The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-05-03

Str1iXntWay, ana a4lcE nc anu snc uAu
talked together about little Of every
thing. and he had gone home, she wrote
letter to Howard, containing the fol-
lowing paragraph:
Your friend, Mr.. Kasson, called this even
ing; and both mother and I liked him very
much. lie seems 20 pleasant tempered, and
Il certainly = very agreeable talker. We are
gong together. next sunday, 20 hear DIR.
Storrs preach AZ the Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. Kasson has heard DIR. Storrs twice. and
gave such glowing eulogy on his preaching
that am quite anxious for sunday 70 come.
And not only was Kate pleased, but
so was Kasson, and though he did not
write many letters 70 his married sister,
when he did honor her with an cpistle
he devoted few lines thereof to Miss
Reid:
She 4 very od-Iooking and sensible.
and has introduced me 10 several pleasant
people. IL Is she to whom Winslow Il en-
gagged, and he has chosen with excellent
taste. Hope shall have the entree Of their
New York house.
So you see II was all a sort Of mutual
admiration society in the beginning. II
did not last, however, for very long
time.
Kasson became disguised with Wins
low first. He was such an ass TO be
engaged TO so charming girl, and in
stead Of living in her smiles. 60 of to
Florida to get rid of the cold weather
What was cold weather compared to the
tender PASSION Then Kate; she was
so happy without her love that she sure
could not care very much for the alb
sent one, although they did appear on
such excellent terms with each other.
Kasson leveled great deal Of unneces-
sary vituperation ut the heads Of the en-
gagged people, but nevertheless, he went
TO the Widow Reid's on every excuse he
could devise, and good many times
when be had no excuse at all. Along in
/ February, however, he put himself
through severe course of sclf-examin-
alton. What was he going to the Wild
ow Reds for? To see Kate. What
business had he TO devote himself TO a
girl who was engaged? And thereupon
! he shook his wicked inclinations fierce
| ly, and did not 60 near Kate for ten
days.
! Finally she met him on the street.
"fIave you been away?'' she asked,
smiling up at him in a most friendly
fashion.
"Oh, no. said Kasson. :
"Been sick, them" persisted Kate.
81 should think not" was the reply,
given with a healthy mans contempt
Of illness.
care you mad at me?r added Kate,
cleverly mimicking q child's pout.
"Good Heavens! Mo-" exclaimed
Kasson. 9 The fact is, am fool, and
l have been busy, Miss Reid, and III be
down to see you this evening, If shall
not bore you
"You are never bore to mother and
me-" said Kate; land don't ovcrwork
yourself, Mr. kasson, but take time for
social relaxation"
In truth, Kate's philanthropy was on
ly skin deep. She liked Kasson's COM
pany, and hardly deceived herself when
she urged him to take time for social re-
Taxation.
Kasson obeyed her, and the result
was they were together more than ever.
She stored up all the funny stories about
her pupils 70 tell him. She made him
read the articles in magazines Of which
she approved She scolded him for
stunning his political duties, and, in
short, treated him as an old and favored
friend. As for Kasson, he sat AZ the
feet Of this charming female GamaIiel
and learned not only to discriminate rs
20 magazine articles and to know his
whole duty as free citizen Of the Unit
ed States, but also received variety Of
other decidedly interesting information.
He threw out vague remark once about
being fond Of music, and Kate resumed
her neglected practising again. When
she woke up to the fact that she was
practising for kasson's express benefit,
she was ashamed Of herself, and took
her turn at mental discipline, and wrote
Howard such an afiectionate letter that
the recipient was nearly struck dumb
with surprise.
He was to return in the latter part Of
March, but long before that time Kate
realized very keenly that she was in
love with Edward Kasson. She felt
much distressed thercat On Howard
Winslow's account, for though she had
told him frankly she did not love him,
nevertheless to love some one else was
certainly dishonorable.
n Kasson was miserable also. He was
gentleman, and therefore would have
chopped his right hand of rather than
show spark OF his love for Kate. He
kept his secret well, but il came out one
evening, accidentally. Kate had been
pulling him with a mathematical prob
lem to solve, on which he had used some
old letter-backs that he had in his peck
Ct. After he had gone, the scraps Of
paper were strewn over the table. Kate
tossed them in the fire, one BY one, alb
sently, but as she lifted the last scrap,
she was caught by seeing her name
written thereon. She read what was
written, as any one might have done,
for Kasson had said the papers were