Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-12

Mr Beadle pounced upon the chair
nearest Kitty; Howard sank gracefully
upon the sofa at Sally's side.
81 hope your duties of last night have
not quite worn you out" he said look
ing down at her tenderly.
"Oh, dear me, not at all" responded
Sally, rather sharply.
This was all wrong; but what was
she to do?
at was a charming affair."" Howard
contMued, moving little nearer to her.
."Thank your said Sally, abstract.
edly.
She was watching the pair opposite,
with rising uneasiness.
Mr.. Beadle was leaning forward at
dangerous angle, talking with horrible
volublity. with his eyes fixed on Kit
ty's face.
Sally felt wild desire to see his
chair roll backward and land him on
the floor.
Howard looked little hurt by her
brevity; but Sally was oblvious.
Don't you think her lovely?' she
said.
Kitty was venturing remark at the
moment with coquettish little laugh.
Sally could gladly have shaken her
Very said Howard, rather vague
ly, and without looking around.
"He is jealous" said Sally to her.
self. Poor fellowr'
''She is always pleasant, like that,
to everybody" she said, aloud with
sympathy and reinsurance in her tone.
"She doesn't mean anything by it,"
'lndeed?h said Howard.
But he did not seem quite to under
stand the force of the remark.
Mr.. Beadle was begging Kitty to
sing; and now was Sally's chance.
''Do dearr' she urged; "our new
waltz song. Do you know itp' she
went on, turning to Howard. "Mr.
Bennett will turn your leaves, Kitty
Howard followed Kitty to the piano
obediently, and Mr.. Beadle joined Sal
ly on the sofa
"How extremely well-suited they
are!' Sally observed. They seem
made for each other. Don't you think
so?'
Really, had not noticed it," re-
joined Mr. Beadle, stroking his mus
tache with sudden gravity.
"Stubbly!-good gracious, yes!' said
Sally to herself, wrathfully.
81 should hardly think so," he add
ed, with some asperity.
"No" said Sally, frigidly.
And they relapsed into silence.
That was the first of long series of
similar occasions.
Howard and Mr.. Beadle called in.
cessantly, and Sally's anxieties in.
creased accordingly.
Things were very discouraging fol
the most part. Mr.. Beadlc was plain.
ly enamored of Kitty's manifold
charms, and was determinedly devot
ed. Kitty was gay, and careless, and
bewitching, and Howard was as Ian
guild as ever, and rather more pen
sive.
Sally was convinced that this was
due to unhappiness. He was grieved
and angered by Kitty's Indifference; he
was a prey to hopeless yearnipgs and
jealous passion.
The only drawback to the theory was
that Howard seemed sometimes ridicu-
lously and unexplainably attentive to
herself.
But that was pride, Of course-pique.
Sally lived in momentary expectation
of having tale of wounded love and
blighted hopes poured into her sym.
pathetic ears.
The days and weeks rolled by; Kit
tvs visit was drawing to a close, and
everybody was looking forward eagerly
to Mrs. Smythe's masquerade.
Sally herself forgot her schemes and
anxieties in the tlutter of preparation.
Kitty was to 60 as gypsy, in
bright silk bodice, a gaily bespangled
petticoat, and highly-colorcd and
highly-becoming turban-things which
no gypsy has ever been known to wear
Sally was to appear modestly as peas
ant of don btful nationality, with a
tucked waist and abbreviated skirt,
and her hair in two braids down her
back.
Sally's hopes had somehow risen
rather high, This was almost the end
OF kitty's visit, almost the last time
that she and Howard would be to-
gether and something must happen.
The fact OF their approaching sepa-
ration would come home to them both;
would bring them nearer together;
would strike down all obstacles hither-
a
haHRy N2! sodd,. sod; was ot conr.o III. chief
obstacle. Mr.. Beadle had shown
profound interest in the occasion-a
positive enthusiasm, which Sally con-
sidered revolving.
"A man of his age!' she had said to
Kitty, Indignantly. at is absurd! He
will probably come as Infancy"
''Undoubtedly!' Kitty had respond
ed, gaily. "And Mr.. Bennett as
lamp-post or lightning-rod-he is so
amusingly tall!'
Mrs. Smythe's rooms were blaze of
light and a scene of whirling gaiety.
Sally gazed upon the scene, bewilder-
ed, from the retirement of sofa. She
had lost sight Of Kitty, and in the
present state of confusion could not be
sure of knowing her again.
A stalwart Highlander. with a fero-
cious mask, paused before her, and ap-
peared to be examining her intently.
Then he came nearer, and stood re-
garding her critically, with his head on
one side, folding his arms and crossing
his scantily-clothed legs with salts
fled air
He thinks I'm somebody else"
said Sally to herself, amusedly, and
forgot him in a new excitement
She had caught glimpse of red
waist and twinkling skirt of gay
turban and flying mass of dark hair.
Kitty was in II low chair at the fur
ther end of the room, her bare, round
arms, with their silver bands, gleam-
ing white, and her smiling, red lips,