The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-13

y nOur ne handed MS caro- TO the thlt
n aman who opened the door. with I'll
G request to take it TO the lady of tn
F, house.
"No sabe," said the Chinamar
Vernon pointed TO the card then t
his hand, then into the house
mo sabe".
; Let me brighton your understand
ing" and he handed him Il piece q
money.
, Heap no SADIE but there was
sly twinkle in the Chinaman's eve
just then young woman came to TN
door and invited him in. With hi
pulses ON fire he waited TO see if sh,
would come. Then there was slidinl
were pushed apart and the Tigress
in all her royal, graceful loveliness,
stepped into the room. Vernon ros,
eagerly to meet her. She held hi.
card in one hand and extended the
other and prosaically said: "Mr Al
linson, | IN pleased to meet you. -
This cold, beautiful woman, whose
name he did not know, had evidently
no prior knowledge of him.
Cat Eyes, it is not fair" These
were not the words he intended to say.
1t was what he called her in Shady
Canon. He said it now with so much
of the plaintive and petulant in
his tone that Cat Eyes laughed.
And such a laugh Clear as the ring
Of . sivery bell. \ musical ripple of
merriment, Then she shook hands
with him again. The ice was sudden
ly melted. They sat down facing each
other, their knees nearly touching,
so close were they. They lived over
/ that summer in Shady Canon. And
do you remember, - be said. that
| made you wreath of mnnzanita ber-
ries. and crowned YOU queen. YOU, my
/ little Cat Eyes Hiss -? What is
your name! Strange that | should
have known you so long. and not know
your real name.
AN evidence that YOU have been
very, very much interested in me. "
Remember | STAYED three months
longer in Shady Canon because you
were there -
Il remember. A"
Then pity my embarrassment.
You have outgrown Cat Ewes. Your
friends call YOU -
"The Tigress. -
..T;,,,oes ho - thor. ana, ,;,...o,.
INV nrec;nus royaI danao,nts '' ;"nr,I,
t;,raes NJ ar;os sbam Ia ,'",,r y"mst :,
IL Iea,nd fnrward f. las S b b"r'' i,
bis .rn,e Tbaro r,,ae ,an,i., ; -; ~
tba la,,,,h tor 81 bor sl';r;,,,, 49,, ~
that stonned hmm 'f''
s.Tbero ara fnrt,.,iro ethan oo,,as
with The sam. niacarJ an IMAM, III
obead nf voI,rs '''''N "''
"Rnt r ,nrn'yo >, ma cold
SANE annoi,nce,nent hit ,bo .oth.r
forty'n;no make ;, ns sho e'" a,a ,mo 49, =,
h;m ''Bnt '" Ton loved rno : iittIo ~
ia Won nnto,; ''' '''' '''''' '''
:. ua,ha hint tb.t ,.as sa,oo ,.o.,rs
ago They saw onr' cbanoos nttar,v ~
sew, raars Ana Il 90 Evos &C r :! ~
van i basnvbaInJ ana ora,,nratoa 'o noI
been sborn from ba, be.d and ci;nn n
fr,,n bar nails and rnhhad ~ =, ~
ole n is thn T; ir, ,'n n,'v =" va ""
.yan ara nr,'oi ,n,, i,nou. f,.aa
you so. seven years ago. >
You must have loved me. How YOU
must have loved me them The yellow
topaz ewes were laughing. thp mouth
was still smiling. but the words were
cutting. and ended in moan like
that Of a wounded beast. All the DAYS
of her ioyless childhood were crowded
into if. The nails of her hand. which
rested on the arm of the sofa. duo INTO
the velvet till her wrist was raised |
from the cushion and tI,r knuckIes /
of her fingers looked white heransr Of
the tenseness of the skin.
He got up and sat down beside her
and took her hands.
81 love Won terribly nov Nv lovc
is an avalanche broken from every res.
traint, love Won. Miss Tipress :,
"Perhaps Mrs Tigrrss. wonder
Won are not afraid tn hold tipress'
paws. You might get SCRATCHED. ="
"You'y we erratrhed my heart into
,hrcds already, But tell me-. won 10
,ot live here without any nrntort.
on:" NO: | have the most nrofrct-
nu of protectors Ono who viii NAT
Gods who is hee''
cto la,,,,hol H.. l,,,,.l, ,.....,
on iauEiT, q H"Pll I"u-H' peep.a
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ace III feh-h"t neII 'hah uhuer such
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! c"i ~ llc "cI' " the lhed'ie, out
ne iisTess dli not appear. Some
nins was Mrongi ne went !" lhe ,
lG ;i IN VIZ siItiI'; great rear
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