The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-01

vsntured to interrogate. grasping TIA
| umbrella as it came within reach, an
A;nging it ashore with a shout of "Eu
| reka.'
She unhesitatingly put the umbrella
into service, and waited for further de
velopments.
First he drew out the dried-beef. thel
the. cheese, and lastly his satchel.
The beef though eatable," he assert
ed, wringing out his macintosh, ii
| a sort of paradox; it is wet, and we
its dried. The cheese, though a trif
spongy, will, presumably, appease hun
cry appetite. But the crackers are man
| ifestly foregone conclusion
Thank you, sir Though 1 can't quit
| reconcile myself for inconveniencint
you"
mo trouble at all. my dear madam
| don't think of it, he interrupted. VIII
a hasty attempt at putting himself tt
rights; merely an act of good Samarl
tanism."
Il fear the good Samaritan has oper'
| ated at the obvious disadvantage to him
SELF, has he not?" playfully, as she me-
| his mischevous glances.
"Oh. / don't know; rather embarrass
ing, yes; but were all here, / presume,
examining himself.
II think not composedly; pardon me
but where's your hat?'
Great mud and blistering hailstones
forgot that, Pardon my language. but
where is 1.-THE hat ! meanY
Escaped, most likely. unless 1t is be-
ing challenged by the sieve underneath
that crossing over there"
Maj. Healy, 10 his dismay, perceived
his crush hat vainly endeavoring to
consummate a dash for liberty
Another battle of Manila" he cried,
and wading out through the mud he
captured the deserter with very little diff
ficulty or ceremony, though he tested
the safety of his own entertainments to
his discernable discontinue.
He wrung the hat cry as he could and
showed it down into his pocket of his
macintosh with as little regard for it
as if it was anything but valuable
piece of head-gear.
Some work for the haberdasher," he
gloomily stated, as he saw she observed
his action with amazement.
1T may result in new hat, too" she
offered as an ostensibly necessary COM
ment on her part.
Just what l was thinking; curious,
isn't it. how great minds travel in the
same channel? Are you mind reader?''
Not exactly, but l can read the de-
ception you've been playing on me. sir?'
Deception? What deception"
''Oh. come, Arthur; suppose I can't
hot RI
tache? I didn't when we first met.
though. When did you get in? You
telegraphed you wouldn't come until five
0 clock this afternoon.
This is interesting. Arthur? I'm any
body but Gen. Arthur. When did 1 ge;
in? Just a moment go, as you have
seem
.'Oh, come, come, Arthur; stop this
nonsense, we're making ourselves ridic-
ulous standing here this way, let US
but I'm telling you the truth, my
dear woman; something surely about me
has misled you"
81 haven't been misled, sir; you're Maj.
Haley and / know it,"
Don't shoot. ma am, don't shoot. ]
hold a flag of truce. Will it be imperti-
nent if 1 inquire how do you know that
I am that person.
Cause L do and that's enough"
"A woman's answer disconcertedly.
Must I part with my first whiskers?
Comforting? No. indeed, madam, the
thought of having a double"
Its no case of mistaken identity at
all, Oh, come. Arthur. let's go home"
Arthur again. You poor deluded wo-
man. You've certainly made mistake,
1 assure you," with affected complacency.
maybe 1 have" nonplussed, apologet-
ically. Aren't you really Maj. Haley?"
Il was merely going to say eva
sively, that you've made a mistake
in coming out into this rain without
an umbrella. Pardon me, but may l
share it's protection? It's beastly Ha-
ley weather out here"
"Of course you may. Then you are
my husband?'
Eye gods and little fishes! Who ever
limited at such scandal! You must
dispossess yourself Of that notion q
once, my dear woman"
But. Arthur-ohr' as she lost her
equilibrium and slipped down into the
mud. pulling him along with her in her
effort to steady herself.
once Jill and Jack were talking facts,
Jill was earnest, Jack was not:
But oh, alack! Jill tumbled back,
And whack went Jack-oh smoker snack !!
And there they sot, and blinked and
sotr'
Thus the major rhymed as he renewed
his acquaintance with the congenial
spirit in the gutter.
Then, as they disentangled themselves.
he teasingly calculated.
''Well, well. so my little Bonnie Mother
doesn't know her little Laddie!
But 1 do" she corrected emphaticaIly
Il knew you all along, and you get those
whiskers off as fast as ever you did any
thing in your life. sir,''
"Oh, 1 don't know, But we shouldn't
cross wires with such publicity. Come
I'm a pretty looking specimen of hu
mainly; besides, these clothes are grow
ing somewhat uncomfortable.
Say. Arthur" as in a very pictur-
esque manner they homeward FASTENED
under the one umbrella, how did you
manage to arrive before train-time?"
This is my birthday, you know Well
you said you'd surprise me. so I thought
I'd do some surprising myself. and took
the accommodation freight-and. here
am. a total wreck, but still intact, pre-
sumably."
Don't you think we've succeeded pref
~ well. Arthur. in surprising each 9TH
err" with 4 merry little chuckle al the
review Of their Episode
'Undoubtedly-a comedy Of errors quite