Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-11-06
Jagged behind the blushing Katie and
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letters will spell sound like an infants
coo, and she almost danced along. "I've
almost mind to kiss you, too," she
declared.
"ws'd better step back to the dining
room porch, them" hastily said Barlow
"0h hoi 1h1t's the place for such
things is I'll" exclaimed Lutte aud turn
ing upon him ferosly she said, "Charlie
Bsrlow, didn't think you were the sort
Of man to kias and tell. I'm ashamed Of
you"
Charlie felt he had put his foot in Il,
but he did not care much, and the two
passed on into the house looking so fond
and happy that Frank Broughton took
keen look at them and wondered II II
were possible he had been wrong In the
fixed Idea he had all along entertained
shat there was nothing warmer than
friendship between these two.
Supper WAS now announced and the
elderly gentlemen mp in the smoking
room were called down from their pro.
traoted sssnoe Of an hour or two. There
was an unusual look OF gravity on old
Toms face and he never recovered his
usual manner during the remainder OF
the evening
The Wilmington caterer had done his
best on the supper and there were audible
expressions of delight over the array Of
flowers, fiuit, silver, glase and light that
dszzled all eyes R5 the tLrOng poured In
to the supper room. Once there however,
there followed the same wretobed crush
which every man who ever attended
party has experienced. Men rushed to
the table to see that the ladies they
were serving got every thing that was to
be had, displaying rudeness and seem.
ing greed they would never have thought
Of showing on account OF any wants Of
their own. But there will never be an
changed by some enterprisipg hostess.
Yet despite all this, 1t was, as we have
said, an admirable supper, and the editor
Of the Bagdad Banner declared 1t was
ian elegant repsst, all climes having
been rsnsscked for luxuries worthy Of
the delicate taste Of the high toned COM
pAny there gathered" from which our
readers will see that he OF the Banner
WAS none Of your oomml n place county
editors who use such siereotypsd phrases
as "the table grosned," 60. Probably
the only person who expressed dlssatis-
faction with the supper WAS Gale Cutler
who had had the courage to bring all the
Juniper girls, and 1t was to them that he
oonhded on their way home his opinion
that 'the only mean thing he had seen
about the feed was the small cups In
which fellow was given his Coffee" bu
he magnanimously added that he sup
posed that even a rich man could OF
afford to give big cap OF such cofiss 10
Iat 10 every body.
After supper was over Tom Lands;reet
took Maris for q ws'k do@n the lawn
and they remained there long time 90
ths, Barlow and Katis had no opportunity
tu ascertain the effso. the frequency with
which they now danced and promensd I'd
together would have on old Tom, but had
tho latter been present it would have
made no difference, Tor Katie had ms ie
up her miud to be openly true to the man
she loved aud she had quite as steadisst
and brave q spirit "a her father when
once aroused.
II was nearly midnight when Mr., and
Mrs. LAT dstreet returned from their
stroll down the lawn and the guests nov
began leaving and the movement once
b9gan 1t was almost as rapid "a their
arrival had heen. Carswell ADD the Lsud.
streets took up their old places to say
| good by to the guests, but OLD Tom had
mADiiestly little of the spirit with which
hs welcomed them lett, YET he did not
seem so gloomy as preoccupied. Katie
hosiosd 1t and anxiously asked her
mother II any thing had happened to
worry her father and was assured that
nothing had hsppsned to cause them any
grief or SORROW, but simply something
remarkably interesting which she would
hear OF wnen they got home. RAtie's
curiosity was naturally exoittd by this,
but another feeling predominated over
curiosity with her just then.
When Barlow and Lutte came up to
say goodnight, Katie said 10 Barlow 10
her father's hearing that she hoped he
would call on her soon. Lutte could not
help glancing at old Tom as this audaciiy
WAS perpetrated but he apparently wae
utterly Indifferent to 1t. 10 another
moment she and Barlow were before Mr..
and Mrs. Landstrest, and were the last
OF the guests to say good-by.
tGoOd night Uncle Tom," said Lutte
Good night, dear" ana Eered the old
man with unusual gentlsness as h'
stopped and kissed her.
"Goud night, sir" said Barlow bowing
"Good night" SAID Tom, putting on
his hand which was promptly taken, ant
then to the amusement of all except Mrs
Landstrest he asksd, "Barlow havn't
heard you were New York newsrf pc
man onos 7"
"You might have done so. WORKED
! on the Courier for years." replied tn
! young man.
"rm glad to hear IT," said Tom will
some animation, Msbbe ye can help m
In matter. l jtst heard Katie ask =
to come over to sse us,I want yer advice
= Come quick as ye kin.
"I'll come tomorrow evening"" reptile
the sstonished Barlow.
"All right, come to supper" said Tot
: who never did things by halves II he di
: them at all.
Barlow saw from Katie'a face that sd
= = knew lothing OF the cause OF this extri
y ordinary change In her fathers attitud
y tow ard him, and he and Lutte spent mo
u Of their journey home IN wonderirg 6 aboI
the matter.
= "Msybe he's going to start q newspap'
and wants your advice about that,
suggested Lutte.
~ NO. said Barlow thoughttully, 81
y u was perfectly sane and entirely sober
~ u "Then I guess he's seen an angel
= hazarded Lutte.
~ .No that won't explain the matter
~ replied Barlow. "He's used to seeii
% % one every day, and it never affected hi
q. =. this way.
~ !, ''Now you are going to be just as big
!, y, goose one way about Katie So You We
the other way" demonstrated Lutte, +
=. that topic once suggested she made
" effort to stop him as he rsved about
CD beloved, and to tell the truth she was
:. sleepy to pay much attention to what
q said
u, Miss Lutte to her surprise found
iA father and Col. Butler still up and &
entered the library and was soon wi
% awake listening to story which "a
nu her a clue to the change Of manner
ese hibited by Tom Lsndstrset after his ID
, talk with the two gentlemen In
:, smoking room, but 1t did not account
toward Barlow. AS there was no gr
he with Mics Katie, Lutte told the fact to
~ ~ two gentlemen and Mr.. Curtis expires
'ne his satisfaction. He liked young Bar
So and he had no sympathy with old To-
purely political prejudice against
sss s young man, while he felt almost lik
~, father toward Katie and Was eat
low reoonoiled to anything that promises
- promote her happiness.
leu It was q O'Clock in the morning bel
vsr this discussion of the events OF the ev
~; ing ended and as Lutte said good nj
Ane to her father and Gel. Butler she