The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-09-28
MIST00K THE COLOR.

DEAHEnr dEoRdE~Aunt has rcirntrl a, lAa,.
and VIZ arr FulnR to the ulAAkrd hall hocaunr
Aho thinks that you Afu not, Du Try 10 cumr.
will 10 In mAuvo domino and will wear a
bunch of violein. Ho you can't mistake me.
Evur yuaru, KITTY.
Good business" George ShumarcE said
10 himself triumphnntly III we don't
clrcumvent the old dragon mud have jolly
hour together. don't know George Sau.
mnrcz or Kitty Marsh either
His mirth received n sudden check on n
ppcond porusl Of tho luttor.
- mhuvr domino, A" hr reflected. THAT
would DO very satisfactory II | had the
smallest idea whn, mauyc was like Must
bc ono Of your faded Hsthctio colors II
Kitty wears It, but which Of 'emt That
il tho question "
Thcn brilliant idea struck him, per
haps Fitzgerald would know.
No sooner thought than Il was acted
upon. a laundering knock on Fitzgerald :
door on the other sido elected muillcd
response. and SnumnrcE opened the door
and plunged into perfect fog Of tobacco
smoke.
Look herr, Fitzgerald" no cried "a.
gcrly, "do you know mhuvo when you SCI
ity"
"Yos. said Fitzgerald, getting up from
his chair and wandering nbout the room.
II know exactly what looks like II !
could only get something like 1t TO show
you.
Eureka !" he exclaimed presently, pull.
ing n book out ot the huuSoaso. Herr Il
H. This IL the very color
II was book prottily bound In colnrcd
linon; but. alas for MIR rl,aScrnld's power
Of vision, tho color wHs-Afc green, but
Snumnroz went away perfectly satisfied,
The ball was In full swing He felt be.
wildcrUd, However, no began 20 work
his way through tho crowded dancing
room when ho caught sight Of lady, scat.
cd not far from the door, who looked very
much like the person no was In search Of
The domino, he was sure, was the same
color As Fit2gcrad's book and there was
the bouquet Of Nioluts "to make assurance
doubly suro. "
llu felt confident as ho went up 10 hor,
and quantity Of beautifully dressed hair
looked so familiar on closer inspection
that II wns without n qualm that ho bent
over her and asked her for the dance just
beginning
She seemed to hesitate, so ho stopped
and Whispered In her cHr;
"Don't you know me, KlttyS Was not
lucky 10 find you 80 sooug"
She murmu,d something no did not
catch and rose and laid her hand on his
arm.
"Wo don't want To dance, do weg" he
Enid. LET us go outside,
Thcy did so and found tho passage al.
most deserted, so they retired To u sofa
oozily SGT at tho end of IL.
This one will do" said Saumnrcz
ohoorfully. "1ho dragon won't venture
into tho hall, so we nro quite safe. Haven't
we done her nicolyl"
Don't bo too sure ot that, Mr.. George
SaumHrez, said VOICE that mado him
start up again In great hurry.
At the same timo his companion took
of her domino and disclosed tho features
Of Kitty's aunt, Miss Marsh.
"I-I thought you were your niece" he
remarked brilliantly.
80 imagined" she said dryly,
He stood looking such picture Of dis.
may that hor severity suddenly gave way,
and sho leaned back on the sofa and
laughed till the tears ran down her checks.
Her merrimcnt made Saumarcz feel
more Ike fool than ever Just then
couple appeared at the hoad of the passage,
and tho shorter domino Of the two, ap-
parontly catching sight Of them, dismissed
her partner In n very summary manner
and hurried down tho corridor.
"Whntovor IL the matter, auntS" she
cried. "Are you illS Why-GoorgeW
eyes, said Miss Marsh, recovering hor
oomposure and sitting very erect. at Is
George, and very clever George he Is too,
as no has just mistaken mo for you"
Amazoment and CONSERVATION kept
Kitty silent, and she could only stand and
gazo alternately Mt George and her aunt.
Miss Marsh turned ON her with u sud
den sharpness:
"How did Mr.. Saumarcz know we were
coming tonightF'
al wrote TO him." stammorod Kitty.
I"And was that honorableg" said her
aunt severely.
"Perhaps not, broke In George, "but
you must remember, Miss Marsh, that you
have treated us very harsbly. Kitty and I