Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-02-09
KITTY.
CHAPTER T.

CHAPTER L.
+" He will be sure to come before the
summer is over" said little Kitty to her
self
She was always called little Kitty. al
though nineteen years old, but she was
round and soft and pretty and potable
and looked like little kitten so the
name and the adjective suited her per
fectly. And she was very careful, in spite
of many temptation to the contrary, not
60 wear her new white muslin dress at the
DOCTORS wile's or the lawyers wiie's
party, and none of her best bows were
seen at the church, though on many a
Sunday the sun shone so brightly it
seemed to be almost insulting not to wear
them. She was keeping them all Tor the
benefit of Johs Laurence when next he
came 10 stay at the Laurels, which he was
sure 10 do soon, for he always turned up
about twice in the year
Old Mr.. Hughes was very fond of his
big, handsome nephew, who had not long
attained the elevated position OF IA lieut..
cnant in the artillery, and having no son
OF his own, and the estates being entailed
1t was perhaps only natural that he should
make him his heir
here WAS another reason, too, why old
Hughes made much of Johnnie
wanted aim TO marry his daughter nay,
1t had always been considered u settled
though undiscusscd thing that he should
do SO, and people said that they were en-
gagged, Kitty believed this gossip was all
nonsense, for caroline Hughes was tall
and thin, with two large white teeth
sticking out in front of her mouth Though
she was otherwise agreeable,, and, more
over, whenever John Laurence came to
Cragiord he made love to Kitty, He
always did II In half. clandestine fashion
chat annoyed Kitty excessively, and never
paid her marked attentions before other
people, stll he did not make love TO her,
that was certain, and she did not believe
that he cared for Caroline. Kitty did not
often 80 tothe Laurels. Klty's father was
only retired solicitor, though well of,
and Mr.. aud Mrs. and Miss Hughes
ranked among The big swells of Cragtord,
and only invited the professional men and
their wives once or twice year TO dinner,
and their daughters once or twice a year
20 hall or u croquet party. 1t CALLED
little Kitty to think that this social differ.
ence in their station at Cragtord was per
haps the reason why the love that John
islHltitNt ihuut W HtI WAS tiuhupStIflc,
Poor litlo Kitty she had not a very nice
time of II ut home.
| can't imagine why you do not give
Mi Baverstock more encouragement"
Mrs Horton was always saving to her
He will be snapped up soon, for there
are very few chances for girls in this dead.
alive place"
Mr. BavcrStock was young surgeon
who had settled down in Cragtom about q
year previously lie wore spcctacles, had
thn legs and red hair, aud WIS not by any
means charming object 20 behold He
was very devoted to Kitty, as all CragtorC
knew, but Kitty always snubbed him un.
mcrcilully.
detes, him, mamma" tKitty's papa
had Unexpectedly taken to himself sec.
ond wife during visit to London about
two years since, and Kitty called her
mamma 10 please him, but there was n,
love lost between them.l " Why, he's rs
ugly as a toad"
He is getting very good practice"
! would sooner marry The man in the
lnoolt'' and she settled rcstlessly down Il
read " lallah Rookh" for about thC
twr0iy seventh time that year. It was Il
beautifully bound edition. radiantiu Grim
son and gold, and illustrated with 5lauli
tul pictures protected hy tiSSue.paper
Somebody hal sent it anonymously tC
Kitty on her last birthday, she declared
she did Not know where it came from. and
II was quite true she didn't hut She coull
have made an excellent guess il She hal
tried