Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-02-16

where there was a fire IN the front
room, and he could hear man g
voice within. All, here was the place.
A man would understand the situation.
There was never anything TO be done
with woman anyhow, hut with n
man it was different
A mug at the bell. AMI the door
wns flung op-n and the man stood on
the threshold.
That YOU, Jack ?" he asked peer
ing into the darkness
No it is not Jack replied the
bishop mildly, and then he repeated
his formula.
See here, nv man" said the gen
tleman in the door; Il don't know
whether you're crazy, or just on u ] z
but you'd better hurry on for IT'S
mighty nigh time for the copper OF"
this beat to get aroun.
The bishop drew his splendi / feur~
erect and walked on. "AIl men are
becoming pesslmists," he sail to HIM
self and the kitten.
Perhaps it vas his gloomy thought
that made the kitten open It's mouth
aud surpass all It's previous efforts IN
the way of soul-srllriug walls. The
bishop set bis lips in their hard line.
I'm going to find something for
this kitten to eat, he said half aloud,
and when the bishop said things in
that way it WAS ss well for clrcum'
stances to yield.
A tiny cottage stood at a street
corner; such a tiny cottage that 1t
seemed to have been crowded into the
corner as an af:er-tbought, when the
place WAS already full. There was a
light in the front room, and the bish-
op had grown desperate. He ra 6
the bell.
A young man opened the door.
There was An electric light few feet
away, and the bishop saw by it that
the young man had pale face and
that hi. hair was tumbled, AS tho by
restless fingers. While he was noting
these things he was telling about the
kitten.
Il have applied to several people,
be added. but they all seem to look
on me as dangerous and suspicious
character. l hope YOU will be more
generous in your Judgment.
The young man had started at the
sound of his voice, but he opened the
door wider.
Come in." be said Il think We
will be able to find the kitten some
thing to eat "
A slender slip of girl arose from
her seat near the fire aud went into
the other room. She came back pres
emily with Il saucer of milk, and set II
and the kitten down on he rmg, and
then the bishop sat down, TOO At their
invitation; and they all laughed with
one accord At the enthusiastic manner
in which the kitten crawled bodily
INTO that saucer of milk, and lauprd
AMI chpkeI aud srrtrgl-d and l,Pp"d
again, as tho it would never have
enough
The poor little thing was hungry
very hungry, said the bishop pity'ng-
ly.
While the kitten drank, the bishop
was looking around the poor, neat
little room, with its bare floor shining
white and its pitiful little adornIngs
And from the room his eyes wondere'
to the girl, who was down on her knees
by the fire, wiping the milk from The
kittens paws, and making it fit for
decent society. She was lovely
girl, with large, tender, brown eyes,
and her hair was filed with gold IN
the freight; and there WAS dimPlr
in the midst Of the bloom on her leil
cheek
When had the Bishop Of Wnder-
mere ever noticed the bloom on wo-
mans cheek before. or the dImple IN
the midst OF il?
Really, this is very pleasant, y said
the bishop, warming under the genial
Influence Of the neat little room, and
The lovely girl. and the fine young
man with the intellectual face. 81
am glad that | found the kitten, for
it has been the cause Of my making
some pleasant friends. You must give
me your name, for have no dIsPosl-
tion to lose friends so pleasantly
found.
Something had been weighing OF
the miud OF the young man ever since
his guest had come into the room
Now he arose and stood before the
bishop, his eyes kludlIng.