The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-25
KATIE'S PERIL.

hhiic was bho bttuty anu tub
heiress of Southwood.
Her father owned large factories Just
outside the town, and she lived with him
she had no brothers or sisters, and her
mother was dead-in big, old fashioned,
rambling house that adioincd them.
OF course all the young men in the
neiglborhood were more or less devoted to
Katie, and her father favored the suit of
the Hon. Alan Chevenix, the impecunious
son of the Earl Of kimberley.
But what mattered impecuniosity to Mr..
Burne? Rank he said, was what he
wanted for his gal"
He little guessed as yet what spoke the
aristocratic wheel would receive by the
coming TO Southwood of Kenneth Moore.
He had only been there week, and al
ready Katie was over head and ears in
love, her eyes only too eloquently telling
their tale as thoy Razed into his in affirm
ative znsTer to lis impsssioned question.
BY the gate, when the rest of the world
sleeps
1t WAS not only risky, it was positively
imprudent, but when do foolish girls,
when they are in love, think of prudence9
though Kate murmurcd to herself as she
walked along the street toward her home;
"lf father knew loved Kenneth, ! be-
lieve he would kill him, and if he knew
met him in secret he would kill me-"
And yet there was nothing tangible
against Kenneth Moore. He was Il steady,
hardworking young architcct-a more de-
sirable match in many ways than the
highty, turf loving Hon. Alan Chcvenix.
But Mr. Burne had set his heart on n
marriage between Katie and tho Hon.
Alan and Mr.. Bnrne was hard, self con
fident man and not easy TO change from
fixed purpose.
Somewhat to her CONSERVATION, when
Katie arrived at home she found Mr.. Chev-
enix in the drawing room with her father.
"Ilow late you are, katicl Where have
you beent" said Mr. Burne, but rather
less GROSSLY than usual. lie wns on his
good behavior before his future SON in-law,
''l was ut Miss Odsham's tea party"
"Mercyl One would think you were
going to take to caps and aprons yourself,
Judging from the way you run after those
old frumps. Well, fly now and get your
things off. Mr.. CheveniX is going to stay
to dinner and we will have a pleasant
evcning-music and billiards. BY the
way, Chevenix. would it not be better for
you to stay ull nightS Then we can 20
early in the morning and look at that
roam mare you have Il fancy for"
Thanks. it would suit me down to the
ground If You can send over and tell my
man to bring my things
Nothing easier, " answered Mr.. Burne,
beaming us he rang the bell.
But there was no beam Of satisfaction
on katie's faceus she went out of the room
to get ready for dinner.
Tonight it would be more than usually
rash to meet Kenneth. Yet how was she
to let him know Impossible. She must
risk it,
The maid was waiting to dress her.
'The master says you are to look your
best tonight, miss, so | have put out tho
white silk dress with the yellow lace"
absurd, IIaines. There is no one here
but MIR. Ghevenix and lie is not even in
evening dress. y
l.or, miss, what does it matter if it
plcases your pa?"
Katie shrugged her shoulders She was
too worried to care much what she wore,
so she put on the white silk dress and went
down to dinner.
Mr. Burne was noisily facetious, and
Katie would have been on tenter hooks
had she cared a bit about Alan Chevenix;
az it WIS, she thought him mercenary
wretch for putting up with Mr.. Burue's
vulgarity in order TO win his money.
Aud she looked every now and again ut
the clock, wondering when it would be
time to go and meet Kenneth
Alan Chevenix was not 50 wholly mer-
eenary as Katie Imagined. lie was quite
prepared TO be devoted to her, for he
thouSht her the sweetest little girl he had
ever seen, and all through dinner he never
took MS eyes on her except when com
pelletl.
Alter aihner she sang u nlaintivc love
ditty She had Charming voice aud had
been well tnilUht
Aim ehesehiN' VINO loved music, was
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