The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-21

Grove past the house. The undertaken.
who also rented chairs and cables for
PARTIES. was at the ZINE carrying sup
! plies for the reception into the dwelling
Of our neighbc-s. I notic4o The con-
trasting green O. the castor-bean leaves
and the grayish brown Of >ae lawn and
wondered If an artist ould not find
q subject for an imp-easionist picture in
the ensemble
1 turned in the buggy and as reached
the Limit Of vision and looked again at the
promising little home. with its flowers
and shrubs and start OF trees. Il was
wei worth looking at \ good deal
can be accomplished IN This COUNTRY
I unused, touching up the team, If one
knows how TO do it,
It was different when returned.
During the afternoon a storm. one Of
those fierce prairie terrors. swept over
that country II was SO dark at the
ranch that lamps were lighted Hail and
wind accompanied The clouds. and sheets
o. rain made the level plain a lake. IL
was long after night when I drove into
town and turned down South Empona
avenue. q little anxious FOR the safety
OF our lawn decoration a block from
home watchrnan stopped my horses
Your wife is here at q neighbor :.
he said. "and wishes you would come in
al once
rs she hurt?f I gasped and without
vaiting reply. hurried up the lawn to
the house.
The door opened. and in the half-lightea
hall Caroline met me. clasping her arms
Ground my neck and burying her face on
my shoulder.
Beyond. in the illumination Of the par
icr stood a dozen people and among
tEem-the Gobsous.
what is the matter?" 1 asked. puz-
zled.
well. sir. said Gobson. coming for
ward. and frankly extending his hand.
about everything that could be the mat
ter and leave us alive and wen. There's
heen a twister
And its gone-and carried me across
the lawn" incoherently exclaimed Caro-
hne again hiding her face.
Gobson and the others laughed heart
Ty
III tell YOU how it was. went on Cob
son. About o'clock the storm came
up. and it looked mighty bad. We west
erners knew whaJ To expect and the folks
at the party went home. Your wife
there didn't seem TO understand the dan
ser ana when the most serious part
came. and I'd sent the folks 70 the cellar
what did ! see but her out in the yard
trying to cover up the posey bed
,r-ae 4fv.if1 rna boil rr-or-11 i,ftre
ooleus. put in Caroline.
II called TO her. but she idn't seem 10 /
Want to hear me
Caroline frightened her arms a little
understood
and there wasn't any time 20 lose.
sew a funnel-shaped cloud in the south /
west and / just hustled across the yard .
picked her up, and carried her to our cell (
lar
Caroline's arms frightened again.
That's about aH We STAYED there
until it was over and then come out T
and the houses are gone. with a lot of
others-but no one was seriously hurt.
He had told the truth. The day had .
been a serious one for that part of the +
town and our block was visited by the +
cyclone worst wrath
Caroline and 1 walked down South
Empire avenue the next morning. our
Pretty house was mass OF lumber on
the rear of the Tot not far away
and Gobson's house was likewise wreck
ed. Everything was rain-soaked and dis
NAL
For long time we gazed at the ruin.
Then Caroline turned laushing face to
me. John she whispered taking care
that other sightseers might NOT hear
there's something TO be thankful for
the castor beans and the porch are gone
kissed her goodbye at the depot that
evening. and caught farewell wave of
her hand from the Pullman window as
She was borne away for visit TO the
home folks in that blessed haven Of the
traveller on the prairie lands-"hsok
east
Gobson called at my office this after
aeon He VIII buy OF sell. So that one Of +.
us may own both lots on South Emporia
avenue. / have written u Caroline. on
hD reply depends whether or not we
shan undertake the building of "a habi-
tation ON the wilderness