The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-22
ROMANCE
AT AN END
Widow Sutton MarrieS Her
House Builder.
CARPENTER J. w. HAWKE
After a Courtship Beset by
Many Difficulties.
CARPENTER J. w. HAWKE
BRIDE IN QUARANTINE
But Love Was Made Over a
Back Fence.

Thursday Mr.. J. ". Hawke and Mrs.
Nora Sutton were married in Il Dorado.
This ends very pretty romance, car
RED or under rather interesting circum-
stances. Mr.. Hawke IS & carpenter and
his bride owns nice farm nine miles
west Of tbs city. Last summer she made
a contract with 1Ir. Hawke 20 build a
cottage on the farm. and while he was
at work there was q mutual falling IN
love. She often watched him work and
many a long hour passed away as she
sat and talked with him during the days
he measured, sawed and nailed together
the tiTEbers that went into the cottage.
IS the days passed by, he had reason
to believe that his love was returned. 50
he worked slower and had a great deal
OF leisure time until it grew late into
the fan when the house was completed.
Then the man had considerable work %
do IN putting the finishing touches on
the Inside Of the building. He did his
carpenter work faithfully and wen and
also did not let any opportunity pass
whereby he could gain more favor with
the owner.
Finally the house was completed. to
the owners as well as 70 the carpenters
satisfaction and then the lady showed
her appreciation OF Mr.. Hawkes. efforts.
both IN work and love, by promising
10 become his bride
Mr. Hawke IS the father Of three chill
dren who Strenuously objected 70 the
marriage and the attentions their father
was paying to the widow. They did al
they could 20 dfscoura &c the match. but
the happy couple knowing fun well that
the course OF love nsver runs smooth
loved each other harder than ever.
Early in the winter Miss Lille Hen
shaw OF 514 Hewett avenue was taken
sick with scarlet fever, as was also her
mother, Mrs. II. 7. Henshaw Mrs Sui
ton, always a friend. came to their hon1e
TO take care Of the sick The houss
was qusrantined and Mrs. Sutton was
thus compelled 70 stay in the house But
these little things did not diminish the
ardor OF the pair. Every evening Mr.
hawke would make his appearance about
the house, there was a signal or lows
spoken word, and the man would pass
on TO the fence near the back porch
Here his intended wife would appear and
they would hold a long and low CONVEX
satioi. until the wee small hours Of the
morning hove IN sight. Mrs Sutton
would go back 70 the sick room, happier.
and handled her patients with greater
care. Mr.. Hawke would go back 70 his
work in the morning, whistling and sing
ing. and he put some of-the woodwork
on that house on the farm with greater
care, and the painting was done with
extra precision But not an evening.
rain or shine. but he had at least a
short visit 70 that back fence. The cold
blasts of December had no effect for
the visits came as sure as fate. The
sick people came to expect these evening
calls, and as they We're convaIescent
they often teased their nurse about the
troubled path Of true love through which
the pair were compelled TO go.
A short time ago the quarantine was
raised, the little red sign was taken down
and the two lovers were allowed II meet
IN the house for the first time in ten
long weeks. The arrang ements were
soon made for their wedding. TIE chill
dren objected SO il was planned TO be
married without the chiIdrens' knowI ledge
and then come back and see if they
would not be forgiven.
Mrs. Sutton came over 70 the east side,
ostensibly 10 do a little shopping. She
was met az the Missouri Pacific depot
by AIr Hawke and they were soon on
their way 70 e. Dorado. The probate
Judge Of that city soon tied the knot
and the two arrived in this city on the
afternoon train They hunted up MI
Hawkes. children, explained the whole
affair 10 them and. OF course. were i'm