Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-22

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Kitty Hsthswsys Ide. lad ths
orchids In her hsnA-
They are TOO va,ssbls - ias.s Iae
gssssd-
They ars hidsooss' shs cried, tnsGing
them upon table near '1nevsr esald
undsrssapd the besusy q IN orchid ~y
more than can appreciate the baauty
az uushroom- Bns Nh. 0xangsr mt
them. and r.
Ibowed.
81 understand. He q the lnst fnvuEsd
sutton, cut In. hardly.
Kitty lifted her eyes 70 QDkAes aoah
with that same indigna8 Sbinos. hus
full Of psthos too.
"wli you get my clsakr shs aahsd
sofsly-"snd plead end nanmA l
think shall 90 heso9"
With secret satisfa<tion ohsyso HI,
and when the carriage had driven sway
| I went back to bid the hos1eo goo4
night. and took my departure also>
had mace up my mind 70 ask It1y
Hathaway TO be my wife. Ilovs1 ~.
| Good heavens! Of what had bssn think
ing all thee months. nnt 70 havs foanA
| out the truth befoscs
| Irsng the ball - the prs1ty nt1ls hnms
| Of tho Hathaway the naxt evening.
Kitty and her mother lived IN . rsfired
street, in . neat cottage which, with .
small income, constituted their entire
| wealth.
She came into the cosy paxior whsgs
awaited her. She was ell In black. end
her face was very pale. aroes md
took her hand in mine at once. ] would
make no prelude or preparation. but
would go directly to the point
Kitty" whispered. II have come
70 ask You TO be my wife. ] think I
have always loved You. Kitty. Kitty.
what IL your answer
The sweet. pale face dropped
I'll am sorry" abe murmursd fnint-
ly, ''but III cannot" Al my pride
was up In arms In . moment.
"You refuse me. thenr ! cried NJ
terly. "And oh, how love yoa.
Kittyi"
She was trembling like . Leaf. bat
she turned away with calm composurs
snstched up my hat and turned to ths
door, angry, hurt, my pride stung.
"Goodby!" cried wildly. II hope
may never ses you againi You ere .
firt and not worthy good mans
love!" and then ] dashed out Of tbs
house like mailman. and went homo te
my own rooms and locked myself In
alone with my dreary thoughts.
The next day started on journey,
deciding to make tour Of the Tar west
visit California, Colorado and explorv
the Rocky mountains. Time passed and
found myself 90 occupied and interest
ed with the strange sights and tho new
scenes whittier my unQuiet spirit led
me that the wound in my heart began
to heal. In the meantime had kept up
correspondence with Clara Champion.
How l had driftcd into it can hardly
say, but / found her . pleasant. chatty
writer, and was glad to receive her let
tes. had just replied to long epistls,
when news connected with some real
estate Of mine at home made me decide
to return, and started upon the very
| next train for the east.
found my mother well, and having
attended to my business turned my
steps in the direction of the CHAMPION
mansion. l rang the bell and WA
ushered into Q small reception room
which was separated from Miss ClAra'l
boudoir by heavy azure velvet portieres
seated myself to await Miss Claras
coming. Learned aftcrward that tn
! servant was new and unframed, and
having shown me into the reoeptior
room strsigntway forgot to announc'
my arrival to the ladies' And sitting
there, my presence unsupported. heard
these words:
"Mamma"-it was Clara Cramptcn'
voicc-'.do you think that he win eve
propose? Alan Gordon mean of course
Whom else have been angling for eve
since that night when told him tina
, Kit Hathaway had determined TO MARI,
a fortune. And then, you know, I mad
Kit believe that he had told me-didn'
ever tell you about it, mammalian
he would never marry girl without
fortune, and above all q girl who love
to flirt. In short, made her believ
that he was only amusing himself will
her, and Kit Is horribly proud, yo'
, know. so that accounts for Gordon &c
) ing away so suddenly. am determine
to be Mrs. Alan Gordon myself, for b
is worth half million or more"
started TO my feet in utter constes
! nation, and then the sfrangest thing oc
, Cured. Out from the emhrasure Of tn
! long window at the other end Of tn
, room, where she had sat, hidden froz
. my view by the heavy window curtains
came Kitty Hathaway. She had als
been victim TO the laundering servant
and we two Gagged there together ba
heard our own story with all the wron
set right.
; put out both hands with . swii
glance toward the porticrcs--a elanc
which Kitty interpreted to mean silencs
. She laid her white hands in mine. an
: without q word stopped and kisee
her.
At that very moment Miss Clara swer
aside the porsieres. falling back with
|, stified shrek az her eyes fell upon tn
scene.
Miss Kitty IL my promised wife
, Miss CHAMPION" ] said quietly, IAN
we thank you from the bottom Of GU
hearts for having set night the wron
, that your own hands have wrought
Kitty has been my dear wife for man
long day, hut we viii neither Of q
: ever forget the look OF defeat. the hon
l ror. the CONSERVATION which rested upo
: Clara Crampton's face. But IL was y