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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-08
CITY IN BRIEF.

Judge Dale granted a divorce yester-
day to Nettie M. Herp from George Herp.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. A. Pechin of
sos East Central. 12-pound baby boy.
Mrs NJ. A. Payne arrived home last
evening from two1months visit in Chi
cago.
II. Jordensen, the president of the Bank
of Mt. Hope, was in the city yesterday on
business.
]. w. Combs, proprietor of the Combs
hotel at Princeton, Mo-, is nj the city
on business.
S. w. Shattuck is in Boston on legal
business at present and will return to
this city Saturday.
A c. Houston will leave today for Ca
madam. Tex, where he will look after
his lumber interests.
Mrs. Clara E. Junkerman Of Cincin-
natl, Ohio, is In the city at the home Of
Mrs. Hill, 23s North Topeka avenue.
c.. w. Martin Of Maize was here yes
terday on business He was buying q
stock Of dry goods for his store at Maize.
Mrs. ]. A. Roy returned yesterday from
a two months visit with friends and
relatives in Nashville, Tenn, and other
southern points.
c. B. Fox of New Orleans, representa-
tive of The E. Sevilla Co., Grain Ex-
porters. was in the city over Sunday and
returned to his home Monday morning.
card received in this city from Mr..
Burt McKibben last evening tells of his
safe arrival at Los Angeles, Cal, and
of the balmy weather and blooming
flowers.
Colonel L. r. Delaney, Neal agent,
and O. A. Brown, commercial agent Of
The Santa Fe railway. are in Kansas
| City on business. They will return home
| in several days.
In the opinion of Mrs Louise Henderson
on the unseatings of Apostle Smoot it
| spoke of the ancients who the Mormons
reverence, not renounce, as typograph-
| ical error caused it to appear and thus
changed The speakers meaning.
| Frank Leach of Oklahoma City was in
town yesterday. Mr. Leach is the father
| of the man Leach who committed sui
J eide at Kingman last week His daughter
| in-law viii move to Oklahoma City in
l
stead of going to New York City as
was rumored in Kingman last week
Rev, Adolph Hoffman of New Murdoch,
was here yesterday to secure material
! for the erection of a large church build
| ing at Belmont Rev. Hoffman has sue
ceeded in having built three commodious
churches in this county and is still at
the wheel pushing the Methodist cause
| TO the front.
The firm of Fairchild & Bell, now locat-
ed in the Sedgwick block. which has been
in the grain business here. representing
| E. Sevilla Grain Exporting Co., of New
Orleans, has dissolved partnership Mr..
Fairchild will move to Kansas City We'd
nesday, where he will continue to repre-
sent f. Sevilla Co. and Mr. Bell has not
decided yet what business he win enter
| into. but will remain in Wichita for the
I
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to file the application of the candidate
thirty days before The ensuing meeting Of
the supreme court. Saturday, December
8, was the last day before the meeting
of the supreme court on the first Monday
in January. 1904, and the following is a
list of names that will be up for the ex-
amina ton when the supreme court meets
on that date.
Sam l.. Darrah, Richard r. Mitchell. r.
Eric DoublaZer, Albert Welborne. d. /.
Johnson, W. F. Bland, Frederick + Lud-
wig, Samuel Smith. Hiram p. White, +.
g. Scotch. Joseph III. Grant. Won Mayes,
W. o. Mitchell. Charles E. Wells. Eu-
gene Forbes, Sidney r. Roth. c. p.
Jockey, Delbert w. Tibbitls, c. A. ".
Spencer. Clyde Mathews. L. c.. Mead
am. ". T. Williams. Thomas Reed Gift
Clarence p. Holt. Leroy 4. Devoe and
Fleetwood Bell.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-08
STATE REGISTER is SOLD.
Fred DoIcater Bought the Mortgaged
Plant.

