Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-28
KATIE'S CATCH.


thing TINT Pays better than this ocasoless
stitching. But here comes mother. /
must chase away this weary look.
Mr.. Ashley had been government clerk
and lived up to every cent OF his income,
just managing to Keep up a gentool up
pearanco and send kntlo TO an excellent
school.
But Mr.. Ashley died suddenly, and the
little family was left entirely destitute.
Mrs. Ashley WINS an invalid, She could
help in no way to support her little fam
sly. So Katie, when only 16, was forced
60 leave her studies and put her shoulder
TO the wheel. A sewing machine was pur-
chased, and hravcly she went to work.
"Kntlc, love this will never do You
must not work 50 constantly. Get your
hat and go tnko walk, and, my child'-
She hositatod. "Well, Two been thinking
TINT, possibly, If yon would try yourself
md not depend on friends you might get
position. l should think General Looms,
81 he know you, would give you work. Go
and ask him, Katie"
"What nbout the general, mother?
know him by sight and to speak to n lit
tie. and no is fine old gentleman,
think" snid Walter Ashley, u boy Of 10
years, who had entered the room and
caught the last part of his mothers re-
mark.
"How, or rather where, did you meet
him. waltorY' asked Katie
why, | sec him most every afternoon
up where we go fishing. Well, it would do
you good to SEQ him when he hns iino
luck. / believe he would sooner draw up
black bass than greonbacks, Walter an
swercd.
ooh, Walter, some time when he is in
IL Ill -
who you nre md nsk him to give mo some
thing to doY" Katie asked In n tone and
manner half serious, half in fun.
"Now, as II he would mind whit boy
saidi No, Katie, you como and go with
me, Ladies often come up TO tho fishing
ground Then, when no looks pleasant
enough, you ask him. l am going now"
They were soon after on their why to
the fishing grounds When In sight of the
place, Walter said "'rho general is not
there, but ho will como by and by, | guess
I'm glad we arc first. IN got good po-
stion.''
Soon bis line was dropped, and II few
minutes after Katie saw him draw 1T up
with triumphant exclamation.
"What beauty Oh, thnro comes tho
general Amt glad he didn't got hero
before Ho would have caught this. Now,
watch him, Katie. I'm going TO have
brisk time, l think"
Katie raised her eyes TO tho approaching
form timidly for an instant, but an in
slant only, for surely thero she found
nothing to encourage longer gaze.
General Looms looted decidedly cross,
md tho expression changed not for tho
hotter during tho two hours tho girl sat
and watched.
Then Mt last, tired and dishonrtened,
sho coaxcd Walter to return homo
"What lucky" asked Mrs. Ashley, meet
ing thom at the door
"Splondidl SEQ what fcastl" ex-
claimed Walter. He had quito forgotten
the real purpose Of Kntic's going.
"Oh, Walter, mother means something
of more importance than your flsh," Katie
said, adding: "No luck Cor me, ma;nnln.
I could not daro TO speak to him. Ho
looked awfully cross.
"wnll, thut's SO. Hc did. mover saw
him so before. But the fish did not /, ito
for him. 1 guess that was tho reason,
said Walter.
Day nftcr dny, when Walter returned
from school, she would put aside her work
and accompany him, returning to the anx-
ious mother ever with tho Respondent
look on hcr pale face.
a
was beyond comprehension. He declared
that always before tho general looked
pleasant. Sometimes he WINS really iovial
and on two or three occasions had spoken
with much kindness TO him.
81 declare, Katie, 1t is tho strnngost
thing 1 ever knew From tho time no
comes In sight ho looks cross and grows
more so until he or we leave" Walter
said
"Then will not 90 any more. be-
lieye must havo something to do with
his changed humor.
sob, nonsense, Kntol l mover meant TO
imply anything of TINT kind. OF course,
MS l told you before, neither of us has
anything to do with 1t. Come on"
Again they arrived in timo to secure the
place for Walters sport, and Katie began
her watchful, wistful gaze
1t was not long before the familiar
form came in sight, nearer and nearer,
until the poor girl could plainly see the
same old look, md IL really seemed to her
he uttered an angry, impatient oxclHma-
tion.
General Looms stopped not Mt his &C.
oustomed place, but came right up to
whore they sat. Planting his rod into tho
soil in the vicinity Of Katie, he looked at
her few seconds and then said in very
amiablc tone:
"Idid think you would hayo stnid home
such an afternoon. Can't you find any
thing more profitable to DO nboutY"
Poor Katie, trembling with fright,
stammercd;
"No, SIR"
Before she could control her emotion
sufficiently to say anything moro the gem
eral exclaimed: