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

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ana f(lip was staying in the neigh.
hood. AT the end .of that time
sle Intended an evening party at
Squire Stacey's, Almost the first
person she,saw on entering theroo
was tie handsome stranger, al
y wish to introduce you to my
nephew, said the squires leading
that parsonage up to Kitty @His
name, By baptism, is RupeFtf Morti.
|mer; but he is such. 4 saacy fellow
Rat he i shask lanSwsi1 3 asaDng III
friends as that impadent puppy
The eyes of the young people met
Young Mr.. Mortimer's were dane.
ing with fun. For the life of her
Kitty could not help laughing. Sc
they laughed in concert, and he said,
bowing low, and repeating the same
words he had used in the garden:
"Yes, that impudent puppy-at
your service, miss"
aHe is making sport of me-" said
Kitty to herself, and drew herself up
haaghily; and for the rest of the in.
terview she was cold and reserved
confning herself to monosylablic re.
plies. Very soon, at the appearance
of one of her admirers, she excused
herself, and went off to dance.
"a bit of a Tartar, I'm afraid" so.
liloquised Rupert Mortimer. "But
how pretty she is. She looks, too, as
though she had noble character; and
she can take her own part, as l have
found to my cost. But I'm afraid
she has been spoilt by admiration. -
To get into her good graces one must
go on his very knees to her; and,
faith! it is almost worth while to do
it. But no, Rupert Mortimer, my
boy, keep your self-respect." Then,
with a laugh, "If'thy servant u dog,
that he should do this thing2"
Yet often that evening Rupert
found himself, as if by some magnet.
ic attraction, drawn to Kitty's side.
Kitty, too, could not help glancing
admiringly at his handsome face and
graceful figure. She saw, very soon,
that he was the best dancer in the
room. So, when waltz was struck
up, and he asked her to join in it,
she could not resist the temptation.
"If / don't dance with him." she
said to herself, ."the other girls will
say he didn't ask me; and that would
never do"
Kitty had never enjoyed q waltz
so much. She forgot the ridiculous
episode in the swing-forgot the
strangers cool effrontery-forgot ev.
erything but the music and the
rhythmical movement of her com.
panion. When the band stopped.
she sighed involuutarily, wishing it
was all to go over again.
Balls, picnics and croquet parties
followed each other in rapid success.
sion, for the summer was o gay one.
Kitty and young Mr., Mortimer were
together almost constantly. Some.
how Kitty fell into the habit of ex-
pecting Rupert always as her special
escort; and he began to feel that no
one but he had right to Kitty, and
to be very jealous when others at
tempted to pay her attentions. AS
yet, however, no words Of love had
ever passed between them; for Ru-
pert, now thoroughly enamored, fear
ed to ruin all by q too premature
avowal; especially as, once or twice,
when he had ventured to approach
the subject, Kitty had suddenly
grown naughty and cold.
A fine picnic had been planned to
close the season. 1t proved great
success. The day passed merrily on
until luncheon time, Rupert had
made up his mind to have q quiet
ramble with Kitty after the meal,
and if things went well, to speak of
his love. But he had counted with
out his host, for when luncheon was
over, and he had got rid of his aunt,
Mrs. Stacey, who had called him to
her side to wait on her, 10! Kitty had
disappeared. Full of jealous fears,
and determined to find out who was
his rival, he set forth through the
woods to discover Kitty.
He had not gone tar before her fa-
vorite dog came, bounding toward