Guthrie, O. r., Dec THE State Reg
lister of this city, paper claiming to be
the territorial organ of the school land
lessees. and which was recently taken on
q chattel mortgage. was today sold tn sat
isfy the claim against it, and was bought
by Fred Dolcaster. a well-known Demo-
crat OF this territory. and until recently
president of the Bank Of Commerce in
this city.
For the past year the paper has been
under the control Of Harper Cunning
ham and sJohn Golooie. but the venture
proved a losing one and the mortgage
Dlaut ont
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-08
MRS. LEMMONS BUYS PROPERTY.
C. S. Truck Will Build House on
South Lawrence.

The property of c. S. Truck, on South
Lawrence, was sold to A. NJ. Elliott OF
Sedgwick yesterday by the Conklin d
Co. Real Estate firm for s.. 400. On the
same day Mr. Elliott sold the property
to Mrs. Anna NJ. Lemons of Kechi for
s., 500. thus clearing up a snug little 800
in less than twenty -four hours.
Mrs. Lemons, the last purchaser Of
the property, formerly resided on a
farm near Keechi, but sold her interests
there in order to invest in Wichita real
estate. She is well pleased with the
transaction and considers the purchase
bargain.
Mr.. Truck will erect a neat cottage on
an adjoining lot to his old home on South
Lawrence. He feels as though this city
is good enough for him. hence will con
tinue his investments here.
When Mr.. Conklin was interviewed yes
terday, he said:
1.-The outlook for continual increase In
property is more than probable and IT
Will undoubtedly develop to considerable
proportions before spring
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JoeEs is INTERVIEWED.
New York Paper Publishes Interesting
Facts About Wichita.

The New York Tribune publishes the
following interview from well known
wichitan who is now in that CITY:
Andrew c. Jobes, who is president OF
the National Bank Of Commerce. at
Wichita. Kan, and one OF the dlreceors
Of the Santa Fe Railway company. is at
the Holland house Replying to inquiry
he said yesterday
During my seventeen years resioence
In Wichita | have seen her nucludtihS
fortunes, including the boom In suour-
han lots, and the inorGinate building OPP
erations in 1887, when population OIL
40 600 was claimed. 1 saw the reversioh
of the lots into farms, and houses that
cost So, 900 TO build. sold with the iand on
which they stood. for 5000. That was In
1895. when the population had dropped
70 $4,000 But beginning with 1896 came
the revival on more substantial OASIS
The bank deposits in Wichita then were
100000. and now they are $6OOO,eoo Inc
present population is about 10000. and
with five or six large wholesale houses,
Wichita is now a great distributing point.
shipping goods eastward toward Kansas
CITY. for 10 TO 100 miles and south and
west lou TO iflllGS D-SidtSs We
two large packing houses, in whose aoat-
toirs 5000 hogs and 500 head of cattle are
killed daily. Kansas is prosperous, ana
the railroads are making new high rec
ord of earnings, which would be still
further increased if they had rolling stock
TO handle the products of the country that
are offering for transportation TO mar
ket The wheat crop was good, and the
corn crop, while a little below the av-
GRACE will amount to 2o0,0ooooo bushels
There is wheat. threshed and lying on the
ground, exposed to the weather and the
elements in western Kansas. through lack
of the means of transportation. Kansas
farmers have cleared off their mort
cages since 1896. and have money in the
bank And ii is notable in this connec-
tion that Kansas in the last ten years
has yielded in cash return upon the pro-
ducts of her farms and fields. above
what her people have appropriated to
their own use. a sum equal TO $50 annu-
ally for every man. woman and child in
the state
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GRANTS CITIZENSHIP PARDON.
Oklahoma Conv:cts About &c Leave the
Lansing Penitentiay.

