The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-07-24

do that he need not answer the letter,
otherwise he had better come home as soon
as the war was over. Jack read the letter
| over and over again with troubled eX-
preston on his face. He did not like to
| rive Kitty up. He was bound not to. He
remembered and it was not very pleasant
memory, all she had done for him and what
he probably would have been if she had
not again and again helped him up after
he had slipped down. Then, what jolly
little woman she was and how devoted she
was to him. He had lots of money in his
pocket; every one thought him very fine
| fellow; he would do what he liked. He
would not give Kitty up and he would tell
the General so. He would sit down and
write at once.
AS he sat down to write he began to see
1 the other side of the question. How much
he was giving up-a fine old place, as good
a position as a man could want, and in
stead of that he was to end his days in
! South Africa or in some other colony. His
! V. G. would not be much good to him I'M
| less he stuck to colonial soldering, which
was poor life. No, he would put off writ
ing the letter. Then he remembered that
he had not heard from Kitty for some
time. She used to send him every week
| funny, ill-spelled letter, in which the news
of the camp was told very humorously.
He would walk to the post-office. On his
way he met several men he knew who
were just going home. How he would like
to go, too; it was useless trying not to re-
greet. There was a letter from Kitty. 1t
was dated from Cape Town. At first he
hardly understood it as he read it:
DEAR JACK:
1t is all mistake there beng any thing
between you and me. We don't suit. Your
people would have nothing to do with me,
and you had better go home to them, now
that every one must be proud of you. You
would break down as a returned prodigal il
you had to answer for me as well as your
self. Don't answer this letter, for am sick
of the country, and before you get this shall
have cleared. KITTY.
Jack read the letter again and again it
would be difficult to describe what his feel
ings were. He felt half mortified to think
that she could have persuaded herself to
| give him up. Then he saw that she was
acting for his good, and for minute or
two he had determined to find out where
she was and to follow her. But it would be
no good. After ALL the strongest feeling
he experienced was one of relief. He had
got out oft. He had time to answer his
uncle's letter. and he ought to answer it
| by the next mail, and he would. He
needn't say any thing about Kitty OF
course he never would forget her, and per-
haps-well, anyhow, he would go home.
Jack Hope did not write to his uncle by
that mail; he went home by it instead.
lie received warm welcome from his
uncle, for he had atoned for his sins and
|
proud. He sometimes thought about Kit
ty,. but it was no use trying to
find her, and about year after
he had come home he was en-
gagged to marry a lady of very
excellent country family and considerable
property, who was fascinated by his good
looks and his romantic history. Yet he
might have found Kitty. She never went
very far, for she somehow knew that his
search after her would not be very de-
termined. She staid in the colony until
she saw Jacks name in the list of passen-
gers home, and then returned to the
Frozen Bar" She is there still. She has
made fortune and lost it again speculat
ing in shares. She is little more bitter
and hard than she was. Seems soured by
dropping so much over shares!n is the
opinion of several Diamond Fielders. How
ever, she does good MANY kind actions
and will do good turn to many a man
who is down on his luck, though she is not
likely to have a more tender feeling than
pity for any one.-LOadon Society.