Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-01

Kitty's lot, and she was awful ticlled
i and
Look here, Tom. said lir. billiard,
leisurely turning ogef his tubes of color,
don't it strike you that this IS very like
telling tales out Of school? It isn't like
~ the young ladies meant you to repeat
these little iokesT
"But they was dead in earnest,
wheezed Tom.
Much yon know about II" said Hill
ard. "No-you can't have the rod.
Clear ont. and remember for the future
never to tattlo."
Tom Nix retired much discounted
and Wayne IIillard began to paint, but
as he PAINTED he pondered.
''If I'm really the sportof battle. said
he, II ought to surrender myself 1T once.
Pretty little beauties they are-fair and
dark, like sunbeam ana shadow, side
by sidel
How happy could be with either.
Were t'other dear clarmer away,
Kitty Farrar is my possessor, eh? | do
really think ought to have given that
young marplot the fishing rod after all. I"
He laugheN rs the idea grew in his
mind; yet more and more he liked it.
He had noticed Kitty and lilly oftener
than they had dreamed Of He knew
that Kitty was the clergyman's niece,
and that Tilly's dead father had been a
colonel in the civil war He was quite
aware that they were pretty and grace
full, with sweet low voices, and a pietur-
esque way of wearing flowers in their
hair.
"They began joke" said he to him
self, I'm finish i'll"
Kitty FaTar was spreading table nap
lins out to bleach on the grass beyond
the lawn tennis court. lilly stood hold
ing the basket for her when Mr.. Fill,
ard approached. But the instant they
cav him gentle ice of indescribablo
dignity froze around them. They recog-
nized his greeting as two young duch-
esses might have done.
81 can't do it, he told himself. and
fell to talking about the weather How
he wished that scapegrace Tom had held
his tongue. But after that he observed
Kitty quietly and often.
"She is violet in the shade" he
thought IA dewdrop hiding from the
sun. Yes, really think shall ask her
to marry me, but | would like my Un.
Gle Churchill to see her first"
Uncle Churchill arrived on the scene
"a handsome middle aged lawyer, with
dark eyes and shrewd mouth.
(Which is it:' said he.
"Oh, you must decide that for your
self, laughed Wayne
That's hardly fair, said Mr. Church
hill
St'a SO important that you should be
EN- ely free from bias or prejudice"
plea u Wayne. "At the end Of a week
let me know what you think.
AT the end of the week Uncle Church
i'll reported.
1T can only be lilly Grey" said he
"She is perfect--simply perfect"
"Tilly GreyT repeated Wayne. "'She
is very pretty girl, admit but as COM
pared to Kitty Farrar'---
Il can only say what think" said
Uncle Churchill.
Take another week to consider it.
said Hillard.
II will, said Uncle Churchill
Kitty and Tilly, however, were not
entirely unobservant of matters, and one
evening when Churchill and EIillard re.
turned from a days fishing two stolil
German madchens were waiting at
table. The girls had gone home
"Their folks wanted them" Mrs. Mix
said regretfully.
"Well follow them, said Mr.. Hillard
soto voice.
Gan excellent ideaw said Churchill
promptly.
Kitty Farrar sat on the doorstep of the
old house with black kitten in her lap
when Mr.. Hillard came up the walk
She colored like carnation.
"You SEQ have found You OUT" said
he. kitty, were you running away
f.om meg"
"Not--not because was afraid" an
swered valiant Kitty,
"Well, wherever you run for the
future | shall follow" said he, because
| love you, Kitty"
And it was not until the little diamond
ring that had been his mothers was
safely fitted ON her finger that he mis-
alluded to Toms betrayal of
the state secret.
"You know, said he, "that have be-
longed by right to you ever since took
up the blue pitcher"
Kitty's eyes flashed
but You took up the white pitcher
6rstT said she. $50 back to Mitilda
Grey, if you please; | shan't detain
you"
Il couldn't if | wanted to-" said
Wayne. Miss Grey--if she chooses-is
to be my aunt. Besides. blue is my
color" with his eyes fixed on the knot Of
ribbon at Kitty's throat.
"Mr. Churchill is very handsome |
man," said Kitty solemnly, "and do
think lilly fancies him. Oh, am so
glad~
Lets walk over to the Grey farm
and congratulate them, said billiard.
But, cried Kitty, 1--WE win neither
of us ever be married if you dare again
to allude to the--the two pitchers"
mo, that we will notv said lilly.
And Tom got the jointed fishing rod
after all. He didn't deserve it, but what
sort of world would this be If people
only got their deserts.--Shirley Browns
in Fireside Companion.
$50 you do not believe that Mr.. II
wears n wig2" he asked.
Certainly not"
"Where's your proofin
Look at his hair-smooth, glossy and
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