Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-11-07

| ing star shone chastely in the pink after
tered sleepiIy in The willows on the shore
fso vas n, an idyIlic sysping The pro-
said leaning ai,d forward his hands on the
:" II love You. Helen. you know I d etesf
/ want you'll need you
ingly. Now. professor" She said. please
don't, We're having such perfectly de-
gPound again n did thaf ast ov win a
| know. Please be good and let's go on
| just as we have been doing. just friends
The professor looked at her in silence
He turned the boat around and began to
in low voice. since you ask it / viii
promise1,.not to say another word to you
have said, and can only wait and hope"
laughed softly. Oh. She, said. IF only
as smiling ns o again shend
ly as ever But seriously. wish you
the point. II only Sally w could tall III into
borne to the house. a dripping burden in
your manly arms. her auburn hair falling
erring samuel would suddenly realize
would be without that omnipresent
You frivolous child,, he said; Il didn't
dream tb the Estate stately and dignified prinehpal
could be so ridiculous.' He looked at
s of the fair eo%a toe
well how it is myself-but what can do?
Fate did indeed arrange things to suit
herself. as she always does. and in the
picnic a few days afterward, held in a
maple grove beside the river. Every
ers. During the afternoon a merry party
of young people went out in skim. The
tn
the accident which precipitated the gig
Cling crowd into the water.
strong, and there was grave danger of
light coat and plunged into the water .:
swimming with easy, powerful strokes
He caught one shTiekfng maiden sitanf by s the
arm arm and swan with her to shore then
Men had sprung in and brought out the
others, but where was Sally?
b ne pgoIess s4 Keen eye granced with
he caught the CLEAN of auburn hair End
an arm thrown upward He swan with
Sam! 1t was an exciting chase, but
the brawny farm hand won. and the
unconscious Sally caught and held in one
shoreward with the other.
An hour later, when the exhausted Sal
ly lay upon her little bed upstairs. Helen
newly clothed, he awaited her. The poor
Ittle thing is asleep. she said. and
was all right. L deserve to be drowned
1 love that girl if ever man loved woman.
an here I've went a-flirtin' with other
there amt none of 'em can hold a candle
to Sally I'm goin' to marry her jest
you'd say good word for me an kind
o hustle things along. I'd like to have
the professor-for you've been good to
Sally, and the professor. he'd a'saved her
Helen sat down in the hammock beside
/ him-a rare mark of favor-and the pro-
light in his eyes, suddenly Helen laugh ugh
ed But did YOU ever she asked, see
as l had planned it. but III confess 1 felt
pretty shaky when Sally's red hair went
The soft aG~f tw HIS liver fe 81
They could hear Sam in the barnyard
Himself. and they an Caught Whhisng gi SoTsy to
kind hearted Mrs BecLley going upstairs
to Saly's room with bowl of something
in her hand.
1t was Helen who dressed the bride. a
month m nth later later; The girl looked really pretty
Tanged IN IN f shining coils high on her head.
quettishly among them. 1t was Helen's
hands that arranged everything pertain
Helen managed the affair And later, in
while the minister pronounced the fatefui
words, 1t was the professor who stood
acted bridesmaid for sally. --o
1t was a pretty wedding and Helen en-
tered into it with all her heart SaIIys
ever present smile was more radiant than
usual, but not more than Sans whose
broad, good-natured face positively shone
with joy.
The wedding ceremony was followed by
a bountiful supper, for Mrs Beckley in
tended to give her handmaiden what she
called "a good send-off.' -
Later in the evening when the happy
pair had departed for a brief wedding
trip. literally showered with rice and
guests had dispersed. Helen and the pro-
fessor strollsd out to the hammock. The
moonlight sifted down through the leafy
naples and carpeted the ground with
fiickering shadows. They could near Mrs
Beckley she clattered the dishes in the
kitchen and sang an old-time Methodist
peeped cheerfully. and the birds over
head nestled sleepily among the boughs.
Well, said the professor. breaking a
fully. didn't it? Sam did himself proud
and Sally smiled like angel L don't
believe we can take to ourselves the
event; but our sympathy evidently helped
He looked off across the river. musingiy
Helen spoke softly: IF what?' she
asked with a little laugh.
IF l were as happy as SAINT" the pro-
speak and you must listen I've waited
and waited, hoping to some change in
YOU L don't want your comradeship-
that is sweet. but something dearer,
sweeter; want You to be my wife. and
Helen laughed softly But my schoolr'
she said. I'm engaged for next year,
You know Wouldn't it be perfectly ridi-
culous to break the contract to get mar
RED? Why, the very idea, Walter.