Guthrie, o. T. Dec. 7--Governor FER
guson today granted eiuzenship parbons
u Oscishorua couvicts ngS n the fscri-
sentiary ~ Lansing. Kan. a. follows,
a. L. Holt Logan eoanty. hsrgisrF. ~
tuo ears
John Walker. Logan county. f-ioaissis
assault ore year.
l. y weaaen. fssT1ssid county. ase
scars Tor grana iaseeuy-
Jsha Bass. woodward county f4t-@
DreSenseS- tao year,
william Smith. GksahSssa ooa~sy. foT
s4aad larceny. one year
Patrick Tyson PostaSztornle cggrtt.
gard Larceny. one year.
wIilars Jores. Pattaxasozzle co-nis-.
grand larcsus. @n@ keaF-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-08
FATAL FIGHT OCCURS.
Oscar Letheridae Kills His 6rother-in-
Law in Quarrel.

Oklahoma City. Dec. six niles south
OF here. Oscar Letheridge killed Oscar
Smith. his brosher-in-lav. crushing his
skull with a stick Of stove wood. and
probably fatally wounded the latter
brother. J. Z. Smith both boys. Lefhe-
ridges wife who rad secured divorce
from him had gone TO her fother's home
He went there to see them and when the
Elder Smith refused him adrnittance.
Lctheridge forced the door. The boys
tried 10 EJECT him and the fatal hght
followed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-08
Steel Laid to City Limits.

Guthrie, o. T.. Dec. John DuMars.
general attorney FOR the Katy railroad
IN Oklahoma. and Clifford Jackson. hold
ing a ike position for the read in Indian
territory. are in tht city making arrange
ments 10 complete the building Of the
road into this city. The steel is laid e.
the city limits and the work Of clear
'ng or houses from the grounds con-
demred for terminals commenced today
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''THE BEST is, AYE, THE CHEAPEST"
AVOID INVITATIONS OF AND SUBSTL
TUTES FOR
SAPOI 10

Meyer and L. A. Green. of Wheeling,
and j. p Thurman. OF Wichita. Kan.
The First Congregational church. Of
Agra. In Lincoln county. perpetual. with
sl060 property owned. The incorporators
are John c. Conn, William Gasins and
John McGIee.
Notarias commissions have 6een issued
to the following: J. NJ. Walker. OF Rich
land. in Comanche county: \. G. Rogers.
of Mangum; J. H. Fuss. of Medford: s. A.
Gardner. Of Hydro: III. y. RuInmelI. OF
Oklahoma City; John s. Hume. of speer-
moore. in Woodward county. and \ W.
Sunderland. OF Watonga.
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Wants a Fixed Rule.

Guthrie. .. T. Dee. s.-Territoriai Sec
rotary william Grimes has asked an
opinion Of Attorney General Jake Rob
berts concerning the supplying II tbs ter
ritoriai statutes TO county sd township
officers. There are many calls for the
statutes from these sources and the Sec
Rotary wishes 70 have a fixed rule 20
guide him in the premises.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-08
MIRROR is SOLD.
Gaiena. Kansas, Man Takes Hold Of
Glencoe Paper

Guthrie. o. r. Dec The Mirror.
owned and Published by J. Hunter VII
Hams. a. Glencoe. has been SID IN Ir
Poe Vandame1, OF Gzleaa- kaa-. the rev
Owner taking possession this week. The
former owner. Mr. Williams. = poStnzs-
ter and United States commissioner AZ
Glencoe and vas unable to give the yssper
personal attention The new owner
CONES well recomrns nd>d as : newspaper
writer Md business man
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-08
POSSE AND eLoopHounos.
Non-Union Miners Have Not Arrives
AZ Their Cestin atinn

Trinidad. Colo. Dee. THE sheriff.
with a posse and biocdhozfads. iefs a.
oel1ck tonight on special engine tos
Primero. Ia response 20 a message thar
a party Of Eve uon-uniou miners goiag
from >sergiad 70 Prlusro were srlbsfsa-f
oB the tsaii this afternoon. One Of the
party vas shot IN the feet. bsBs macs
his way 20 Prisnero ard savo the aissSs
&c DID rot kao~ whesheT or rot The rezs
Of the nSr-unaea party Rad bern kisEed %
wounded. bps thu ~ nos arrived 90
Frisnsre - o'cioez tonight
Tbs fon-rnion patts a. beng er-
eortea b. Frank geuniozz brsahsr u
ssipe riHsanteut 1enninzs ~ gbe fserzina
mine
me sheriff VII - sosnea - sfsy 5ep-
rfiss - l'ri-ero
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-08

