The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-08-22

! into TIE f,nisr. She quickly stopped ia
/ pick Il Up. uUs not before her friend had
seen the flush which had dyed her usual
/ ~ pale face. ''fiCw car you talk ssCh
I nonsense. MIRA = she said rather gulltily.
Il mist be confessed.
! ''Humphr' answered Myra. I'm nor so
certain about rs being nonsense. I don't
/ see why you should have given 4 start
/ Ike that and turned the color OF a boil
/ Cd lobster II there was nothing in my
/ little suggestion. Who Il Il, Kitty, nay
giri7"
| Ayra received a shock when ths usually
5ood-tenpered Kitty jumped up from her
/ chair. and saying sharply. 81 wish you
would learn 10 mind your own business.
/ Myra." left the room shutting the door
with decided slam leaving Myra ITer-
ally gasping In establishment
We'll. she calculated II herself. when
she had somewhat recovered, from her
amazemeut, there is a man in II Now.
whoever can II be-
After few minutes reflection, an lIea
seemed 20 strike her. "can il be that
good-looking man she met when she first
went 20 the Herald Office. Now I come
10 think OF IT, she has never mentioned
him since. although ] an quite certain
she sees him whenever she goes. IL Is
bad sign, very bad sign. when a girl
leaves of talking about a man." and
Myra looked soler1nly into the ere and
shook her head sagely.
Meanwhile Kitty. in the privacy Of her
own room. was taking herself angrily to
task for letting herself be so disturbed at
Myra's testing remarks
-"Can il be possible thar I nave th1ueht
so much about Mr. Howard tina: il has
made difference in my looks? Idiot that
| am, when ] know that ne means moth
ing by his attentions. ought to be CRATE
ful 10 Myra for opening my eyes. but
somehow I'm not. All the same. I viii
put an end to my idiocy, whatever hap
pens"
Accordingly. the next morning Eitty
was on her way 10 the Herald Office with
parcel OF sketches which had been or
dered by the editor. The editor Of the
Herald was her. best customer; ne thought
very highly Of her work, and was willing
to take as much as she could do, and pay
well fer it, too. In spite of this. however.
Kitty determined that she would give up
entirely supplying the Herald with sketch
es, and SO tear herself away from the
Vaccinations Of the editor, for that was
L
1t came as an unwelcOme shock To her
TO discover that she had nearly gwen
away her heart to one who mad never
suggested that she should do so, and
she was determined that, howe er hard,
she would cure herself Of her folly-for
folly she termed it-before it became TOO
late. She had always considered herself
proof against love and lovers, holding up
TO herself and others the maxim that
girls should carve out a line for them
selves and be independent. And her hor-
ror was great and her pride humbled as
she reflected that she mad done herself
what. she had so despised in others.
She most sincerely hoped that she would
not meet Mr.. Howard this morning. She
was much earlier thar usual. and trusted
she would get her business over with the
art editor before Charlie Howard made
his appearance.
But she was disappointed The art edi-
tor, upon hearing her announcement that
she would not be able to undertake any
more work for them, tried so hard to
turn her from her resolution that she was
with him for quite an hour before she
could make him believe that her decision
was final. and as she was hurrying out
of the vestibule, congratulating herself
upon having managed so nicely. who
should come leisurey walking in but the
one man above all others that she did
not desire to meet.
Good morning, Miss Mason" said he.
raising his hat and holding out his hand,
whittier away in such haste, and why so
early?''
He was a fine, good-looking man, with a