Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-01-25


shall have my fsvOrite tea-cakes
for suppeIl-I'll just go and put
my flowers in water before we are
called in"
And she arose and tripod
lightly away, humming a gay
song.
"That GAL" said Miss Jemima,
who had caught fragments of the
foregoing discourse, "that gal
would worrit the lite of Job him-
self. I've the greatest mind to put
away the tea cakes tor tomOrrOw's
supper, aud not let her have taste
OF 'em today"
"Oh. she'll come round some
timer" said Aunt Betsey, cheerful
Is. "il'S the way with some gals,
though Pm bound to confess that
l never carried on 50 with my
Jerry"
Kitty went up to her room aud
placed Der Wild flowers in water,
and then, standing near the win
dow, brushing back her curls, she
said to herself, a little remOrse.
fully;
81 dare say do tease Joe too
much, but | can't help It. | sup
pose it's my nature, and just-just
as Tabby there likes to tease the
mice that she catches. But | don't
mean to give up JOe-nOt l ! Aud
I'll be kinder to him tomorrow"
She heard the tramp of horse,
and looking Ou1 saw Joe riding
away on his beautiful bay, on
which he always appeared so well.
ooh, so he's gone to the Har
veys' !" said KITTY, with toss OF
her head as she watched bin turn
into the orchard road. "That's to
pay me off, suppose, and excite
my J~a'ousy. Well, he'll see. AS
il I CaIed!'
Cousin Jemlma might as VIII
have carried out her threat Of not
producing the tea cakes, for though
Kitty made a point of devOuring
two or three of them with great
show Of relish, they had lost their
charm for her, and more than once
she felt as though they were chOk.
ing her.
The next morning she made a
point OF not going down until Joe
bad flushed his breakfast, and sue
exalted as over the STAIR banlsters
she saw how he fingered about the
porch and hallway, pretending 20
be locking for missing articles, be-
tore he finally followed his father
TO the cOrnfleld. 1t was a busy
time, AID they did not come home
to dinner.
Kitty thought it the longest
day she had ever spent, and she
hardly knew what to do with her
self.
Bat in the evening she put on a
whl'e lawn dress with a rose i'll her
hair, and went down stairs to
where Joe was sitting on the porch
steps, pretending to read a paper.
He looked up wistfully, but
Kitty passed him and went out to
the little front gate, where present
ly she was engaged III an animated
chat with young DR.. Bowers, who
happened to- be passing.
Joe knew that the doctor ad-
mired Kitty, and while they stood
chatting together, be sat on the
steps. scOwlng like a thunder
cloud.
When The doctor had taken
leave and passed on, he strobe
down the walk and stood by her
side.
"KItty, did hear you promise
! that-that fellow to go with hin
to the picnic next Tuesdayp
What felloWi' said Kitty, icily
"YOu know who | mean!' Jot
was pale with jealousy and wrath
"And YOU know that there was ar
understanding that | was to escOrt
you"
81 presume that l can 20 will
whom | choose" answered KITTY
haughllly.
$50 you can, and want yOu nov
to make YOUR choice; but | tel
you, once for all, that if lOu throw
me over for that Bowers, you'll b'
done with NE forevelw
Kitty was almost frightened al
his vehemence. She drew back a
little as she said:
"My goodness, Joe, what a TEN
per you have"
"YOu've driven me to il; yOu'V
made me desperate" ne retOrted
This thing must come to an en'
hatuaan us ona wav nr fha .ofhaI