Three marriages were performed By
Judge Wilson yesterday afternoon 1T the
court house The couples were: Charles
Jason. aged Il. OF Wichita and Ida Bell
Castor. aged IS. OF Wichita: Henry Rem
negar. aged Is. Of Des Mciues. Ia. and
Sofa James OF Hutchinson; l. P. Garriss.
aged a.. OF Mulvane and Annie u Greene.
aged s.. Of Rose Hin.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-08
CHAUTAUQuA CIRCLES.

The Sunhower Chautauqua circles Will
meet with Miss Mason at 1913 y. Law
renee avenue, Monday. December II. Pro-
gram:
In the Chautauqua. American. Sciup-
ture"-Mrs. Rynerson.
The Beginning of American Arl.-Mrs.
Levy.
Nusic-Miss Conklin
Literary Leaders OF America, Longfel-
low-Mrs Mechanic.
Roll CaIi-Quotations from Longfellow.
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For Mail Service.

Guthrie. o. T.. Dec. Announcements
have been perfected for NAH service
over TIE Fort Smith ard Western rzn
rad. ard II All be put or IN few DAYS
betEe.n this city and Fort Smith. Ark
The Commercial elgb here bad the mstisr
", with the postal DEPARTMENT with the
reas,lf stasasl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-08
SOLD ONE THOUSAND TICKETS.
Associate Membership Now Numbers
EiuhtY-five People.

Judging from the rehearsal last even
ing, the concert to be given Thursday
eveniSs by the Choral Union. is an as
sured success. The chorus is in fine form
and under director Leibs inspiring lead
crship they interpret the beautiful num-
bers of the program in an artistic and
uplifting manner II is an interesting
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-08
Territorial Charters Issued.

Guthrie. O. =. Dee- s.--Tsrr4tc-isi csaar-
tsrs hzT4 he.n tsssiaa IS sclieEs-
The v-bes ing Tcxnz.se. Asaiag sa4 r.
restrnent csnFsuT - NAe<isag- - 90
IA 5lc-~~,zzty- With fssfso espst2l Ffor =
ne faro-roszioSs axe " Z Weiea ard
George Fs.sgseA. Of Lasto1- pEsli4s-
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Heart Failure the Cause.

Guthrie. .. r. Dec. is. Curry. owner
OF brick yard near this cfly. was founa
dead In bed this morning. heart failure
being the cause. lie lived By himself In
a small shsnty adjoining the yards.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-08

Guthrie. o. T.. Dec. 7.-Goveruor Fer
suson went 10 stiiiwater to-day 90 at
tend a business netting or the board Of
regents FOR the agricultural ard meehan-
seal college. He will return tomorrow.
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Gard Of Thanks.

We wish 70 express our heartfelt
to the many friends and neighbors who 50
kindly assisted in the sickness and death
CT our beloved wife and mother. William
Robinson and Mrs Simpson.
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We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks for The sympathy and Kindness
extended 20 US during our bereavement.
and also for the many beautiful flowers
Mr. and Mrs A. c. Roome. Mrs. A. G.
Hughes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-08
Aunyon's Dyspepsia Cure

Will enable you to eat what you like and
AL you like. Cures dizziness, constlpa-
ton. nervousness and sleeplessness:
makes old stomachs almost as good as
new: makes good. rich blood and builds
Up the whole system.
skin soft as velvet. 15c. Sold everywhere.
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ing. died at his homo IN spTinsyais
township. south OF this city. yesterday.
lie was IS years Of age and leaves .
wife and thirteen children.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-08
Gail on the Banks.

