The Red Cloud chief., 1884-08-22

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wssn,,d [appIausc followed.
..Wb,,sioes she STUDY" whispered
Cousin feorse: -,
ema,iq' said t,e proud mother.
~a.Jan/nas three studies. also. But her
speo<y Is science"
S1iss Jane Waring. One hundred.
(siSs Waring is also gold nedallist fos
III year.
Another outbreak of applause.
phe list Of other pupils followed. the
rbk going lower and lower. Cousin
Gorge Justus listening. with fwinkling
lNtes. for the name If the poor Ounce Of
G family. Fifty. fort. twenty, ten,
| fe. At last, 1.-Two, Miss Catherine
\ caring"
| pe- mothers thin lips shut Ike a
pei trap; her father nodded stupidity,
v.er he was bored with the whole affair.
When the exercises were over. Mrs
Waring found her disgraced daughter
and dragged her mp before Mr.. Justus.
She a a plump little girl Of seven
teen. with q turned-up nose and q
round. ugly face, swollen with much
crying.
1T IS a mere waste OF money to keep
her here" said Mrs. Waring. severely.
1.-The Faculty inform me that she was
not INDECENT. that she eXerted herself
conscientiously. The bald fact is that
she is good for nothing. She is a.
Nothing Of the kind" interrupted
George compa=sionatcly. Nothing Of
the kind. viii wager YOU 4 diamond
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her elf good for something"
"You can return home with your
father this afternoon, Catherine sad
Mrs. Warning. IL will wait during the
week for the concluding exercises.
Jane and Maria, Turning 10 Sir.
JuStus, WI remain here dHrin" the
yacat on, in order 10 take a private
course in geology"
Catherine cried all the way home.
and most II the night after she reacacd
home. She had been for four years at
school, making al honest. vain e'ort
10 conquer quadr;ticS and other like
mysteries. BESIDES. there wa> little ut
home to soothe the ache % disappoint-
ment in her heart.
In these years OF absence, while her
mother had been growing into n COM
planning invalid, and her father into 4
drunkard, the house had become bare,
almost shabby and miserable. Car
pets were becoming worn. almost
ragged, windows clonded with dnst.
blotches of hair-fillipg were bursting
from some of the chairs and sofas.
The day after her arrival Catherine
made a tour Of inspection. Her ewes,
though still swollen, were keen.
Then the servant was startled from
her long dream of indifference and
idlencsS 10 find herself actually 1t
work. Two helpers were brought in
and paid from GATHERINGS little store
of pin-money, that came from 4 small
property OF her own. Catherine her
self vas bch nd them. They could no
more lag or dawdle than could a train
OF cars with an engine at their back.
Dust flew out Of the house. windows
shonc. Carpets were mended, curtains
washed and prettily draped; pictures
came out of their long %obscurity OF
cobwebs and smiled down from the
wall; vigorous. booming plants filed
the windows.
When Mr.. Waring came home, at the
end of the second day, he found a
sparkling fire in the CRATE. the table
drawn close to the hearth. a dainty
meal ready, and n saucy little girl, with
curly hair, laughing eyes and a tip
tilted nose, waiting for him at the door
with a kiss.
'Why-why, Cathy, my dear"' he
muttered. b" 1t Is Cathy? Really, this
is pleasant" looking about him.
Something rs it was when we were
first married. I'll 20 n and change
my coat. my dear 1t was lone since
he had changed his coat for dinner.
Cathy watched him moving slowly
up the stairs with a great gulp in her
throat. But she was sm;i NJ bravcly
when he came down. and offered her
his arm to lead her to the table. Some
thing of the old instincts and habits of
the days when he was a gentleman
among gentlemen awoke in him as he
sat facing his daughter.
He had moi lost his power of appre-
citation, and he saw that she was bright,
sincere and gentle. He grew more
watchful and more courteous and ten
der. Ii was n gay meal. however.
coLi1 Nsuiu0 Hih UGH al liilpu> COU-
v~ersationalist and n wit; and Cathy. if
she were a Ounce, had that fine tact
which made her the best of listeners.
Are YOU gong out, papa?' she said,
after dinner was over
II generally take 4 shot or two ut
billiards in the evening""
'.Yes, | remember" she said. bright
". IL had the old billiard table in the
library cleaned to-day. ! thought per-
haps some rainy day you would teach
me-"
.'Ill do it now" he said. with sud-
den zeal. The library was already bril-
liantly lighted. the cues chalked. Il
have not played At home for wears.
Your mother hates the click of the
balls. l had to go out for a game"
Cathy took up the cue.
.'Why. You Little witch, Who taught
you?" cried her father, after he had
watched her for a moment.
There were all kinds of games at
the college for exercise. l played them
all fairly we'll. 1t was The only thing
at VIII oh 1 was not hopeleSsly stupid
said Cathy. laughing.
As the week of Mrs. Warnings alb
sence passed. her husband discovered
that his little girl had learned one or
two other things well. She was a dey-
ferrous seamStresS. His clothes were
put into perfect order. The girls had
had a cooking club. and Cathy showed
q positive genius for compoundng dain-
ty. appetizing dinners day after day.
bring soIle of your friends home.
and 1 will give you a game SUPPER"
she said.
The friends came. The supper was de-
cious. The old fellows all fell in love
with the cheerful little girl who listened
TO their stories. and uutiringlv sang