
,e is only ebicken-pox, think. The poo
p thing was dreadfully scared-I'm g1a
,e Event to her"
-. 4o1- 4 l,
n risk, y Marcus could not resist2remarl
t. ing, though he was glad she had sue
at kind impulses.
Katydid made no reply. Meanwhi
"a the train rolled into the station.
g Although the spotted-faced lad
r found her friends waiting, Katydi
e. recognized none of the people as Fl
20 miliar to her, and Marcus asked I
accompany her to her friends hous
r. ct is awful1y kind of you" 81
ok protested, but Marcus summoned
cab and explained that he should I
aei anxious unless he knew she was sa
ar with her friends. 90
1t was after ten o'clock when tt
III proper street and number ";
tv j reached. and in answer to sever
rings a sleepy-looking man appeart
lv atahe door, with the information TIL
e nobody0was home.D Mrs. Gaines h;
n gone to Belleview.
er where's my letter." gasped Kat
did. quite upset by the news.
re The fellow fun1bled over pileoef e
7 velopsS on the hall table.
e's "Guess it's here somewhere"
said. o
"Can't I stay? What shall I do
us Katydfd looked frem one to the of
ng er IN distress.
LET me take you to the hotel whe
n GENERALLY Sfav and mt Won