The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-07-16

"Dont you know, Kitty, his tathof
would never consent nor would yoursl
BE has nothing but what his father gives
him. and fear he never will have much
He b an inventor They are always
poor. Such men contrive. but other
men enter into their contrivanceS and
nako money out Of them His father
might cut him OF with shilling II he
should cross him. for you know what IN
obstinate. violent tempered man he is;
how unreasonable and opinionated; how
be has ccntended with your poor father.
and has generally beaten him out in
most things. Surely. Kitty, you would
not add to the misery Of the situation.
The spoaordA your father thinks, ought
% sell their place and move away. Il Il
'anseemly that they should stay here un-
der the circumstances"
"That is just what the sponords think
Of n, mamma"
well. Kitty dear, you must give him
up There u no other way. You must
Try and cease 10 think Of him"
Kitty raised her head proudly, with .
few glittering drops sparkling on her
long eyelashes.
Mamma" clinching her little hand,
Il viii never give him up Unless ]
marry Mark will remain single al my
dAyA win 20 and be q hospital nurSa,
OF enter Q Protestant sisterhood. II does
seem a. II you might have little sym
pathy for us-for him"
kitty. dear. don't agitate me, child
You know my nerves are all unstFung.
and Tom and his great mastif and his pis-
tol practice put me into tremors Of fright
I dream every night that some terrible
calamity has occurred Of course ! sym
pathize with you, Kitty. my darling.
Haven't always loved him like . soni
he was the best boy ever knew, and II
things were now as they once were be-
tween the families 1t would be the most
natural arrangement for you two 10
marry"
Kitty kissed her mamma and went
softly down stairs with red eyes. She
clipped into the dark drawing room aud
took her place at the window, screened
BY curtains, where she could look out
upon the Spoford grounds It was q
gray, cloudy evening, but Q red spark on
the verandA and q large, irregular
shadow told her where Mark sat gazing
toward the Childers' house as he slowly
puffed Q meditative pipe The night ali
was balmy. loaded with the breath oi
honeySuckle, and great brown moth
fitted about on stealthy wing. Kitty
eat there long time, quite sunk in mel
ancholy, her pretty chin resting on heI
clasped hands, and watched that LITTLE
sympathetic red spark until peculiar
sound issued from the library. and told
her that the old gentleman, her respected
father. had camped on the sofa for hil
evening nap. A sudden thought came
into Kitty's head and made her ear
burn. ~ must have it." she said to her
self sit shall never be exposed to thu
gaze Of Lawyer 9ruhdy's stenographer.
Kitty stole into the library on tiptoa.
The lamp had been turned low and
burned dimly under . pink silk shada
As the evening was warm the excellent
Childers had taken Of bis coat, which
cut him slightly under the armS 90.
pecially after dinner. and had composed
himself to sleep upon the sofa and Gov
cred his face with the evening paper
only Q round bald spot on the back oi
his head shone with vague light Tho
coat was hanging over chair back, and
the cheerful tune issuing from its own
er's nose told how deep and tranquil VA
his slumber. Il was only the work oi
an instant TO abstract the scrap Of papel
from the red morocco case, and thai
night 1t lay on Kitty's true and loving
heart a. she slept
KITTY, however, woke early the nexl
morning with an unusual sense Of peace
and happiness suffusing her soul A
thunder shower In the night had put q
new gloss on the LEAKAGE Of the garden.
and washed the faces Of the noweul
where pearly drops still hung and trsm.
bled with iridescent hueA The storm
wing was furled, but the sly shone with
white and purple clouds. and vaporoul
rays streamed across the lawn from thG
young light. The Spo6ord house VA
sunk in profound slumber. A veriec
twittered over that way In the glitter
ing dawn and catbird sang due west
Kitty opened her window and looked
out on the perfumed garden. and hlled
her lungs with the delicious freShnesA
Her golden hair, prettily disaheveled
shone like star through the vines abovl
her windowA She quickly dressed, and
putting on slippers and . light morn
ing robe tripped down stairs to the gar
den. Toms Siberian mastif was prowl
ing about the inclosure seeking some
thing to devour. His eye inAamed and
be growled slightly when Kitty ap
peared, but she patted his coat with hel
little white hand and spoke few pleas
ant words, and Grips tail went down
and his carnivorous teeth and belhgerent
ear. were appeased-such power hal
beauty over the beast.
The ladder still stood conveniently un
der the cherry tree planted against ths
wall Kitty longed to send some httli
token 10 Mark to make glad his hear
with the knowledge that she had read
and interpreted his message Alright. buI
she dared not trust to Q note, even IN
shorthand, lest II should come to griel
Ike the lucklesS paper he had sent ovel
the garden wall Great clusters Of thC
La France rose, loaded with rain drops
were blooming about the bGsk porch
Kitty, knowing the language Of aowers
pulled . handful, and detaching bow
Of blue ribbon from her morning gown
tied them In pretty nosegay. Whit.
roses bound with blue ribbon-Marl
must be more stupid than she believed
him 10 bo II be did not understand tn
message
She climbed the ladder. . pretty giEi