Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-07-07

make no her mind 10 so serious step, 80
but the rigid confinement Of Katie to the
girls apartments and the changing Of
Walters room, SO that he would be isolat-
ed and the lovers have no chance Of meet
ing This was the terrible sentence CT
Miss Iiggs, and sentence that was car
ried Immediately into effect. Miss Tiggs
announcing to Walter, as she rebuhed
him for his heinous immortality that with
in a very few days he would have an oppor.
tunity Of Judging what he ought to be by
taking an example OF his cousin Bob ac-
cording to Aunt Leonora's idea, was per-
lection. He was only ID, but an Admira.
bic Crichton. What he couldn't do wasn't
worth doing, and as to good looks, he had
more of them than he knew, what to do
with, and was expected with them at every
hour at Miss Tiggs' establishment.
To change the scene to the girls apart
ment, Poor Katie had now been one
whole week that she had not seen Walter,
and she was not only broken hearted but
desperate. The gossip among the girls
about the coming Cousin Bob did not move
her one bit She knew nothing, could
think OF nothing but Walter, and as long
as Miss Tiggs was in the house, it would
be impossible for her TO wee him, and Miss
Tiqgs was always in when Walter was. All
the girls pitied Katie, and what could all
the girls do against Fate? But there was
one very little girl, and as reckless as she
was little, and as full Of fun as she was
reckless. This very little srl it was, put
ting this and that together, who one day
said to Katie, who was only waiting Tor a
proper opportunity to burst into hearty
cry
"Whr don'tyou dress up and pass your,
self off with Miss Tiegs for Cousin Bob, and
then you can see Walter as much as you
pleased
Now it was o dreadful thing for this very
little girl to say such a wicked thing as
this, so very little as she was too but what
shall we say of Kathie, who took her as
quick as lightning in her arms and said:
con, you dear little creaturel How smart
You are! III do it right awayy
Well, WE'LL the wickedness OF young la
dies at boarding schools never can be esti-
mated and therefore there can be no won.
derment when we assert that Katie, and
this very little thing were soon laying their
plans together and contriying how this
notable plot could be accomplished, and
at last concluded that nothing could be
done without calling in the aid of Molly.
Now Molly was the mald,ot-all-work for
the young ladies general dressing maid,
chamber-maid errand-maid, and made to
do all work, either by love or bribery; the
first being the motive with Katie Dillon
for Molly had been heard several times to
unblushingly declare that she would run
off her head to serve that young lady, tho
how far running ones head off can serve
any person is a problem not so easily
solved
And now these three, Kitty, Molly and
this very little girl have their heads to-
gether and from the combination was
solved--frst that suit of clothes must be
got, which Molly settled by engaging
to borrow the Sunday go-to meetings Of
nephew. which she had him presented
herself and why shouldn' she borrow them
which taking Katie in her eye-would
lust fit? After this master-stro&e the
trouble was almost over, for there was moth
ing else but to manage the arrival between
four and five o'clock in the afternoon, this
being the hour between school and supper
and also of Walters coming home, and the
time when Miss Tggs always went out,
It WAS bold move, but Molly could fix it.
The deception could not be expected to
last long, for Miss Tiggs must soon find It
ont, and punishment would follow, but
Katie was willing to take all risks, so that
size should only once again nass an hour
with Walter
Is there any wonder, therefore that when
Miss Tigqs returned from her afternoon ex-
ercise, Molly, who was on the watch, an
nounced that Mr.. Robert Tiggs had arriv-
d and was ut that moment in the paror,
and that Miss Leonora, with pleasant
flush mantling her yet good looking face,
made very hesty steps toward that spot,
and caught in her arms an apparently
good. looking boy of about 10 who modest
ly returned her caresses, and answered the
hundred questions that were showeredupon
him. How came he to arrive a day earlier
than expected? Anxiety to see his aunt
Where was his trunk Left behind to be
delivered tomorrow, for the same reason
Deicatl Rattery How could Miss Iiggs.
Withstand it? She was delighted. Several
times she held the nervous and blushing
boy at arms length, and declared delight
eddy, that she could see nothing OF the
likeness of five years ago, he had so inn
proved; and then leading him up III front
of the mirror, affirmed that he had grown
very like herself in fact, the likeness must
strike everybody,
How many kisses and embraces all this
was intarspersed with cannot be recorded
but in the midst Of it in walked Walter
The meeting between the cousins was
queer one On his entrance, Walter was
constrained, and offered his hand, but
cousin Bob, however backward he might
have been with Aunt Leonora, was not SO
with Walter, for IL n moment he had his
arms around his neck, and gave him one Of
the souudest kisses on the lips that had
ever been seen or heard in that house for
many a long day Aunt Leouora saw this
approyingly, but Walter rather WINGED I'M
der it at first, until, MS it were, suddenly
undergoing d revolution Of sentiment, lie
gave q quick, piercing look at his new
cousin, and duplicated the kiss, which
ri that was varted to make Miss Tg9s
burst ont in q little cry Of admiration, aud