The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-03-01
"Yesp reulied Katie. in that tone Of

"Yesf" replied Katie, In that tone OF
polite inquiry which is SO exasperating.
81 didn't see how you could, you know,
in the face of the circumstances" He
found himself houndering round and grad
ually sinking. till all this, which he had
aattered himself would be so easy, threat
ened to overwhelm him in disgrace. BUTT
was very different matter with that girl
staring straight at him with those big, clear
gray eyes Of hers, and he wondered to him
| self that he had ever imagined he had the
requisite courage to attempt it.
II must say" he broke out, with the
courage of desperation, ''thst you are either
| an excellent actress or else am deucedly
mistaken.
Probably both, Mr.. Sherwood" re-
| sponded Katie, serenely.
| "But you forget that you hare not hon.
ored me yet with very lucid exposition of
my fault:
Its just this. looked at you this even
ing as you were talking, and wondered that
any woman could be such hypocrite."
"You are nothing if not charmingly can
did, Mr.. Sherwood" responded Kittie,
flushing and biting her lips with vexation,
adding, impatiently, 81 do wish TO good
ness, Mr.. Sherwood: you would say out
what you mean"
He hesitated, then made plunge:
Let me tell you little story, Miss Rim
| way. One day / was riding in the cars
quite distance. Sitting in front OF me
was what considered avery pleasant-faced
| young woman. l could see her profile very
well, for she kept her face turned towards
the window, but did not think she noticed
me, especially; in fact, did not think she
pnfin oil d. eha
took out her pencir' (here he gazed search
lngly at Kittie's face, on which was ex-
pressed only curiosity, combined with
wonder, as to his motive in telling her all
this) land some paper, and suddenly there
fell into my lap nole-"
"Well!" questioned Kittie, as he paused
impressively, as one who has made hit.
Upon the slip of paper was written:
"'I would like to become better acquainted
''And yet, tonight, you would condemn,
utterly and entirely, girl who would get
up street firtation.'
A look of dawning intelligence, suffu.
sion Of color and then, spite of the discom
fort of the situation, ringing laugh.
20, Mr.. Sherwood it is too funnyl Do
let me sit down on this stump and recover.
l admit, l do admit, that circumstantial
evidence is very strongly against me. But
wait a minute. Have you that slip of paper
about youF" Sherwood produced 1t. '.Now
see here" and she quickly wrote the same
sentence upon the back OF an envelope.
docs my writing look any thing like tnatF'
Sherwood was forced to admit that there
was not the faintest resemblance.
'Then how do you account for itl'
Sherwood was forced again to admit that
he couldn't account for it, and, further than
that, he began to be aware that he was in
a decidedly awkward and uncomfortable
position.
81 can only imagine that you are the
wrong girl, but the resemblance is mar
transformations"
''It will be still more marvellous when l
tell you that am the same girl, but, that
to my knowledge, 1 never saw you before
that day l met you in Madge's dining
room"
Then you never saw that piece of paper
beforer
30, yes, did"
''Then it was you who threw it to me-
90, no, didn't"
"What did you do then" he asked, help
lessly.
Then the whole story came out.
But" added she, II do not at all know
how it came into your lap, for 1 threw 1t
out of the window"
THE wind must have carried it out Of
your window into mine. But, seeing you
with your pencil, and suddenly finding my
self in possession of note flung from
somewhere in front of me, it was natural
for me to think you threw it, wasn't it!'i
he said, dejectedly and pleadingly.
But Katie resented this inference.
However, they must have fixed it up
some way between them, for Katie wears a
large diamond which Jack has begged her
to cover up with a glove finger, for fear it
will strike him blind with its rays.
And Spencer Sherwood has only just gone
away (and all that happened two months
and a half ago., and Katie has written to
her employer that she will not teach any
more. So it seems pretty patent that there
is wedding imminent-:hat is, if there is
any thing in ''Circumstantial Evidence. -
1Hrs Emma c.. He,Cih, us Yankee BIads.