The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-17

between the acts.
GLOW do, Miss Wilmington, he be-
gan.
"G beg your pardon !" said Kitty.
al beg youah pawdon Miss-aw-I
mistook you foh my fwiend, Miss
Millic Wilmington.
Bobby hastened to introduce Harry
and then explained:
"This is Miss Miles younger
sister.
'But. asked Harry, haven't I met
vou at some ball NV pavty wecently?"
'I think not" said Kitty, who had
sized him up and did not care for him,
81 don't go TO nursery parties any
more
"Why, Kitty" said Bobby"
"Gwacious 20 said Harry.
Kitty said nothing. She turned
toward the stage aud Harry backed
ont.
"Now, rcally,' began Bobby.
"You needn't begin to scold me for
snubbiug that creature" she inter
ruptad, "it.that is the sort of admir-
crs Milic has I don't want TO be mis-.
taken for her.
"But | nm liable to have friends
drop in here Mt any moment and"
go, tell them you are giving the
Rivington nursery an outing, and
don't mind my being here. Why did
YOU invite me 10 come with You if you
were not prepared for the conse-
qucuces?'
"But thought all the others were
coming
"You bought the hribc for which
they stayed at home" she said ex.
ultlngly.
"But I couldn't help IT.
"Well. since you are sorry for it,
I'll pay You bnck what ii cost when /
get my next pocket money "
"Rcally, Kitty"
"Dou't speak to me again! My
name is Miss Cassie II the music
were not SO grand / would so right
home ~
Bobby subsided. The experience
was nh altogether new one. IL WAS
beginning 10 dawn on him that there
is nothing in the world So unreason-
able, SO Independent, or 80 bewitch-
lag rs n girl of seventeen.
Bat her unrcnsonableness might
cause trouble. What would her
mother say to all this? Would she be
angry? And while he was meditating
the convection gr,w in him that Kitty
was unusually beautiful. Finally the
curtain fell on the last act and they
prepared to so home.
'Tm going on the street car, said
Kitty
"But l have my carriage at the
door.
81 don't care You are sorry you
s-ors-iS me- asNa : afii ,,Jti .:rniIs~ 10 je
bit more obliged to you than can
help"
BY this time they had reached the
street. She signaled cable car, but
luckily the grip man saw dray ON
the track couple of blocks ahead that
he thought IT would be Joy to collide
with. SO he shouted Take the next
car
BY this time Bobby had collected his
senses, and taxing n gentle hut firm
hold of Kitty's arm he whispered
"Iou must come to the carriage I'M
mediately."
There was Il look or determination
on his face rs she looked up at him,
and she yielded. He was somewhat sur
prised at her submission as he helped
her inlo the carriage; for il had never
occurred to him That girls docility
is usually as uuaccountable rs her tam
trums. As they drove along he no.
ticed that she seemed very demure-
perhaps penitent $50 he could not re-
sist the temptation to give her bit
of his mind.
"Your conduct to-day" said Bobby,
"has been unaccountable, and ] am
sure your mother will think it very
wrong"
"Must you tell her?' asked Kitty
with slight intouation of fear in her
voice.
This was Just the opening he needed
and he exercised his prerogative as
friend of the family to the utmost.
He scolded until they reached her
house, She sprang from the crriage
with his assistance and ran into the
house without even saying "Good-by ~
She was going to have real good cry.
Bobby drove around to the club
and then allowed himself to glow with
satisfaction because he felt he had
done his duty as II friend of the family
in giving Kitty such scolding. But
after while he began TO remember
how beautiful she looked and that she
really didn't seem to be so much of
child after all, Then it began to dawn
on him that he had taken mean adj
vantage OF her in giving her such a
scolding In short, he thought about
the matter until he felt very uncom-
Portable and decided that as n gentle
man he ought to apologize to Kitty.
On returning to her room Kitty fol-
lowed her womanly instinct and had
good cry. Then she exchanged