New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-27
KITTY'S BETROTHED.
A HERO OF TIE TWENTIETH CENTURY

that tie great sweet CathcdTa-tOncd peal poured
out from the city as II II were one vast pea
and Kitty under the orange blossoms AT san
Rafael looked up, and thought that Theodore
was at that very minute tossing his toois INTO
thp penunnt &c receiver and that II would scarcely
Inc tolf an hour before he would be with her
Some of the worIimen. who really loved tier
work were standing few moments, with tncr
eyes on The tube mouth. II t. follow Ill naelna-
lion the swift fash Of their tools 10 the racks
where they rested overnight the young fellows
who did Tot expect 10 remain III inns GRADE o!
work longer than was necessary to get them tneir
promOtion stood chatting here and there lhc0-
dore was generally one Of these, for he was socl-
able little fellow, and there were many or MS
own school set Immediately about hlln, tiils uiSt
wear In the industrial service. But Wednesday
afternoons there never WAS any lingering: lie
walked rapidly down tie arcade, paved WIN Inc
dark red granite hat the deputy rational archl--
tcct who was Post on-bcd, had ruled Tor buildings
of the class, somewhat to the discomfort oi the
much disposed 10 white marble. tcsSell@ted with
rel. IL lis dress nl-rOGn. the Transformation
from laboIer 10 n somewhat ualn'y carpet
knight went little more slowly: FOR ne had DO
mind 10 spoil the complete effect he intended 10
present 10 kitty'S eyes IN order to present an H.
complete few minutes earlier Moreover.
the lad fastidiOuS, even II there had Occli
no Kitty in the case, and those oil the workmen
that preferred 10 pass their working hours III inc
antique style OF overaIS and jumpers lnherlleHH
from the dirty WoIkroonls of the hmct"eh'h
ccntury. ieercd him n little for his Willingness
to wear out pretty GOOD quality Of shirts ana
knickoThocherS on his work. Rut the Gilzzled Oli
workman WHO leased him most, and who had
spcnt his life contcntedly in the lowest grade Of
labor, and wore the most battered Jumper ana
ovcTalls in he Whole regiment, Olazcd outside Oh
working hours in such diamonds and emhlol!tIleS'
and rode OF IL 50 gorgeous curriclc, WIN 50
imposing an electrician fox latrcirS Cooley had
never been able 30 manage the motto! himself as
always set Theodore OIL into one OF his Jolly
gales OF laughter. j: was really only modest
SORT Of DISPLAY that he went in for himself and
as he hurried out Of the dlcSsiDS-room door ms
dark red silk stockings sash ana scarf ana sou
olive flannel shirt and kncc-breecheS were only =
t.ifie finer feathers than other young leuo"S VI
his age wore for afternoon calls
lie had beer quick If he had been careful, to
,lc last settling of the fine jade pm that hciu
his scarf and the FLASHING of the baths was sun
audible all along the row OF dressing -rooNlS "iilc
the laughter and shouts in the srcat swdhinIln i
courts were just beginning. lie walked along
The marble dockS-an attractive Attc IclIITW,
with the kindcst of round faces. ana Hcnom
curIs waving under the red SILK fWySlah cap
AT the far end Of the long shining quay, heyoh9
the part devoted - the bulky. mastess steam anu
electric monsters of commerce. was NislDlc SIlh-
mer of the silk sails and AWNINGS OF the pleaS,
uTe Gcet-white, and rose. and blue, VINE req, alE
sun, still TWO hours high. shone through them anu
threw soft lights over decks and waves ana scN-
cral artists with skctching caseH sat aooul uc
dock trying to catch the effect of the sllken Trans
luccnce with their coorS. Theodore looked nj The
feet apppcatvelY, as the car be had boarded 10
save time flashed along the dock toward H. lie
was an urrOmantic lad, and would never nave
thought of comparing II 70 pohd OF IlSei' II III
had not been SO proud of Kitty for making the sug-
ees,ion;, but he liked pretty 1hlngs, , 9aS
cions, ~ he said it was lucky they invented gOQI
sim Sailcloth silk in time for the PusN. should
not have liked 10 have put canvas STUN. such rs
father used TO put on his boat, on her pretty pol
The red silk sails were furled this time, how
ever, for her owner was bent on speed, hot on INC
never can he superseded for pure pleasure by any
invention but lascinates men now. as IL dlu Wheh
the hGIse1 SAL t ana dantT i boat Theodore
had spent his credit and more OF his Thought thah
Oh his books. Her carvings and trimmings were
of hhe finest her cushions of the Solttsl plush lrI
silverv and IVORY fnishingS lavish, her eIccflc
motor of the best and latest make. He had learned
10 manage il well, too. though he was not olhei-
wise handy with electrical machinery, and no
Yacht on the bay could have sh0t OUT IRON INC
dock and across the channcl-a whlzzlng linc Of
olive and silver, SinuOuS aTrOW-flght-With more
sbilful precision. Ten minutes brought hlih 10
the steps where the garden ne sought sioped down
into the artificial cove lie sto9d Tor mong nv,
laughing with the cXhllaratloh OF the run eetulhS
his breath back from the rush against the an, an"
shaking lis curS of his forehead then ran up the
tiled walk 10 the arch OF the orange patio. and
looked for Kitty.
