Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-06-09

them turn 10 gray Ashes. Ka&eHD eyes
were full Of painful team.
"Archie," she said, "iorgive N. ii
acted very impnlsively and very impm-
IDENTIFY. lam ashamed Of myself. There
il something else / must tell you shout
this miserable affair. Isawa gentleman
in your parlor, and I gave myself 4 false
name to him"
"Oh, Kate, zee how one fault lsads to
another. II you had been doix19 right
you would mot have been aShA6ned to
confess that you we're Kate Leslie. Do
you know the lady whose name yUu Dor
rowedf"
"No, I know nothing about snch .
person."
"Then / viii go with you, and you
must make an apology to the family"
"Must I do this?"
"You must; it is the least you can do"
every well, Archie, I will 40 il"
But this part Of the punishment was
long delayed. The next morning Kate
was very III, and q severe attack II rheu-
matte fever confined her for weeks TO her
room. Then the fatigue and excitement
consequent to Maggie's marriage threw
her back into the inertia Of invalidism,
and the adventure was almost forgotten
in its painful results.
As the warm weather came On she inn
proved, and began TO 60 into society
again. One day there was to be : lawn
party ct the bishop's, and she promised
to meet Archie there. She va sitting
resting under . great oak, when she saw
him coming toward her. A gentleman
was with him, whom she recognised at q
glance; she had introduced herself once
to him - Miss Crowther. What was
Archie going to do to her? She felt al
most like crying; but she stood bravely
up v they advanced, and in her, white
muslin dress, with roses at her whist and
throat, she made a very lovely picture.
"Good afternoon, Cousin Kate"
"Cousin Archie, good afternoon"
"Kate, this is my friend, Mr.. Henry
Crowther."
She blushed violently, but she did moi
lose her selt-possession. 81 have met
Mi. Crowther before, once, when l waa
on q little private masquerade, and as.
sumed the character of his sister. I hope
I am forgiven"
eff / had q sister, she would have
been honored by the assumption. Since
the momentary favor l have ceased
to regret my want"
They sat long under the pleasant shade,
and In the evening rode slowly home to-
gether under the July moon. Before they
parted both had acknowledged to thei1
hearts an interest that might be q deare,
tie. than even that of brother and sister.
For a few weeks Harry Crowther wa
constantly coming with Archie to call or
the Leslies, either for one pretext or an.
other. Then he began TO come by him.
self and to come without my pretext al
all. It had been long evident to Archie
that Harry and Kate loved each Other
very dearly, and at last even the dim eyei
Of her grandfather began to perceive how
matters stood.
kitty" he said, one night, after
waiting patiently through a " good night
that lasted an hour and a half; kitty.
why does Harry Crowther. come here &c
often?"
because we do not believer writing,
grandfather. Love-letters once nearly
cost me my life," and leaning fondly on
her grandfather's neck, Kitty told hin
the fault Of which she had been guilty
and the pain and shame it had caused
her.
"Never pays, Kitty, to do evil thai
good may come; the price is too high"
"You forgive me, grandfather"
Eyes, Kitty, with all my heart"
"Harry has forgiven me too. Yor
see, after taking his name in jest, it il
right I make the 0mende honorable BY
taking it in earnest. So, grandfather,
you let me, / nm going to be Mrs
Crowther instead Of Miss Crowther. Ma,
Harry ask you Tomorrow"
EYES, he may ask me. He has asket
you, / suppose"
"Oh, yes"
"And we are to have q wedding, ant
no loveletters. ! never heard Of such
thing"
"a wedding, and no love-letters
grandfather. Love letters are slow, an(
old-fashioned, and very dangerous. W,
have adopted visits and telegraphs il
their place."