Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-11-24
The Next Night.

He certainly was handsome. Every
one spoke Of 1t. And the beautiful part
was that he didn't know 1t at all. He
was such a bluff straight-out-from-the-
shoulder sort Of chap, and then, his uni
form was most becoming. The white
dusk and brass buttons, with shoulder
straps of blue and gold, the navy uni
form of the orient, is becoming to most
officers.
The coachman drove to the same spot
at which he had stopped the evening be-
fore, twisted the reins around the whip,
stepped down from the boz, and strolled
away to smoke cigarette. He knew
from his previous experience that his
services would not be needed for at least
half an hour. As for the rest, cigarette
smoking is SO common among the ma
tive servants of the Philippines, that
neither occupant of the victoria thought
anything Of 1t. They were too interested
in themselves; were glad he was gone,
as he obstructed the view, and, besides,
unconventionality is in the oriental air.
$50 this is your last night ashore!"
said Miss Kendall. looking, sadly into
the lieutenant's eyes. T haven't seen
you at ALI"
well, it wasn't my fault"
'Nor mine"
"You shouldn't be so popular, and then
you would have time for your old friends
when they come to Manila"
Don't be cruel. You know would
rather be with you than with any one
else. Tell me, when did you receive
your orders to leave?"
"This afternoon. We sail tomorrow
at sunrise"
isn't is dreadful! had no idea you
were going so soon," said she, looking
serious. ''But am so glad to have seen
you at all! 1t is worth waiting months
for, isn't it," she hesitated.
phil" he said for her.
eyes, that's what I wanted to say.
1t doesn't seem right to say Mr. to you"
The lieutenant took one of her hands
In his, and she did not take It away.
He was such big, noble fellow, and he
looked down into her eyes so trustingly
that she couldn't have deceived him,
even If the impulse to do so had crossed
her mind His faith in her appealed to
he best there was In her. That, more
han anything else, drew her close to
lin. Miss Kendall was essentially
rivolous. but this handsome, big fell
ow with his quiet ways seemed to con-
rol her as nobody else had ever done.
like the present, when he
ooked at her 80 piercingly, she felt
utility Of something-she did not know
ust what-Aef frivolity, maybe-and At
UGH moments she tried to break the
pell BY taking his mind away from her.
elf. That 10 what she felt at this mo-
lent, and to do 50, she said, liftinga
ocket that hung from . long chain
round her neck: 'Did show you this
retty thingi One Of my Christmas
mo. What is IT." said he
"0h, it's Just sort Of locket, only
lade Of openwork gold, and Is meant
, hold a perfumed tablet"
The officer. curious as men always are
ith such trinkets, opened It, and the
lblet fell out on the sand.
'Never mind. don't pick It up" she
I'D. Il know what IA q great deal
Ither have to put in there, II you'll
We It to me. VIII you"
The lieutenant laughed. He was q
osy chap. But when q prosy chap
nsents to bend down and let q girl
,wly saw of q curl from his own head
tn . little pair of dull scissors from
, own pocket knife. II means some
ing significant.
That is what this big. handsome naval
lcer dld.
Now shall wear It in the locket Il
much sweeter than the perfume"
, said, glanelng shyly At him
But what will you say II some one
Ems the locket? People are always
Ing that. you know"
'0h. I'll Just say-say-EeIl, what
III Tsay, Phili You are the only man
are anything about that has black
rly hair"
les, the curl was black. Not that the
hair had changed color over
ht-oh, moi only another of3cer was
the victoria the night betore.-De-
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