Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-01-31


vous aud overweight. hardly know
Ing sometimes what she said, and she
had even the desperate feeling that
every guilty owner Of q secret has. Of
wishing that the blow would fall at
once instead Of delaying. that the
truth would out and the suspense be
ut an end.
And yet. when the shock did come,
she found herself as wholly UMPIRE
pared for II as though she had not
gone over II In her mind already a
thousand times.
Dick had said: ITS pretty warm
tonight. but It's that big. all-star con-
cert, you know" And In blank
Imaze she heard her impatient reply
and Dicks answering exclamation
without fully taking in their signlh'
canoe. She heard her own voice say
fretfully: "Oh. wish l never had to
go to another concert rs long as i
live!" and Dicks amazed: why.
Great Scott! So do L."
And then there was long pause,
while they stared at each other with
the eyes OF strangers. why. Dick,
what do you mean?" she cried. and
with a torrent Of words utterly as
founding, Dick poured out his soul.
"Oh. Cissy. darling. ! never meant to
let you know! ! swore ! wouldnu
I'm brute to do II, but sometimes
lately I've almost thought II would be
better to tell YOU and not be continual
ly disappointing you the way ! must
do, know you think that was an ex-
clamation OF temporary impatience, as
yours was, but, Cissy. II wasn't. Dear
est. try to forgive me for deceiving
you--l thought II was the only way TO
win you. I'm not musical. Cecilia
not in the least musical. You might
as we'll know the worst. I'm tone
deaf. ] can't tell one note from an
other. You should have married one
who was not shut out--from what Is
such q vital part Of your life. But /
couldn't let you go, II was my love
thought I could surround you with
II, and fool that ! was. ! thought |
could deceive you in an essential-oh,
Clssy, don't look at me like that! !
can't bear it,"
Cecilia was indeed pale as a lily
and she sat very still, looking at him
with wide, dark eyes In which was an
utter amazement that left her face
otherwise expressionless. However, as
he finished and sank by her chair, she
broke into loud peals OF historical
laughter. which drove the distracted
Richard almost beside himself with
alarm, although she was clinglng to
him with most comforting fervor.
you darling" she cried. You dear.
est OF the dear! No more am | mu-
steal! / haven't any ear at all. new
er could make a bit of sense out OF
music. Oh, Dickie! was so afraid
you wouldn't like me II wasn't musi'
cal I put all that on-just like you.
never could bear concerts. Dickie!
Dickie! Don't you see?" She shook
him by both shoulders and expression
came back into her husbands stupe-
led face.
With q wild whoop of delight he
picked her up and tossed her high in
the air, exclaiming: You precious lit
tie rascal" and dissolved into fearful
laughter. Cecilia stopped him to lis.
ten to her eager ordinations.
Does It seem possible-all these
months! Why, Dick, planned all my
trousseau going to concerts with you
and your family after We were en-
gagged. % you remember that loung-
ing rSDe Z wore on our wedding jour-
ney-the one with sleeves that fell
back, and you said they looked like
angels wings?'
Her husband answered with deep
feeling: do I remember that" and
she continued: We'll, had been
worrying about those sleeves, how to
make them fall that way. and |
couldn't see how to do It, and at one
concert Krelsler played an encore, an
endless, endless thing, TIL was most
distracted. He went up and down,
and down and up, the foolish way they
do, you know. as II anybody cared
which they did. and got so nervous
over his spidery hands! Don't you
think violinist's hands look hateful.
sprawling around in the restless way?
Finally he went way up to the top,
very soft, the way they often do when
they are going to stop. was re-
lieved, but he took fresh breath and
came tipping down, all sort o bias, to
low note, and as quick as a fash l
thought: "There, II that seam Is cut
on the bias, the sleeve will have the
right droop."
Richard was screaming with laugh
ter as she finished. Il sat by you at
that very concert" he cried, "and felt
too utterly discouraged! ! could not
see for the life of me why anyone
should spend his energy making Sc
rles Of unintslligible noises, and
thought I was q barbarian. Cecilia.
put on your hat and let u 90 out and
celebrate. We have large arrears of
good cash coming TO rs from all those
fool subscriptions"
As Cecilia took down her hair that
night she was suddenly struck by an
taaa ond want exnlorfn0 In n DARK