The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-14
LOVE AND TIGHT SHOES


Brownlow said: That would hardl.
. be polite. would it? 1 remember that il
/ ny infancy 1 was admonished to -speal
fhen l was spoken to, come when / wa
flled. shut the door after me'-and some
ping else which rhyrned, but which
biave forgotten. l was told that wa
fmanners. Now. you wouldn't like me t.
think that you had no manners, would
you?"
1T is matter of perfect indifference
to me what you
She bit her lip and did not complete
the sentence.
You We're saying
Miss Pendleton did not answer. Brown
low loked at her and smiled. Il dom
want you to obtrude my society on you,
he said. IF for the moment you would
rather be without me / could go back
you know. ''Or," he added, Il might
walk behind you few paces-say twelve
feet. That strikes me as a respectful dis
lance Which shah it be?''
He stopped, as if to fan back.
Il won't have you following me- she
sal din icy tones. IF you wish to leave
me you are at liberty to do so. ] suppose
] can go alone 1t will look strange. but
i don't suppose you will care for that
We'll, won't it look strange If you don't
speak to me? 1t would look as if you had
quarreled with me. Besides, as / said be-
fore, it would hardly be polite
Il shall treat you precisely as l would
any other gentleman while we are there
After that I don't wish to see you
Surely, am to escort you hame?"
II said after that After this even
ing, If you prefer it,
But don't prefer it,
Whether you prefer it or not I pre-
Ter it-infinitely And in the meantime
with you
Miss Pendleton turned to look down the
car track.
Its coming now" said Brownlow.
As the car stopped Brownlow laid his
hand upon her arm. Wait he said in
. quick businesslike way. DO We take
m Oakwoods or a Jackson Park carp
She glared at him for an instant but his
face showed innocent doubt and only
that
jackson Park she snapped.
"Philopenar' said Brownlow Il mean
this is all right
He helped her aboard. and as he did
30 he noticed what particularly trim
shoes she was wearing. Well, she was
particularly trim young person. He
could not help feeling proud of her. al
though 1t was all over between them.
FL find these secret car signs very en-
PERTAINING" he observed, when they had
been seated minute or two. 1t was "a
summer car and they had to occupy a
seat together
There was no response to this.
She looked at a passing automobile as
u she fancied she recognized one of the
occupants Brownlow looked at her avert
ed face, and it seemed to hi mthat a sort
of spasm of pain crossed it. He wndered
If that incnsiderate remark he had made
an hur before could have hurt her much.
He had apologized for it, though he had
not thought il anything serious; but now
he felt actually repentent.
Miss Pendleton stole sidelong glance
At him and then bent over with a rapid
movement and did something to her
shoes. Brownlow apparently took no no
tice of the movement, Presently he sigh
ed and turned toward her. She averted
her head. He kept on signing at inter
walls of half a minute. She refused to
look around. He gave it up at last and
rose and went back to the rear platform.
He was gone three or four minutes. When
he returned Miss Pendleton looked very
much disturbed.
ssWhaf is tho paatfPr3' no
This time Miss Pendleton spoke 1--WE
lost my Shoe she said with forced calm
ness. It was a little uncomfortable and l
slipped ii off for a moment or two, and 1
Il think il has fallen out of the car"
Brownlow was silent for a moment or
two as he grayely considered the awful
situation. Then his face cleared. What
size shoe was il: he asked. suddenly,
and she was surprised into saying that
1t was So.
Then here's where I get off," he said
rising. You go, around the loop and
when you get back TO the next corner
you'll find me standing there with a glad
smile on my face and a pair of 31a shoes
under my arm. 1t vii imake up twenty
won t. matter
Il wouldn't think of IT." she began,
with cold dignity. Il will not consent"
But Brownlow had swung off the car.
BY the time the car made it's circuit
and got back at the corner where Brown
low had left it Miss Pendleton seemed to
be in happier frame of mind. for she
hailed the appearance of Brownlow with
smile almost glad as his own.
They're in my pocket he whispered
and he took his seat beside her. TN
smugele them TO you one by ne. Are you
ready?"
Yes" she said. with a nervous little
laugh. and took a shoe from him.
Now the other That's right How do
they fite'
"Beautifully-snd as easy as can be,
Oh. Jim, how sweet and noble and re-
sourceful OF youl And 1 was so horrld.
WEl you forgive me?"
tHow lone have you been wearing that
tight shoe" Brownlow asked.
FAN the afternoon she confessed.
jsThen forgive you" said Brownlow.
II only wonder hiw you let me Off so
Stasily''
I When Brownlow reached his room that
might he took the missing shoe from the
breast pocket OF his coat ana looked at it
long and tenderly. Then he put il away
in drawer.-Chicago News.
Kansas City World; Lloyd Brown. an
electrical engineer at Wichita. has just in
vented new locomotive headlight. which
he claim Will arahle an ercinaer u sec