The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-05

In that meeting they laid plans that, If
carried out, would come pretty near COM
pleting the financial undoing of Albert
Harlow. book publishers man. Mary
Johnson was there and she denounced the
scheme as "a shame" The other girls
looked at each other as much as 10 say,
20, but isn't she artful?"
The fair was on. Al Harlow had
bought tickets for all sorts of things and
he paid three prices therefor. He had
paid 81 postage each on letters in the
postoffice and had paid 80 cents each for
a dozen attempts 10 hook a penny whistle
from out the fish pond Now it hap
pened that Al had been obliged 10 work
late at the book shop and he had gone
TO the fair without having taken as much
as a bite Of food. lie was young, active
and healthy, and he vas as hungry as
q bear. After he had parted with large
part of his financial substance he said
within the hearing Of half a dozen Of
the girls and somewhat thoughuessly:
I'd give s. for something TO eat
you shall have t." they said in cho-
rus; sit down.
They pushed him into chair by Ia
bic which was close 10 the door OF the
fair kitchen. Al had seen his young
men friends eating for an hour past. He
knew that they had paid only a dollar
head for their dinners and that they were
having each q substantial meal He
hoped that his FIVE dollars would bring
him something solid. yet sppetizing. The
six girls TO whom he had impaired
knowledge of his hunger disappeared in
20 the kitchen. There they talked louder
than they knew and Al heard every word
Wen Just give him the regulation
church fair oyster stew said one voice.
'ItI be Q good Joke and he's too easy n
say anything. and theren be just 81 .
clear prolL
Splendid sang q chorus. Then Al
heard another voice. he recognized Il as
that Of Mary Johnson Il was a voice
softer and with better m0duistion than
any he had heard Perhaps II was what
she said that made him think this. but
he Thought il nevertheless That s not
only a shame. girls. said MARY "lut
it's mean Because 81 tres 70 be good
ratured ard does things for Us an s. no
reason why he should be imposed upon
and made u 90 hungry
"1Iary said another voice, you are
always spoilinr orr fun
Then there was sileuce- IN p few raln-
utes SIX Young women escorted. ll
watery oysser stew and put -t down with
NOT even 50 Uuch rs q cracker on the
side. II was indeed g regulation church
fair stew il had one oyster. a m.ser-
able. atteruataG pale little fhi1g ike at
oysters that are sacrificed fer charity.
Mary Johnson was not among the or-
BOXERS as Al ate When ~ rose frca
th. tabIe De said Good riEht ana
left- Not All the iulportuaities - b1y
3 carnatlon for oaly s. succeeded % hHid-
.1g him longer
Two weeks later the young women net
in fhe rar8sh-hosse 20 make the hnsl 1c-
rosntf1- oF THE financial e1e ~ TIE fair
They had made O lot - Tnc1es As A2r5
Johnson leid ext fe- rase- ~ acca-rz
o. tl1 treasurer the Eiris saw s71Ee-ili1g
an ner h@nl ali Nth one arrofd th4F
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