Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-03-29
Kitty looked at him so responsibility TIA
he was sobered in a minute.

Kitty watched him maliciously. 'It's t
that young Gilbert He's splendid fel
low and has great dark eyes and the dear
est little moustache You know him, don
you -
"No-yes-a little" stammered Joe. IL
the delight of his listener ''But what
the tronble about? Won't your father con
?" and he looked SO utterly wretchee
that Kitty, with faint twinge of remerse
FASTENED to tell him the true state of thu
case.
| He frightened up wonderfully. ether
you don't love the man after all p ht
1 asked
"Well, don't know" she answered
meditatively. II never looked into the
matter much. suppose he's as good as
any one. but I'm not in marrying meod
at present" u.s. a9As s4E .aa
Joe's countenance fell again. "Will you
tell ne just what you want ?" said be lit
tie sternly. IS @ ee
CHOW don't be cross, Joe you're the on
ly friend have 10 the world" and Kitty
raised her soft eyes imploringly. M
He was mollii led at once. "Why not
break with Gilbert and accept the alterna-
tive," suggested he. '"Twont be SO very
dull at Aunt Dorothy's. I've college
friend in the neighhorhood and he can visit
you occasionally"
| Poor Joe the idea Of having her all to
himself was delightful. and waited for her
answer with subdued eagerness.
sis that the only plan that has occurred
IN ~ E[.kkr .
''you haven't much ingenuity if you can't
devise some other way Of getting me out of
this dilemma. I've no intention of being
an animated fossil Now listen to what
propose" H
Then Kitty disclosed her plot, and Joe
listened approviEgly, and the two heads
were still bent close together when young
Gilbert called. an hour later. He entered
unannounced, and Kitty gave such a start
and blush at sight of him that Joe'~ hopes
again sank to zero. But had he baeu GEN.
sible, be would have known that her embar-
rassment was the result OF surprise rather
than emotion. She was very arch and win
ming that morning until after Joe left (the
little witch knew he was ON nettles all the
time;) then she changed her tactics, and
grew cold and distant
$50 you had to tell papa" she sneered;
men can't keep secret
| Her lover tried to explain, but she would
not listen. and gave him such rating a.
would have done credit to the shrilest and
noisest of viragoes.
lis this specimen of her temper ?"
| thought he, escaping into the street as soon
as x,aesible---s.Whosa have thouehe hcr soft
eye could fash SO, or the lines of her. face
sharpen in such curious way? Why she
really looked dangerous
Had he seen Kitty laugh and clap her
have been more puzzled than ever.
The next time they met she greeted him
with such charming smile, and looked so
naive and unconscious, that this little cpl
sode would have passed from his memory
! if it hadn't been for one circumstance.
He accidentally { F? } overheard CONVEX
sation between her cousin and another gen.
tleman. Kitty was the theme of the dis.
course,
"Shes dear little girl but regular
virago," said Joe. Everybody is afraid
of her when she gets into one Of her tan
trums. She just raves and goes on in way
that is perfectly frightful. There'g faint
Of insanity in the blood; you koow her aunt
and grandmother died in tho lunatic asylum
Young Gilbert listened, shuddering.
These words explained the scene that had
puzzled him before and awakened forebo-
dipgs for the future.
lyon saw her father come down town
last week with his head all bapdaged up,
and heard him tell, perhaps, how terribly
he's afflicted with neuralgia, continued joe.
''Poor old gentleman, twas Kitty did the
mischief, for ip one Of her angry fits she
threw fat.iron across thu table and hit
him in the temple He's anxious enough
to marry her off, and hear Gilbert's to be
the happy man
That individual turned pale. He remem-
bered Mr.. Days eagerness in forwarding his
suit, and the wish he had expressed that his
daughters marriage should take place at
an early date. Though his love for Kitty
was as strong as his shallow nature was ca
pable of feeling, a vixenish wife would be
uncomfortable. But, wasn't it possible her
| COuslu was uistdheu, vi ildu CoioTeu Cue DC
lure little too highly He resolved to
await further developments
They came speedily. A week after, he
called on Kitty-just at husband was
usbered by mistake (?) into the library, The
door between that and the dining room
stood slightly sjar, womap's shrill voice
reached him from thence. Was it Kitty ?
I Voc ho rooooo;0oI - d.. bo bo3 boerd - on M
before, pitched in the same high key
"pop't tell me you didn't mean to- she
screeched. more like mad woman than
anything else "You did, you wretched
little imp!" Then there was the sound Of a
heavy blow and the shrek of child.
"Oh, don't, don't. Mis- Kitty n walled a
pitiful voice; twas so dark l couldn't see
when | ran up against you. and then |
stumbled and fell and the pitcher got bro
ken, and tried to keep the milk off your
pretty dress but could not
"You stumbled and FELL" minicked Kit.
ty. "Well. I'll teach you not TO another
time. Take that, and that. and that: Civ
ing the child blow after blow that resou nded
through the room. 'stop your snivelling
too. I'll make you if you don't"
The sobs were then hushed up and Kitty
went on.
Twas the prettiest dress had, and il.
spoiled completely, and all through YOU
carelsssuess."
kitty let that child alone.' said new
voice; aud Gilbert Immediately recognized
it as her cousins.
II shall do no such thing. Get out o
the way, and mind your own business p sh'
shrieked; and there was something tina