, 1890-12-04

ence of YOUR own mother, you KNOW
Think Of that and be reasonable"
Then Kitty put up her little chm
o,a so,d irreyerent things ABOUT
nrecedence and commissioners ana
,natrimony. Mr.. Beighton ruooeu
the top OF his head, for he was III
easy-going man. a..
Late in the season, .when ne
indeed the time was ripe, Barr
Snrpott developed a plan which ulu
great credit to his administrative
oowers, He arranged an archery
tournament for ladies, with most
sumnt,,ous diamond bracelet as q
prize. He drew up his terms skili, XII
FULLY, and every one saw Una, .ne
bracelet was gift to Miss Beignton,
! the acceptance carrying w'tn ~ .no
hand and heart of Commissioner
Barr-Saggott. The terms We're u
st. Leonard's round-thirty'slN
shots at sixty yards-under the
rules of the Simla ToXophilite Do
ciety.
All Simla was invited. There
was beautifully arranged tea tapies
under the deodars Mt Annandale,
where the grand stand Is now; ana
alone In Its glory, winking in the
sun, sat the diamond bracelet In u
blue velvet case. Miss leighton
was anxious-almost too anxious 10
compete. On the appointed after
noon all Slmlu rode down to AMMAN
dale to witness the Judgment OF
Paris turned upside down. KITTY
rode with young Cubbon, ana IL
was easy to see that the boy was
troubled In his mind. He must be
held innocent of everything that
follows. Kitty was pale ana
nervous, and looked long ut the
bracelet. Barr-Saggott was gor-
geously dressed, even more nervous
than Kitty, and more hideous than
ever.
Mrs. Belghton smiled condescend'
| ingly, us beiitted the mother Oh
potential commissioners, ana tue
shooting began, all the world stand
ing "a scmi-circle as the ladies came
out one after the other.
Nothing is 80 tedious as an archery
competition. They shot, and they
shot, aud they kept on shooting tiil
the sun left the valley and little
breezes got up in the deodars, ana
people waited for Miss Belgton to
shoot and win. Cubbon was at one
horn OF the semi-circle round the
shooters and Barr-Saggott at the
other. Miss Beighton was last on
the list. The scoring had been
weak, and the bracelet, plus Com
missioner Barr-Saggott, was hers to
| a certainty.
| The commissioner strung her bow
| with his own sacred hands. she
stepped forward, looked ut the brace
let, aud her first arrow went true to
the hair-iuli into the heart of the
"gold"-counting nine points.
Young Cubbon on the left turned
white and his devil prompted Barr
Saggott to smile. Now, horses
used to shy when Barr-Saggott
smiled. Kitty saw that smile. She
looked to her left front, gave IN
almost impcrceptible nod to Cub
bon, and went on shooting.
| wish could describe the scene
that followed. 1t was out of the
ordinary and most improper Mis-:
Kitty fitted her arrows with i'm
mensc deliberatlon, so that every
one might see what she was doing
She was perfect shot, and hel
forty-six pound bow suited her to q
nicely. She pinned the wooden
legs of the target with great cart
four successive times. She pinned
the wooden top OF the target once,
and all the ladies looked at eacl
other. Then she began some fancy
shooting ut the white, which, Ii you
hit 1t, count exactly one point. Sh,
put put five arrows into the white.
1t was wonderful archery, bu
seeing that her business was to
make "golds" and win the bracelet
Burr-Saggott turned u delicut,
green like young watercress. Mex
she shot over the target twice, theI
wide to the left twice-always witt
the same deliberation-while ,
chilly hush fell over the company
and Mrs. Beighton took out hel
handkerchief. Then Kitty shot a
the ground in front OF the targe
and split several arrows. Then she
made red-or even points-just t.
show what she could do if she liked
and she finished up her amazing
performance with some more fancy
shooting at the target supports
Here is Miss Beighton's score as /
was picked oil:
Total Tota
Gold Red Bue' Black White. li!ta se9'y
Barr-Saggott looked as If the lns
few arrowheads had been driven in
to his legs instead of the target \
and the deep stiffness was broker
by little snubby, notified. hall
grown girl, saying in u shrlll vote,
of triumph, "Then I've wonw
Mrs. Beighton did her best to bea
up, but she wept in the preserce o
the people. No training could nell
her through such disappointment
Kitty unstrung her bow with
vicious jerk, and went back to he
place, while Barr-Saggott was try
ing to pretend that he enjoyed snap
ping the bracelet on the snubb,
girls raw, red wrist. 1t was al
awkward scenc-most awkward
Every one tried to depart in bod,
and leave Kitty to the mercy OF he
mamma.
, But Cubbon took her away In
stead, and-the rest is not wortl
printing.
Washing Glass
Marion Harland Is authority 70
the statement that If IA Tablespoonful