The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-15
AChange OF Mind
By CHARLES D. BArwELL
d G HE'S a pretty little dining. Blu

Copyright, 1905, by Daily Story Pub Coz

1rI > pretty niue JnlhS. but
y you know | always lancied a girl
who had plenty of courage (which | don t
thinl, she has, and who went in for
athletics. Then she cant sing or play
though she likes music SO. all things
considered. l guess I'll remain true 10
some OF my Detroit girls.
How over. the fair Sadie and | are
going boating on the so-called river, this
evening. Its about the only diversion
outside of buggy riding over bad roads
at three dollars an hour $50 don drive
much). | cant say I'm stuck on Kan
sas City-tOo wild and Woolly for me.
viii tell you more about her in my next.
Write soon. Yours, as ever.
MART S. WILBUR.
Mr.. Mart Wilbur sealed the letter.
of which the above was the closing par
agraph and went TO keep his appoint
ment
\ dashing young fellow he was truly.
He had left Detroit and a gay society
crowd a few weeks before. and had
cor.e out 10 Kansas City This was in
the spring of 1881. and perhaps Kansas
City at that time did deserve the rather
severe criticism he had passed on it,.
Not knowing anyone there he had found
it rather dull. and rough, and he was
just little homcsick.
And then one evening he had been
introduced to Miss Sadie Johnson as
he was walking home with one of his
fellow clerks a Mr.. Mead. who had left
Them a few minutes later and turned
of on another street Mr.. Wilbur had
however. walked out home with Miss
Johnson and secured permission to call
She had found him rather different from
the other young men she had met. More
OF polish and better talker-and GER
tainly very good looking, lawfully
conceitcd. though she Confided to her
chum, Ella Terry, and l don't believe
he'd do to lie with in time of danger.
He's what we'd call an eastern dude
ont in Kansas. But he'll do for a sum-
mer fiirtation." Mr. Wilbur had called
later. and passed very pleasant even
ing. and made the present engagement.
Sadie was waiting for him on the
porch as he stroIled mp the walk She
was 4 pretty little thing. as he had said
in his letter. Big blue eyes. wayy brown
hair and dainty. petite figure. In a
few minutes they left the house. and.
boarding one OF the old-fashioned. rick
ETY. mule cars. rode To the river bank
on the Bottoms" behind the Stock
yards Exchange. where Mart engaged
boat from the old boatman, and helped
Sadie to her seat in the stern.
Which way shall we go: up the
river or down." nc asked as he tossed
or his coat and took mp the oars
II we go up the river We can go clear
30 Argentine. If We go down We will
only 90 quarter of mile till we strike
the Missouri. and its dangerous" an
SWeTed Sadie adding to herself: Il
don't believe | want TO trust myself on
the Missouri with you."
Wilbur smiled little. Brought up as
he had been on the great lakes and the
mighty Detroit river. he had a supreme
contempt for the dirty little creek
tdl'tN me Nav anu lDI iHc Dig muddy
river into which it flowed But as he
intended To while away larger part of
the evening in a pleasant filtration with
his pretty companion. he was not par
iicular as To whether he had a chance
10 show his seamanship or not. So he
pulled leisurely up the stream and i'm
a little while they were floating under
The shadow OF the big hill that lies be-
tween the stocIlyards and Argentina.
on the Kaw river They had been talk
inc on various subjects. and he now
decided II was time for a little lovemak-
ing. Not that he was in love with her
but he made love 10 every girl he met
and this was his frs opportunity since
coming west.
Did you ever try TO row." he asked
as he dropped his oars and leaned for
ward Sadie said she had not. and he
offered 10 teach her This he did by
having her come and sit on the same
seat with him. and il was the most nat
ni"l thing in the world for him to sir
his arm about her waist when he helped
aeT. 70 sit down beside him as. o.