The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-02-23


"Yosr" 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
battered himself would be so easy, threat
eued TO overwhelm him in disgrace. .But ii
was very diifereat 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 tho
requisite courage TO attempt IL
II must say he broke out, with the
courage OF desperation. "thatyou are either
an excellent actress or else am deucedly
mistaken,
Probably both, Mr.. SHERWOOD re-
sponded Katie, serenely.
but you forget that you have not hon.
! ored me yet with very lucid exposition OF
my fault"
tits just this. looked at you this even
ing as you were talking, and wondered that
any woman could be such q hypocrite.n
"You are nothing il not charmingly can.
did, Mr.. Sherwood responded Kittie,
flushing and biting her lips with vexation,
adding, impatiently, ~ do wish to good.
ness, Mr. Sherwood, you would say out
what you mean.n
He hesitated, then made plunge:
Let me tell you little story, Miss Rim
way One day i was riding in tho cars
quite distance. Sitting in front OF me
was what considered avery pleasant-faced
young woman. could see her profile very
well, for she kept her face turned towards
the window, but did not think she noticed
,tall. -. f..N \ a V,..Ne f.lS kf,
noticed me at all. But after while she
took out her pencil (here he gazed search
ingly 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, aud suddenly there
fell into my lap note"
"Wellp questioned Kittie, as he paused
impressively, as one who has made hit
upon the slip OF paper was written:
~ would like to become better acquainted.
"And yet, tonight you would condemn,
utterly and entirely, girl who would get
up street fiirtation.n
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 funny Do
let me sit down on this stump and recover
! admit do admit that circumstantial
evidence is very strongly against me. But
wait a minute. Have you that slipof paper
about YOUR Sherwood produced It. "Now
see here" and she quickly wrote the same
sentence upon the back of an envelope,
"Dees my writing look any thing like thattr
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, aud, further than
that, he began to be aware that he was in
decidedly awkward and uncomfortable
position.
II can only imagine that you are the
wrong girl, but tho resemblance is mar
yelous-marvelous."
at will be still moro marvellous when l
tell you that l am the same girl, but, that
to my knowledge never saw You before
that day met you in Madge's dining
room"
Then you never saw that piece Of paper
beforei"
20, yes, did,
''Then it was you who threw it to me.p
20, no. ! didn't
.'What did you do theni" 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 ! threw 1t
out Of the window
THE wind must have carried 1t 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 mo to think you threw it, wasn't itFn
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 tand all that happened two months
and half ago), and Katie has written to
her employer that she will not teach aDy
more. SO it seems pretty patent that there
is wedding imminent-:hat is, II there is
any thing in ''Circumstantial Evidence. -
Mrs Emma O. Re,ciH Ia Yankee Blade