Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-03-09
ROMANCE OF A GLOVR.

ooh, 1t is jHst splendid! could not
have suited myself half so we'll, had
been left to ol,oose."
"But you have net seen the wine eel
lar yet. It is treasure of its kind. Let's
go down again.
They went down the stairs together,
he talking gaily, she with q troubled
look upon her face. After admiring the
place, she put timid hand on his arm
and said: "But, Arthur, dear, let's have
no wine in it..
"WhyP" he asked in surprise"
Because have resolved If I'm ever
the mistress of house, there shall be
no liquors kept In it-no social glasses
for friends.
"Why, Katy, you are unreasonable.
7 did not know you carried your temper
ance opinions so far as that. Of course,
I shall keep wine in my house, and en-
tertain my friends with 1t, too"
She ralseG her face appeaGngly.
"Arthur |" she said in tone of voice
which he knew how to interpret.
Arthur's brow grew cloudy.
"But you cannot fear for me?" he
said with half-offended pride.
ST must fear for you, Arthur, if you
begin as he did. And fear for others
besldes-for the sons and husbands and
fathers who may learn ct our cheerful
board to love the poison that shall slay
them"
They went up the steps again and sat
on the sofs 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
unnecessary that we should repeat all
that was said ON both sides. It ended
at last ,as similar discussions have ended
before. Neither was willing to yield
Katy, because she felt that her whole
future happiness might be involved in
It. Arthur, because he thought it would
be giving way to o woman's whims, and
would sacrifice too much of his populari-
ty with his friends.
He had bought this house, and paid
for it, and furnished it handsomely, and
in few weeks was to bring Katy as Its
mistress. ALI the afternoon they had
been looking it over together, happy as
two birds in newly finished nest. But
when Arthur closed the door and put
the key in his pocket, in the chill, wan
ing light of the December afternoon. and
gave Katy his arm to see her home, it
was all "broken up" between them, and
''To Let" was put on the door of the
pretty house the very next morning.
It was the most foolish thing to do,
bat then lovers can always find some
thing to quarrel about.
They parted with cool "Good-eve-
nine," at the door of Katy's lodging
house. She went up to her room to cry;
he went home hurt and angry, but Sc
Oretly resolving to see her again, and
give her chance to say she was in the
wrong. He would wait few days, how
ever; it would not do to let her see that
he was in hurry to make it up"
He did wait, nearly week, and when
he called at the modest clearinghouse
where he had been wont to visit 80 often,
! he was told that Miss Gardiner had been
gone three days.
"Gone where ?" he asked, slow to be-
heve.
She did not tell 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
any other place, though he searched
months afterward, did he find sign
trace of Katy Gardiner.
All this happened more than year
before I saw Katy, but we three 'factory
girIs," who lodged at Mrs. Howell's
with her, OF course, knew nothing about
1t. She came to the factory and applied
for work. The superintendent thought
her too delicate for such work, but she
persisted and in fact she improved IL
health, spirits and looks after she be
came used to the work and simple fare
of the factory girl
She was stranger to us all, and i
seemed likely she would remain So Blu
one day Mary Bascom's dress caught il
part of the machinery, and bef IRE an,
one else could think what TO do, Kat.
had sprung to her side and pulled he
awag by main strength from the terribl
danger that threatened her. After that
Mary and Lizzie Payne and who wer
her dearest friends were Katie's sworl
allies.
We all lodged together then in the bi
'Factely Iodging-house."
But Katy tSek it into her head tbs