Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-20


laughed gally, bending down to kiss the
smooth white cheek of her companion.
But Mrs. Packard was not to be silenced
so easily.
Day after day she con sidered that
Kitty's "charlties'' were growing too
numerous, and although of course the
bright bonny looking girl standing be-
fore her in the library window was her
own mistress with $40, 900 year, yet
Mrs. Packard, as the girl S companion
and chaperone, felt it only right now and
then to express her opinion. ''7ou may
laugh if YOU like, - Cousin Sue walled
on, rocking herself back and forth in a
slow solemn fashion. "But you re all
wrong. First you start a kitchen garden
school in a dirty street, then you dress
the children at Christmas. Now 1t ap-
pears nothing but giving them party
and in your own house forsooth will be
good enough! What business have such
children with parties, l d like to know
The smile had died away from Kitty s
sweet, bright face, but something mex
pressibly tender was in the look of her
ewes and the tone of her voice as she
answered
''They ought to have, Cousin Sue!
Poor little creatures! I don't suppose
ANYTHING on earth could make them hap
pier than real party here, in beauti-
full house, and all just for themselves!
Why, it repaid me just to see their faces
this morning when I gave the invitation,
and that little German girl, Greta Hroet-
gel, grew positively radiant. can It tell
YOU the pleasure it gave me! And
know when you see them here for once
enjoying every moment you will feel just
as 1 do about it,.
s'The furniture will be ruinedi'' in
terposed Mrs. Packard, with a glance
around the beautifully appointed libra
ry, fire-lit and richly draped.
"Come now, Cousin Sue.' Miss En-
meleigh spoke with just touch of Sc
robustness in her tone. "Don't make
things uncomfortable for both of us.
Besides, 1 IN going to have them dance
and play their games in the gallery. The
pictures will enchant them, and there is
no furniture to be hurt there.
That note in Kitty g voice was eloquent
to Mrs. Packard, who knew when she
heard it that further discussion would not
be profitable, but, having relieved her
mind, and according to her own point of
view, done her duty, Mrs. Packard re-
sumed her book, contenting herself for
the rest of the afternoon by looking Sim
juredn and answering Kitty's bright
chatter as briefly as possible.
Since the death of Kitty's father three
| years ago Mrs. Packard had lived in the
old family mansion with the orphan
heiress, acting the part Of housekeeper
as well as companion, but, while their
daily lives ran along smoothly, owing
chiefly to Kitty's sweet temper and char
liable heart, they had few interests in
common. Mrs. Packard would have
liked to see her young cousin fashion
able belle, but while Kitty by no means
| summed society, she preferred her pet
schools and charitable work to any ball
/ or fashionable gathering, and TO save too
much discussion on the subject she had
| of late announced none of her plans until
they were formed and ready for opera
| ton.
The s'kitchen garden school, estab-
| lished in very poor eastern part of the
city, had succeeded admirably, and so
| well had her twenty scholars acquitted
| themselves that their patroness and
| teacher had decided 20 invite them one
| and all to party the following Thurs