The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-12-05
A VISIT, DEFERRED.

Goto the City.
Mr.. Foster wns in the hall gathering
his letters md papers into convenient
package as he spoke.
BE sure you are ready, Katie. when
leomc. ! can Z tell when twill be, but
snail be certain to be In hurry. and
have no time for waiting; 50 remember,
il you want to go you must BIO on the
watch. '---SrEss-=s'5-.---
~ will papa Katie said, positively;
you needn't be afraid. / shall get
ready this morning. and be looking out
for you all the while"
Mr. Foster smiled on his young
daughter. kissed her. then sprang down
the piazza stairs three steps at timc.
to catch passing car. He was very
busy man. and was nearly always In q
hurry. On this particular day business
was calling him 10 the large city. which
was only thirty miles away from the
small one where he lived. Katie was
very fond Of going to the city with her
papa, partly because she had friend
living there who was always glad to 500
her and did everything imaginable TO
MAKE her havo a good time, and partly
because papa was such a busyman he
rarely had time to take -hea with him..
So when she returned her father kiss
and assured him fort the second time
she would BIO sure to be ready. nobody
could have boen more certain than
Katie Foster that she was speaking the
truth.
An hour afterward Mrs Bennett, the
housekeeper. called out 10 her on the
piazza where she sat teasing the cat,
Il should think you would go and get
ready, Katie. How do you know but
what your papa will come soonPn
I'm going in a minute. = said Katie,
z.sbut papa will BIO suro not to come this
morning; he can't get away from Che
Office in time for a morning train.
Ten minutes more and Irish Kate
looked out OF the window and spoke
good humoredly:
My name is Kate, and I've moro
sense than some people OF that name
that know Of Ifa certain Kato OF my
acquaintance was going to the city some
time to-day you'd see her brushing her
hair and putting on her best dress in a
hurry"
Katie laughed 7ss.7ssss'
! 1T doesn't take me so long TO prink
as it does you, Kate" she said; I'll
be ready in good time; don't you be
afraid. Papa is always later than he
has any idea he will be-
Another half-hour and Katie had
really made her way upstairs and laid
otlt the dress and ribbons she meant to
wear. and begun TO brush her hair.
Then she espied the Sunday-school
book she had been reading the after
noon before
Il declare. she said, stopping short
In hor work. Il forgot all about that
book. / wonder what became OF
Norm Deckerp do hope he got TO be
somebody. I'll just read a few pages;
there will be plenty Of time to dress,
after that; papa is sure not to come be-
fore the two o'clock train. ] know as
we'll as ] want to. that we shall not get
back tonight I'li put up my night
things in bag and have them lready
and papa s too, so he can be;comfort-
able Il he has TO stuy. but first I II read
just little bit -
So saying she pumped herself on 10
the white bed which Irish Kate had
madenp nicely for the day. and in two
minutes more was so absorbed in the
fortunes Of Susie and Nettie Decker. to
say nothing OF Norm and Jerry. that all
thought Of dressing orsof packing was
forgotten. One more warming she had.
Her cousin Edna, who was young
lady and had charge Of her uncle. j
house, looked in and said: why.
Katie. you ought to be dressed. dear. !
heard Uncle tell You he might come at
any moment. md It is nearly lunch
time" a. gs8SSn~ fofsi
II II be ready said Katie. dreamily;
papa Is sure to be laten
I But It IS late already. child; the
luncl, bell will ring In fifteen minutes. 7
a.Wcll, II doesn't lake me fifteen min
utes to dress, and papa won't go before
the two o'clock train. fecl sure. Edna,
YOU Ought to read this book;sit is real
exciting. sa
I'm afraid you will be excited in an
other way before long" was Edna's
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