The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-07-24

ssAnd SO you were just looking for him,
Kitty cried, irritated beyond all endur
ance. ssYou must choose between us II you
prefer that brainless fop''
1.-THE girls ali think he's handsome she in
terruptAd.
"Handsomeln sneered.
''And great catch,n she went on
81 admire their tasten
"And he's richn-
This was the last straw. could endure no
more.
eGood-by, Kitty. l never thought it
would all end like this. l shall go from this
place tomorrow, and leave the field clear for
you to win your treasures--a fool and his
goldl" and dashed out of the summer house
There is an old saying, at makes a great
difference whose OK is goredn / never so
fully realized till then what difference it
did make. had told her did not blame
her when she fiirted with others; but now
that the bitter cup was held to my own lips
it was quite different matter After all, /
could not condemn Kitty. She had only
done what | had told her there was no
harm In doing, and promised not to blame
her. And now it was no worse for me than
for others she had caused to suffer, said to
myself, trying to see the matter bravely |
would leave the place, and forget her.
started homewafd, but as ! reached the
little brook that ran through the grounds
stopped, for l saw in its clear depths the re-
Election of man minus his hat. began to
fear was becoming as brainless as my de-
| spised rival. had left my hat in the sum-
mer house.
| Believing Kitty had gone to ride with her
new victim, hurried back. As neared the
| stopped where l could not be seen and
| looked in. Kitty was not gone but sat there
alone, weeping bitterly, and, il my ears did
not deceive me, I heard her speak a name
that sounded very much like nine In mo-
ment she looked up, and seeing my hat on
the seat near her, she snatched it up, and as
she bent over it saw her tears. spotting the
lining of my hat; and-well, did 1 approve
of such things, and were a betting man,
would have been willing to have wagered
my whole fortune that she kissed that pink
| satin lining
i started for the scene of action. Hearing
| footsteps, she instantly wiped her eyes, and
fearing, suppose, lest the telltale hat might
betray her secret, she looked hastily around,
| aud seeing no place to conceal it she rose
| quickly from her seat and sat down upon it.
| and by the time was well within the sum
mer house she had assumed cool, Indifferent
air, and was carelessly tapping the ground
with her little foot.
81 thought l would not 60 without my
| hat,n began Didn't leave it here9'
81 don't see it, she answered, with an in
nocent look around. perhaps you left it
| outsider
| Perhaps did, l repeated, as / stepped
| forward and took her in my arms, and my
new silk hat fell to the ground
| picked it up and held 1t before her. She
did not laugh at the sorry spectacle, as was
her won't, but hid her face in her handkerchief,
and hid both upon my shoulder
.sWhat made you fiirt with him, Kitty"
whispered.
II wanted to see If you cared,n she sobbed.
| never did like storms indoors or out, so
kissed her tears away, till smiles shone
through the rain.
~ shall always like that hat better than
any other,n | said to her. soon after, "be-
cause''-and whispered thereason In Kitty's
/ err
| And l think she must have liked it, too,
for she has always kept it as If it were some
curiosity or precious treasure Not even the
children are allowed to touch It, It has al
ready been sufficiently demolished by herself,
she says to them.
And she keeps 1t still; and, dear reader, II
/ you will call and sec US, Kitty viii show 1t to
you any day.-True Flag.