Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-07
KITTY lI.F'. Ka lEll'sI BEllIlx.
BY WILDWOOD,

KITTY RAYS BEAIx. 80 ).
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! BY WILDWOOD.
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II am sure we do love each other,
and will be very happy together," she
said, laying her hand on his arm, and
looking straight into his eyes.
'0f course we will, little trembler,' d
he exclaimed in reply, playfufy drop.
ping his hand over those guileless blue
orbs, for their searching gaze made him
uueasy.-t'Miss Hardgrave need moi
| fret or fume, for we viii show her, yet,
what coy couple we will make. Why
shall have just the pretiiest, sweetest
young wife in the whole. parish-whas
more could ask for, in the name o.
common sense ?" .s&
And Kitty felt perfectly satisfied with
her handsome lover, and wondered how
she had ever been so foolish as to doubt
the genuineness Of her attachment fol
him. .ea.s aeaisaE;al e .15s
| When she saw Edward Wyndham, a
little later, and he had asked in his ear
nest, sincere way, if the Matter was
all settled, and she ives really to marry
Hal Burton, !" she had replied with con-
siderable warmth that she was, and
that ended it between the former
lovers. s.i i>t ~ as
And SO the days sped on, much fas-
ter than Kitty liked to see them go by
though that were even fastening on her
wedding day. gen t'os @7.97 DE- ~.
One night Hal had been to visit Kitty,
and had remained later than usual-un-
til after every one in the house had re-
tired to sleep. When the girl saw how
late il was getting, she told him he
must go. but they stood in the passage
way some moments afterward, Kitty
swinging the night-key carelessly in her
hand. Hal suddenly caught it away
from her, darling through the back door,
and carefully locking it abel.it.a i.lr,1 ur
then called out, playfally:
''Good night, pretty 1 am locked
out, but you are locked in. Nobody
will run away with you before morning,
I'll be bound" a
For reply, Kitty had only laughingly
entreated him to restore the key, and
90 home, at which he had thrown a
knocking defiance at her and darted
down the street. '' 81
On bis next visit Kitty asked once
more for key, but he now declared that
he had lost it. And 50 the unsuspect-
ing girl was compelled to report 10 her
mistress-though she was very careful
to conceal who the loser had been-and
another key was purchased. ~ y. 4
And so the time sped on, until it was
within one week ofthe day appointed for
the wedding. NJ 49, q a.sss. 1s5.las.sa 81
Kitty was sewing on some other we'd
ding fnery, and Miss Hargrave relaxed
gradually from the usual severity other
manner to such degree that she had
finally taken up a needle to assist her
maid in the work. a. .s.-s.ti L .'!s-
Theysat rather late over the work,
and Kitty finally retired, feeling very
much flattered and pleased over Miss
Hargraye's graciousness, and almost
ready to wish that she was going to
marry Edward, after all, as her mistress
would have been so much better satisf-
ed. This wish she half repeated with
her prayers, as she gradually sunk into
an uneasy slumber. cA0 .'gsi,aTs .ls.
She could not tell how long she had
slept, but she finally awoke with sud-
den start and suppressed cry. She
had been troubled by an unpleasant
dream, and awoke restless and ill at
ease. A presentiment Of coming evil
seemed to weigh upon her mind 50
sensibly that sleep was entirely Danish
ed, and she could not close her eyes
again. AN unaccountable feeling come
over her that she had neglected do fas-
ten the back door, and that come lurk-
ing danger was threatening the whole
household from that quarter. She tried
in vain to shake off the idea as some.
| thing extremely foolish, and not to be
entertained for a moment but SO
strong did 1t finally become that she
arose from her couch, and throwing .
wrapper over her shoulders, resolved
to put the matter to the test and satisfy
all doubts, hoping thereafter to be abls
to compose herself to sleep once more
| The rain was over and the. moon wa
just struggling feebly through the
breaking clouds. She did not light tht
lamp, for it was net dark enough to re
quire' it, but crept out upon the landing
land down the stairs with only the mosl
to guide her way. The back doc
opened into passage way leading Il
I the kitchen, and Into this she glided
pausing a moment, her heart beatin,
very fast, for she. suddenly thought sh
, heard step just outside. In anothe
/, moment a key was pushed into the loc
! and the bolt snapped cautiously and al
9 most noiselessly back.
a Suppressing a scream OF surprise an
alarm at this confirmation Of her ,iwors
fears, Kitty turned TO arouse the house
I whom a voice from the outside fell upo
her ear, whispering these words, IA
{ right" .SLlo-t iAhliRhh