Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-11-13
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on the window, while her cousin sewed
talmly ON.
"Wen. Kathie, " said Miss Grafton, look.
! hg mp from her work with an indulgent
smile tout with the idea that is trou bling
Ihat small head of yours"
"Well," preceding cautiously, az was
merely Specializing as 10 which of us he
was likely 10 idll in love with"
Her cousin laughed.
(Which being interpreted means which
Of us is to feel herself at liberty 20 trifle with
| his young affections. Well. sarcastically,
"shall we trss upp'
~ hardly think we need DO that. Sup
pose" hesitatingly, "we leave it 10 him
! to decide between usS"
"Why cant you call n spade n spade,
Kathiey" asked Lena Indignantly. at
L. challenge then, with "a keen glance,
"a fair field and no favori Well, so be it.
| Life is dull at the Willows, and Gilbert
Carew will be n small excitement"
kathie felt in excellent spirits on the
! following afternoon as she bowled gayly
along in the trim little phaeton, the joint
| property of the cousins. TO meet the new
arrival at the station.
Her self satisfaction increased when she
turned her pony's head homeward and had
time 20 note the unmistakable look of ad-
miration in a pair Of bright dark eyes.
Other details of their visitors personal
appearance had not been lost upon Miss
kathe as she watched Mr.. Carew, direct
td by the drowsy porter, mount the steps
| toward her post OF observation on the rail
way bridge,
"lt was uncommOnly generous Of Lena
to let me have the first inning" she
thought geeiully. 81 quite thought we
should have burst upon his vision stimuli
taneously this afternoon. | wonder why
she wouldn't come with meY" knitting
her brows i'm momentary puzllement.
81 suppose she is the daughter" he
thought as ka,hie chartered on about
| Lena and "the dad" II remember my
mother said something about niece liv
| mg with them" And he smiled IA he re
called his mothers parting words.
~ know the effect of several weeks In
the country with IA pretty and fascinating
girl, " she said solemnly. "Propinquity,
Gilbert, is the cause of more than half Of
tne love affairs in the world Well, shall
not mind II It i Kute's child. There is "A
niece, too, hut did not care for her moth
er-she was too giddy.'
But Gilbert grew rather bewildered over
the identity of "kate's child' when
kathie whirled him into the sunny draw.
ing room at the Willows and presented
him abruptly to "my cousin Lena"
1--WE are both Katheens, you see" she
explained, land the dad had To make some
distinction between us.
~ am evidently not 10 know which is
Kate's child, thought Gilbert amusedly.
"Lcna is lovely, but ! think shall get on
best with Kathic."
SO he did Kuthie was always availa-
bic for music, imprOmptu picnics aud
strols on the moonlit lawn. She openly
enjoyed his society, and the two became
fast frends-uothing more.
But Lena knew the desire Of the aver
age masculine mind for the unattainable.
! Hence she was deaf tn any insinuatng
suggestions concerning moonlight ram
bles.
At first she enjoyed the game of hide
and seek, but by and by she realized that
she wanted 10 he found and absolutely
longed for the sound of Gilbert's advanc.
ing footsteps.
Then, when she felt that matters were
getting serious, she hated herself for the
part she was playing. But she had ac-
eepted the challenge, and she would wini
And kathie, when she saw how the
glimIner of another white gown I'm the gar
v,
mutter "A vague apology and effect IA hasty
Exit through the French windows, awoke
10 the truth at last
"Well, " size said to herself, 81 should
like To see the stony Gilbert captured
! Toward the close of one summer even
ing Kathie disappeared, leaving Gilbert
and Lena alone together in quaint little
summer house ut the foot of the garden.
How IL came about neither could have
told, but presently Gilbert was holding
the slight figure fast i'm his arms and mur
muring passionate words.
Lena forgot everything else in an over
whelming rush of happiness, but sud
denly a guilty consciousness gained prom
mence in her mind. and she struggled out
of his arms.
He paused in surprise while Lena
poured out vehement explanation Of her
attitude toward him since his arrival.
Gilbert listened at first in incredulous
silence. Then, as the meaning of her
breathless torrent of words gradually
dawned upon him. his face grew pale and
Set.
Well, :" he said bitterly, when the con
fession was ended, "you have played with
me very successfully, and you Mt least have
the satisfaction OF knowing that you have
/ vauquished kathie"
He was half way down the path toward
the house when, almost against his will.
be turned for n last look.
Icuu'S face was hidden from him, but
tmcthiug i'm the utter despair of her atti-
iude caused his heart to soften.
She was crying, he found, as he went
,oftly up To her, and surely she would not
No that uuiess---
elena" he whispered. "tell me. do yon
hrcy"
The look on the startled tear stained
face was "A sufficient answer, even without
her pleading whisper:
colbert Gilbert forgive me and don't
leave met
"Never again. sweetheart' he returned
tenderly
A significant cough from the porch in
terrupted them. IL was Kathie-a bright,
kidiant and altogether blooming Kathie.
$50 you have won, Lenaf" she re
marked coolly, when matters had been ex-
planned. "Well, don't mind, for" dim
ping and hlushing, Harry has coms
back, and have seen him.
$50 il il Kate's child, after all, Gilbert
commented Mrs. Carew day or two later
Then, after an eloquent pause, she added,
perhaps you will believe in propinQuity
now r"-F )rgetmenot
Green as Grass.