Wichita eagle., 1888-09-16
- r,.Ity and said bIuntIv:

blonde maiden, without noticing my cues
ton, '1et me introduce you to Mr.. Nal
colin, gentleman who sometimes 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 was bowling
in my most faultless manner to the beau
tiful head that rose above the screen like
a 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.
Hiss Windo1n" I repeated. Then
looked at her and glanced at Fred. Both
had turned beautiful peony color.
transferred my gaze to Kitty's demure
face. There was a twinkle in the corner
Of one Of her eyes that was irresistible-I
/ threw myself into an armchair and burst
into loud guffaw. Kitty's occurrences
went all to pieces in a moment and she
went off into fits of laughter. Fred and
! the girl hesitated little, meanwhile 60
I ing through those physico-mental pro-
cesses Familiarity known as turning all
colors of the rainbow" and looking seven
ways for Sunday" But Kitty's laugh
was contagious. and presently they were
/ forced to Join US, he looking rather sheep
/ ish, and she with most charming blush
on her cheeks and hutter of the down
/ cast eyelids that added considerable to my
admiration of her pretty face.
well" said Kitty, after we had in a
measure recovered our equanimity, .'Mr.
Malcolm, if you will fold back this screen
we viii come out, and then you can be
presented to the rest of Miss Window
! THAT reminds me of story, said l,
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. -.
care there any ladies in this story?"
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 a person of
whom our sex is apt to be '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, cor
at least let up on me. I've done nothing
to call for any such sarcastic remark on
your part"
"All right" said Kitty, "Tm mute.
Give us the story"
"You all know Mr.. Claverhouse?" be.
gan; Eat least by reputation?''
They, of course, had all heard of thas
celebrated wit.
Il met him on board the yacht of mu-
tual friend, last summer" | went on.
cat dinner Mr. Claverhouse was very
To-, d., hx,1 ,o srO%
to telling US about his yacht. the Fear
less. He became quite eloquent in de-
scribing the splendors Of her cabin. You
e-e-'s very well done up inside.
glasses that are be-be-auties. You
self down to here, indicating his knees.
Then y-y-ou tack across and look in
the o--o-other, and y-y-you see your
Full view in 1.-two shots So con-
Guided /, I've gotten introduced to Miss
Window in two shots!
The telling of this "Reminiscences 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 a general con-
versation. Fred was at first trifle shy
But as it appeared that Kitty had con-
cluded to ''let up on us, as l. had sug-
gested, Fred gradually came out Of winter
quarters and beamed on us again with his
usual conversational warmth.
Il didn't know he said to Miss Win
dom. THAT you and Ki-Miss Kitty were
acquainted. How long have you known
each other?"
LET me see, returned the girl, looking
over at Kitty, chow long have we known
each other, Miss Clyde?'
Then the two, for some inexplicable
reason, went off into another fit. 1t is
astonishing how much laughter that can't
be accounted for is INDUCED in at times
by the sex.
"Oh, dare say it's very amusing ex-
claimed Fred, in fuster; but don't you
think it would convey more information
to US who are not in the secret if you'd
answer my question:
Come here, Fred" said Miss Window,
resuming her gravity and her perpen-
dicular at the same time. I've some
thing to show you. May Il" she asked of
Kitty, as she passed her.
Kitty shrugged her shoulders, and the
young girl evidently taking this as sign
of assent, led her swain to the further
end Of the room, where Kitty's easel
stood near back window. There they
leaned over picture which stood upon
the easel but which was invisible to me
from where sat. Seeing them engaged
together l turned to Kitty and demanded:
'Will you please inform me now, Miss
Clyde how this School for Scandal stu
alton has come to be precipitated upon rs
two offensive mortals?''
Nothing easier" quoth Kitty. Then
she relapsed for q moment into an amused
chuckle. Excuse me, Malcolm, but it
was so funny. When you two men got
out of your chairs you looked for all the
world as if you had just been carted
around from the Eden Musee."
1 tried to appear amused, and waited
patiently for Kitty's explanation.
''You see," she began, Il have been do
ing some more work for The TaIltower.
This time l have been writing up the
Gotham studios. Well, in ny distribution
of puffs did not forget myself, you may
be sure. l described elaborately those
sketches | made on the Jersey coast last
summer The pen pictures were some
how a good deal nicer than the brush
ones" commented Kitty pensively.
well, 1t SO happened that Miss Window
saw the article, and, being an amateur of
painting and having sketched on the
Jersey coast herself. she came up to see
my pictures. What's more, she bought
some of them." added Kitty. looking over
to where Miss Window was just then
making pretty picture Of herself. bend
ing over the easel with the winter sun
light falling on her blonde head. turning
he ms ssas Of her hair into rnld