The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-01

y hand.
In desperation she prepared to de-
scend the rocks.
Pray do not novel You might fall
and seriously injure yourself | will
chdeavor to recover your stolen prop
erty for you, cried a voice, and look
ing round in pcrplcxcd wonder. Katie
perceived young man scramblnr
down the rocks after her sunshade.
Had she not cen so immersed in her
story, she might have been aware that
he had been watching her for the last
minute or so, thinking what a pretty
picture she made sitting there.
'How awful provoking," thought
! Katie, instantly recognizing one of the
monsters" of her aunt's late conyer.
satiOn. ''What shall | doo | must
say thank YOU if he brings it to me.
almost wish he may not get it! Shall
| go straight on and not wait for it? No
that would look too foolish"
While she was still discussing the diff
hcultieS of her position, the young gen.
tleman returned, flushed and painting
with his eXertiOnS, and restored her the
sunshade and her missing leaves.
lie would have offered to carry them
for her, but to his astonishment. she
took them from him without even
smile. and the stitfest possible 'Ihanb
you!'
She turned her back on him, and
walked rapidly away.
what queer girl! Her manners
certainly does not match her loOks.s
Thought the young man. who was no
other than our good-natured friend
Edwin Holland. He had been struck
with such keen sense of admiration
for Miss Katie, that her abrupt manner
OF receiving his little service considera-
bly, disconnected him.
Next evening he was walkinc ON tae
Pier when he saw her again, waIkiao
with an older lady. He would have
passed on without the slightest SIGN
that he recognized her, but Mrs GRAY !
stopped him, and said, courteously:
IL must thank You very sincerely fo,
the service you rendered my niece, YES |
terday. 1t was extremely kind of Won |
to take so much trouble
''Oh. pray don't, 1t was nothing
nothing at all, answered Edwin, CON |
fused ut the unexpected meeting, and |
feeling, with much veXatiOn. that the
capacity for Intelligent conversation
had deserted him
Inc ladies bowed (Kate with a pretty
smile that made her look prettier than
ever) and passed on their way.
From that day Edwin haunted them
Ike shadow; he was madly in love
with Kate, but could find no Opportupi-
ty to make her acquaintance.
Sometimes he wished that she would
tall into the sea. that he might plunge
IN and pull her out, or that terrible
storm would come on and frigbten her.
so that she would gladly accept his pro-
lection. But nothing of the kind han
pened. Things went on in a provok-
ingly even and matter-of-fact way,
while his holiday was swiftly expiring,
and he knew that he would leave his
heart behind him when he left Swans
combe.
And Kate? All! proudly as she had
Kept to her resolve. she could not help
feeling strange interest in the hand
some young fellow with the good, earn
est face, who seemed instinctivelv to
know where she would be. vet whose
instincts kept him from
the slightest intrusion.
Mrs. Gray watched the affair with Sc
cret amusement; she wanted 10 see her
pretty niece marry well, and she had
ascertained that this young monster"
who had thus appeared on Kate's very
llrst walk alone. was the junior partner |
in a well-know London firm; if. there
tore he had taken more than a passing
fancy to her neice, it would be a capital t
hing for the girl. t
On the very last day of his stav at ]
Swanscombc, feeling desperate, Edwin i
;alled on Mrs. Gray, though he turned
not and cold as he stood on the steps, j
md felt relief he could hardly analyze {
when he saw that the lady was alone in v
he drawing-room.
he went away triumphant and victo- t
1ous, and returned to town with Il face b
20 bright and manner so CHEEKY, that t
lis aunts were forced to confess that v
he air at Swanscombe had evidently Il
greed with him. il
Mrs. Gray said not word to her h
llece of her admirers visit, and she a
aw with satisfaction that Katie missed n
i'm when they went out, and that she
nd not now show so much anxiety to k
20 out by herself II
The autumn was over, winter had set r
n, and Katie was at home again. g.. r
Have another plate laid this even s
ng, my dear; | have invited young h
riend To dine here" said MIR. Leigh to 4
is wife aShe went out one morning. q
There was small dinner-party at is
he Leighs that evening, and Katie was a
q the drawing room, trying to enliven n
er friends in that trying time just be- II
Dre dinner is announced, when her a
ither entered with the new guest p
katie, my dear, this is Mr. Holland; W
ii leave You to amuse him for awhile" I;
Mr.. Leigh turned to his other guests, o
nd Katie looked up with a pleasant c.
mile to behold her unknown cavalier of u
o.
1t was Katie who was tongue-tied ii
nd stupid now with astonishment; but "
did not matter, as Edwin found plen- t'
7 TO say, and talked away as if they IL
ere old friends, TO the great indigna- i.
on of two of Katie's other admirers, II
-hO were ready to knock him down u
hen Mrs. Leigh asked him with much
(having heard from her hus- "
and of his Enthusiastically good position) n
} take Katie down to dinner. Il
That was very happy evening. and u
as followed by many another like it. IL
Soon after Edwin wrote u glowing w
tier to Mrs. Gray. informing her of Il
is engagement to Katie and his per- ID
ct happiness. ';
When they were married in the au- q
INN. his aunts We're obliged to confess u
lat his bride was not one of the paint -
| creatures who alone. existed in their 1
as denizens of the sea- u
de. al
But Mrs. Gray often laughs when
dwin and Katie visit her, and tells W
i'm that, after all her mothers warm Ill
gs, it was very sad that the naughty ~
rl should have found n monster and W
sisted on making pet of him. ~ ~
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