Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-05-13

in the middle of the confession when
he entered the church. To get to the
Windy Nook "er he had TO pass Kitty
She was kneeling like the ~" and
never looked up. but he saw what cut
HIM TO heart-ins - Of the sprig Of
southernwcod which she usually
brought, a moss rose from the Newby's
garden was lying by her side on a
csrefully folded pocket handkerchief.
There's neither peace nor comfort
for me, no, not even in Gods house,
thor"r' Dunthorne, and all through the
service the Haunting pink o. a rose he
did not want TO see came between him
and the pages of his prayer book.
The church scaled at welve. Win
ston folks always had the justice to
admit that their "parson was no spoil
pudding" Dunthorne hurried out. He
would go home without 50 much as
speaking to the girl. He would wait
for dear little Kitty and tell her that
he could not live without her. He
would stay and conceal his own feel
ings but try 20 discover hers. The
third course was that which he adopt
ed, and while he waited in the porch
Farmer Newly nme TO him.
Eve are going to have party next
Saturday at Sunny Brow" said he.
TITS partly to show our plisure at
our lads return, and partly TO hondsel
our new kitchen You know maybe
that we've built oursers a grand new
kitchen? Well. Ipe and my misses hope
your put away any notions that I'm
rot 50 friendly to you and yourn as
might be. and gle us { plisure o your
company at our party-party's my
missis's grand name for's. | just calls
It our kitchen warming. Now don't be
iv a hurry 10 say no-there'll be dane
ing, and | reckon you like that bonnie
lassie, and | don't suppose you've any
great objection TO them, so why
shouldn't you plisure us by coming
Thank you for your kindness
"Now, my good lad, you're surely
not going to say no, It would be
wlang, 1t would be irving to keep up
III will None of us at Sunny Brow has
a scrap OF iii will to you or yourn, and
RI not TAX no for an answer. Come
II YOU will on Saturday and you'll be
welct ne"
you are kind" began DunthOrne,
but Farmer Newly was gone In an
other minute Kitty appeared. She
glanced at Dunthorne and colored up to
a shade Of pink as bright as that Of the
rose which he could not forget. and
just as he was feeling that It might be
pleasure at seeing himself, Newly
came from behind, leaving it doubtful
If the blush had not been due to his
pI es ence. DunthDrne went TO her. and
heard her joyfully accepting an invita-
tion to the Sunny Brow party. Worse
still Tho ---'~~ came out, and espying
his chGrchwarden, Dunthorne ex-
claimed. "The very man I WANT and
carried him away to discuss some lit
tie parish matter.
'If you AK me, Robert I say go
But father"
"H~"' - agin it Of course, but why
keep up Ill will
What's It all about, mother. never
knew"
"Abcut nothing! Your fathers been
tcuchy and jealous all along He niver
could be made to see that Newly hadn't
got all the good land ona he himself
all the bad, and yet when all comes to
all, TT warrant you that our farm
fetches IN fu'1-- ~~ much as Newly "
Then father has no real ground for
being crazed?"
None! There's nothing better about
Newby's farm but its name Sunny
Brow Is pleasant-sounding but It must
ha' been a fool who christened this
place Windy Nook, and expected a
farmer TO settle down comfortah1" int,
Go to the party; it's real handsome O.
them to AK you!'
You're one of fright sort. my lad"
said Farmer Newly, you TAX things
as they're meant; but you're late.
They've been making gam alive here
for better nor an hour
The dust was rising in clouds, but
DLnthorne soon saw Kitty IN a light
blue dress and ribbons. She was one
Of a group Of young folks in the OPP
posite corner Young Newly had Just
been blirdfolded for n game OF blind
mans huff. "He car sect" cried some
one; che can see II no puts his head
back no can see all down the side Of
b{e rnea