The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-06-05

SCH III pisSloH. nave L ever done an
unlind thing to either Maggie or YOU
since We We're children together?"
ono, Archie, you have not"
DO you really think [ would?"
You said you would tell Sir John
things about Maggie, and that would be
unkind, Maggie loves Sir John very
much.
4 would never hurt Maggie. AS
your pastor, and as your cousin. let me
say | think you have behaved in 2 very
improper manner.
"Archie.n
Very improper indeed. You ought
to have come to me. would have given
you the poor dear little letters; and as
for telling Sir John anything to open his
eyes, | like him far too well. Tie only
way to be happy in love is to be blind. 8
You think this is very satirical, [
dare say"
ono, | do not. lam waiting for your
apology, Kate. You know you ought to
make me one.
Kate sat, with burning cheeks, tapping
the floor with her foot, and Archie stood
calmly watching her. At last she said.
"You are night, Archie" Then. putting
her hand in her pocket Here are the
letters Dowhat you like with them. [
trust you.
He took them tenderlv, and throwing
them into the fire mounfully watched
them turn to gray ashes. Hates eyes
were full of painful tears.
"Archie," she said, "forgive me.
acted very impulsively and very impru-
IDENTIFY. / am ashamed Of myself. There
is something else / must tell you about
this miserable affair. | saw gentleman
IN your parlor, and | gave myself false
name to him"
"Oh, Kate, see how one fault leads to
another. If you had been doing right
you would not have been ashamed to
confess that you were Kate Leslie. Do
you know the lady whose name you Dor
rowed?"
"No, l know nothing about such a
person
"Ihen | will go with you, and you
must make an apology to the family"
Must | do this?"
You must; it is the least you can do. !"
every well, Archie, | viii do it.
But this part OF the punishment was
long delayed. The next morning Kate
was very i'll, and severe attack of rheu-
matte fever confined her for weeks to her
room. Then the fatigue and excitement
consequent to Maggle's marriage threw
her back INTO the inertia of invalitlism,
and the adventure was almost forgotten
IN It's painful results.
AS the warm weather came on she i'm
proved, and began to go into society
az lo,- fB,,., 70, 10,
party at the bishops, and she promised
to meet Archie there. She was sitting
resting under great oak, when she saw
him coming toward her 4 gentleman
was with him, whom she recognized at a
glance; she had introduced herself once
to him as Miss Crowther What was
Archie going to do to her? She felt al
most like crying; but she stood bravely
up as they advanced, and in her white
muslin dress, with roses at her waist 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 not
lose her selt-possessiOn. 81 have met
Mr.. CrOwther before, once, when | was
on little private masquerade, and as
sumed the character Of his sister. | hope
l am forgiven.
:" If [ had sister, she would have
been honored by the assumption Since
the mOmentary favor l have never ceased
to regret my want.
They sat long the pleasant shade.
and III the evening rode slowly home to-
i, I'll
parted both had acknowledged to their
hearts an interest that might be a dearer
tie than even that Of brother and sister.
For a few weeks Harry Crowther was
constantly coming with Archie to call on
the Leslics, either for one pretext OF an
other Then he began to come by him
self and to come without any pretext at
all. 1t had been long evident to Archie
that Harry and Kate loved each other
very dearly, and at last even the dim eyes
of her grandfather began to perceive how
matters stood.
"Kitty, he said, one night, after
waitingpaticntly through " goodnig
that lasted an hour and a half; o Kitty,
why does Harry Crowther come here so
often -
''Because we do not believein writing,
grandfather. Love-lettcrs once nearly
cost me my life" and leaning fondly on
her grandfathers neck, Kitty told him
the fault of which she had been guilty
and the pain and shame it had caused
her.
"Never pays, Kitty, to do evil that
good may come; the price IS too high"
You forgive me, grandfather. .
Yes, Kitty, with all my heart "
Harry has forgiven me too. You
see, after taking his name III jest, it is
right | make the a7ncndC Hon0rabic by
taking it in earnest. SO, grandfather, if
you let me, | am going to be Mrs.
Crowthcr instead OF Miss Crowther. May
Harry ask you to-morrOw?'
:" Yes, he may ask me. He has asked
you, [ suppose %
"Oh, yes.
" And we are TO have wedding, and
no love-letters. | never heard Of such
thing"
a wedding, and no Iove-letters,
Love letters are slow, and
old-fashionrd, and very dangerous. We
have adopted visits and tclegraphs III
their place
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