The advocate., 1894-02-21

did not like to hear her lover spoken or
so harshly, but she had no opportunity
to say so, and it was, perhaps, as we'll
that she had not.
That night in Grace's room they had
the proposed ''long talk" 1t began
with Grace's question:
Chow came you tosucceed so rapidly
in getting to c0llegeP Did your father
strike some good luck ?"
Then Kate told the story of her ac-
uuaintance with Oyerton and of his
Kindness in advancing money to en-
able her to accomplish her ambition,
not, however, revealing word of
OvertOn's own story.
"What noble man he must be!'
said Grace with enthusiasm. "There
is not one such in millions nowadays.
"But," said Kate sadly, 81 must give
up. cannot endure to stay here if
Clarence shall learn my secret and tell
it to all the rest. | am so sensitive, 1t
would kill me to be Stunned by every
body about the college. And as he may
learn all about me at any time, am in
constant dread like some hunted Grim
inal in temporary but uncertain Sc
curity. l cannot endure the strain, and
/ must leave college at the close Of this
term, if | shall even be able to stay
that long"
"You are right, Kate" said Grace.
"They would mistreat you, and there is
not room for the slightest doubt that
he would tell. That is just about the
kind Of man he is. :,
"No, don't think ill of him, Grace"
pleaded Kate. "He says he can't avoid
acting thus because his people would
not endure it if he should act other
wise. But even if he should not tell,
/ couid not bear it to stay here and
have him never notice me; have him
ignore my presence as he did that OF
Hattie HarbinSOn. What would you
do?"
"Well, my dear, / am not coming
back. | have studied shorthand since
| have been here this year, and when l
>go home Christmas, / go to stay. The
|. first of January | am to become my
uncle's stenographer. He is lawyer.
He is very eccentric. | think have
derived from association with him my
ultra democratic notions. Come home
with me. You can find something to
do at RisingtOn, and l will teach you
shorthand nights, so that in a few
months you can become independent, "
said Grace.
"But your parents might find me out,
and they might not be so generous as
you are"
"My parents? My dear girl my
parents both died long years ago. My
father went down on an ocean steamer,
and my mother died soon afterwards
years ago, when was little child. My
uncle, who is a bachelor, took me to
some friends till | was about II years
old, and since then l have lived in
boarding schools. / have no home
whatever, and no brothers nor sisters.
There were two of us, but my younger
sister died. | am alone in the world,
so you see how badly l need you. Go
with me, Kate. Do"
"But where would we live; in
boarding housef" inquired Kate.
''In a hotel for few days. l am
weary of boarding houses. But we will
get some other audaciOus girls to club
with us and we will start a cO-Opera-
tive home. Four Of us will be suffi
cient. We shall rent four rooms in
some building-twO chambers, one
diningroom, which can also be the re-
ceptiOn room for company, and
kitchen-and we shall take turns cook
ing and house keeping. We can live
economically that way, and be as in
dependent as Sioux Indians"
"And, it may be, as untidy,"
laughed Kate, but she was facinated
with the audicious project. She con-
tinued: "YoU don't need to economize,
though.
"Indeed do. | shall have no in
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