The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-01-19

that he could not understand the
new Kitty.
i do not think our little girl is
Iquite we'll, mother, he said one day,
after watching his daughter read
ing Souther without a vawn.
/ Tom, If you can't think TO q bet
ter purpose, you had better go on
painting. Kitty is in love.
First time j ever saw love make
a woman studious and sensible.
They are uncommon symptoms !;
nevertheless, Kitty is in love- Poor
child
With whom2
dropped her eyes upon the ruffie
she was plating for Kitty's dress,
| while Tom Duffan accompanied
the new born thought with his fa-
vorite melody.
Thus the winter passed quickly
and happily away. Greatly to Kit
tvs delight, before its close. Jack
found the blonde, sentimental, In
tellectuai friend, who could appre-
/ ciate both him and his writings, and
the two went TO Housekeeping in
what Kitty called large drygoods
box. The merry little wedding was
the last event of late spring, and
when it was over, the summer quar-
tiers were an imperative question.
/ really do not know what to do
mother, said Tom. Kitty vowed
she would not go to the Lakes this
year, and I scarcely know how to
get along without it.
Oh, Kitty will 60. Max Ray
mond has taken up his quarters at
the hotel there.
| Oh, oh! I'll tease the little puss.
You will do nothing of the kind,
Tom. They both imagine.their mo-
tives undiscovered but you just let
Kitty know that you even suspect,
and she won't stir step in your
direction.
Here Kitty, entering the room,
stopped the conversation. She had
a pretty lawn suit on, and a Japan
csc fan in her hand. Lawn and fans,
Kitty, said Tom: time to leave the
city. Shall we go to Brighton?
Now, papa, you know you are
joking; you always go to the lakes.
But 1 am going with you to the
seaside, this summer, Kitty. ] wish
my little daughter to have her within
| for once.
| You are better than there is occa-
sion for, papa l don't want either
Brighton or Scarborough this year.
Sarah Cooper is at Brighton with
her snobby little husband and her
eXtravagant toilets; Pm not going
to be patronized by her. And Jack
and his lady are at Scarborough. l
don't want to make Mrs. Warner
jealous, but I'm afraid I couldn't
help il. l think you had better
keep me cut of temptation.
Where must we go, then?
Well, l suppose we might as well
go to the Lakes. / shall not want
many new dresses there; and then.
papa, you are SO good to me all the
time, you deserve your own way
about your holiday.
And Tom Duffan said, Thank you
Kitty, in such a peculiar way that
Kitty lost all her wits, biushed
crimson, dropped her fan, aud final
ly left the room with the lamest of
excuses. And then Mrs. DUFF.
fan said: Tom, you ought to be
ashamed of yourselfl If men knew
q thing past ordinary, they must
blab it, either with a look OR let
ter. [ shouldn't wonder if Kitty
told you tonight she was going to
Brighton, and asked yeu for q
check-serVe you right, too.
But if Kitty had any such inten-
tioLs, Max Raymond changed them.
Kitty went very sWeetly to the
Lakes, and two days afterward, Max
Raymond, straying with his fishing
| or nnf A.
sketching. Max did great deal of
fishing that summer. and at the end
of it Tom Duffan's pretty daughter
was ineXtricably caught. She had
promised him never TO marry any
one but him she had vowed she
would love him, and him only, to
the end of her life.
All these Obligations without a
| shadow of doubt from the prudent
little body. Yet she knew nothing
of Max's family or autecedents; she
had taken his appearance and man
ners and her fathers and mothers
respectful admission of his friend
ship, as guarantees sufficient. She
remembered that Jack, that first
night in the theater, had said some
thing about studying law together !:
and with these items, and with the
satisfactory fact that he had plenty
of money, Kitty had given her
| whole heart, and without conditions
aud without hostages.
Nor would she mar the placid
measure of her content by question
ing; it was enough that her father
and mother were satisfied with her
choice. When they returned to the
city, congratulations, presents and
preparations..filled every hour. Kit
TVS importance gave her back
great deal of her old dictatorial way.
In the matter of toilets she would
not suffer even Max to interfere
Results were all men had to do with,
she said; everything was ipartistic
to them but few yards of liaen
and straight petticoat.
Max sighed over the f1ounces and
fittings and ribbons. and talked
about unsdorned beauty; and then
when Kitty exhibited results, went
into rhapsodies of wonder and ad-
miration. Kitty was very triumph
ant in those days, but little drop
of modification was in store for her.
She was exhibiting all her pretty
things one day to friend, whose
congratulations found their climax
in the following statement:
Really, Kitty, most beautiful
WARDROBE and such an extraordi-
nary piece of luck for such little
scatter-brain as youi Why, they
do say that Mr.. Raymend's last
book is just wonderful!
Mr.. Raymond's last book! And
Kitty let the satin-lined morocco-case,
with all its ruby treasures, fall from
her hand.
Why, haven't You read it. dear?
So clever, and all that, dear.
Kitty had tact enough to turn the
conversation; but as soon as her Wis
itor had gone, she faced her mother
with blazing eyes and cheeks,
and said, What is Max's bust
| Mesa lawyer?
Gracious, Kitty What's the mat
ter? he is scientist, q professor, and
3 great
Writer?
Yes.