The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-08-25

woman. Well risk mother. Besides,
I'm not in the least afraid of
her, and don't believe you are.
I think she is at this moment Civ
ing poor Mr.. Stoliker piece of her
mind; otherwise, I imagine, he would
have followed me. saw it in his eye"
II hate that man." said Kitty, incon-
sequently.
II like him because he brought me
here, even if was handcuffed Kitty,
why don't you look up at me? Are you
afraid?"
what should l be afraid OPP asked
Kitty, giving him one swift glance from
her pretty blue eyes. IN OF of you,
hope"
SWELL, Kitty, l sincerely hope not.
Now, Miss Bartlett, do you know why
came out here?"
'Fpr something more to eat, very
likely" said the girl, mischievously.
snow, Miss Kitty, that, to man in
captivity, is both cruel and unkind.
Besides, had first-rate breakfast,
thank you. No such motive drew me
into the kitchen. But / will tell you.
That was the reason
He suited the action to the word, and
kissed her before she knew what was
about to happen. At least Yates, with
all his experience, thought he had taken
her unawares. Men often make mistakes
in little matters of this kind. Kitty
pushed him with apparent Indignation
from her, but she did not strike ohim
across the face as she had done before
when he merely attempted what he
had now accomplished. Perhaps this
WAS because she had been taken SC COM
pletely by surprise.
IT shall call my mother" she threat
ened.
''Oh, no, you won't. Besides, she
wouldn't come" Then this frivolous
young man began to sing in a low voice
the hippant refrain: Here's to the girl
that gets a kiss and runs and tells her
mother" ending with the wish that she
should live and die an old maid and
meyer get another. Kitty should not
have smiled, but she did; she should
have rebuked his levity, but she didn't.
''It is about the great and disastrous
consequences Of living and dying an
DID maid that want to speak to you.
have plan for the prevention of
such catastrophe, and would like to
get your approval OF it."
Yates had released the girl, partly
because she had wrenched herself away
from him and partly because he heard
O movement in the dining-room and
expected the entrance of Stoliker or
some of the hers. Miss Kitty stood
with her back to the table, her eyes
fixed on spring flower, which she had
unconsciously taken from a vase stand
ing on the window ledge. She smoothed
the petals this way and that, and
seemed so interested in botanical
investigation that Yates wondered
whether she was paying attention to
what he was saying or not. What his
plan might have been can only be
guessed, for the fates ordained that
they should be interrupted at this
critical moment by the one person on
earth who could make Yates tongue
falter.
The outer door to the kitchen burst
open and Margaret Howard stood on
the threshold, her lovely face afame
with indignation, and her dark hair
down over her shoulders, forming a
picture of loneliness that fairly took
Yates breath away. She did not no
tice him.
"Oh, Kitty! she cried, ''those
wretches have stolen all our horses.
is your father here?"
''What wretches?" asked Kitty, ig-
noring the question, and startled by
the sudden advent of her friend.
''The Fenians. They have taken all
the horses that were in the fields, and
your horses as well. So I ran over to
tell you"
''Have they taken your own horse,
tooq" y
mo. I always keep Gypsy in the
stable. The thieves did not come near
the house. Oh, Mr.. Yates!-I did not
zee YOU" And Margaret's hand, with
the unconscious vanity Of woman,
sought her disheveled hair, which Yates
thought too becoming ever to be put in
order again.
Margaret Redeemed as she realized
from Kitty's evident embarrassment
that she had impulsively broken in
upon q conference Of two.
II must tell your father about It, "
she said, hur1iedly, and before Yates
could open the door she had done SO
Tor herself. Again she was taken aback
to see so many sitting round the table.
There was moments silence be-
tween the two in the kitchen, but the
spell was broken.
I'll don't suppose there will be any
trouble about getting back the horses, !"
said Yates, hesitatingly. ''1f you lose
them the government will have to
pay"
Il presume So" answered Kitty,
col6lly: then: Excuse me, Mr.. Yates;
L mustn't stay here any longer" So
saving, she followed Margaret into the
other room. ~
Yates drew a long breath OF relief.
All his old difficulties Of preference had
arisen when the outer door burst open.
He felt that he had had 9 narrow es-
cane. and began to wonder # he had