The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-26
LAST ROSE OF SUMMER.

Kate"
Kate answered only by a saucy toss ot
her head.
"He loves the very ground you tread
on" continued Mrs. Thurston. "He is
better worth having than dozen Stan.
hopes, millionaires though they are. So
brave and talented, and yet with such a
big, big heart"
"What do | care about his heart, or
anybody's heart, for that matter" an
swered Kate, interrupting. 81 wish
they'd let me alone"
"Shat won't do, Kate-at least, with
me. l some lines think you are a born
coquette. At any rate, you take good
care you are not let alone. There's poor
SlanhOpe, now."
"W ell, what of Stanhope?'
"Why, this. You know you never
could be happy with such man. After
all, YOU are TOO good for him."
YOU'RE very complimentary all at
once, especially considering how you've
been scOlding me-" said Kate, with a
pUut.
Now don't be cross, dear. Pm your
oldest and best friend; and if l can'i
speak the truth, who can? You are your
worst enemy. You pretend 10 be only a
fashionable butterfly. but you are some
thing far better; ana Harry Talbot thinks
so LOO; for Harry is not the man TO wish
to marry mere frivolous girl. You
should not LrItle with him any longer, j.,
as l suspect, you really like him"
"NOW THIS is going TOO lar, )" said Kate,
angrily, OF, at least, affected anger. II
nave never given you, or any one, the
right to talk IN this way"
"W ell, well, dear" replied Mrs. Thurs
ton, Ego your own way. Only l nope
you Won't have TO repent it, for Harry
Is not one to be ii ned with beyond Il
certain point; he has one of those deep
and strong, but patient natures. tnat
wi bear IL great deal, but which, once
offended, is alleuateL forever"
Kate and MIS-. Inurston mad been at
school together, and tue friendship
formed then mad continued ever since.
Mrs. Thu stOu was the eldest by cou-
pIe OF years, anu had been married Tor
more than d LWeiYemDnth. so that she
mad, as she correctly Thought. some lit
Tie right, at least, 10 SPEAK to Kate as
she had done,
1t was u gay party that had assembled
at BeecAcrOIi, the Gouhtry-oeat oI Hates
father. Among lhe male guests two
were Dre-emluent-Mr. Stanhcpe, on ac-
count OF his great wealth, and liza, ry
Talbot. The IaLter WAS not without TO =
tune, LhOugH he was no millionaire; put
he was handsome, talented, accom-
pIlsued. gay-s spirited, aud brave. For the
nrst time i'll his life lie was seriously in
love, and 1t was Win hate.
Kate, to do her JUS tlce. hardly knew
her own mind. one was the beile o. her
set, and iona OF aQmiratiOn-so fond OF
t, that she just escaped beiug Il tlrt
But she mad sterllug quantities, aud
really liked Harry more lnau she SUP
posed. GA their hist acquaintance, she
mad been very gracious To him; but AS
Harry grew more IN earnest, sAe drew
back. It. WAS NOT that sne liked MIN
less: it was an uncOnsCl, us timlIiLy,
which we leave our ialr readers To eX-
plain: only she COncealeu this UimiuiGy
under lie guIse oi gay ference. sue
cuuuetLed win others, especially with
tIf. otAuAOpe.
AS Tor Harry he was puzzled. He let
things go on III mis- way Tor u week o.
So, answering her mere ralliery with
wit NOT less Keen tAan her own: but n4
grew tired al last OF This stale OF DOUBT.
and resolved to know his tate. lie caose
the very morning Oh which Ms. Thurs =
ton had been Taking n Ite t1task. ltwas,
perhaps, uniort innate for him that he
dIu, lUr Nate Was "A good deal anuoved
nlade to suffer fUrit.
ii saw GU turn into the garden here"
cried Harry, oVeltakIng Kate, just alter
+ he mad parted Wltu her friends, "anu |
TOOK the liberty Of following YOU. We
are ali Jealous ot your roses, you know
YOU gN them so much OF your time"
y pu must admit" she answered gay-
ly, "tlat lney repay 1t. a Itlle kinu-
ness, in the way OF pruning ana water
ing, and, 10! now Lney bloom aud smile
back at you"
"And DON'T you think others would
smile back? said Harry, venturlng OIL
ground.
Il never cared to make them" c0olly
answered haLe, shipping of some dead
wood. "One may Ike flowers, and not
care fol-
"For wnatT said Harry, his heart
be eAtlng last.
"Well, bears, let us say. Leading a
bear about Is quite different, tor exam
pie, from teuulug ruse-gardeu."
There WAS Il saucy look in her eyes
whlcn gave point 10 Aer remarks. Harry
was dIs conc rteu lor u moment, but for
u moment Only,
"lt isn't every bear that would be will
ing 10 be led about and made show of.
Hnere are bears ana beauX,H said he.
sturdily.
TWAS now Kqto'e heaItthat peat fast
For some reason Harry was terribly in
earnest this morning. She lost courage.
and turned the conversation.
"We 20 to the Lindon Woods, don't
we, alter lunch? 1 must hurry, orI Shall
not be in time"
"And believe l am to have the honor
of driving you"
Now, this was the fact. But Kate was
half angry at Harry's sturdy speech.
Her sauCY remark mad brought out a re-
tort she little expected. 70 be reyenped
she determined to ignore her promise.
$40 drive with you! Surely you must
be mistaken"
Harry bIazed up instantly. What did
this mean! Was she gong cOoily to
Lh ow him over? But he Controlled him
self, aud sald calmly, 81 thought that |
asked you yesterday, and that you ac-
cepted." ........ a.,
Kate buried her face, for a second, in
lesitation hung her future life. She had
4 presentiment OF this. buL it was too
aLe to go back; she was in a mood TO
sacrifice everything rather than beat u
'elreat. ,..
"People think a great many things
etlmes," she answered, "In Whicu
.ney are mistaken"
Harry drew himself up to his full
height, and then made q low bow,
"a gentleman, at any rate, Miss Muir
'ay, never thinks his memory is right,
when a lady SaVa IT, ia xUron,j J,