The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1885-09-09
HER NI.ATCIf-MANiNG.
"Wcll, do you like him, Kitty?'
"Oh, very much, Sally, dcarn'

"Wcll, d. you like him, Kitty?"
"Oh, very much, Sally dcar!"
"liis lovely mustacho and his big,
blue eyes! Did you notice, kitty?"
"Bluc! Why, they re y sort Of green
iSh-grcy; and his mustachc is decided
ly yStubbly."
"Smbblyn
Miss Sally Wilson dropped the paper
in which she was twisting her hair for
the night, and turned upon her friend
with gasp.
"Stubbly! For mcrcy's sake of whom
are YOU taiking?o
"Why, OF Mr. Bcadlc, to be sure
Mr.. Alfred Bcadlc. the great bondhold-
or, the hero OF tho evening; of whom
clscp"
Kitty pulled OH one small white Slip
per, and stood twirling around upon
the other and laughing glccfuly.
Sally watched her in dsmaycd sill
cncc.
MIR Bcadlc!" she said, rcproach-
fully. You Gnot0 mean Howard Bon
nett
Kitty paused in her giddy revolutions
and sat down. with hcrroundcd elbows
on the bureau, and her lovely. flushed
face in her hands.
Dear mc!-no l didn't" she said,
fixing her soft eyes wondcringly on
Sally's troubled face. "But, como to
think of it, he toa$ rather nice look
ing"
Sally groancd. Was his the reward
of all her love schemes? Was MiS thd
way i'll which her dreams were TO bo
rcalizcd-hcr hopes to bc fulfilled
Miss Wilson was Il very romantic
young lady. She had always been.
and rojoiccd in being.
AS regarded herself, she had long
since come to the conclusion that any
romantic ending was, if not quite imp
possible, ut least most unlikely.
She was not, in the first place. OF the
proper appearance. II.
She was not imposing enough fol'
the quccnly sort of heroine set forth III
her iavoritc novels, and she had not the
necessary raven locks and naughty
manner; and the petite and baby yisH
style WAS equally out Of the question. /
She had not arctTCnSsc rose, no,
pleading, blue eyes, and her stock % !
dinplcs was extremely limited an,
only made visible by painful contoI |
tiuns.
Then hcr circumstances were ver !
much against hex.
Sally was an hcircss, and her On
cnis boing dead, She was living Vii
ana. uIo,, -l,, h,l r,isod fror IN
nhsn"n;,v n ""n, "T'' nf rnsm,"kim% ~" @ ,n nrnEs
o,o, ,iio' D,,,i,,L hmm'" - ,yLirh T., |
Iod rnnontIv r',nrnnI (rnm LonrAi, |
annoai a,,
'0TJ M"ho1,. oo,,lL oror ,o,o hor ,,,ao,
TO-. UU hn"saif %,iomo % rnoni, onrnss ~
ria, - ,,nvnr,,. o,,I n,oEry Lnr IN h |
tn"o - apIiCn,H;,'r"~i, ,,,i, ,ynr}J
W SoIiv snmn'i," ~ r3Srrctt,.I ,bat ,r
father had hrrn thc Liohly .urccsul |
rail,y,v contraction Tint In Ind baeI
uor yorv n,no yvos Jiscnur%I, |
S,llv Wil.opi Who conlJ coT'lc
of any limo intercstinc honpcnir, n |
ncrSnn MIR snhorribIy nrnsnic ~ jcp |
Hut Kitlvi /, was nil very djl Int |
with Kitty Sally's romantic so, lad |
,briilod ,yi,,, rrn,br,ic Jclirht thdo- !
mont sho Lad sam her sitIin~Io,Ino |
fo in ONO 81 NoJomc Ioyinc'4 4st{oI- |
ro,,, windows
Iiittv had bcon educated by aEll,o- !
Ior nnclo Sho wos beautiful An,hn- |
niIoSsNtLc vrrv nunli,icn,ioua a
hnroinc Souv lod rr,lcclcJ
Sba had iokrn her undcr hs,,, ,o
as II we're. and now Tint schotwaas
over Clio had hrouobt hcr b6Ynni,h
bcr for Iono visit-rtbc chief nbS, ~
which was ihnt Kitty and HICnrI |