The fine old stone house, with its many courts
and squares, had been built and most of the trees
had been planted by her grandiathef; me 9IaH4c
trees we're at east fifty years old, ana tnc shihH1
dark green towers were clustered over this last CAV
OF kuril with the white Righteousness OF the dos
SONS: the air of the court was full OF 1t, very
dream Of love and prrfcctncsS. Tie trees grouped
around a marble basin IN the centre. where later
in the season would bloom colony OF the gold ana
purpf ana Wlltt nays HllJJ Idu
pleasure feet crc fountain splaShcd al GAY
and all night, and "a marble pavement runnln2
back from the basin under the white ana green OF
the branches, was tossed a heap OF cuShlohS' anu
either curcd mp here with her book, or Swinging
in the golden net Of a hammock close by, thc
young man looked 20 see the darling only child OF
the house.
Sure enough there was the soft primrose yellow
OF her tunic across the brown aud gold cushions;
but why was Kitty tumblcd all IN niue heap
among them. her face hidden the curly brown
knot at the back of her pretty head dishcvclled;
and the tunic slipping from one plump shoulder
Theodore stopped and stared under The orange
trees, an awful diSmay rising in his heart and
throat. as an unleard-of suspicion forced itself
through his brain.
He had seen babies cry: and lie had read of
girls crying in such bits Of nineteenth century
novels as lie had read when he studied literature
in school, and one of the boys. who had a knack
Of carlcature had constructed from his knowledge
of CRYING infants "cOncctural restoration Of
maiden in tears. Kitty had gone into such fits Of
LAUGHTER it that he had tried beg il Of the
proud artist for her, and had got into trouble by
swapping for 1t mornings use of his boat, the
head, and told him that the government control
OF all exchange of services would be upset If
such private bartcring were allowed - continue
Theodore had pointed out that the government had
never employed Tom 70 draw carcatuTcs. 50 that
there was no way 70 get the coveted sketch into
the warehouse stock, and if there were some
else might have taken it out: but his father had
Oihy shaken ms head, and said If there were any
class OF transactions The government had not pro
Nlded Tor. they could not be proper transactions
This made Theodore feel quite grave. lint when
he told Kitty II set hcr to qggling again. al the
idea she explained, OF Teddy upsetting the Gov
eminent Some Of the girls he knew laughed all
The time out OF sheer lollity like Kitty some of
them smiled brightly, some only beamcd calmly
upon the world; but oh, when had any one ever
heard outside of an old novel Of a girls living in
n dshevcIled heap among her cushions and CRYING?
Yet there seemed 70 be no other solution az mo
thing he saw and heard; he could not doubt his
senses the thing that Kitty was doing was Ger
tainly crying.
He had not the smallest idea what man did in
such case but he was too good a fellow IN stan
and think of his own embarrassment Az soon Ak
he was quite certain what was happening he vent
down beside her. and put his arms abont her il,
whatever way he best could Kitty. Kiitv-
Why, Kitty" he said in The greatest nXiety
And then Kitty turned around, and got hold Of