Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-08-15

tor as soon as you get to town An
ounce of prevention, you know"
Well" she said, with a searching
look into his eyes. have you written
to herr"
Yes. Posted it at seven O'Clock
this morning.
Il trust you did not go so far as
towel, to volunteer a word in my
behalf. You were not to do that, you
know"
He looked uncomfortable I'm
afraid did take your name in vain"
ne equ1vOcated-, You are "a Won
derful woman, Sara he went on,
moved to the remark by a curious in
f1uence that he could not have ex-
planned any more than he could have
accounted for the sudden gush of
emotion that took possession of him.
She ignored the tribute. You will
persuade her to come to New York
with your"
For your sake. Sara, If she won't
come for mine"
She knows the cage is open,'' was
her way of dismissing the subject.
I am glad you came over. 1 have a
letter from Leslie. 1t came this morn
ing. You may be interested in what
he has to say of Hetty-and of your
SELF She smiled family. He is
determined that you shall not be with
out a friend while he is alive
Les isn't such rotter, Sara. He's
| spoiled, but he is hardly to be blamed
for that"
81 will read his letter to you,'' she
said, and there was no little signif1-
canoe in the way she put it. She held
| the letter in her hand, but he had
foil 70 haf he wv
| that it was a crumpled ball of paper.
He was obliged to wait for a minute
or two while she restored it to read
| able condition. He was in London
when this was written" she explained,
turning to the window for light. She
| glanced swiftly over the first page
until she found the place where she
| meant to begin. "T suppose Hetty
| Castleton has written that we met
in Lucerne two weeks ago, she read.
Curious coincidence in connection
with it, too. 1 was with her father,
| Col. Braid Castleton, when we came
| upon her most Unexpectedly / ran
| across him in Paris just before the
| aviation meet, and got to know him
rather well. He's a fine chap. don't
| you think? / confess l was somewhat
! surprised to learn that he didn't know
| she'd left America. He explained 1t
quite naturally, however. He'd been
| ill in the north of Ireland and must
have missed her letters. Hetty was
on the point of leaving for Italy. We
| didn't see much of her. But, by Jove,
Sara, l am more completely gone on
her than ever. She is adorable. Now
that I've met her father, who had the
beastly misfortune to miss old Murgat-
royd's funeral, can readily see where
in the saying blood will tell' applies
| to her. He is a prince He came over
to London with me the day after we
| left Hetty in Lucerne, and l had him
in to meet mother and Vivian at Clar-
| idges. They like him immensely He
set US straight on a good many points
| concerning the Glynn and Cast1eton
families. OF course, 1 knew they were
among the best over here, but didn't
know how fine they were until we pre-
vailed on him to talk a little about
! himself. You will be glad to hear
that he is coming over with us on the
| Mauretania. She sails the twenty
seventh. Well be on the water by the
time you get this letter. 1t had been
our intention to sail last week, but
the colonel had to go to Ireland for