The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24
KATHY'S CONSCIENCE.
Why sno Don't Believe It Is p
"Stin, Small Voice."

CS1ll, i5Lltlu VOICE.
81 haven't any conscience" said
Kathy Ward, standing at the window
and addressing Georgia Greene, her
new roommate, who was still bending
over her book in the dim afternoon
light.
/" Julius Cesar, Arlus Plautius and
Suetonius, Roman generals invading
Britain" murmured her more stu
dious roommate. "Why, Kathy Ward
of course you havel Everybody has a
conscience"
Kathy shook her head. mot l." she
answered, sadly, land sometimes when
it is half dark, and / remember how
far away from home am, it scares me
to think about my conscience.
Julius Caesar, Aulus Plautius and
: Suetonius. Just now you said you
hadn't any conscience. Roman generals
invading Britain said Georgia, with
her eyes on the ceiling.
Kathy turned toward the window
with sigh. Conscience or no con-
science, she was truly sorry for her
past negligence, and those lively un-
lawful whisperings which had been
punished by her separation from her
chosen friend and usual roommate,
Jennie Randall.
Kathy was shy girl To few peo-
pie could she unreservedly open her
heart; but Jennie had charmed her.
Now, sorely missing her confdante, she
had tried to speak her thoughts to this
newer friend, whose companionship
had been thrust upon her for her I'M
provement.
II suppose it is not having Il mother
that makes me different" Kathy went
on. Mothers can make you under
stand things, but aunts can't. Aunt
Octavia talks to me about a still, small
voice, but have never heard it, have
you? Haze you, Georgia."
''Why, yes, of course | have" an
swered Georgia, impatiently, "and so
have you, and so has everybody It's
wicked to say you haven't! 'Gaul
was conquered by the Romans fifty
years before Christ, and divided into
four provinces; three centuries later it
was overrun by savage tribes, among
whom the Franks had the ascendency
and gave their name to the countryP
You had better study your review for
Friday, Kathy; 1t is awfully hard"
DR.. Egerton's school had for years
been of high repute in the part of the
country where Kathy Ward lived.
Young ladies were sent from among
the best families within radius of
three hundred miles to acquire their
education there.
OF the two hundred pupils of her
time, Kathy Ward was perhaps the
most sensitive and the most impulsive
by nature. She was sweet, honest
faced girl of fifteen, with much ability,
and degree of self-respect which
should have bettered her conduct re-
ports; but she had faults, and they
were of kind to interfere greatly with
her success in school life.
Kathy's tallest STUN bling-block was
that she was easily led, and had failed
to select q wise leader. Kathy had be-
come close friend and admirer of
Jennie Randall, the prettiest, bright
est and most INSCRIPTIONS girl in her
class
On the morning after Kathy had re-
preached herself to her new room
mate, she was led once more into mis-
chief by the blonde Jennie. The
earlier recitations were over, and the
class lad been for the past hour under
the instruction of the singing
in the chapel.
1t was large room with raised
platform, before which stood rows of
settees. Against the walls stood a
cabinet of curiosities of various sorts,
given by former scholars.
The singing hour was over, and the
process of marching and hating
necessary to the orderly withdrawal OF
the class had begun. Miss Hance was
busting and rearranging the little col
lection of curiosities Several stuffed
birds and well-tilled trays of coins hac
been removed from the cabinets anc
placed on the back settees, which hat
not been in use during the lesson.
While she marched slowly along il
her place, Kathy saw Jennie Randall
reach quickly toward an open case con
tanning a little heap of dingy-lookinl
coins of different sizes. Jennie misses
her mark, glanced backward at Kathy
shrugged her shoulders, showed he
empty fingers and laughed.
In few moments Kathy was or
posite the box in her turn. With tn