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

kissed her. That was what would hap
pen, and rather than see 1t DunthOrne
! fed-not to the seat this time, but
home, pursued as he went by sounds Of
merriment. Even bsfore he had
reached Brigg End Cottage however,
he began to think he had acted fool
| fshly, and something told him that
/ Kitty would have come soon. IN sit
/ in the arbor in her grandmother gar
den," he thought. Some of the neigh
| bors will set her to the gate and leave
/ her there, and then I'll tell her all
/ that's on my mind.
! He waited for an hour before she and
/ her escort came; he heard her say
good might to Thorn, but then he heard
her say. Good night Mr.. Newly. 1t
/ has been a peasant party
1T was a great deal more than that
to me. Goodnight I'll come to tea to-
morrow if I may?"
Eyes, do. Therell be no work going
on, It's Sunday
He went and then Kitty looked for
the big pansy plant under which the
key of the house was hidden, and still
Dunthorne kept to his resolution not
to reveal his presence, but when the
key was in the lock he strobe out ex-
claiming, II was waiting for to speak
to you, but I've nothing to say now!
Good might, and what's more, good
! byw
Robert! What do you mean"
II mean that there need be no more
/ talk betwixt us, that's allr'
You're exed I didn't dance with
you; but couldn't He made me prom
Use them dances afore l knew you'd be
! there"
! Robert silently moved to he gate.
How unjust! How was | 10 know
you We're coming? You've never before
set foot in that house, and as for the
dancing, | had to keep my word!'
you didn't keep your word about
walking home with me!'
| They held me fast--they Knocked
me, and dancing is such a plisure, and
one has SO little ont"
Its not the dancing only-it's all
you said and did, and are doing stillw
'Oh, go on, Say all the bad you can
1 of me, and never once think of the
| times out Of mind tonight that | tried
/ to get away from him and to you,
! And now he's coming here to-morn,
and not a word said a'gin' it by you!
| When | wanted to come, | was told to
! keep away, If I'd asked again TO-
night it would have been no again.
Mortal man can't stand what | have
! stoden; but never again. No never
again. You my have him here tomorn
and every other dav. It's nothing to
me, for I'll never cross your doorstep
as long as | live-no, not if you were to
&c down on your Bonded knees to ask
me to come inn
I'm not likely to do that" said Kit
! ty proudly.
Likely or unlikely, that's my last
word"
MY BARN! my bairnl what's ailing
you? You're fading away before my
very eyes," said Mrs. Carter. four
months later
Nothing ailing me, ganny-nothing
at all"
"Niver tell me that! I've been young
myself and know, It's love trouble
! Did that Newly max you think he
would ak you to wed him and then
sneak off with no word said? That's
the clash i The village"
Gle did ak me and said no, I wish
! I'd never seen him.
cts Robert Dunthorne then; he's
worth fifty Newbys," was granny's
thought, but she said, ut might do you
good If you did bit of work up at
Dunthorne's now and then, same as
before"
81 couldn't! Me and Roberts diff
fered," said Kitty, and burst into tears.
"Mr. Dunthorne'J my landlord. It's a
queer thing that neither him no. Rob
ert's ever been inside my doors"
"Msny's the time that Roberts
wanted to come; but that's months
ego"
And what for didn't he7"
Because you were always saying
! you'd have no young men here
"If you've young men you've love,
and if you've love you've heartaches.
That's why | said it. Eighteen was
soon to begin"
Granny, did your heart ever ache?"
AYE, by BARN; so sore that I mind
! the soreness still"
Kitty kissed her and henceforth
there was another bond between them,
! but the old woman was silent.
You're quiet, granny said Kitty.
"Tm a-studying." In the evening
/ she was Studying too, and after this,
she who had always held that girls
were best at hame," began TO find daily
/ errands for Kitty down town" /. o.
I in the village When she returned Mrs.
/ Carter "perused her face" but listless
+ sadness was there when she went ont
and listless sadness when she came in.