The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-08-20

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s0hl Mr.. Mpftraer, sIie cried With
q little SOB SHOW glad ! apsssO So
you. i begkn 10 think I should hs'
Ito stay here Az alone. IVe. aprsi6d
nay ankle and can't yisli
EshallI do2 And she burstfnto teass;
Our hero took both the litise
I'hapds. and held'them tightly rs
own, while he questioned her .a13s
ionsly as 70 the aecideit relating
meantime howilis Same to finiF she1,
But how lsimed Il Ejlty r,is
fully, when he iiad dom hsssj ais ]
ever; - back Al doa bsHcS< ]
can walk lstep x n.
you could2 cried Rupert. aBut
you'll get back right, all the same,
for | intend to carry you"
"Carry. mep Kitty gave a little
scream, and shrank back, and cover
ed her face with both hands, for she
felt the hot blood in her cheeks
"0h, mol that will never do;" and she
blundered out unthinking, "what
will people say?"
But Rupert did not stop to reply
to this question. Very little cared
he what people said. Without a
word he put his arms about Kitty,
and, lifting her bodily from The
ground, walked off with her as if she
had been a feather weight.
At first, Kitty struggled little;
but the strong, manful arms held her
closely, and soon she began rather to
like it, and to think it all very de-
lightful.
"At any rate" she said to herself,
u can't help it; he is too masterful
to resist"
With this comforting conclusion,
her fair head sank on his shoulder,
and for the first time in her short
life Kitty knew what it was to be
extremely happy.
Rupert carried his lovely burden
to his own carriage, which stood
apart from the crowd, and carefully
put Kitty in it.
"There, now," he said, 81 shall
take you home Immediately, and
stop for doctor on the way. No
body can drive you with as little
pain as I'can,s" he added, seeing she
about to object. Besides, you must
begin to obey me, so as to get your
hands in, for sometime you are going
to be my wife, you know"
"Your wife2" cried Kitty.
She gave pout and a toss of her
head, but she blushed, and not with
anger, either. Yes; blushed to the
tips of her dainty ears.
"Of course" retorted Rupert, as he
stepped softly into the carriage, and
took his seat beside her, looking
half.saucily, half-fondly into her eyes
which fell before his. 81 have meant
it all along. didn't you, dearest?"
Really, you are the most impu-
dent puppy, l ever saw" retorted
Kitty, busting into laughter in spite
of herself.
But for all that, she did not re-.
pulse the kiss with which, before
starting, Rupert felt it necessary to
fortify himself for the journey.
What more is there to tell? Very
little. For Kitty and Rupert were
married early in the autumn, and
were superlativly happy.
"Do you know" said Rupert, one
day, "that it was by the merest acci-
dent we ever knew each other? |
had come down to my uncle's for
single night only, when I saw you
in the swing, and my whole life was
changed. l fell in love at first sight,
and resolved to stay and make your
acquaintance, even if it took all the
summer.
$50 l owe my happiness" answer.
ed Kitty, archly, "to my dog-dear
old fellow being of guard that after
noon"
"And to an 'impudent puppy COM
ing along" retorted Rupert, with a
kiss, "just in the nick of time, and
taking his place."
That was not inapt advice given
by beacon at Oil City to a young
minister who asked if he thought
one should preach more than half an
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