The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-10-09
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BY cHARLEs d. ,BArwELL
tCopeyrisht. 1908, By Daily story Pub. Co.

Il lNHES pretty little thing. But
you know always fancied girl
/ who had plenty of courage (which don't
/ think she has), and who went in for
/ athletics. Then she can't sing or play
/ though she likes music. So, all things
considered, guess Ill remain true to
| some of my Detroit girls.
However, the fair Sadie and 1. are
/ going boating on the so-called river, this
4 evening. It's about the only diversion
outside of buggy riding over bad roads
I At three dollars an hour $50 I don't drive
/ nuch). l can't 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.
3f which the above was the closing par
kSraph-and went to keep his appoint
ment
A flashing young fellow he was truly.
He had left Detroit and a gay society
crowd few weeks before, and had
come out to 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 ;;
Not knowing anyone there he-hadfoupd
. It rather dull, andsrough, and he. was
4 Just little homesick.
And then one evening he had been.
4 introduced to Miss Sadie Johnson as
he was walking home with one of his
fellow clerks, Mr.. Mead, who had left
+ them few minutes later and turned
Of on another street. Mr.. Wilbur had,
however, walked out home with Miss
i Johnson, and secured permission to call.
She had found him rather different from
{ the other young men she had met. More
s of 4. polish, and better talker-and GER
tain1y very good looking. 'Awfully
coneeited, though she confided to her
& chum, Ella Terry, 'and don't believe
s he'd do to be with in time of danger.
j He's what we'd call an eastern dude
nutsin Kansas. But he'll do for a sum-
|mer irritation" Mr.. Wilbur had called
( later. and passed very pleasant even
ling. and made the present engagement.
Sadie was waiting for him on the
porch as he strolled up the walk. She
i was pretty little thing, as he had said
!: inshis letter. Big blue eyes. wavy brown
hair. and dainty, petite figure. In a
4 few minutes they left the house. and.
/ II arding one of the old.fashioned, rick
ery mule cars, rode toithe river bank
oh the Bottoms behind tie Stock
yards Exchange, where Mart engaged
=. Boat from the old boafman. and helped
Sadie to her seat In the STERN.
- Which way shall we go; up the
riser or down." he asked, as he tossed
1 OF his coat and took up the oars.
se.if we go up the river we can go clear
ff8 Argentine. If we go down we will
Ixaiy go quarter of mile, till we strike
43ac Missouri. and it's dangerous" an
'sS cred Sadie, adding to, herself: ~
f<ica't believe L want to trust myself on
ltAe Missouri. with YOU"
Wilbur smiled little. Brought up as
he had been on the great lakes and the
IL ighty Detroit river, he had supreme
lcontempt for the dirty little creek
rallied the Kaw, and for the big muddy
river into which it flowed. But as he
INTENDED to while away larger part of
the evening in pleasant Irritation with
Ibis pretty companion. he was not par
Ificular as to whether he had chance
|1nlled leisurely up the stream, and in
Il little while they were floating under
|khe shadow Of the big hill that lies be-
Ifween the stockyards and Argentina,
lon the Kaw river. They had been talk
ing on various subjects. and he now
needed 1t was time Cor little lovemak-
ing. Not that hewas in love with her.
but he make Ion to every girl he met.
and this was his first opportunity since
coming wtsc
q s did y5s ever try to row." he asked,
las he crop ped his oars and leaned for
<,ard. Sadie said she had not and he
'oi,sred to Reach her! This he Sid by
.hsvipg her come and sit on the same
seat with him. and II was the most matt
',iral thing In the world for him to slip
mis- arm about her waist when he helped
56er 10 SIT Ivwa beside him = as. Of,