The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-05-23

last speaker q friendly push, cried,
leave the girl alone, Grant, And
then, turning to Kitty, took the basket
ont of her hands, saying, 1t Is too
heavy for your little arms and there
will come no one stealing your fruit
now. Tn thinking
Thank you,' said Kitty gratefully,
and walked along by his side.
THAT is the first time l have sec {
''my lady" allow anyone to fetch OF
carry for her. said my brother.
There is no gainsaying Kinloch,
then, az I can tell you, Harry cried
for he always gets his own way In what
he wants
ESPECIALLY when it has to do with
pretty girls = sneered Grant.
treason we all shouted, in a
breath. 'Kinloch is the same to us all,
to everybody
d" of course said Grant, recovering
his temper; but are you not all pretty
girlsY
1--WE laughed, and did not deny the
soft impeachment; SO the momentarY
breach was healed,
THAT was the last time we noticed
Kitty coming up to our house with her
fruit.
1--WE knew nothing we could have said
or done would have prevented her, but
we were not quite so sure about Kin
loch, who ever since that little episode
had wandered about like a distressed
lover.
zone day we met Kitty in one of the
lanes, and said to her. How is 1t you
never come u way now?
THE girl blushed,
q Father prefers to take up the
things himself she murmured; foI
which painfully apparent 40 we instant
" forgave her.
"The days passed on, and Kinloch,
W no had before been the life of our ex
petitions, was now generally absent.
Where he had been was evident, fol
we often caught a glimpse of chestnut
hair shining through the trees, or the
old picturesque shawl draped oyerzAit
tvs head and shoulders, with her round
dimpled arms appearing just below.
"Kinloch's regiment had been ordered
away to another part of Ireland; and
one morning, a few days before he was
to go, we begged'for his company to a
picnic we had arranged to have with
one or two other families.
Thanks very much he said; but ]
am afraid / shall be too busy
sob, but you must GOMEZ we all
cried. We counted upon you
"'But II have so many things to dc
to-day
Here he stopped and blushed.
Eve girls were looking very inquisi-
tive, and some of the men had a per-
ceptible sheer on their faces.
"'He has got his lady-loyet to bid good.
bye to 1 dare say suggested Philip
Grant.
"Kinloch turned on him with blazing
eyes We all kept back. They were
like globes of fire.
"'Confound it, sir" he cried, "and
suppose / have what is that to youg'
"We all looked at Philip; he was very
white, but he shrugged his shoulders
n~differently and wisely forebore to an
swer.
"Kinloch's temper cooled down as rap
Idly as 1T had arisen.
i am sorry to disappoint you, girls
he said gently but You will have to
excuse me- And bowling, he walked off.
"We watched his upright, manly fig
ure striding along till he disappeared
and then we all looked at each other
and sighed.
"a clear case said n girl
Head over heels
What viii lie do?'
"tHow can he marry herg
Kitty can look after herself.
"But i am sure she is in love she
never has been before.
"sHe will go away and forget herr
.fHe gave the bridal rein = shake,
Said, sAdieul forever more,
MY lovei
And adieu forever more"
@sNeverl said 4; nothing Of the kind
viii happen. / am sure he viii marry
her
THAT evening Kinloch made his way
to the old gardeners cottage. His face
was pale, but he had a determined look
In the corner of his mouth, and he
carried his head well thrown back and
stepped lightly along.
1.-THE girl had just set her fathers
supper before him, and had gone out to
rest In the garden and watch the still
beautie sof the night.
"The air was fresh, and in the heavens
the full moor was hurrying through its
starspangled course. The reeds in
neighboring stream rustledan d shivered
in the breeze, and a large, night-motl
or two came sailing up and bumped
against Ketty's white kerchief on then
way to the fatal candle shining in the
window.
~The girl looked up to @se sky an(
tears filled her eyes.
"Was il the brightness Of the moon