Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-11-10

anu SO you pOSltlVely reIuSe 10
give up this intimacy"
Really you ask too much, aunty.
What else can l do in this stupid
place? l am devoted to yachting, you
know, and, besides, Mr.. Trevor is the
only man here who has motor car"
But, my child, you are engaged to
be married! What would Tom say If
he should hear of it? And what would
you do if he followed your example?"
"Oh, wish he would His devo-
ton wearies me sometimes. He used
to be quite tease, but since our en-
gagement he seems to have forsworn
everything exciting"
The first speaker was Miss Tread
way, the girls aunt, wealthy woman
of forty years, who had adopted her
after the death of her parents. Flos-
sizes iance, young doctor Of good
family and some means, was complet-
ing medical course in Germany, and
they were to be married as soon as
he received his foreign diploma.
The girl loved him, but she was
very young-only nineteen-and she
was willful maid, having always had
her own way. Her besetting sin was
love of admiration, and she deemed it
essential to her happiness to have
man in her tolls. So, being for the
time bereft of her lover, she had
drifted into a serious Irritation with
rich bachelor who lived near the sea-
side resort where they were staying.
Mr.. Trevor's summer home, fine
stone mansion overlooking the harbor,
was the scene of many festivities. He
had already given two dinners in Flos-
sizes honor at which functions Miss
Treadway had served as an unwilling
chaperon.
"Flossie." said Miss Treadway, 81
think you ought to consider Mr.. Ire
vor's feelings. 1t is not fair to him;
he does not know about Tom. Per
haps you had better tell him?'
"And spoil all my fun? Why, aunty,
what fuss you are making about a
trifie! l cannot nope here without
mems society. Tom is in Germany,
the sea divides us, and he is welcome
to enjoy himself in like manner. How
ever, there is no prospect of his doing
anything SO sensible.
"Flossie, you are incorrigible." ex-
claimed Miss Treadway with as much
severity of tone as she was capable
of. 81 will leave you to your own
thoughts, as l am due at a meeting
at the rectory this afternoon"
When she was alone Flossie curled
her dainty self in large easy chair
aunt's words.
lose Ton," she repeated. mo
danger of that-couldn't get rid Of him
even If ] wanted to-" Then she fell
to musing, and tender look came
into her deep blue eyes. Dear Tom"
she murmured, 81 do love him.
wouldn't give him up for twenty Mr.
Trevors!" She went to her desk,
found a letter, and, having fine sense
Of personal comfort, sank back into
the depths of the chair, and with
box of chocolates in one hand, the let
ter in the other, began to MUNICH
sweets and read.
At first her expression was slightly
bored, then astonished, and finally she
threw the sweets and the letter on
the floor, flung herself face down on
a couch and commenced weeping.
The portions of Toms letter which
had produced such dire results ran as
follows:
Il had such a strange and exciting
adventure that 1 feel it my duty to
tell you all about it. You know that
my hotel is In one of the best streets
here, and that from my windows l can
see much of the beauty and fashion Of
Berlin. However. 1 never dreamt of
such a vision of lovliness as the piece
of femininity whose acquaintance /
made yesterday"
At this Flossie's blue eyes opened
wide, she sat up, loosened her hold on
the chocolates, and read on:
1.-The object of my admiration sat
in her carriage alone and unattended
just below my window. Suddenly
heard the rush Of a runaway horse
from the opposite direction, and see
ing her alarm FASTENED down the
steps and assisted her to the pave