The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-08-26
ROMANCE OF A GLOVE.
npoes il pIease yon, KatY?N

"Does it please you, KatyP"
"Oh, il is splendid l could not
have suited myself half 80 well, had /
been left to choose. F"
But YOU have not seen the wine
cellar yet. 1t is treasure Of its kind.
Let's 60 down again.
They went down the stairs together,
he taking gayly, she with troubled
look on her face. After duly admiring
tie place she put timid hand on his
arm and said But, Arthur, dear, lots
have no wine in it. +"
"Why p" he asked, in surprise.
Because | have resolved if am ever
the mistress Of house there shall be no
liquors kept in it--no social glasses for
friends.
Why, Katy, you are unreasonable.
did not know you carried your temper
ance opinions SO for as that OF course
shall keep wine in my house, and enter
taiu 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
must fear for You, Arthur, if you
begin as he did. And l fear for others
besides-for tho sons and husbands and
fathers who may learn at our cheerful
board to love the poison that shall slay
them"
They went up to the steps again and
sot on a sofa in the dining-room for a
few moments, while Katy put on her hat
and drew on her gloves.
The argument was kept up 1t is I'M
necessary that we should repeat all that
was said on both sides. 1t ended at last
Gs similar discussions have ended before.
Neither was willing to yield-Katy, be-
cause she felt that her whole future
happiness might be involved in it; Ar
thur, because he thought it would be
giving away to womans whims, and
would sacrifice too much Of his popu-
lal1ty with his friends.
lie had bought this house, paid for
1t, and furnished it handsomely, and in
few weeks was to bring Katy rs its
mistress. ALI the afternoon they had
been looking over it together, happy as
two birds with a newly-6nished nest.
But when Arthur closed the door and
put the key in his pocket, in the chill,
waning ightof the December afternoon,
and gave Katy his arm to see her home,
N was all "broken up" between them,
and notice, "To Let" was put over
the door Of tho pretty house the very
next morning.
It was the most foolish thing to do
but then lovers can always find some
thing to quarrel sbout.
They parted with 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
eretly resolving to see her again, anC
give her chance to say that she was il
the wrong. He would wait few days
however; it would not do to LET her Sc,
that he was in hurry to "make it up.
He did wait, nearly week, and whel
he called at the modest lodging-hous
where he had been won't to visit S,
often, he was told that Miss Gardine
bad been gone three days.
lieye.
She did not tell me, sir. She sal
she was not coming back. Her aun
lives at Bristol"
He then took the next train to Bristo
and investigated; but neither there no
IN any other place, though he searches
Tor months afterward, did he find sig
or trace of Katy Gardiner.
an this happened more than yea
before | saw Katy; but we three "fat
tory girls, " who lodged at Mrs. Howell
with her, Of course knew nothing abou
u. She came to the factory and apple
ior work. The superintendent though
ner too delicate for such labor, but sh
persisted; and, in fact, she imp owed j
health, spirits and looks after she bt
came used to the work and simple fan
oil the factory girls.
She was stranger to us all, and
seemed likely that she would remain 81
But one day Mary Bascom's drei
caught in part Of the machinery, an
before any one else could think what |
DO Katy had sprang to her side ar
pulled her away by main strength fro
the terrible danger that threatened he
after that Mary and Lizzie Payne an
1, who were her dearest friends, we
haty's sworn allies.
=, We all lodged together then in Il
oig Factory boardiDg-house. b
Aaty took it into her head that '
should have so much nicer times in
private lodging to ourselves and whl
she took anything into her head 81
generally carried 1t through. In IL