Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-25


Kitty and her lover were in The midst Of
On interesting disquisition, when to their
inoypressible consterr alton, the familiar
ru'nb!e Of the mil,er's cart was heard as it
entered The yea.
'hood gracious :" siaculstod Katy, "whht
c.uld have brought uacic home 50 soon
! WIS oriy ten rninn,os past ten, tae
Harry looking la-risd.y AZ his wateh
"5on sthing CT ether hss happenee
hasten his 7e'usn. = i pcs .s's
! snpectA ups ahsaE about yoss os'"s 80 ~
I tf .sf.-. -;.if 10 when lir hnos YOU
III many more tt.an srger 'ne GU
=, 49,, bousev said Harry. dent he
seemed Kitty. / will take all lie bsme."
LII, ,ou can escape. You must.
| iris seemed 20 be impossible, as Just then
the miller wss heard knocking bis feet
| against tho scraper
~"Qaick le. me hide you 10 be Closet
said Kitty.
She few to the closet. ana opened the
door. pushed in the bewildered Harry, and
bu,,oned him in.
Then with her face ii,t!e flushed, she
pumped down on the rocking char, and
vas knitting very industriously when her
uncle entered.
| Hoy, hitty, Skla III o1ttF~s
700 didn't expect 70 meet me qite 10
soon I"
s.vo, uncle" said Kitty. why il isn't
more than ten"
"rhe way Of il was, happened TO meet
The Squire at the store, four II iles this eide
OF his house, and we transacted our hns'-
ness there. So, you see, gained an hoa'
or more in that way
"wish the Squire had stopped at home
thought Kitty.
"Iiaye YOU been lonely, Kitty = asked
her unclc.
"No. sir" ssid the niece demursly, n
was busy you know
"you are getting 10 he quite indus
| trious.'
The miller took OF his boots and sat
down composcdly at the lire.
| Kitty was 10 hopes that he would 20 to
bel, that she might give her lover chance
. escape. But this he did not appear at all
inclined to do.
'Isn't il most bed time, unclst" asked
Kitty.
al don't know how i, 10, but don't feel
At all sleepy tonight
| Kitty inwardly groansd.
"But if you are sleepy, don't wait for
me-"
"Oh," said Kitty, looking particularly
widt-awake. ~ feel a. il ] could sit up oil
night"
"Where is the weekly paper, Kitty -
! Kitty would have liked to have said
don't know for she knew if her uncle should
get hold Of that hs would quite disregard
tho passage of time. Unfor unA,ely, there
was the paper on the table under the kitcll-
co glass. 1t was tho first object that met
her gaze as she looked.
II see I'm in for SIEGE said Kitty to
herself, "out can stand it NJ long ~ he
can. That's comfort But I'm afraid
Harry will find 1t pretty dull work in the
closet. What would uncle say If he should
find out he was thercy'
Half an hour passed.
The miller, Who was . slow reader, was
intent upon story which interested him-
Kitty saw with despairing glance that hs
wAs not quite half through it.
She vas beginning to DO sleepy herself
or would have been il she had not had 8,
much TO keep her awake.
kitty raid her uncle, looking up sud
denly, ''you had batter 20 to bed. It.
mot i O'clock
"Aro you gong to bed. uncle!'
mo, not Just yet. | want to finish thi
story. It's a pretty cuto ono But
shant need company. So don't sit up OF
my account
should not GO to sleep il went to bed
uncle. Besides want to ret so much don.
befor. go"
We'll. child. just a, you like. Bless ne
what is that =
Kitty turned pale Their. wss u sup
pressed noise in the c.oset. Harry had ev-
identity got tired of bis constrained position,
and was stirring around u little"
at must bc the cat, said Kitty hurried.
ly.
"The cat Do you allow her to be in the
closet? She ought to be driven cut II
The miller rose. but Kitty hurriedly an
ii ipAted hun.
Shs went to the closet, opened il . trifie.
aud called "Scst,"
mo, the ca, is not there she said, re-
,urning to her seat
Quarter OF an hour passed.
Again a noise OF more decided character
was heard.
llarry's elbow happened 10 hit against .
plate, and il fell with sudden crash to the
floor.
~ / il see what il is exclaimed the mil
Ter.
He threw open the door, and out rushed
Harry, looking rather foolish.
40 -" Wei, never calculated the miller.
Before he had time to say any thing fur
,her Atty said hurriedly:
"Uncle, didn't you promise me collar =
VICE, returned the miller, "but-n
KITTY pressed to the side Of her lover
who passed his arm around her neck. and
then said. while her eyes twinklcd with
: mlschiei
; This is the collar want. uncle. Yol
: promised me, you know y
And IN keep it, Kitty exclaimed til,
miller, buro,ing into hearty laugh, "nt
: matter what il costs
Two his from tina. day Kitty Cutting
changed her name. Some years hav,
elapsed, but she has not yet got tired OF the
collar, which her uncle gave her.
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