The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-03-30
4 MASQUERADE

n e,ftluE o. .
,aaad where a gap in the hedge
Paved on to a narrow, struggling
latwav which meandered between
q w. hedge and what was then a Eeid
- waving golden wheat.
Che wore a plain blue print dress.
4 ~ her eweet, girlish face and
,-own hair, o glorious wealth Of
..hicb. when loosenedl from its bond
.ae enveloped her shoulders. fall
70 her waist, were surmounted
broad brimmed straw hat, from
NE friendly ehelter Of which deep,
,;mnjd gray eyes CLEANED, and the
] contest little nose possible was visi-
a bic.
80 was christened John. he was
s.rdsome and bronzad, and the suit
If aannels he wore set of his well
4 Init. 1.-the figure to advantage. he
q ,saned against the stile at hex side
q and. to guard her against telling,
had placed one arm around hes
81 waist.
d How lovely it is mere now, Kitty
8 And TO think tomorrow must leave
i all and-youi" he said regretfully.
Eyes, it is horrid. isn't itf" she
said, with g pout, "but you will
q come back again, Jack, won't youf"
4 nlacing a dainty little ungloved
hand upon his shoulder and glancing
down at his handsome face into the
earnest brown eyes which looked in
s. to hers.
come backi Why, Of course 1
will, darlingl" Then, with a trace
aof annoyance: "Confound my ia
atber! Whatever he wanted to die
for just now, I can't imagined Good
heavens, fancy wearing a suit of
!solemn black and sitting glum and
3proper in a mourning coach on a
lday like thisi But he has left me
Ibis money, I suppose. and We shall
be able to get married now, shan't
we, Kitty9" he said softly, drawing
her to him and i~mprisoning the 9TH
or little hand within his own strong,
= supple fingers.
q She made no reply, only hluahing
Ia bright rosy rcd and hiding her
face in his neck.
3 When Robert Holt married, it was
with the distinct Interpretation Of
bis only sister. Matilda. She did not
consider the lady he had chosen to
q be his vile worthy Of the head of
one of the oldest families in Eng
land and did not hesitate to tell him
ESQ, with the result that a bitter quar-
rel was engends-ed which was never
made up and which only ceased with
death.
Matilda Holt therefore took q
lhouse in the quiet little west Of Eng
(land village of Monkwood, whore,
under the assumed name of Give,
8Bshe and her little girl, Kathleen,
lived in seclusion, unknown to her
y brother, while she never told the
SS$}phild che was in any way connected
with the old family, the Hollis Of
|Holt Manor. in the county Of Hus-
sey.
One morning, three days after the
departure Of her lover, Kitty came
pinto the little breakfast room, where
Sher mother sat at the head Of a
snowy draped table before q gilt
3tering array Of silver and china, with
whirl Of her cool cotton skirts, her
Face aglow with health and happi-
auess. Putting her arms around her
iimother's neck, she said:
Good morning, mammal Am I
later Forgive mel" Then, releas-
Sfng the old lady and turning to a
mail pile OF letters lying on a saiver
placed at one side &C the table, said:
II Whom are the letters for, deara
7IMny, they are all for you, I believe.
no" with e pretty uprising OF her
Eyebrows, except one, and that is
afos rnei' with a charming emphasis
s1pn the last word.
8 The letter was from her lover.
with a tender light in her gray eyes,
Phe placed the nnissive carefully
away in her pocket, Intending to
tead it at her leisure, alone and un-
disturbed.
Then she began her breakfast,
watching the while her mother open
2fna read the three or four letters
E5ah!cA Aaaaa eea;ion 10 her share.
y Presently the old lady uttered q
py Ut surprise and looked acrossAt
saaer daughter. with wondermenE in
3 Well, maman. what's the mat
saEefi" with a laugh. "You look as IL
Pou had seen a ghosti"
q Well, ! am certainly surprised,
ny dear, for I find You + an heir.
sss." answered her mother.
s. Indeed" said Kitty, with q
ssaugh. THAT is indeed suficieDs to
4fqiprise any one who knows any
lning about mel',
= But this is not q joke, said MTs.