Guthrie. o. r. Dec. Bank Commits
sioper Cooper has issued a call on terri
torial banks for the condition az the close
OF business December g.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-08
LIST OF NAMES.
Candidates fer Admission 20 the Bar
Who VIII &cplX

Guthrie. o. T. Dec. IT n6er the rules
governing the admission % attorneys e
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-08
EanY settler b Dad.

ciusarfc. o. r. Dee 7.--GFsses Black
vel. al Ger. who eenls 70 okissogaa
from Raleigh y =. 81 ti.e frEt epen-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-08

T>ous3eE, De-. 7.-fisrHe s<ssFeszrr Ak
ers~DosEias. sf-@kiux - ssgrasfet 80
siEnf. oufitnes fsse measures ~hsrs zoSia
- intrpzsscr~f ~ ffs esnsnk session g.
parliament for ne sxeseslssn 81 sss3srir-
Die zf.~-sE
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-06-09

chine or thin textures, but stitched
lines and broad strappings are very
popular on cloth and hopsack COS
Tunes
The sacs bolero has caught on i'm
mensely, though it is by no means a
desirable garment for every one.
A charming fancy of which women
do not seem to tire is that for the
little short lace coats known as tea or
coffee sacks and which are often worn
over n blouse. There is no doubt of
the utility of such garments. especial
ly for afternoon wear at home. They
give a finish to q blouse and are not
difficult to make.
The picture shows a tailor made suit
made Of mixed goods and trimmed
with pipings of a lighter shade.
About Separate Waists.
Separate waists are still in vogue.
although the tendency is to have them
match the skirt.
Many waists have a deep cape effect
rounding up in the front into the col
lar. Those which do not do this usual
II have wide collar or bertha of lace.
The shirt waists meant to be worn
with tailor made suits are without
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-06-09
Thought She Was III.

An extremely ludicrous incident oc-
Cured in Lancashire church on a re-
cent Sunday. A young lady. evidently
a stranger. OF a naturally pale complex
ion accidentally let her handkerchief
fall on the floor. By repeatedly stoop-
ing to reach it furtively she attracted
the notice Of a gentleman in the pew
behind, who thought she was about to
faint. With the best Of motives, there
fore, he took her gently under the arms
and raised her up. greatly to her sur
prise. As she tried to release herself
another gentleman went to her assist
ance, and before the young lady knew
what was the matter they were moving
her out into the aisle.
Naturally she was too much astonish-
ed to find words for protest, and they
had managed to half carry, half lead,
her some distance. when she directed
an appealing look to another gentle
man in a pew. as IL asking him to help
also. He, too. promptly rose from his
seat and helped to lift her up and car
ry her into the vestry room. There she
recovered her powers Of speech. and
mutual explanations soon exposed the
righteousness Of the situation.-London
Globe.
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The Slowly Receding Moon.

