Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-15

we al resumed our seats AFTER We hzd
heard Mss WINDOW and her aunt bsstsv
themselves in the elevator.
Kitty and were disposed to Be ioculsr
over the adventure Bat nothing that we
were able to szy could cheer up fr~i- Es
vas sure now tina: he had pat an end once
and forever to all his hopes Of Laura He
made two or three sickly attempts 70 Join
our laughter, bat his nIirth was too svi-
IDENTITY assumed Finally he nsrtersd
sonnsthinz about not feeling quite up to
hilsslf and took nis .eays ! stayed
sshind 10 have little chat With Kitty.
We sal toget ner for a while In silence
after Fred had gone watching the sven
iaS shadows leug1hen aerOss tie polished
foor. Entu they encountered The flicker
inzs fr1ra the pleasant Ere that burned IN
tbs hearth Outside. as the Eight drew
On, the wind rose and presently q fsw
stray fakes Of SHOW dFifted past the pane
TIE contrast bet ween the comfort within
and the eheeris-.sness without sootbed NE
into . PHEASANT rsyerie. which wa. sud
denly broken By Kitty's parrot crying out.
WHO'S GugwumpF' from his perch IN
tho dark corner by the easel
''Confognd he hrdi' | exclaimed He
had seat cold shive- up ray spine. bring
ing me out Of ny comfortable day dream
with a jounce. szt bold upright and
softly .wore at the bird The imp seemed
20 read ny thoughts. for lie burst into
shrieks Of hendisa laughter that set my
teeth on edge ! threw Layself back in
nv chair and covered ny ears with my
hands
kitty, sad {, when the bird had en-
ally relapr.d into silence. what do yen
think Of it al,
vIsfF7F a.ke1 Etsfy
"Why-you knov-Fred and the girl
They'll make q nice couple. don't you
thinkf'
Very, said FIFTY. shortly Her face
was hidden In the shadow az she leaned
back in her big arm char In one corner Of
the fireplace where the pickering CLEAN
from the flames could not reach her
Il fear there Is but little chance OF their
finally coming together. suggested SYN
pathetically
KITTY nads no snswer to th!s re-
sumrd
''Yon know he cannot write any more
than that ancestor Of Pendennis, who
Iignsd Magma Charta with his sword hilt.
Still no rcsponse from Kittys OAR. cor
ner
But they .eem to 10 50 fond Of each
other. | went on. 81 don I see why they
should keep apart. He has some money
and she has plenty Of IT, lt'ssll foolish
ness. this waiting until he has done SOME
thing in . literary way They'll die
bachelor and a maid II they wait for that
It's great pity Don't you think sof'
Being thus directly appealed to. Kitty
came ont Of her dark corner and. lean
Ing forward 50 that tho freight fell upon
her pleasant face. said, laughing
tvp,r old Arc.fi.n Wby don rOt,
bind your brow with roses, get yourself
an ornamental shepherds crook and take
to tending focks in the Happy valley
Thank You for the suggestion" | re
Piled Il Il think Of it. VIII you please
tell me what has caused this outburst Of
irony Don't you think Fred is good
enough Tor your friends Well | do them"
really didn't think anything at all
about H. But know the best way to
bring Kitty out i, to oppose her views,
and thought to do so now by taking up
the cudgels for Fred
Oh you do, do you?" nurmured Kitty.
ssrcastically
Yes. do" said |, little nettled BY
her manner in spite Of myself III you
think she's too good for him because she
happens to have fortune. don't agree
with you, that all
"Oh. you don't" echoed Kitty Il
thought you set up for cynic. she went
on. with All amused smile Let me tell
YOU, my friend, one thing-no, two
thing, These young people, like all tho
rest of us will have to row their own
boat Also. people who push their nose,
into other peoples AFFAIRS arc apt to get
them sadly pinched
Hum. thanks. said l. "You re very
good. Then you don't intend to help
them
Kitty looked into tho Goals for a mo
ment mcditatively.
What can one dor she asked.
OF course. didn't know. so | relapsed
into silence Presently Kitty arose.
DO you know it's getting to be nearly
dinner time1" she said
| was very comfort able and disinclined
to move Bet when Kitty intimstes that
solitude will DO agreeable to her. | know
well enough to act upon the hint. So |
took myself OF.
The next day Fred came up to my rooms
in state Of mind lie said he had mis-
laid his manuscript Of the Carnival OF
Crime. and couldn't imagine what he had
dons with it.
You rcmembe he said. II had 1t at
Kitty =. 1t WAS all sealed up and ready
to be sent of to The Eclectic. I've tried
the cheap dogs with it. and now IN going
to fly at the high game. dare say I'm
tempting Pro evidence, but nothing ven
turr. nothing gain. you know
remembered. Of course. that had tried
to lose the manuscript under the sofa in
hittys room SO Fred and went around
to tic little vOmans studio. where We
found her at work on Miss Window s
portrait She was in very high spirits.
and singing blithely | told her what we
were after and Kitty said that We had
como too late.