The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-05-29
KATE'S VICTORY.

working girls, of course" said Kate
Selwyn. going home from the factory.
Oh, poor things, how tired they look!
Do you know, Mr.. Varian, it always
seems to me as if they belonged to a
different order OF beings from u.s."
Il don't know why you should draw
such an inference as that" said Mr..
Varian.
Kate laughed.
Don't take my nonsense au s%erieux,"
said she. Have you any relations
among the factory girls?"
Not that I am aware Of" Mr. Varian
quietly answered.
Then 1 don't sec why you should
e5pouse their cause" laughed Miss
Selwyn. "Look at hat fat little dow
DIV with the checked bingham dress, and
the broken backed feather in her hat,
aad the tall woman with the scanty
hawl and the high-heeled boots. Was
there ever anything 80 ridiculous?"
And then the whistle blew, and the
train moved on, and the smiles faded
from Angus Variants face as he watched
the merry sparkle of his companions
eyes, the dimples coming and going on
her rosy cheeks.
The very next station was Keyford,
where they must alight. And he had
not told Kate Selwyn yet-he could not
tell her. Let circumstance develop
themselves; he had not the heart rudely
to plunge a dagger into that innocent
young breast.
He had CHANGED to be coming from
Albany, and had acquiesced in DR..
Selwyn's request that he should bring
Kate home from boarding, school
blooming eighteen-year old Kate, vino
had just graduated with all the hon.
ors, and who, having spent two vaca
tions with favorite schoolmates, had not
been at home for two years.
And" DR.. Selwyn had hoarsely
added, "if You find fitting opportunity,
Varian. you might mention to the child
how things have changed at home.
She'll have to know it sooner or later
and it may possibly save her a shock"
But the fitting opportunity" lad
not presented itself, or Mr.. Varian had
neglected to avail himself OF it. And
here they were SLOWING up" at Key
ford, Kate ~springing ioyously from her
heap of trayeling-shawls. novels, flow
ers and bonbons, with the cry of
"Papal Oh, | see papaio
And the next minute she was in his
arms, kissing and hugging him, while
she thanked Dir. Tarian for his kind
ness In escorting her home.
You'll come and see me sometimes ?"
she said "if Ihave not wearied you out
with my schoolgirl chatter"
Mr.. Varian smiled, lifted his hat and
went away, while Kate, leaning fondly
on her fathers arm, looked around in
quiringly.
Where is the carriage, papa ?" she
asked, "and the two darling old greys?"
Well walk, my DEAR said DIR.
EelBYn 1T is but a step. The-the
fact Is, we are not living where we did.
vs. have moved"
Moved, papaI Moved from Selwyn
Grangelp cried Kate in amazement.
Ard we don't find ourselves able to
afford the expense Of a carriage any
longer said DIR. Se1wyn huskily.
Didn't Varian tell you?'
MMr. yaYian, papa? Tell rue what?n
szidKace, with vague surprise.
II see that he has not, said DR.. Sell
wyn. @Then / must tell you myself.
We are very poor, Kate. We have lost
all our property. / was foolish enough
to speculate and have failed. So we
have lost evervthing-the Grange, the
carriage, the lighthouses the picture
gallery, and all. We are living at Dean
Cottage, and ! think your mother will
be very glad to have you back again TO
help her with the homework. Why.
Kate, my child. what is the matter p
Kate choked down an immense sob.
"N-nothing, papa" said she. @Only
IL was so sudden. Ihave never dream
ed of such a thing
IT have been too abrupt, " said DR..
SelwynA II am used to the idea my
self, and I did not know how unpleas-
antly it might affect you. But you'll
bear. it brayely--eh, my darling, for
our sakes."
@Yes. papa. III be brave said Kate
In a low voice.
Kate Selwyn was q stubborn aristo.
crat. All her life she had walked on
roses. and smiled serenely down on the
workers Of the world, as a gold-plnmed
canary in its glittering cage might view
tho brown-winged sparrow rolling IN
The dust.
AMI now-now Alas,isaow sadly Il
mn all changed
But Kate WAS q hefo.rSn her way,