The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1895-12-27

toward her sister, for she said, with a
sharp look at them both:
What! kissing again! cannot I'M
derstand how you find pleasure in al
ways lying round each others necks."
you are out of sorts, Katharine"
said her father. "One of the cards you
expected has not come, perhaps. l
would almost wager that among all
those letters there is none from Baron
Horn! Eh?"
Katharine grew shade paler at these
words.
Il certainly expected a card from
Baron Horn," she replied, trying to con-
ceal her annoyance. He surely has
sent me one! Are you sure you emptied
the mailbag thoroughly?"
Yes, think so. But you had better
look yourself; it would not be the first
time that a letter has remained stuck
ia one of the corners"
"Ah! thought so," exclaimed Katha-
rina, pulling a crumpled letter out of
a deep corner of the bag.
She glanced quickly and sharply at
the address, and then with an eXclama-
ton of veXation let the letter hurriedly
drop.
Not from Baron Horn after all? ?"
asked her father, picking it up, land
yet-that is his writing. Heavens!
why it's to you, Lii; it's addressed to
you" q
"Oh! impossible!" said Lii, quietly,
while faint blush rose to her pretty
cheeks. 1T must be a mistake"
by no MEANS" returned her father,
smiling. Here open it. Let us all
see it. Oh, what lovely card! Why,
katharine, where are you going?''
But the father received no answer.
Katharine hurriedly gathered up her
letters and left the room in a whirl-
wind.
The aforementioned Baron Horn
was young nobleman who had just re-
turned from Africa. 1t was we'll known
that he took great pleasure in visiting
the Won Krohn family, and under all
manner of pretexts took every oppor-
tunity to be with them. OF course
everyone thought that the attraction
was the rich and beautiful Katharine,
and she herself took particular pains
Accustomed as she was to a large
! number of enthusiastic admirers, she
had never for a moment imagined that
the baron could interest himself in her
quiet little sister until she was re-
minded to-day in a rather unpleasant
manner of the possibility of such a
thing.
She read her letters through and be-
came better humored.
How stupid of me to get SO cross, -
she said, as she smiled at her lovely face
in the glass. 1T is not possible that
he favors Lii when he knows me-"
There came a gentle knock at the
door, and the servant girl came in and
announced that the carriage was at the
door.
Katharine at once remembered that
Baron Horn had promised to go for q
drive with her, and with this thought
her face grew bright once again.
A charitable bazar was to be opened
in q neighboring town, and, as the IA
Their was not able to go, Baron Horn had
offered his escort to the two young
| ladies.
The baron was as punctual as most
lovers-that is to say, he came half an
hour before the time, and found Kath-
arina quite ready, to his great astonish-
ment, for as rule she kept everybody
| waiting half an hour at least.
Her purpose of frustrating q tete-a-
tete between Lii and the baron was
completely successful, for she did not
move from his side until they all three
were ready to get.into the carriage.
The father stood with beaming face
on the doorstep and waved q fond fare
well after them.
This Horn II . very sensible fellow, -