Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-18

| "Lonz! L"
'tNever mind defending yourself don't
say that you've done wrong as it is''
'Ionz, I never haVeI I've only
''You've only been imprudent Railways
knew it. There-kiss me on the lips, Kitty,
and promise you won't be imprudent any
more.
She gave him the kiss, and wound her
arms about him almost passionately while
she did so. 'thy brotherl my brotherP' she
said. ''You're so cleyer-you always could
read people so keenlyI But horrible things
1 might have happened, if"
"If'it hadn't been that you're at heart an
honorable woman, dear, he softly broke In.
"Oh, I:know, Kitty, you've had your temp
| tations, what woman hasn't had them,
treated as you've been by such beast as
your husband?" Kitty was crying now,
but he kissed away her tears, and then
brushed away few of his own while he
rose and stood over her. 'Tt's odd" he
went on, "that you should have named lust
the yearlysum you're going to get'
"Going to get3" she repeated, looking ND
at him in surprise.
eyes, nine9thousand a year. I'm going
to give you three thousand out Of my
income"
"And hve'yourseK on three thoussndP'
'EYou shan'tado It ,dLouz! You shsn'tiyou
shan'tl It's lovely, it's more than lovely
of you; but can't listen to it,
my dear Kitty, everything has been
arranged. Uncle Crawford will pay you
over the money while I'm away"
"Away? You're going then-?'
fTo Europe. hope to earn and save
some money there, but nevertheless, three
thousand will smPly'cover my wants, living
as mean to live"
I,,k
Snow, don't be absurd. I've told you
before about my dear old friend Eric Thax.
ter's intimacy with the King of Saltravia"
"Yes''
"Well, Eric, find, is the one of all my
friends who has proved himself neither
lukewarm nor totally unconcerned over my
misfortunes. Long ago he wanted me, you
remember, to accept an Office under His
Majesty, King Clarimond9'
"Oh, it all comes back tonne. You were
to act as chief adviser in thescollection of
great picture gallery. AndI said, Go, do
go, and Just see what kingtand court are
like, even if you only stay two or three
weeks How ID all comes back tome now,
Lonz! And you made fun of me then for q
silly American snob. But you don't do so
now
''Oh, don't make fun of thevsalsry. It's
no laughing matter" Here he told her
how much it was, and added: $50, you see, I
can afford to help you little"
Help me a littlel Lonz, you 're-an angeli
There was never such brother. And you
are really going2"
cts all settled. Eric has been the,angeL
But may come back in no time, like one of
Bo Peeps missing sheep. You see, I've
never before ventured to put my faith in
princes. They tell US we mustn't; you know,
Kit; they've been telling us so for several
centuries. I'm going to this msjestyas
kind of carpet-bagger, you know:
ooh, nonsense. You're going as an
American gentleman, and the intimate
friend of the Kings favorite.
''The Kings favorite If Eric, my inde-
pendent Eric, heard anyone call him that,
believe he'd shake the dust of Saltravia for
ever from his feet There is no trucklingto
royalty with him, you may bet your life.
Kitty"
But L do hope" said the sister, after
little pause which appeared to brim with
congratulations joyful though silent, 'that
you II not be kept from your painting, Lonz.
1 mean, that you'll have time to go on with
it and be the great artist you were cut out
for"
"Cut out for with very crooked pair Il