Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-07

and so completely had 1t passed from
kitty's mind that she had actually for
gotten its date.
This evening, about half-past seven,
Kitty was summoned to the matron's
room: There she found Mrs. Coleman,
the minister's wife, waiting to take her
to the Lees. When Kitty returned to
her room for her things, Catherine
Lyndhurst, her room mate, had step
ped out, and she could leave no mes
sage. OF course Catherine was not in
her confidence about Ethel, for Kitty
had promised not to tell anyone. They
all knew that the girl was Ill and that
Kitty visited her, but nothing but the
facts of the case would have answered
as an excuse had it been known how
much Kitty was with her friend.
This evening Ethel was very wild.
and Kitty's efforts to calm her were I'M
successful for a long time. For more
than an hour the brave girl struggled
with her insane companion, and not I'M
Ill they were alone together was there
the slightest abatement in the intensity
of the cerebral spasms. 49,.
Ten O'clock, and the sufferer was
quiet; half-past, and she was sleeping
peacefully; eleven, and Kitty could
withdraw her tired arm from under the
burning head, and prepare to return to
the seminary.
The minister had joined hiswife. and
escorted by these kind friends, Kitty
walked slowly home, being very much
exhausted and frightfully pale.
She had just babe her companions
goodnight. and was about to step up on
the porch leading to the servants en-
trance, where she was to admit herself
with the matron's night-key, when a
group of girls rushed around the corner
of the house and ran up the stoop.
They were so sdisguised by their wa
ter-proof capes and hoods that Kitty
could hardly have recognized one of
their number. Suddenly 1t flashed up
on her that this was the evening of Miss
Fessenden's party, and that these girls
had attended it.
Then the leader, whom Kitty strong
" suspected was Laura Cary, opened
the door. 1t was found afterward that
they had bribed the cook. and obtain
ed her pass-key.
AS they all crowded into the hall, still
as mice, Kitty bringing up the rear,
there stood Prof Montrose in the door
of his study. the bright light from with
in shining full upon the girls, and max
ing each face perfectly distinguish
able! AS the professor threw up his
hand, there they stood, looking like
SO many monks in their long black
cloaks.
"Where have you been, Miss Cary?"
inquired the professor, in tones that
made even the bold Laura tremble.
eve have been to Miss Fessenden's
party" he sreplied, after some delibera-
ton. g.
There were seven in this group, and
three Of the number were SO frightened,
or SO conscience-stricken, that they be-
gan to cry Then the professors eyes
tell upon Kitty. -- --f@<a>@
:" Miss Bachew he exclaimed looking
like man who had been struck, and
starting forward step Or two, as if to
make sure his eyes had not deceived
him. s--rs q. --s=.--~. r.-~
For moment, kitty's selfpossession
entirely deserted her, and she looked
the guiltiest one Of the party. She was
so completely tired out that she had no
strength left for this trial, and her heart
sunk within her as she found-prob-
ably for the first time in her life-that
she was actually unable to speak a
word. .-. ---
She leaned against the door for sup
port. One Of the girls, who saw how
pale and weak she was, took hold Of her
arm, and tried to lead her away. She
was afraid she was going to faint, and
doubtless thought Kitty had as good
reason as the rest Of them for desiring
to keep her own counsel. Several
times Kitty opened her lips to speak,
but was poWerless to articuiate single
sentence Then the professor spoke
again. --e----as--.ae-
"Young ladies, go to your rooms. I
will see to you III the morning.
Oh, how sad and grieved his voice
sounded! Then Kitty tried to move
along with the rest but there seemed to
be something right before her all the
time, mething tall and dark, that
would certainly knock her down if she
took another step. -
How she ever climbed the stairs and
reached her own room she never knew,
but Catharlne was aroused from a trOu-
bled dream by something falling on the
threshold, and when she hastily turned
up ner light, there was poor little Kitty
IN dead faint.
For an hour or more, Catharine did
everything in her power for the girls res
toration, and was just on the point of
SUNNI oning the matron when Kitty re-
covered little. .s.f. H. .g~E 4.
How can [ ever live till morning.
and have the professor believe me such
a bad grip she sobbed. '-
"But, Kitty. how was it possible for
| you to go off with those girls, anyway
said Catharine, sobbing too. JyET
CT tn, Brutus?" SAID Kitty, raising
herself on her elbow and looking Catha-
rine full in the face. " [ steal away to
a party l--H Why, Catharine, you have
broken my hearth ..l -.-a =
But where have you been, DEAR"
inquired her com panion. tenderly y.