Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-03-11

not let the mistake disturb you, ne contln-
ued, with imploring earnestness.
In the midst of her distress Kathie could
not help thinking how musical his voice
was Then, with much tact, he took up
his paper, and devoted himself with great
assiduity, to reading an article, which, if
Kathie had but known it, he had read twice
already since she sat beside him, without
knowing in the least what il was about.
Kathie became outwardly composed af-
ter awhile, but her mind was still in a tu-
multi. Suppose he had turned the tables upon
her, and denounced her as a pick pocket as
he might have done! She shivered at the
mere thought of it.
Once or twice, as they neared the city,
the gentleman glanced at her as if he would
speak, but Kathie's resolutely averted face
and downcast eyes gave him no opportunity,
and not another word was spoken till they
reached the station, where he left her with
q courteous bow and ''Good morning."
"Hateful thing" said Kathie to herself,
al hope shall never set eyes on him
again. and then she watched him, with
admlring eyes, as long us she could distin-
guish his fine form in the hurrying crowd.
Her purse, it is scarcely necessary to say,
was safe III her pocket, and she soon set
about diminishing its contents. Notwith-
standing the inauspicious beginning of her
trip, her day proved quite successful and
satisfactory. Her own errands and Aunt
kates commissions were all executed, and
there was still half-hour to spare for a
call at Cousin Wills Office and when the
time drew near for her train TO leave he es-
corted her to the station. The train was
in readiness when they arrived, and, as they
walked along to reach the right car, form
approached them from side entrance, a
glance at which sent thrill through kath-
les veins and the hot blood to her cheeks
and brow.
"Ah! here's Harry Thorn, going down
on your train, Kathie, said her cousin.
''He will be agreeable company for you,
and will see to your parcels, and then, be-
fore Kathie was at all prepared for it, came
the inevitable introduction.
Kathie could hardly force herself to meet
the glance of the mischievous dark eyes
bent upon her, or to touch the proffered
hand. 1t was utterly impossible for her to
speak word, but the gentleman talked on
till Will left them at the entrance of the
car.
"You will take the seat by the window
this timer" said Mr.. Thorn, and Kathie
silently took it.
After he had arranged her parcels in the
rack, and seated himself, Kathie remarked,
with frank smile, II really hoped that
should never see you again.
''Did you think l deserved eternal ban
ishment2" he asked, lightly"
'Oh, no. 1t was rather I who merited
it," said Kathie. 80 long as you did not
know me, it did not matter what you
thought of me, but now, w,"-ah, where were
Kathie's words leading her 3-'but now, if
you should tell Cousin Will, she continued
quite illogically, she would tease me un-
mercifully, and should never hear the last
of it. -
Il assure yoI,n was the earnest answer,
''that | will never mention the mistake TO
which you refer to Will or to any one else.
No one besides ourselves need ever know
aught of it," And then he skilfully turn
ed the conversation, and Kathie was soon
quite at her ease, and they were eonversing
like two old friends.
That memorable ride through the tunnel
occurred some years ago, and Kathie's re-
lations with Dir. Thorn have changed so
greatly, that now instead of suspecting
him of taking her money, she apprOpriates
with great GOODNESS, funds from his pocket
book for her Christmas shopping.
Mr.. Thorn sometimes laughinglY declares,
that instead Of his wife's waiting for him
to offer his hand, as ladies usually do, she
took possession of it the first time that she
ever saw him; but his most intimate friends
ask in vain for an explanation of his Jest.