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

hair s-breadth escape OF Dunthorne and
Kitty, was the only end OF this speech.
why have you never given me a
chsnce?" he began, as soon as words
were possible, to the girl who had
clutched his arm on the way, but
me ment later he found that she was
not kitty-Kitty had been tumultu-
cusly swept to another side of the
room, end Newly with the precision
born of fair amount of sight, was
| following her She tried to escape,
! she made herself small, she ducked,
she darted hither '0d thither, bat
every resource was unavailing, and she
wa. dragged by her captor into the
middle OF the room.
'Who lit" cried many voices. "Ye'T
have to say that" for they felt that a
ran who had lived eighteen years in
! London required instruction in vii
| lage games. Newly pretended not to
| know and Dunthorne had to stand by
and see him pass his hateful hands
over the girls face and hair, as if
ltcuch were the only sense on which he
had TO depend for Identification. Dun
/ tkorne could have killed him.
why, it's Kitty! It's pretty little
/ Kitty, I'll take my oath of it, he
cried at last, pulling off the handker-
chief as he spoke 1T is, 1t ISL
! knew | couldn't be deceived. Now,
Miss Kitty, It's your turn to be blind
| folded, and IN be the one to do it."
Then, in a leisurely fashion he began
to tic the bandage over her eyes
1t was part of the game, but it was
not a part that Dunthorne relshed,
and it enraged him to zee Newly
throwing himself in Kittys way at
every turn when the game was once
more in progress, She seemed to be
aware of this, for whenever her hand
touched a mans coat, she tried to
grasp a girls dress to disappont him.
Fire. Kitty Fire" cried Dunthorne
once when she was too near that dan
ger. She knew the voice, and darling
to the point from which il had come,
caught a man who thrust himself in
her way, and he was Newly.
You've been catched twice run
ming" said man near. Some one
else nun be blinded"
mo! Mo- It's the fiddler's turn? We'll
have a polka now" cried Newly, and
Newly was in power.
Dance it with me, Kitty" pleaded
Dunthorne.
THAT | would in minute, but I'm
engaged to Mr., Newly"
Dunthorne looked dismayed
"There'll be other dances, L"
Then the next"
1T depends on what ii is. I've prom
Used Mr.. Newly two polkas and one
country dance"
And that's about all the dancing
therell be. Games 20 down best here"
said Newly, and then went on to make
some arrangement.
Goodnight Kitty; I'm going
home,"
"Oh, Robert | didn't know you were
coming" pleaded Kitty regretsuly
you never do come here"
Come. Kitty" interrupted Newly,
Tets waste no time
Get a partner, my lad, said old NJ
Newly. with that music / could dance
myself "
In a minute" answered Dunthornc,
but did not Once or twice he fanciei
that Kitty was trying to stop to rest By
the door where he was standing. but
! if so, her attempts were frustrated.
He went into the garden, which the
n'oss-roses he hated made so sweet.
! The moon was behind a dark cloud. so
was every thing else that he cared for,
but the shufflings and scrapings and
standings of the dancers, and their
| loud EXPLANATIONS made their way out
to him. To escape the sight, too, he
went and leaned against the wall by
the door. Presently Kitty and Newly
came TO the open window. See them
he could not, but he heard him say.
II must get another game up. Wait for
me here"
"Oh, yes" she answered, 81 am that
tired
Tired, Kitty? With you for a partner
could dance for ever"
tSt IiitN, Sut ptlolSltu, anu not
too"
Some light was falling on cluster of
china rose just outside the window
For the sake of GOODNESS, Kitty put her
| hand on them, and instantly found Il
taken into the grasp of another hand
the touch OF which she knew we'll
"Rcbert2" she whispered
Yes, get your things on, and let me
see you home You don't know how I'm
feeling, and how I want to talk to
your'
Now There won't be another
for years.
Yes, now Now, beg Of YOU Oh
Kitty come. my hearts set ont"
IF | must, 7 mur' Co to that sea.
by the gate, ard I'll come after the
game-I must stop for that"
"All right Bless you for coming"