The Red Cloud chief., 1881-04-28
PATTY AND MATIY.

amusement. dancing round the corner
81 her mouth. She was used 10 Patty
HcUcvs. aud 4 lille tired IT them.
Patty went ID the window. n
drummed on the pane. aud starr,
rather forlornly into the small yard
where ed.haircd job Twitchctt wa
jumping up and down, jerking ih'
handle OF the old b!uc pump III
stuck out his tongue ut her and winSc'
one eye. but she was too a~hs,ractcl &
notice this customary beginning o
hostilities. II Was all very well Z.
quarrel with Matiy Monroe. and vow
never to SPEAK ~ her again Matt,
was real mean ~ stay away from ID,
spring. just because kex King had sal,
she might drop in that Afternoon; sh,
had no business to break her PROMISE
and she had PROMISED Patty. csT'aiE
sure. that she would come and bring
Rosineila and the tea set with herr,
but Ia bv forbidden ~ speak to her ful
n week was quite another thing. Why,
Sir Leon was TO have married kosinellu
before the week was out,
There was n great commotion in the
yard. Job wa setting Pug nj Tahby.
Iii! look ut yer old cat" hc shouted.
starting a war.tiancc on the platform Of
the clothes drier. and pointing dcrlsivc-
" to poor pussy. who stood on the
wood she'd root. With her tall the size
Of u hearth brush, But eycu this nj
tack on her fayoriic couli not dispel
Pat,y's melancholy. She just glanced
out To see that Tabby Was really out Of
reach. and then vent slowly up stairs
to her little room in the attic u find
Sir Leon.
SIR icon was . dol. lilo was n very
splendid doh. With brown ewes aud
hair. 4 black velvc, cap with a long
slashcd trousers reaching only 10 the
knee. like n knight OF oldcn times. lie
even had long gray stockings. and
crowning glory! a pair Of top-boots
mafe Of chainois leather. Cousin Evelyn
had dressed him for Pa,,y's birthday.
and Cousin Evelyn came from New
York and could DO anything.
Patty picked him UP aud looked
herccly in his ainiablc waxen counte-
nance.
81 don't care n snap for your wills.
kers"' she exclaimed holly. giving him
a vicious little shake. II don't be-
licvc but what Cousin Evelyn Just stuck
'cm on herself; and its my opinion you
were made for a girl. Sir Leon de Mont
moreBci.'
And nj the thought Of that dreadful
possibility and Alaity Monroc's faith
lcs.ness, she sat down on the boot-box
and cried.
Next morning Mrs. Kcni.tou was
rolling out pie crust in the kitchen
when Patty entered slowly. with a kind
OF dubious brightness Ia her face. and
curled up in n big chair by the table.
with her head on her hand. 4 pencil
and some paper projected from her
apron pocket.
We'll. Patty" said Mira. Remission,
cheerily. "what kind Of turn.oycrs
shall il beT'
Mamma" responded Patty. sober
ly. ..did you ever have any love-le,-
Mr.. Remission paused. with rolling
pin appraised in a,tonishment.
NO. Yes. OF course What ever
put il into your head 10 ask sBch ques-
cbild' There. take that. and 20
get your little pie board. aud roll IL out
smoothly. and LII let you bake some
pies. Don't worry your silly
head about loye-letters yet awhile, my
But did yon?" persisted Patty.
80 Because ! want to write one-at beast
Leon docs-and we don know how
10 begin. How DID yours bcyin?''
:lthink mr. first BEGAN. nv dear
Ms IioiIfweil.," ssid Irs Keniston.
Iaughing. ASK papa. He'll know"
Did itT" inquired Patty. rather
ioubtfuliy. why. when Sir. Cope
wrote TO you 10 borrow that book. he
My dear Mrs. Remission and
bis couldn't BE- = loye-leucr. you know.
you're married TO papa. AMI
ne $ engaged To Miss Dover. don't
ihink that sounds loycry enough"
However. she took ont her pencil, and
TO write. spelling oVer each word
,oise!essly TO herself ~ she pu, 4, down.
WHO Is your letter Co. pattyrr
I,ked her mother at last, AZ she folded
{ up with n sigh Of relief. and wrote an
on the back.
Why" ssd Patty. rather falterin1.
'. Its from Sir Leon 10 R~osinslls
h = isn't the am as IL wrote In
1Nty. - N Because. you know. Sir
o a man. and I'm not. and yiarty
&s'ty isn't R~osine,ia- Na.,y
ever was Queen Of Besuiy a, \ iourn,-
rsnf the way koeiaciia wa when xe
Iad n in the orcharf the dav Ate
'ousin Evelyn told Us ..Iyanhoe-' And
hn : hstty' tronsseas we're making:
hosineilas And RosiEella has
hair, and Aaity has auburn.
md may send il. mayn'tiy' .
Yes. indeed. you may" said Mr..
eHsson, hsghiag much nnorefhan was
ecessary, FATTY thought. MAY 4 see
Patty handed il across the table. With
glance Of mingled pras and appre.
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MIS- Remission laughed Until she cried j
~ had to wipe her tears with her a
iron; but all she said. when she 1zxs
n letisr. ~ oh, Patty. ps.
: Of al the chiidren--
vi coarse The pcstrnan w.s late ner, !
o'ningi but when he came, he was Ia !,