Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-05-27


the paper, albeit with an eagerness of
quite another subject, for Kitty was com.
posing her billet douz.
No wonder the Professor smiled approx
ingly as he noticed her earnest attitude,
and caught glance from the brown eyes,
grave and attentive for once at least
Perhaps he had at last succeeded in in-
spring his class with some of his own en-
thusiasm on the study of arolities, he had
certainly tried to do So
The lecture and the letter concluded
simultaneously. The thin disguise of
back handwriting had been resorted to,
and Kitty triumphantly closed with
"lourS till death, Rose Althea, "a hap.
py combination appealing at once to the
Professors assumed love of the adventur-
Gus aud romautc, and his acknow edged
taste for botanical research.
The letter was sent, and week passed
slowly along. Bob had not yet returned
and OF course, she could expect 10 hear
nothing till his arrival. But she did nev.
erthcless, and it happenec in this wise:
" Miss DrexeI, will you remain few
moments after school is dismissed 2"
1T was the Professor who spoke, and
emanatiEg from such a source, the reques,
was virtually a command.
Hardly Knowing what she apprehended,
Kitty waited till the last straggler had
disappeared and she was alone IN the great
school room with the Professor. He ar.
ranged the books on his desk, turned the
key in the drawer, removed it, and cleared
his throat once Or twice before addressing
her. AT last he spoke,
May l ask if you wrote a letter about
week ago, addressed to me, and signed,
Rose Aihea ?"
For one moment naughty denial sug-
geSted itself to her, but her lips were un-
skilled in the framing of falsehoods and |
refused to serve her now. She stood be-
fore him with crimson cheeks. silent and
overwhelmed with confusion
I" | think | am answered, T." resumed the
Professors even tones after moments
pause )" though | hardly needed this addi
tlonal proof as to the authorship. Permit
me to return the letter with the sueges-
tion that it might have fallen into other
hands and been less leniently dealt with"
Mechanically Kitty took the letter of.
fered her, the foolish, foolish letter she
would have given worlds never TO have
written, and as she did so a great tear fell
upon the Professors extended hand.
He started little, and when he spoke
again his tone was mere kindly.
'eDo not let it dist ress you, Il can
easily forgive the wound to my vanity,
and l hardly think you will care 20 try SO
hazardous an experiment again. Young !
ladies cannot be to careful as to the be-. {
stowal Of such favors." {
lie even smiled a little, kindly and {
and gravely, as he spoke. but still Kitty S
could not trust herself to speak. And
his was the man she had thought to fiat f
Ter and deceive, to draw into silly intri- i
,ue that would make him ridiculous in the |
eyes Of herself aud companions And in.
stead it vas she who occupied the ques- v
ionable position, while he, master of him. ii
elf and the situation, stood before her, a
rue and upright gentleman. t
"You-yeu are very kind, the words C
anne fateriugy after a time, 'much kind
# than | deserve; and | hope you will be- u
ieve me when | say how very sorry am." il
a. do indeed, my little friend, and we
vii say no more about II. q
Thus ended Kltty's attempt at victimlz-
ng the Professor, not much to her credit y
$ she frankly admitted to herself Bob
eturned from New York with the humlli- Sc
ting confession that, though he had haunt. la
d the pot office with untiring zeal, no ii
nswer had been received from the Pro. p
essor. ~
The latter was evidently less suscepti- n,
le than Bob had given him credlt for be-
,g, and had passed the matter over with
lent contempt--a conclusion Kitty did W
OF galnsay. y. 'e
Then came the time when Kitty's school - -
ays were over and she was to enter soci- m
y as flashed young lady. tn
Judge DrexeI had yielded to his tyrant's m
nportunty and given her coming out ~ y,
arty, which was also to be an occasion ~ =,
r a general conge, as both father and b,
lughter were about to start for Europe
spend at least year in foreign travel. 60
he fine old mansion, where Kitty had w y,
igned undisputed mistress ever since her vi u;
others death years before, had on its in
'yest aspect, and Kitty, looking very
ir and sweet in her graduating robes,
as receiving her many friends. All tie q,
cademv girls wore there of course, and nh