Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-01-23

hslin' pole o youin as ye don't use no
more.
~ don't think / care much about your
news. Tom. said nv. Hillard. who was
just settling himself for a mornings
shcfching by tho river heights,
"Oh. bat you win when you hear. it.r
said TOM. Mother says. says she.
Girls. you'd orter'd be ashamed Of your
selves. And Kit Farrar she said she
knowed your step. and lilly Grey she
snid she lowed to marry a city Teller
like you. and then they agreed to chance
IL. And there was something about two
colored pitchers don't rightly under
stand that; but / ruther think you fell to
Kitty's lot. and she was awful tickled
and
Look here. Tom. said Mr.. Billiard,
leisurely turning over his tubes Of color.
don't it strike you that this is very like
telling tales ont Of school? It isn't like
iy the young ladies meant you to repeat
these little jokesl'
But they was dead in earnest
wheezed Tom.
much you know about it., said Hill
ard. "NO-you can't have the rod.
Clear out. and remember for the future
never to tattle."
Tom Mix retired much discounted
and Wayne Uillard began to paint. but
as he painted he pondered.
IF I'm really the sportof battle, said
he. II ought to surrender myself at once.
Pretty little beauties they are-fair and
dark, Ike "a sunbeam and a shadow. side
by side!
"How happy could I be with either.
Were tocher dear charmer away
Kitty Farrar is my possessor, ell? | do
really think | ought to have given that
young marplot the fishing rod after all.
He laughed rs the idea grew in his
mind: yet more aud more lie liked it.
DE had noticed Kitty and lilly oftener
than they had dreamed of. lie knew
that Kitty was the clergyman's niece,
and that Tilly's dead father bad been a
colonel in the civil war. He was quite
aware that they were pretty and grace
full. with sweet low voices. and u pictur-
esque way Of wearing flowers in their
hair.
"They began a joke" said he to him
self. ''Tn finish it,"
Kitty Farrar was spreading table nap
kins out to bleach on the grass beyond
the lawn tennis court. lilly stood hold
ing the basket for her when Mr.. Hill
ard approached. But the instant they
saw him Il gentle ice Of indescribable
dignity f-oze around them. They recog-
nized his greeting as two young duch-
esses might have done.
Il 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 a violet in the shade" he
thought. "A dewdrop hiding from the
sun. Yes, 1 really think l shall ask hel
to marry me, but l would like my I'm
: Gle Churchill to soc her first"
t Uncle Churchill arrived on the scene
T "a handsome middle aged lawyer. Will
3 dark eyes and . shrewd mouth.
K (which is ity' said he.
''Oh. you must decide that for your
. self" laughed Wayne.
r That's hardly fair" said Mr.. Church
e hill.
"Its SO important that you should b,
e entirely free from bias or prejudice,
pleaded Wayne. AT the end Of n weel
e let me know what you think"
At the end Of the week Uncle Church
4 i'll reported.
at can only be Tilly Grey" said he
She is perfect-simply perfectT
"Tilly GreyT' repeated Wayne. Ssh
is a very pretty girl. admit; but as CON
porad tO Eittv FarraT"-
Il can only say what | think, " sal
Uncle Churchill.
Take another week to consider it.
said Hillard.
TO Il will" said Uncle Churchill.
<. Kitty and lilly, however. were nc
. entirely unobservant of matters, and or
o. evening when Churchill and billiard r.
turned from a days fishing two stoli
German madchens were waiting d,
d table. The girls had gone home.
L. ''Their folks wanted them" Mrs. Nj
a said regretfully.
wei follow them, said Mr.. Hillai
"a soto voce.
a IAN excellent idear' said Church,
I'd promptly.
Kitty Farrar sat on the doorstep of Il
. OLD hOu6e VIII Il DlaCk hllteH III h0I u
when Mr.. billiard came up the wal
> She colored like u carnation.
h you see | have found You out. sa
he. Kitty, were you running avn
from mey"
rs '"Not-not because | was afraid" a
swered valiant Kitty.
well. wherever you run for ii
m future ! shall follow" said he, -6ecau
[ love You, Kitty"
ty And it was not until the little damon
al ring that had been his mStler's w
rs safely fitted on her finger that he mi
lie. c%hievously alluded to Toms betrayal
ca the state secret.
''You know. said he, that J have d
ne longed by right 10 You ever since | to'
TX up the blue pitcher
Kitty's eyes flashed
ID But you took up the white pitch
m. hrstl" said she. go back to Mitill
de Grey, If you please; / shan't deta
Ia you"
w Il couldn't If | wanted TO-" sa
Wayne. Miss Grey-if she chooses
ed to be my aunt. Besides. blue is d
color, with his eyes fixed on the knot
Ok ribbon az Kifev'g fnrnnt