Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-07-01

square shoulders, a small waist, a slim,
neck, and delicate hands and feet; she
woie her hair in braids, doubled up;
she was young and rich, and her Chris
tian name was Kate.
Scientists will picture to you a masto-
don when they have Only e .ss .ssSsei'uone as !,
starting point, and certainly am not
ready to admit that they are the only
clever people in the world.
could easily Judge her height by
the cloak that was before me; a long,
auburn hair on the back gave me another
clue, both as to the color of her hair and
eyes. That her figure was full the sacaue
plainly showed, and two depressions on
the back gave evidence of the wav that
the owner wore her hair. That she was
young was shown by the fact that the gar
ment had been worn by some person who
was still straight in the back. On the!lin-
ing were embroidered two letters-K. r.
Now, in nine cases out of ten, when the
initial letter of lady's Christian name
is X, her full name is Kate.
l had fallen in love with her at once.
though | did not know whether her nose
was of the tip-tilted or classical order,
or whether her mouth was OF the gigantic
kind, which easily closes over a whole
potato, or of the dainty style, which
struggles even at kiss. However, l
concluded that such charming creature
must possess beautiful face.
Two days afterwards the following ad
vertisement appeared in the daily papers:
ost-On the sidewalk, near No. 25 Blank
IL street. a lady's sealskin sacque. A lib.
eral reward will be paid to the finder IL he
will leave 1t at 1901 West Forty-ninth street
between and 4. Inquire for J. r.
felt at once that my sacque was the
one called for by that advertisement.
Was ]. r. husband, a father, or a
brotheri 1t happened that l could not
on any day during that week leave nv
office between the hours of 2 and 4, and
yet common decency required that the
sacquc should be returned at once. |
finally resolved to send my young brother
with the jacket. Again and again in
structed him 10 find out who the adyer-
tiscr was, and everything else that a
person OF an inquiring turn of mind
could pick up. OF course Iordered him
to decline all reward.
During that day my thoughts, instead
oil being In my office, were with the seal
skin sacque, and hurried home as soon
as could abandon business aud inter.
viewed my brother. As generally hap
pens when you trust affairs to other pco
pie, the boy had muddled the business;
he did not even remember the name OF
the man who had advertised. was In
despair, for ! had hoped that something
would come out OF that advertisement.
The situation was not pleasant one. |
was IN love with woman whom | hal
never seen, aud had thrown away my
only chance OF hnding out where she re-.
sided.
Finally, | concluded 10 investigate
No. 1901 West Forty ninth street. The
building was closed aud abandoned.
The affair was evidently at an end
resolved 10 cas-. oil thoughts OF the
matter aside, aud concluded that a
days relaxation would help me. took
a lfip TO the centufy House, on the liar,
LEM, hlIed boat there, and exercised
my muscles by rowing up and down the
stream. About three o'eloek | deter.
mined 20 walk 70 Manhalianyille, a. we'll
fof amusement a. foT exercise.
slfolled down tho Iiloomingelale road
until bad reached little church that
Stands hy tho slde af the TOAD. Almost
directly ~ iroal II the church . young
lad5, accompanied bY bright, active
little gal, aas slTolling. Tue child was
constantly danelng sFoand the lads. rue,
niaA from boz and lhea Iuaalne back 10
hef,
suddenly ibe ehili daTied q lhe
mlaiis u lhe TOAD team Il harez.
going = Eapla rate lgsaed the ea4ass
he eAild seemsi spell bound. aad lhe
iadI tsFnsi leffaE stflekeu. / dashesl
feIasll, ssIsfd che child almost ig0sn be-
ssalh she lset u lte hanes. aa1 ealglel