Looking back through the mists Of
time, we see the moon ever drawing
nearer and nearer to the earth. Our
satellite now revolves at a distance OF
24O.OOO miles. but there was a time
when that distance was no more than
100000 miles. There was a time, mil
lions of years ago no doubt. when the
moon was but 100000 miles away, and
as we look further back we see the
moon ever drawing closer and closer
to the earth until at last we discern
the critical period in earth-moon his
tory when our globe was spinning
round in a period Of about five or six
hours. The moon, instead OF revolving
where we now find II. was then actually
close to the earth: earlier still 1t was
In fact touching our globe, and the
moon and the earth were revolving
each around the other. like football
and a tennis ball actually fastened to-
gether.
1t is impossible to resist taking one
step further. We know that the earth
was at that early period a soft molten
mass of matter. spinning round rapidly.
The speed seems to have been 30 great
that a rupture took place, a poytion Of
the molten matter broke away from
the parent globe. and the fragments
coalesced into a small globe. That the
moon was thus born Of our earth un-
counted millions Of years ago is the
lesson which mathematics declares 1t
learns from the murmur Of the tides
Sir Robert Ball In Booklovers' Maya
zine
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Il WANT TO ASK you SOMETHING.
fort. Just stand still minute and let
me snap the camera. Even IL the
thought wasn't for me the look may
be-"
Let me have it." begged Maisie as
they leaned against the hand rail of the
pier and watched Il. c., who was bust
ly helping the small boy. whose rig
ging had got fouled aloft.
Ca. Mr.. Gordoni''
X. G. turned quickly at the sound Of
Maisie's voice. DO you want me. Miss
Brown?" he called and then flushed
the camera clicked. and Maisie nodded.
laughing mischievously. Thank you
very much"
THE old boy didn't expect that"
murmured Beaufort.
II hope he didn't mind" answered
Maisie anxiously. II must ask him."
But she appeared to have forgotten all
about 1t until half an hour after they
had started. and Beaufort. having
schemed her up into the bow. where
there was room for only two, was just
congratulating himself that his long
looked for chance had come when Miss
Maisie remarked innocently: 'Oh.
there's Mr.. Gordon steering. and he
said he'd show me how the very next
time we came out sailing. You'll ex-
cuse me. won't your
what nowT' soliloquized Tom rue
fully as he looked after her. Il dare
say she's sorry for the old fellow be-
cause he's down there all alone.
Wouldn't r. G. be tickled II he knew.
I don't suppose he's ever had an heir
ess set herself out to- amuse him be-
fore-not such a pretty one anyhow.
Well. love her all the more for doing
1t. and LII tell her so by and by too"
Serenely unconscious Of these kind
intentions on the part of her admirer
Maisie walked over and perched her
self on the rail beside the man at the
wheel.
Raleigh Gordon let his gaze waveI
for moment from the taut spread OF
canvas leaning To windward. Why haC
she chosen the time Of all others wher
he must keep n firm hand ON the whee
to remind him OF his promise TO let hel
steer?
MIR. Gordon-no. I don't want to try
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-06-09
FIFTH WHEEL
TO THE COACH :
By BALDWIN SEARS
Copyright. fsOs. by r. C. Mcclure
By BALDWIN SEARS

How many OF us are there? asked
Maisie as she cut the sandwiches.
Caroline Lawson. busily packing the
basket. stopped and counted ON her fin
gers: You, Tom Beaufort, of course
when are you going to accept him,
Maisie?-Nora, Reggie, Arbuthnot and
/. oh. yes, and 'R. Co. 50 be sure to
make enough"
Maisie Brown looked up with queer
light in her usually gentle eyes. lis 'R.
Co. as you call Mr.. Gordon, a woman
hatery' she asked steadily.
Caroline stared. Mercy, no, What
put that into your head, childT
why. he is always the odd man"
MaisIe bIushed as she said it.
Caroline laughed. "oh, X. G.. Is n
confirmed chaperon." she answered
carelessly; "in other words. an old
bachelor. He likes to he with the
crowd. but he doesn't care a bit for a
particular girl. He's always been that
way. He wouldn't know what to do il
we invited a girl especially for him"
81 see." said Maisie slowly.
Up the sandy road from the pier
came two men In white ducks. They
lifted their caps at sight of the girls.
''Sorry to be so late" said Arbuthnot.
I'VE were waiting for X. G.. He
couldn't come. He's down at the dock
fixing something for a small boy. lie
says he'll be ready for us by the time
we get there. I never knew such fel.
low. He's always busy helping some
one else when you want him to help
you"
| what a naive confessionw laughed
/ Caroline.
I'm sure you haven't heard a word
I've been saying" murmured Ton
Beaufort reproachfully at Maisie's
shoulder.
Il beg your pardon" she answered
confusedly. Il was thinking of some
thing wanted to do"
1T must have been something very
nice. you look so happy" said Beau