Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-12-20

~ MWE the lRuy IN ques'
%>,>-%/ ton.
-.-z- "There's q
beastly little buttons who thinks him
self somebody, and he SAYS he can't
show me upstairs because it isn't guest
day. Like to know when guest day
is? Pm sure I've tried every day II
the week, too
81 fancy YOU have" she murmured.
II thought, perhaps" said Dick,
without needing her comment, ''that
we might do theatre one might, Just
we three, don't you know, Kit? She
wants to know you awfully, he added
quite rs an afterthuugh5
sob. yes" said Xii scepacally,
''they all dc. Will she go IN the pit,
though 2"
Her brother Jumped ont OF his chair
and said something not very softly.
What's the matter? Have l done
auythiug?' asked Kit in rather Harsh
tone
"Did you say pll:" shouted Dick,
wrathiuIly, - take Pauline IL the
pit? Pauline?'
We'll, YOU always take nc IN the
PIT, and generally pay NY share.
complained his sister, taking IN iu-
creased interest "a her embroidery
'hut, Of course, ala not Pauline.
d X. being at the stage when a man
does not analy2e any remarks except
made by the one person, was little
Modified, and sat down again.
"No," he said graye,y, mo, vou re
not and you hayeu'tm met her, either. "
az have taken box at the Hay.
market for Thursday evening" said
Dick presently, III rather a strained
voice. He was lighting cigar as he
made this announcement, and he
wasted two or three matches III tha
attempt and began talking about
Bryant and May without the least oc.
casion for it, Kit dropped her EN-.
broidery or the floor and stared a;
hun.
"A boz, Dick?'
eyes, a box, Kit! You are very
'ouchy, you are, this evening. was
going to ask you to come, too, " he
went on in an absent way as if he were
thinking about something else.
eyes. you will want chaperon, o
course" said Kit. "Who else j.
coming, DIclS?'
''Who else ?,-eh, what? WHO else:
Why, Pauline, of course; Eve tolC
vor fhpt ol"pady Kit -
"But besides PauIine?' she sale
patiently
ooh, / don't know. That enough
isn't it?"
give no doubt that will be enough
for you but I don t want to sit by my
self all the evening. You'll have t.
asl, Charlie Weymouth, too"
ooh, ] can't ask Charlie Wey
mouth, said Dick, with great dignity
"weve had 2 row.
"That doesn't matter. Your
always having rows, but they're neve
OF the least importance. You ask him
Dick, or else [ shan't 90, and Ri
spoke decisiyely. If there was an
capital to be made out OF the situation
she meant to make It.
But Pauline's coming" said Die
in a surprised tone, "ani she reall
wants to know
eyes, Tve heard that before" sal
Kit, impatiently 81 mean, of course
1 want tC see ncr, too, Dick, but
will be all the nicer for Won If | hav
somebody to talk to. I'll tell Charli
to come. Goodnight; I'm going t
bed"
When she got into her room sh
took her brothers photograph off ii
table and stloked it WITH her fngel
with queer little trown on her tac'
Then she jerked it back again to i
proper place and went and stood b
the open window and looked at tt
street lamps until hanson ca
ratified past with man and girl i
side in evening oress. Then 81
shivered little and laughed at herse
and went back to the room which 81
had just left.
"Dick, I'm awfully afraid [ WASH
bit sympathetic, she began abrup
ly.
Dick hastily thrust something in
his breast pocket and dropped tv
letters AMI made plunge after the
under the table,
"What's the row." be said crossl
coming up again with a red face.
wish you wouldn't disturb chap
suddenly. | do like woman to mo
about quietly. What's the good
being woman if you can't do tina
What DO you want?"
"Ob, nothing; | forgot my book
said Kit, and went away without it.
On the day after this conversati
Dick met Charlie Weymouth in t
Strand about s o'clock IN the evenin
Dicks mind was occupied with o
subject only at that instant, so VIII
Weymouth smote him on the should
and said, "Hullo. Dick !" it took h
some moments to collect his though
sufficiently to reply in suitable ma
ner.
Good business!' he said joyful
'sjust the man wanted to see."
H Is remark was not solely prompt
by the exigencies OF the nome
though Charlie Weymouth thought
was, and smiled cynically. Di
hailed hanson and babe the dirty
take them to restaurant.