West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-03-29
KATE'S ESCAPADE.

"You know I'm always doing ouoer
things Kate said, "but last Winter 7
fairly outdid myself"
What did you dor" This in cborus
from the group seated around the blaz-
ing wood ire
II stole horse" she replied with
perfect gravity.
''Stole horselr echoed the chorus
''tell us about it, Kate"
VERY well, she said. ''Bring memv
knitting, Jack, will you, please? | hate
10 nave my tongue my olly busy mem
Der! Can't find 'itl Well, never mind
come st down and I'll find it mysclfn ~
While Kate is searching for her knit
ting viii you not allow the chorus to be
presented to you! We, the chorus are
Kates guests at her charming old home
stead IN Sussex. We are not all soprano
and altos by any means; there are an
equal number Of extremely agreeable
tenors and baritOnes. For KATY. the
doer OF queer things" never demon
strated her queerness by inviting n lot OF
women to spend October with her in n
country house only TO leave them to Ian
guish before each others eyes.
Nor did she trust to such men as the
town might offer; she imported her own
specimens, and whosoever received an
Invitation to mornings de" could relv
upon the choiceness of the specimens
III had been 50 in The DAYS when Kate
was entirely s'fancy free, =" and lived at
''Morningside" with a chaperone as
charming as she was useless, and now
that the grand old place had master as
well as mistress, the same rule of aoree
able pliring off was still adhered TO.
Which proves, does it not, that Ka,e was
glorious exception TO the rule of aver
age young married women. who. beino
quite content with their own life cavalier
dream not that other maidens may SIGH
for other companionship than hisl
This vas our fret October at Morning.
side since kate's marriage. and on the
particular evening whereof ] write we
were seated in a semi circle around the
blazing logs. Kate in the middle. and
Jack, her husband very near her. When
che announced her last cscapade n smile
might have heen seen lowering about his
lips, amused at first then mcting
gradually INFO one Of extreme tenderness.
which said quite as plainly rs words
him.
DO you believe in the depravity Of
iha"iuif u O'JeCtsf Kate inquired when
che iOined us again. "I do. lam will.
ing to swear that left this knitting ON
yOnilcr table. found Il in tho library
under a chair, where 10 had deliberately
hidden itself away from me. "
lt must be feminine" said Berry.
casting . reproachful glance at Laura,
and thcrefote bound TO be as az
Rravat ny rs possible"
knew very we'll you would chase
II, Kate, " said Laura, calmly.
Imagine is disappointment II you
hadn't, Kate, said Jack, smiling saucily
at Laura.
"My dear" said Kate, "dou't you
know they never run away except they
arc morally certain Of being chased2"
Is knitting Theyi" asked Jack,
graycly.
"No, but women are. You know
what 7 mean '
But the story, said Laura, Dwho did
not fancy the turn the conversation had
taken
"of course, the storyiu We exclaimed
together
"Well," said Kate, settling herself
comfortably in her chair "You know
] spent winter before last in Boston. and
being thoroughly tired Of hotel lie. and
not caring to take a house Of my own. I
went to a large boarding house. need
not describe 10 you know that by some
mysterious ruling Of the unseen falcs q