The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-19

Oh bhe Top OF tne lence, VAulted over,
and The next moment was out OF sight.
Kitty did not swing any more that
day, tut Went back TO the house, NUT
teTing, "Hhe tmpudent iellowl' while
The real Rupert, who had been of chas-
my TaeDfh reappeared Just at this
juncture, and accompanied ner, frolick-
ing and barking round Aef. But this
WHs mot the Rupert she meant Nnen sue
said "rne impudent ieilowV
A week passed. Kitty saw no more OF
| the strahgvr, though she often wondered
who he could be, and he was staying in
the netghborhood. At the END Of that
Time sne attended an evening party at
GeneraLStaey's. Almost the first per-
son she saw on entering the room was
the handsome stranger.
Il wish to introduce you to my
nepnew WI" said the General, leading that
parsonage up to Kitty. '"His name, by
Baptism, is Rupert Mortimer, but he is
sucn u saucy fellow that he is best
known among his friends as 'Ithat i'm.
pudent puppJ y .......s
The eyes OF the young people met.
Young Mi. Mortime.'s were dancing
with lun. For the life of her Kitty
eou4d not help laughing. So they
laugued in concert, ana he said, b0wlng
low, and repeating the Wordsahe used III
the garden, "Yes, that 'impudenJ
puppy, at your service"
HE is makiI 6 sport Of me-" said
Kitty to herself, and drew herself up
naughtilysand Tor The rest OF the In ter v "
sue was cold aud reserved, coufAng
nerself TO monosyllablc replies. Very
soon, at the appearance OF Que OF her
many admirers. she excused herself and
went Of % dance.
"a blLOl a Tartar, Pm atraid,' solilo-
quized Rupert Mortimer. ''But how
pretUy she lsl she looks, too, as ii she
| nad noble cnapacter; aud she can
take her own part, as L have found 10
my cost. But Pm afraid sue has been
spolit by admiration. 70 g5t into good
aces one must 60 on his very knees to
uer, and faltn, it is almost worth while
| TO do it. But no, Rupert Mortimer, my
boy keep y our seli-respect." Tnen, wlLn
laugh, us thy servant q dog that he
| snouId do this iGhingW
Yet often that evtning, Rupert found
himself, as II by some mag guetic atLrac-
tlou, drawn to Il tty's side. Kitty, TOO,
could not nelp ocuaBl9nalIy, glanclng ad-
mriugly at his handsome face and
gfacelul figure. Sue saw, very soon,
.naL he Was The best dancer In the room.
So, when a waltz struck up, and he
asked her to join in 1t, sne could,nUt re-
sist.
"If don't dance with him." she said
to herself, "the other girls will say he
didn't ask me; anu that will never do"
XII ty had never enjoyed a waltz SO
much. She forgot the ridiculous epi-
sode in the swing. forgot the stranger 5
cool efrontery forgot everything buL the
dreamy music and the rhythmical move
ment OF her companion. When the
band stopped, she signed, involuntarlly,
wishing 1t was all to go over again.
Balls, picnios, and croquet parties fol-
lowed each other in rapid succession,
Tor the summer WAS gay one. Kitty
and young Mr.. Mortimer were together
almost constantly. Somehow, Kitty lell
into the habit OF expecting Rupert al
ways, as her special escort; and he be-
gan to feel that no one but he had right
10 Kitty, and to be very jealous when
others attempted to pay her attentions.
AS yet, however, no words OF love had
passed between them, for Rupert, now
thornughly enamored, feared to rum all
by too premature an aVowal, especially
as, once or.twiee, when he had ventured
to approach the subject, Kitty had sud-
denly grown naughty and cold.
A final picnic had been planned to
close the season. Improved a great.suc-
cess. Inc day passed merrily on until
luncheon time. Rupert mad made up his
mind to have q quiet rRmble with Kitty,
after this meal, and If things went we'll
to speak of hislove. But he had counted
without his cost, for when luncheon was
over, and he had got rid of his aunt, Mrs.
Stacy, who mad called him to her side to
wait on her. lol Kitty had disappeared.
Full of jealous ieaTs, and determined to
tind out who his rival was, he set forth
through the woods to discover Kitty.
He had not gone far before her favorite
dog came bounding toward him, jumping
and barking, and manifesung the great
est delight at seeing him. But when
Rupert stopped TO pat his namesake the
dog started ahead; then stopped aud
looked WlsIully at Rupert, and then
rushed on again. "Wnat can he meanW
said Rupert.
A sudden fear seized him that some !
thing was wrong, and he hurried on, the
dog rapidly leading The way.
AT last, In an opening of the woods, on
a moss-covered rock, he saw Kitty, pale,
brealhless, and apparently in pain.
In a moment he was at her side. All
his jealousy was gone. Love was up
"On, darlingr' he cried, sswhat is it?
Thank Heaven, have found YOU"
',Oh, Mr.. Mortimer" she cried with a
little sob, show glad 1 am to soc you! l.
began to- think / should have to stay
here all night alone. Pye sprainei M
ankle, so l can't walk. What shall l
do 2" and she burst into tears.
Our hero took both the little hands and
held them tightly In his own, while he
questioned her apxiously as to the acci-
dent, relating meantime how he came to,
lind her.
"BuG how" exclaimed Kitty ruefully,
when be nad d0ue, 'snow am eyer to
get back" I don't believe can walk o.
STEP" .r I
"Or course you can't. Who said you
eouIdW cried Rupert. "BuG you'll get
back right all the same, for intend to
'.Carry mel" Kitty gave little
scream, and shrank back and covered
her ace with both hands, for she lelt the
hot blood in her cneeks.
"Oh, mol that will never do" she
blundered out, unthinkingly, "What
will people say?"
But Rupert did not stop to reply to
this ques ton. Very little cared he for
what people said. Without word, he
put his arms about Kitty, lifting her
bodily from her feet, walked off with her
as ii she mad been feather Weight.
At first Kitty struggled little; but
the strong, manful arms held her close,
and shA soon began rather to like it, and