Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-17

=
be good and win she said, conceding
the point in the immemoriaI feminine
fashion which would always march out
of a surrendered keep with flags flying.
II will be good and win." repeated
Willy obediently-
There fell a little silence, during
which they had glimpses of soft green
woods, of distant harvest fields and of
the simmer of sunlit waves. Vagrant
doors of newmown hay were waited
to them when the breeze stirred An
orioles note rose out of the dim forest
paths, poignantly sweet Presently the
lad spoke, not SO much frightened at
his own audacity as amazed at his
lack of fear. Since you are playing
my sister. do you mind telling me your
name? Did he say Buchanan"
mo; Bruce-Hadden."
His face lighted as he exclaimed
boyishly, 81 knew 1 had known you!
picture. You are Oswald Graham's
cousin Jean
"Of course; and you-you are his
fought him because he said things
about America"
"And Jolly well licked 1 was, too"
how to put up my hands; he made a
gorgeous mess of me. And then he
hunted me up and took it all back. Of
course we were chums after that. /
was going to visit him in the holidays,
but"
''But he was drowned, trying to save
a child"
He did save her. He always did
what he set out to do. And if had
only been there"
81 understand. He said you could
swim like duck
Its the only sport I'm not a muff
att said Willy dismally Its just
my long arms. But he, he could do
anything I don't suppose I'll ever
stop missing him. He was the only
boy friend 1 ever had"
But you have men friends now"
she said gently.
Yes He sat up more erect in his
seat. You saw Mr.. Rivers. He's the
best ever"
1--WE heard about how good he is
and how gruff. That's the kind 1 like;
no nonsense about them. hate sissy
men. don't you?"
Willy assented. but without ANNA
ton; he was difhdently searching his
inner consciousness as to whether he
himself had not been accused of being
a sissy Sometimes fellow seems a
sissy when he isn't" he offered
ooh. often" she agreed heartily;
but the man they want MORA to
marry is a genuine muff a horrid,
languid- affected New Yorker who talks
like a guardsman and makes fun of
his own country. MORA can't endure
him; but he offers to settle half mil
lion on her, and we let Effie marry a
captain of the line who had only a
thousand year
"That was you" interrupted Willy
fervently. You did that Oswald
told me-"
mo, it was dad; he couldn't bear to
have Fife SO unhappy when I told him
how she might go into a decline, she
felt SO wretched. But you see, having
let Efie do that and helping her out,
we couldn't afford any more detri-
mentals, although Jimmy's got his
colonelcy and the cross and they are
ever so happy. But We can't afford
another love match. The bishop Is
dead and Ellen hasn't very much; and
Lord Farley has big family; he was
widower with five when Ellen mar
are so deadly poor. 1t is really neces-
sary, but it's awful. And / am sure
she cares a lot for Reggy Sackville, a
kind OF cousin of ours who is a bar
rister, and she is sure he will be a
Judge, he is so clever; but he couldn't
support a wife for years and years.
Don't you think it's really and truly
awful to have to marry anybody"
"Awful-intolerable agreed Willy.
ct simply will not
"And your father wants you" She
looked so sympathetic that Willy broke
right in:
Yes. / never seem able to do any
thing my father wants. / can't man
age men and make friends and run the
business as my brothers did. Now he
| wants me to marry a girl he has
picked out for me; and I've got to dis
appoint him again. / wrote him I'd
try to meet his wishes every other
way-Pd accept dinner invitations; I'd
| learn the steel business; 1 could ride
| and run an automobile, and had been
up in an airship. and I'd try to win a
| golf cup; and I'm taking bridge les
sons, but-the hand of Douglas was
| his own, you know"
81 think that's splendid" cried the
girl heartily. 81 don't want to; but
maybe I shall have to, to save MORA
Don't you do it, he exclaimed. TT
makes me sick to think of their trying
to force you into such thing" He