Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-11-02

Kitty, wearing her most eXasperating eX.
preston of countenance. When l am
with the utmost fairness of reasoning and
the utmost mildness of expression explain
ing to Kitty how such man of our &C.
quaintance is greatly overrated, or how
such another is a pretcntious ass, and
Kitty looks up at me from her painting.
with brush bit wise across her mouth
and that expression on her mobile fea-
lures, l always shut up. ] don't know
why it is. hate to be put down by any
body. But there's something in that look
shuts me up like a jaclknife.
The brush was in Kitty's mouth now.
She removed it to remark sweetly:
Il trust we sha'n't disturb you, gentle
men. Make yourselves quite at home
We do not intrude, do wet"
Raeburne commenced to stammcr a re-
ply, but there was evidently something in
the situation that overcame him, for he
stuck fast took advantage of his con-
fusion to slide The Carnival Of Crime"
under neighboring sofa. Then | turned
to Kitty and said bluntly:
1--WE didn't know you were at home.
Why didn't you advise us2'
my dear, said Kitty, turning to the
blonde maiden, without noticing my ques-
ton, 'let me introduce you to Mr.. NAL
colin, gentleman who soL.etimes deigns
to guide my faltering steps in search Of
the beautiful and the true. Mr.. Malcolm,
let me present to you the upper section
of my friend, Miss Window"
While Kitty was speaking I was bowling
in my most faultless manner to the beau.
tiful head that rose above the screen like
q Raphael's cherub. But when she came
to the name Of the fair unknown /
Strengthened up SO suddenly that fancied
Icould hear my backbone click like an open
clasp knife.
Miss Window" l repeated. Then
looked at her and glanced at Fred. Both
had turned q beautiful peony color
transferred my gaze to Kitty's demure
face. There was twinkle in the corner
of one Of her eyes that was irresistible-I
threw myself into an armchair and burst
into loud gufIaw. Kittys occurrences
went all to pieces in a moment and she
went off into fits Of laughter. Fred and
the girl hesitated little, meanwhile go.
ing through those physico- mental pro.
cesses Familiarity known as turning all
colors of the rainbow" and Cooking seven
ways for Sunday" But Kittys laugh
was contagious, and presently they were
forced TO join us, he looking rather sheep
ish, and she with a most charming blush
on her checks and tutter of the down
cast eyelids that added considerable to my
admiration of her pretty face.
We'll, said Kitty, after we had in
measure recovered our equanimity, Mr..
Malcolm, if you will fold back this screen
we will come out, and then you can be
presented to the rest of Miss Window"
That reminds me of story" said |.
proceeding TO remove the screen, The
ladies came out and took seats. Fred
ensconced himself on the sofa beside his
fair inamorata, who indeed seemed moth
ing loath.
Are there any ladies i'll this storyg"
asked Kitty. You must know, Miss
Window" She went on, turning her gray
eyes pensively upon Fred, that Mr.. Nal
colin, like Mr.. Raeburne, is u person Of
whom our sex is apt t0 ne 'deuced fond
That is the phrase ell, Mr.. Raeburne?"
Fred clasped his hands entreatingly
and besought his tormentor IN dumb show
to have pity.
ooh, let up, Kitty, do" ! put in, ''or
at least let up on me. I've done nothing
to call for any such sarcastic remark On
your part
All right" said Kitty. I'm mute
Give us the story"
You all know Mr.. Claverhouse?' be
gan; at least by reputation?'
They. of course, had all heard of that
celebrated wit.
Il met him on board the yacht of a mu.
tual friend, last summer" | went on.
AT dinner Mr.. Claverhouse was very
entertaining, as usual. BY and by he got
to telling US about his yacht, the Fear,
less. He became quite eloquent in de.
scribing the splendors of her cabin You
m-m-ust know said he, that she
eos very well done up inside
WI Icy. She-c-e's got two pier
| glass, hat are be-be-auties. You
| look III one and you see yo-yo-yo-your-
| self down to here, indicating his knees.
| Then YOU tack across and look in
| the o--o--othcr, and y--y-you see your.
self up 10 here indicating his chest
Full view IN 1.-TWO shots. 50, con
! cluded |, I've gotten introduced t" Miss
Window in two shots
The telling of this Renaissance had the
one good effect of relieving the awkward
ness of the situation, which three of US
at least were willing to put behind US
| After this we slid into general con