The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-09-05
Selfrf Sturp.
ROMANCE OF A GLOVE.

"But YOU have not seen the wine Gel
lar yet. 1t is tr, asure OF its kind. Let's
60 down again"
Thew went down the stairs together,
he talking gayly, she with 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."
"Why p he asked in surprise.
because | have resolved, IL am evel
mistress of house there shall be nc
liquors kept in it-no social glasses fo
friends"
"Why, Katy, yon are unreasonable.
did not know you carried your temper
ance opinions so far as thai. OF course
l shall keep wine in my house and en-
tertain my friends with it, too"
She raised her face appealingly.
"Althur!" she said in a tone OF voic,
which he knew how to interpret.
Arthur's brow grew clouiy.
"But you cannot feaI for me2' he sait
with hsf offended pride.
81 must fear for you, Arthur, if yol
begin as he dit. Ant | lear for Others
beside-ior the sons and husbands anC
fathers who may learn at our Cheerful
board to love the poison that shall slay
them /"
They went up the steps again and So
on the sofa in the dining room for few
moments, while Katy put on her hat anc
drew on her gloves.
The argument was kept up 1t is un
necessary that we should repeat all tina
was sail on 10th sides II ended at last
as similar discussions have ended before
Nei her was wiling to yieid-Katy, be-
cause she felt that her whole future hap
piness might be involved in il; Arthur
because be thought it would be givins
way 10 a woman's whims and would sac
rifice too much of his popularity witt
his friends
He had bought this house, paid for 1t
aud furnished it handsomely, and in {
few weeks was to hiring Katy as its mis-.
tess. All the afternoon they had beer
looking 1t over together, happy as two
birds in q finished nest. But when Ar
thur closed the door and put the key ir
his pocket in the chill, waning light o.
the December afternoon. and gave Kitty
his arm to see her home. it was all "hro.
ken up" between them, ami TO Lzt'
was put on the door of the pretty house
the next morning
1t was the most foolish thing to do
but then lovers can always fini something
to quarrel abon'.
Tney parted with a cool "Good even.
ing" at the door of Katy's lodging
house. She went up to her room to CRY
be went home hurt and angry, but Sc
cretly resolved to see her again and give
her chance TO say she was wrong He
would wait a few days, however; il
would not do to let her see that he wa;
in hurry to 'mske it up."
He did wait nearly week. and wher
he called at he modest lodging hou 4,
where be had heen wont to visit SD often
be was told that Miss Gardiner had beer
gone three days.
"Gone wnere?" he asked slow to be
lieve.
"She did not tell me, sir. She sale
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 searched
for months afterward, did he fiud sign Of
trace of Katy Gardiner.
All this happened more than veal
before | saw KATY, but we three "facto
ry girls" who lodged at Mrs. Howell.
with bel, of course knew nothing ahou
it. She came to the factory and applied
for work. The superintendent thought
her too delicate for such work, but sh'
persisted, and in fact she improved il
health, spirits and looks after she became
used to the work and simple fare OF thu
factory girls
She was stranger to Us all and il
seemed likely she would remain so. Bn
one day Mary Bascomb dress caugh
in part Of the machinery, and before an,
one else could think what to do, kat
had sprung to her side and pulled he
away by main strength from the terribl,
danger that threatened her After that
Mary and Lizzie Payne and |, who wer
her dearest friends, were Katy's sworI
allies.
We all lodged together then in the bi!
Factory clearinghouse" But Kat,
took il into her head that We should hav
so much nicer times in private lodgin!
10 ourselves; and when she took any
ing into her head she generally carried
it through. In less than week she har
ound the very place she wanted, or
ranged matters with the superintendent,
and had US sheltered under Mrs. How
ellis vine and fig tree. We four girl
we're the proud possessors of larg
double.bedded apartment with quee
little dressing-room attached -"and th
liberty of the pallors to receive visitor
ina proviso al which we all laughed
This was "home" to us after the labo
of the day. In deed aud in truth Kat'
made the place so charming that we for
got the factory girls when we got to il
She improvised cunning little things Ou
of trlfies that are usually thrown ava
as useless, and the q )wers grown in bro
ken pots in our windows we're wonde
to behold She alwavs had fresh boo
or periodical on her table, and better tina
this she brought to US the ,arger cultiva
tion and the purer taste which taught U
how to use opportunities within ou
reach.
"Whst made you take to our style c
life, Katy p asked Lizzie one evening q
we all sat in the east window watchin
the outcoming OF the stars ard tellin
girlish dreams
destiny, my child" answered Kat
STOPPING to replace the little boot sh
had thrown off 10 rest her foot.
"But you might have been an author
ess, or o painter, or IA bookkeepe
or"
Lizzie's knowledge Of the world W.
rather limited. Katy broke in uro
her:
"Tbere. that will do. I was not boa