The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-19

ride down TO Annandale to witness the
Judgment of Paris turned upside down.
Kitty rode with young Cubbon. and II
was easy to see that the boy was trou-
bled in bis mind. He must be held IN
nocent Of everything that followed. Kit
ty was pale and nervous and looked long
at the bracelet. Barr-Saggott was gor-
geously dressed, even more nervous than
Kitty, and more hideous than ever.
Mrs. Beighton smiled condescending-
", as beftted the mother OF potential
commissioners, and the shooting be-
gan, all the world standing semicircle
as the ladies came out one after the
other.
Nothing is SO tedious as an archery
competition. They shot, and they shot,
and they kept ON shooting, till the sun
left the valley, and little breezes got mp
in the deodars, and people waited for
Miss Beighton to shoot and win. Cub
bon was at one horn of the semicircle
round the shooters and Barr-Saggott at
the other. Miss Beighton was last on
the list The scoring had been weak,
and the bracelet, plus Commissioners
Barr -Saggott, was hers to certainty.
The commissioner strung her bow
| with his own sacred hands. She stepped
| forward, looked ut the bracelet. and her
first arrow went true to a hair-full
into the heart Of the "gold"--counting
nine points.
Young Cubbon on the left turned
white, and his devil prompted Barr
Saggott to smile. Now, horses used to
shy when Barr-Saggott smiled. Kitty
saw that smile. She looked to her left
front, gave an almost imperceptible nod
to Cubbon and went on shooting.
wish could describe the scene that
followed 1t was out Of the ordinary and
most improper. Miss Kitty fitted her ar
rows with immense deliberation. so that
every one might see what she was do
ing She was perfect shot. and her 46
pound bow suited her to nicety.
She pinned the wooden legs of the
target with great care four successive
times She pinned the wooden top OF the
target once, and all the ladies looked al
each other.
Then she began some fancy shooting
at the white, which, if you hit it, count
exactly one point. She put five arrowI
into the white. 1t was wonderful arch
cry; but, seeing that her business wa
|, to make "golds" and win the bracelet
Barr-Saggott turned delicate greer
like young water grass.
Next, she shot over the target twice
then wide to the left twice-alway
with the same deliberation-while
, chilly hush fell over the company, ant
!, Mrs. Beighton took out her handker
chief. Then Kitty shot at the ground Il
front of the target and split several ar
rows.
Then she made red-or seven point
!, Just to show what she could do II sh
liked, and she finished up her amazin
performance with some more fanc
; shooting at the target supports Here
her score as it was pricked OF: MI
Beighton-Gold, /; red. I 4; blue,
!, black, O.; white, s.; total hits, q; tot
\ score, 81.
:, Barr-Saggott looked as if the last fe
= arrowheads had been driven into his LEI
= instead of the targets, and the deep still
ness was broken by a little snubb.
= mottled, half grown girl saying in
!; shrill voice of triumph, "Then ~
4 wonr'
J, Mrs. Beighton did her best to BET
;, up, but she wept in the presence OF Il
"a people No training could help N
through such disappointment. Kit
unstrung her bow with vicious jei
= and went back to her place, while Bar
~ ~ Saggott was trying to pretend that
!, enjoyed swapping the bracelet on Il
snubby girls raw. red wrist. 1t was
/. awkward scene-most awkward. Eve
!. one tried to depart in body and lea
= = Kitty to the mercy Of her mamma
- But Cubbon took her away instea
:, and-the rest isn't worth printing.
10 Rudyard Kipling