The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-07-16

swinging her Ilght, summer nat by one
string, and whistling lightly TO herself Yes,
the truth must be told-Kitty wasj just lit
tie hoidenish, much to the annoyance of her
very dgnifed altogether proper relatives.
Aunt Prudence was wont to give her half
hour lectures by the dozen, on the sinful
ness of girls who whistled, and Kitty's dis
gusted brother Bob would severely hint
that
".Whlstllng girl and Growing hen
Always come to bad end"
Lectures and hints were all in vain, and
and Independent little Kitty whistled when
and where she pleased, for she didn't care
mite for other peoples ideas and opinions.
She looked very graceful and pretty, as
she stood by the gate in the gathering dusk.
low. white forehead, around which the
clingng brown curls clustered lovingly a
piquant, kissable rosebud of mouth, and q
pair of laughing, saucy brown eyes-and
that is Kitty Hoyt
"Hello, Kitp
Kitty looked up with little dimpling
smile and laugh, as she responded to this
salutation.
"Hello, Craig where are you going this
evening?".
Craig Langley, a tall handsome young
fellow OF twenty-thrse, sauntered slowly up.
waiting cloud of smoke before him as a
herald of his approach
Kitty drew back, and elevated her dainty
nose in disgust.
Craig Langley" she cried, sharply, al do
believe you're the horridest creature that
ever liyed When will you learn not To
smoke in the society of ladies You know
| can't bear the smell ola cigar, and know
you're smoking now just to tease me /"
Craig laughed easily, watched a cloud of
smoke as it sailed around his curly head,
and then drawled, tantaisingy:
"Dont excite yourself, Kitty, my child
it isn't good for your health, though ii
makes you look decidedly pretty believe
you do it for effect.
Kitty stamped her tiny foot passionately.
"Craig Langley, you will drive me crazy
If you don't take that cigar out of your
month this instant, you must leave the
premises; so there2"
With comical look of mock repentance
and terror on his handsome, laughing face,
Craig threw the cigar away, saying, gravity
"Thy will shall DO law, my queen"
"Don't be a goose; you know I'm not
your queen, and mover shall be. Come now,
that's good boy" coaxingly, "tell me the
news"
"News2" said Craig. ~ did not come to
tell you any news came to see you,
Kitty"
"Nonsenscl" said Kitty; of course you
didn't come all this way just to see me-
You must surely have some news for me.
Tell it, please"
she was very fond Of handsome, debonair
Craig Langley, in sisterly sort of way,
but she had no idea ofgong any further in
to his affections, and when he became too
devoted she always checked him with wom-
anly tact.
"But did come to see you" Craig pro-
tested "and haven't any news unless,
indeed, the fact that the new schoolmaster
has como, is news"
Indeed, it is" said Kitty, looking inter-
ested. "when did he come, Craig, and
what is his name, and where's he going to
stay, and how does he look, and"
Craig placed both hands over HE ears and
cried ooh, Kit do stop and have mercy
on mel One question at time, if you
please. He was an old college chum of
mine, and is in truth the best and noblest
fellow in the world, His name is Percy
Smith, and"
81 know shall hate him" cried Kitty,
seornfully, "if he's that pink of perfection
whom you were always praisirg to the skies
in'your letters last year. can't bear goody-
goody men,"
"He isn't one oftLe goody goody men hat
ever you mean by that" said Craig, testify
Craig always spoke well of absent friends.
He's one of rature's noblemen, though
poor, and he's liked by everybody"
81 shau't like him I" said Kitty, per-
versely.
Craig did not deign to notice the last out
burst, but went on.
"As for his looks, he's tall and very good
looking, with golden hair and golden mus
taehe,"
"a just despise blonde men," interrupted
Kitty, with curling lip.
"Why, Kit !" cried Craig, in amazement
he was blonde himself-looking reproaeh-
fully at our perverse heroine, "you told me
yourself only few days ago that you ad-
nired the blonde style of man very much"
Kitty's sauey brown eyes flashed.
DWELL. can't one change her mind If she
ehoOses2' she asked, shortly. "I don't ad-
Inire that style Of beauty. anyway"
There was glorious silence on both sides
for several minutes. At last Craig said,
with an effort toward eheerfulness; "I'm
sorry, Kit that you are so prejudiced
against Percy. He certainly doesn't de-
serve any ill-will from you was sure
you would be friendS be Is 10 board at
youE house, you know, aud Tn afraid Il