Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-09-09

said or done would have prevented her,
but we were not quite so sure about
Kinloch, who, ever since that little ep-
isode, had wandered about like dis
tressed lover One day we met kitty
in lane, and | said TO her :
''Ilow is it you never come our way
now p
The girl blushed Father prefers
to take up the things himself she
murmured for which painfully ap.
parent lib we forgave her.
The days passed on and kinloch,
who had before been the life Of our eX-
petitions, was now generally absent.
Where he had been was evident, for we
often caught glimpse of chestnut hair
shining through the trees. or the old
picturesque red shawl draped over Kit
! ty'S head and shoulders, her round,
dimpled arm appearing just telow.
Kinloch's regiment had been ordered
away to another part of Ireland, and
one morning, few days before he was
to go, we begged for his company TO
picnic we had arranged to have with
one or two other families.
Thanks very much, but Pm afraid
I shall be too busy he said.
''Oh, but you must come ! We all
counted upon you, we said.
''But, II have so many things to
do to-day
Here he stopped and blushed. We
girls were devoured with curiosity, and
some of the men had perceptible sneer
on their faces.
He has got to say farewell to his
lady-love,' suggested Philip Grant.
'Kinloch turned on him with blazing
eyes. We all kept back. They were
like globes of fire.
''Confound it, sir, and suppose l
have What is that to you p he
cried.
I'VE all stared at Philip he was very
white, but he shrugged his shoulders
and wisely forebore to answer. Kin
lcch's temper calmed down as rapidly
as it had risen.
81 am sorry to disoppoint you, girls,
but must beg to be excused, he said
gently and bowling, he walked off.
we watched his upright, manly
figure striding along till.he disappeared,
and then we all looked at each other
and sighed.
GA clear case, said one girl.
''Head over heels
''What will he do p
GLOW Can he marry her p
Kitty can take care of herself
but Pm sure she is in love; she
never has been before
''IIe will 60 away and forget her.
''He gave his bride rein shake,
Said, Adieu forevermorc, my love,
Adieu forevermore.
ssNever! Nothing of the kind will
happen. I'm sure he will marry her,
1 said.
That night Kinloch made his way
to the gardeners cottage. His face
was pale, but he had a determined look
at the corners of his mouth, he carried
his head we'll thrown back, and stepped
lightly along. The girl had just set
her fathers supper before him, and had
gone out to rest in the garden and en-
Joy the still beauties of the night.
The air was fresh and the full moon
was hurrying through the star spangled
course. The reeds in the neigbboring
streams rustled and shivered in the
breeze, and the night moths humping
against Kitty's white kerchief on their
way to the fatal candle in the window.
The girls eyes filled with tears.
''Why do you weep, Kitty!' said a
voice at her side.
The girl buried her face in her
hands and sobbed afresh.
''You are going away she said.
''Yes, am going away, but you
will come with me, Kitty, for you love
me- said Kinloch.
''Come back in ten years, Kinloch.
l will be true to you and wait till then.
| will try and improve myself-make
myself more worthy of your love-
keep as you are, Kitty; remain
unchanged said the young mar, jeal-
ously, lest when l come back again L
shall not see in you The last look that l
took away with me, my life. my love!'
he murmured, passionately, and then
kissed her sweet brow ard mouth, and
folding her in one last embrace he left
her.
'As she went into the cottage large
moth sailed in before her, flew UP into
the alluring brightness of the candle
and dropped dead on the table.
''Kitty, my girl said the old man,
pointing significantly to the insect,
don't be as silly as that thing. It's
eyes were dazzled, and it had 10
strength to resist the fatal fascination
Father, you may trust me-, said
the girl, bending down aid kissing the
\ ho;