The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-22
HEALTHY YOUNG HEROINE.


! 10 receive and care for them; how they
had determined TO come North. for the
purpose Of retrieving their 6lssipated for
tunes and had taken Godkin's house, fur
nished as it was, in Totten place: how
proud they were and how arist0cratic,
what q spirited young lady was Phyllis
and how guarded he must be against
seeming TO notice their poverty The rest
Of the Bsrrows family being absent
Howard was TO LOOK after the widow
hcmenway and her lovely daughter and
make them feel at home.
But beware" concluded his mother 5
letter Of instruction. don't fall hopeless
y IN love with Phyllis.
lie was prepared therefore 10 see two
aristocratic females OF widely divergent
ages and that aloOfness Of manner which
| iorbids quick friendship. He would. he
| determined. greet them a. the train and
escort them 70 the GoGktn house.
But he wasn't at all prepared for the
extraordinary shock az dazed delight that
/ smote him when Phyllis Heuenway, who
had waited in the car with her mother,
came out in response TO his card and
beamed upon him.
She was q stately beauty of perhaps .,
With raven hair and eyes SO wondrously
serious and deeply dark that the hahiJuaI
! expression Of merry aniability upon her
! mouth was a pleasant surprise that equal
lied ard made amends for the awesome
! melancholy Of her upper features. Her
voice was deliberate. musical and low
! Her manner. sedately cordial and guard
+. edly impuisive. fitted the contradictory
/ expressions Of her face and helped 10 ex-
/ plain the puzzling first impression. She
/ was tai for a woman, neither slender nor
! plump, and-HowaTd began TO remember
! his mothers last lire Of advice.
/ The mother, white-haired and some
/ 30 OF zfn Vrsl1 90
/ beauty OF her youth. She treated Bar-ows
I with a mothcrly. understanding air of
/ kindly interest and left most OF the talk
! ing to her daughter. They were in the
carriage which Howard had provided and
were bowling along toward lotion place
! before he thought Of asking them if they
/ had breakfast.
! "Oh. yes" answered Mrs. Hemenway:
eve had a little tea and tiffin on the
cars"
And then the chat ran away into fam
/ fly gossip, comment on the scenes along
( their route and all the sights which SEEM
I Cd so odd" to the vivaci0Us southern
! beauty. who had never before been north
| Of the Ohio river. Howard had made up
his mind that he twas going to like the
Hemenways' when they arrived at the
! Godkin house. There he tried to make
himself useful by fitting the key into
the front door and leading the way
through the stuffy, uninhabited rooms.
He found out that no servants had ar
rived and he was wondering if any had
been engaged, when he suddenly Temem-
bered that his new friends were iE
straitened circumstances and might be
hurt at any offer he could make to aid
them in that way.
Now, is there anything I can do fer
you-any errands-Mrs. Eemenway?"
he asked as he was about 70 leave
Thank you so much. Mr. Rarrows,'
she said, signing as she removed her old
fashioned. beIaced bonnet; we shall do
very well, I guess. But don't desert US
au at once"
ooh. I'll be around this afternoon
Yes. this afternoon-su-a interrupt
ed Phyllis with what seemed Ike singular
enthusiasm And as he looked at her he
fancied there was an appeal in her lone
looking, splendid eyes.
IL Howard Barrows mother had known
what he did upon leaving the Hemenways
that morning she would have been wor-
ried about her son. He went post haste
10 a florist and ordered five dozen roses
sent to the Godldn house, addressed 10
Miss Phyllis. It'll make thacstuffy barn
a bit home-like for her-for them is
what he thought But at , o'clock that
afternoon he was ringing at their door
His heart bounded like trip-hammer
when Phyllis met him with:
Bless you, Mr. Barrows. 1 was so
'fraid you wouldn't come.
If Howard hadn't been in a very ex-
cited frame of mind he must have been
little shocked at this premature display
Of enthusiasm on the part OF the queenly
Charleston giTl. but she didn't give him
time TO weigh the matter
Il hope you're coins tc take me out
somewhere" she ratified, fixing pin IN
her big. black, feathery hat Mamma IS
taking nap aud I'm literally starving for
q sight of the city. I want 10 see the
town as YOU northern folks call il.
Howard couldn't repress a smile OF
mingled triumph and dismay as he real
lied the impression he had made upon
the proud Phyllis Hemenway. but he
looked especially ingenious and manly
as he said:
Certainly. Miss Hemenway. That's ex-
actly what I wanted 10 do-show You
round a biz. We car. let's see? docking
al his watch}-we can see an act or two
o. the matinee. have "a little luncheon af-
terward stroll q few blocks in State
street and be home at 6-only your mother
VIII have dined alone"
No no. she won l..
She pinned a rose-one Of his roses-in
his lapel. and they started for the the
ater Howard in an ecstacy 81 surprise
and seIf-satisfed admiration Of Phyllis.
siasm. laughter and life. Il was during
the dreary third act that he began 20 no.
nee her s0irits flag. lie asked her u
she was tired Of the thing. and her an
sUer zlvc bin the arst suggestion OF an
unpleasant shock
It's q Iriehtfl bore" she whispered;
lets go and eat something.
NhiIe she was ordering her luncheon
Howard beean 10 lie painfully aware that
here rs-el= a-,--ff r1ffrly I'm Miss f4ar-nrVaf
department that did not exactly harnc-
aize with his mothers description n her
he became silent alt. reflective Re no.
uced shat she ate her vianos with extra
ordinary -t,sto. but he WAS not prepared
for the remarkable occurrence p men
came az the end lie had been staring
listlessly out Of the window. wondering
what manner ~ wamau was opposite
hun. and upon turning suddenly toward
hey noticed that she was husriediy con-
ceaIng something ln her pocket ~ under
rha folds ~ her dress. Ills eye iell urou
thr bread rIatc There had been tN1 {
rolls on ir when ha turned away mo-
ment before nov Il was empty.
Let's re g0iag Miss IieInelway, he +
said, Coidly.
ESQ lulang ore- She coffee with Tou {
northern gentlemen" laughed The Eir', Z
hut the srae wish which he answered +
vas slczir one The rest - theiv c1a-
fersatioa ttl they reached h-na was
ia irful EFFORT 30 cvafe the ~ Svsa r.. u-t- /
defined hut evident rnisuu1e rsr Tx or +.
dislike thar had caue ZAP between them. (
hylis was I'D so1er i1s.de Ter opar /
Tran she racrd 1pstal-s % her mother 4
aI-h El - down again ir tries Mr I
Howard Hc sat down in The liln peT- &
ior tWt5li-g bis hst aad 81 e. ease
frhen ~ Looked Ep aza.l b. sew tGat 1
she was Sitting oqFcs'fe h'u she Rad /