Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-05-29
KItty's Reward.

almost ere it is received, to set up such
pitiful plea as that"
Kitty pouted, hung her head, and
said nothing-but the light in her blue
eyes shone unconquered.
Just then, Alice Kane drew a little
nearer to her-Alice Kane, her brothers
soft-eyed, gentle wife, whose very voice
and look seemed medicine for every
i'll.
"Cannot you wear your cherry silk,
with the black lace founces? That is
very becoming to you Kitty"
"Irs ruined" said Kitty, sullenly.
Theresa Hall spilled half glass of
champagne over it at Mrs. Rexford's s
party"
"The stone colored grenadine?
:" It's made so old-fashioned +"
Black silk, with pink sash, and my
white lace shawl"
Kitty shook her head impatiently.
I'm not an old woman yet-and l
shall not 60 dressed like one, if | stay
at home all the days of my life"
"Just as you please about that" said
Mr.. Kane. "All | know is, that | have
no fifty dollars to spend in buying new
frippery."
And he went out of the room.
Kitty burst into tears.
He's SO hatefull" she sobbed out.
"And | havn't had new dress since
Christmas"
Hush, dear, you mustn't talk so,"
said Alice. "Times are hard. He has
occasion for every cent of his money.
I'll help you make over the cherry col
ored silk, and"
No. pouted Kitty, "You will do
nothing of the sort a won't wear the
old thing. You have got fifty dollars
you might lend them to me, until get
my next quarters dividend
The money is not mine, Kitty" said
Alice, with disturbed face. "Charles
left it with me to pay the plumbers bill,
and"
But Kitty had jerked out of the room.
Poor Kitty. She was a spoiled child,
in the plainest acceptation of the term
and she sat down in her own room, and
cried piteously.
Then she took out her purse, and
counted its contents.
Ten dollars-only ten dollars, and a
few cents in change-and two whole
weeks must elapse before she could re-
ceive her next quarters allowance. And
Libby Porter was to give ball, and
Henry Fordyce was to be there and
the Hyatt girls were to have new sky
blue silks, trimmed with the loveliest of
tulle puffings; while she had-nothing
to wear. Absolutely worse than Miss
Flora McFlimsey.
But it wouldn't do to carry out her
threat of staying at home. The Hyatt
girls must not have too great an advan-
tage dealt out to them-so Kitty consid-
cred. Ten dollars would buy few
yards of Swiss muslin, which, artistically
made up and looped with roses which
she had in the house, would partially
conceal the antique style of the stone
colored grenadine.
"One hates to 60 out into soc iety
looking such dowdy," thought Kitty,
with fresh shower Of tears but what
else can one do !"
So she put on her little felt hat, with
jaunty cockade of scarlet feathers on
the side, and her black jacket, and went
on Broadway, the traces of tears yet
visible through her veil.
4" / don't think any one ever had so
much trouble before" she thought.
As she stopped in front of store win
dow to look at some new styles of jap
anese ear-drops and brooches, some one
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she looked around, little impatiently.
81 beg your pardon" said tall wo-
man, her face and form partially con-
cealed by the folds of waterproof
cloak. "I-why, it is Kitty Kanel"
Its Mary Ballard {" said Kitty, ut
tering little cry of delight, as she rec
ognized the girl who had been her dear
est friend ard "chum at school. "Why,
Mary, where have you been all this
timer"
Starving" was the answer, spoken
with hollow laugh.
"Maryl"
"But you mustn't call me Mary Bal
lard any more-that is not my name. l
am married d-married to poor young
engraver ON wood, who is dying of con-
sumption"
"But your father ?"
"He is dead-and my rich uncles re-
nounced me when married one who was
neither rich nor aristocratic. But /
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