The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-09

y 4Dlt4C SOSJElS that llltlG men, kAlal u
extremely little men. generally manage
to fail in love with big women Helen
Sturtevant liked the devotion of the Jap.
She treated him with an amused sort of
/ federation. Every woman likes devotion,
even though ii is shown by little chap.
500 TOkion was a Buddhist. but he had
becOme a Christian, or what is more
likely pretended conversion, so that he
could go to chapel and sit near Helen
Sturtevant 1t was a fair-haired goddess
that he was worshping while on his
+ knees. rather than the God Of the Chris
tians. Because Helen Sturtevant was TAX
ing a course in eIocution and dramatic
art 500 undertook the same course, and
this gave him other opportunities TO be
near the adored one.
The co-eds gossiped much. and at times
rather noisily about the devotion of Soc
10 Helen. As the girls put it. the little
Jap was awful cut up about the fair
American, and it was a shame that be-
! cause Helen Sturtevant liked admiration.
! she must encourage 500 to go on break
/ ing his heart when there was no chance
/ of Helen's mending II for him in the way
/ that 500 wanted.
Helen had so many beaux among the
American students that it is just barely
/ possible some of the co-eds thought that
she might let 500 attach himself to their
/ Il aims, for 500 was reputed 10 be wealthy,
and the big punches of hot house flowers
/ that went to Helen in zero weather when
/ dollhouse flowers cost a mint would have
/ heen very acceptable To any of the other
( fair sisters OF the university Helen
/ Sturtevant had no very serious thoughts
about the Jap. She did like him in a
! certain way, and the bon-bons he sent
were delicious and The flowers were fra
I grant. and surely. the girl said to her
self. The can't mean anything serious
! for he must know how utterly impossible
i would be for me to think OF such d
/ thing as loving him, let alones marrying
him"
] Helen Sturtevant was bent on following
/ the career of an actress. She had natural
/ gifts. Absolutely impartial persons had
/ told her that. and the girl felt il herself
/ Her father was a man OF some means
and he grudged nothing that would go to-
ward the education of his daughter and
the helping toward the realization of heg
dramatic dreams.
One day a dozen of the goods were
/ gathered in the university art studio.
/ They We're waiting the arrival OF an in
/ structor. and wniie waiting they sat and
gossiped. Helen Sturtevant was there.
! The night before at musical the atten-
lions of 500 Tokion had been more mark
ed than ever. He mad brought a great
Z
given to Helen when she had triumph
anrly finished her part in the pro-
gramme. 1t was tnidwinter. and Ameri-
car beauty roses were quoted at fabu-
lous prices.
Helen. said one Of the goods. you
bankrupt 500, rich though l understand
he is. Charlie Nelson sent me one rose
last night, and one Of the girls told me
she had asked the price of beauties, and
they We're $3.50 each.
You'll do something worse than bank
rUpt poor 500. Helen. said another stu
dent you II break his heart unless YOU
/ keep il sound by marrying him. Frankly
dear child. everybody is talking about this
thing. even the professors. Why don't
YOU marry him?' the girl questioned.
half mischieVously-
Helen flushed. The idea of marrying
500 was preposterous. DO you suppose
/ any American girl would marry an ORR
ental?' she said. "The far eastern peo-
pies have no more conception of the
rights of a woman as wife than has the
unspeakahle Turk. They may think they
lcve woman. but not one of them would
sacrifice his own pleasure for her let
alone anything higher
An instructor came into the studio and
called the students out. Behind a screen
in the corner stood a mana man in
truth, though in stature he was but
child. IL was 500 Tokion. He had been
at work on a clay model when the stu
dents entered. He was about 10 make
his presence behind the screen known.
ben therc came the words which held
him silent NON be stood trembling, and
with something in the depths Of his ori-
entail eyes that was past sounding. NO
such thing as sacrifice known 10 my peo-
lie for those whom W. love- he muir
injured 10 himself. No regard Tor the
rights of woman IS D wife," Then 500
Tokion murmured something in his ma
tive tongue that sounded like q prayer.
TIE next day there came q blow 70
Helen Sturtevant- Her father had failed.
failed utterly and miserabiv. and she
must give up her course The girl was
crushed bodily and mentally. The news
hew through the university. Helen's
fathers business had gone 70 the wall
ard Helen was 70 leave. The stage dream
had vanished With the rude awakening.
SEQ Tosion hearE Efe sought The giri
out. Size was sitting alone in corner
II a music room. He went u her softly.
He carried one rosebud. sDofiessly white.
n his hand The girl looked up rs he
came She saw him and above her own
misery came the thought If What she had
said the day before. and her heart srnote
her
n have heard. ard ! an sorry. Mss
Heieu~ said 500. He put the white rose
IT, her hand and then started - SPEAK
gain but his voice broke He uttered
the one Eori Helen. aud before ths
eirI knew lt he had seized he- hand
kissed Il and was gone
Two DAYS after he body q a nan. e
rttie man. was recovered from The waters
~ the bsg ike II was noI hard to
identify fnr d-awneti