The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-08-19
ROMANCE OF A GLOVE.

been left to choose"
tBut you have not seen the wine
cellar yet. 1t is a treasure of its kind.
Let's 60 down again"
They went down the stairs together,
he talking gayly, she with a troubled
look on her face. After duly admiring
the place she put timid hand on his
arm and said "But, Arthur, dear, let's
have no wine in it"
"Why3" he asked, in surprise.
because I have resolved if I am ever
the mistress of house there shall be no
liquors kept in it-no social glasses fog
friends.
why, Katy, you are unreasonable.
did not know you carried your temper
ance opinions SO far as that Of course
shall keep wine in my house, and enter
tain my friends with it, too"
She raised her face appealingly.
Arthur she said, In tone of
voice which he knew how to interpret.
Arthur's brow grew cloudy.
But you can not fear for me?" he
said, with half-o6ended pride.
81 must fear for you, Arthur, If you
begin as he did. And fear for others
besides--for the sons and husbands and
fathers who may learn at our cheerful
board to love the poison that shall STAY
them"
They went up to the steps again and
eat on sofa in the dining-room for a
eew moments, while Katy put on her hat
end drew on her gloves.
The argument was kept up. It is I'M
necessary that we should repeat all that
was said on both sides. It ended at last
rs similar discussions have ended before.
Neither was willing to yield-Katy, be-
cause she felt that her whole future
happiness might be involved ir it; Ar
thur, because he thought it would be
giving away to woman's whims, and
would sacrifice too much Of his popu-
larity with his friends.
He had bought this house, paid for
1t, and furnished it handsomely, and in
few weeks was to bring Katy as its
mistress, All the afternoon they had
been looking over it together, happy as
two birds with newly-fnished nest.
But when Arthur closed the door and
put the key in his pocket, in the chill.
waning light Of the December afternoon,
and gave Katy his arm to see her home,
1T was all "broken up" between them,
and notice, "To Let" was put over
the door of the pretty house the very
next morning.
1t was the most foolish thing to do ;
but then lovers can always find some
thing to quarrel ebout.
They parted with q cool "Good- even
Ing" at the door of Katy's lodging
house. She went up to her room to cry
he went home hurt and angry, but Sc
cretly resolving to see her again, and
give her chance to say that she was in
the wrong. He would wait few DAYS.
however; it would not do to let her see
that he was in hurry to " make it up. y
He did wait, nearly week, and when
he called at the modest lodging house
where he had been wont to visit SO
often, he was told that Miss Gardiner
had been gone three days.
"Gone whereof" he asked, slow to be-
Heve.
"She did not toll me, sir. She said
she was not coming back. Her aunt
lives at Bristol"
He then took the next train to Bristol
and investigated but neither there nor
in any other place, though he searched
for months afterward, did he find sign
or trace of Katy Gardiner.
All this happened more than a year
before l saw Katy; but we three 'fac-
tory girls, who lodged Mt Mrs. Howell's
with her, of course knew nothing about
1t. She came to the factory and applied
Tor work. The superintendent thought
her too delicate for such labor, but she
persisted and, in fact she improved in
health, spirits and looks after she be-
came used to the work and simple fare
OF the factory girls.
seemed likely that she would remain so.
But one day Mary Bascom's dress
caught in part of the machinery, and
before any one else could think what to
do Katy had sprang to her side and
pulled her away by main strength from
the terrible danger that threatened her.
After that Mary and Lizzie Payne and
|, who were her dearest friends, were
Katy's sworn allies.
We all lodged together then in the
bug Factory boarding-house." But
Katy took it into her head that we
should have SO much nicer times in q
private lodging to ourselves and when
she took anything into her head she
generally carried it through. In less
than a week she had found the very
place she wanted, arranged matters
with the superintendent, and had us
sheltered under Mrs. Howell's vine and
FIG tree. We four girls were the proud
possessors of tolerablv large, double
bedded apartment, with a queer little
dressing-room attached" and the lib
erty of the parlor to receive callers in -
"a proviso at which we all laughed.
This was "home to us after the labor
of the day. Indeed and in truth, Katy
made the place so charming that we for
got the "factory girls when we got to
It. She improvised cunning little things
out of trihes that are usually thrown
away as useless, and the flowers growing
in broken pots in our window We're a
glory to behold. She always had a
fresh book or periodical on our table,
and better than this, she brought to us
the larger cultivation, and the purer
taste, which taught us how to use OPP
portunities within our reach.
"What made you take to our style OF
life, Katy p asked Lizzie, one evening,
as we all sat in the east window watch
ing the out-coming of the stars and tell
ing girlish dreams.
DESTINY, my child" answered Katy,
stopping to replace the little boot she
had thrown off to rest her foot.
"But you might have been an author
ess, or q painter, or IA bookkeeper,
or"
Lizzie's knowledge OF this world was
rather limited Katy broke in upon her.
"There, that will do. Twas not borr
q genius, and I hate arithmetic. "
"But you did not always have owork
for living. Katy?" said May. "You
are lady, know"
Katy lauahe3 queer, short laugh.
Yes, sx7 za,d, "nid that's Why
don't know how to get my living in any
way but this. So behold me q healthy
and honest factory girl
L