The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-02
HOW THEY CAME TOGETHER
AGAIN,
"Now. Kitty, you don't mean so9''
81 do, Will"

81 do, Will"
"Then give me back that ring"
Quick as thought off came the ring
from Kitty's tapering finger, and in an.
other moment it flashed in the palm Of
Will Graham's hand. Then the two
looked at one another aghast,as if preci-
pice had suddenly yawned between
them.
slime to leave the grove! Cars com
ing" said voice, nearing them. ooh,
Kitty, quick. if you don't want to be left"
And her sister, Nellie Barton, who had
been searching fer her, came forward to
grasp her by the hand and hurry her off
to the picnic train waiting for the flushed
and tired party from the city.
"Hang the train !" said Will rejecting
afterward that it would be rather hard
thing to do. "What am ! to do with this
rings I would like to crush it under
those locomotive wheels. And Kitty !!
What have I done!" -..s
The sequel was, that Will, sauntering
| along, was too late for the train, and had
the pleasure of walking into town, ten
| miles.
"Good enough for him." said the vexed
Kitty in thoroughly feline way, as she
missed him in the train, pretending not
to look for him, and yet constantly dart
ing sly chances in every direction to see if
he could be near. "Good enough for
him." she said, when the cars started.
More tender thoughts came at last,
"Poor WILL" she finally murmured
"When he comes round tonight, I'll
make him comfortable in that big arm
chair in our parlor, and will fix every
thing all right. But will he come
round?" A look at her naked finger sent
a shiver over her, and the precipice
yawning between her and Will? I won
der it he'll come tonight"
No Will came. The big arm. chair
looked empty enough, and Kitty felt like
tying piece of Grape to it. Will reached
home thoroughly tired out by his walk,
an thoroughly Disguised with himself
for his treatment of Kitty.
"Fool," he said to himself. as he drop
ped asleep. And that was just what
Kitty said to herself. They we're foolish.
At the picnic party there had been a lit
tie jealousy and then a little sighting of
one another. Kitty thought Will cruel,
aud so the end was that Will walked ten
miles that night with plump little gold
ring in his pocket. Both went to sleep
saying in self-accusation, "Foolr'
Both woke up with intentions to make
PREPARATION the next day 1t is easier
though to make break in dam than
to mend it. When Will Graham went
down to his late breakfast, he found a
short but peremptorv letter waiting for
him. It was war time. Will was lieu
tenant in his regiment. The letter was
summons back to his post, for the enc
my were reported to be intending a
serious demonstration. Every man must
be in his pla.e. The sentences of his
letter ended sharp as pistol-shots, and
Will was off by the next train. He sent
a message by lady friend to Kitty that
he wanted her to write and he would as
soon as possible answer it, and that she
must not think anything of what had
happened. Would she forgive him2 he
asked. But the lady friend, who CHANGED
to be visiting in the place, was suddenly
hurried home by symptoms of approach
ing sickness. The sickness proved fatal
and Willis words found a grave With her
As for Kitty, she wrote little note be.
fore leaving her room that morning say.
ing she was sorry, and gave it to little
boy to drop in the Office. The game Of
marbles played on the way sent into
happy oblivion all thought of his Grand
and when he did think of his note, ht
couldn't find it. It probably dropped
out of his pocket in pulling out bag o.
marbles and was finally picked up by
the next enterprising chi&onler thai
went round crying rags, rags"
Will wondered why after his message
Kitty didn't send letter, and Kitty won
dered why after her letter Will sent n
message. The result was that certai
pretty little finger went minus gol
, ring.
1t was weary autumn, and wearie
winter Kitty thought, that followed
The dead leaves whir]ing in the win
never seemed so mournful, and the sno,
) never seemed so much like shroud.
mo WILL" she said, ''these long winte
evenings! Nothing but war report
sounding like batteries going off ali th
time"
"What is the matter with Graham
4 said Wills mess-mates, as they ruminate
E after dinner on the subject of his depre.
r sion, sending up their inquiries towar
g the tent roof through dirty rings {
: tobacco smoke. And Kltty's FRIEND
wondered why she was so dull and AYERS
, to society.
: "Oh, father and mother are both feeb]
! and need me-" she said.
Three weary years went by; Will ha,
! ing no heart to come home. In tn
e meanwhile, Kitty married and left th
place
'Gone to T." some one said; mai
E ried rich old fellow that she didn
t heartily love, all for the sake of maxim
' her father and mother comfortable"
J, 1t was just about so, but only whe
Kitty had grown heart-sick waiting
e hear from Will. Reading at last in tn
e evening paper that Lieut.. Graham ha
been killed, she gave up all hope. Sh
a made grave as she thought for the oil
| love and gave herself away to rich oil
/ friend of the family, Mr.. Carleton.
"'Twill be a good thing for father an
}, MOTHER" said Kitty. Mr.. O. too
his young bride to the city of T.. I
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