The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-06-09

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the confidence In her was inspiring, and
! further aided by her tenderness toward
their pathetic preparations, she fashioned
the fiimsy fabric with sudden-born skill
that would have astonished those who
scarcely trusted her with dish towels.
Downstairs, with Varum spread on two
chairs before her, Miss Kathleen was Ell
throned in the solitary front room. This,
save for the wooden chairs and dwarf
stove with giant pipe standing well out
into the room, was bare of furniture.
The walls too were bare, save for large
colored picture Of the steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse, surrounded by little
tugs; two small photographs in heavy
frames, and two small colored prints OF
| Christ and of one of the saints, With
Polish texts underneath them. A wreath
of artificial lilies bought new for Sonya,
spray of artificial leaves, and Voleska's
crumpled wreath of the year before, lay
on one of the chairs.
| All the morning Miss Kathleen sewed.
Now and then the little boy crept in and
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kitchen came sjar, she could see curioua,
unchanging faces gazing wonderingly at
her. Sometimes she looked cut to the
snowy street and saw bakers carts and
brewers wagons drawing toward the
gate. A strong, steamy smell of boiling
meat filled the rooms. Somewhere an
ACCORDION sounded. Sonya brought her
doughnuts and Voleska brought wine
and urged beer, and then left her again.
From the kitchen came the strange chat
ter in ks, US and rs; and once, when
little John wept for his mother, the
soothing voice of his lawful good fad
der,' repeating "Yush, yush, ma little
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| Her task with Varum ended with spray
ing the green leaves down the side of it.
Sonya was particular as TO this garniture,
and emphasized that it be placed to the
left. Then, during the absence Of Sorya,
Voleska entered, and, guided by the dis
turbed expression in the brown eyes,
Miss Kathleen asked what was wrong.
1t was the leaves, they should be on the
right side. "Always for mar'g. Ey-
erything on right. Book upstairs tell all
about it, Miss Kathleen cheerfully
changed the leaves.
Next came bouquets for best "fels''
and girls,-pathetic arrangements OF
single flowers from the wreath and leaves
from the spray, tied together with white
,, ribbon. She tied the stiff little green
and white affairs and laid them aside,
with heart-tug, when she saw how en-.
tirely they suited the happy wearers.
The church ceremony WAS to be at 3
O'Clock. Between l and 2, Sonya was
seen rushing down the street. Is she
flying from fel? thought Miss Kathleen
alert for dramatic possibilities. Recog
nizing Sonya's apparent Indifference tt
him, Miss Kathleen acknowledged preju
dice against the groom, although she hac
not seen him.
| After Sonya's departure she was lef
idle in the room for lorg time. A
first Voleska, always carrying John
), came at intervals, murmuring gently AM
respectfully. "You lonesome. Me hav
:, to get dinner for so many men,"
Miss Kathleen admired the entire free
dom from false pretense, apology or ra
- LAYER on the part of both Sonya and VI
leska.
Finally even Voleska disappeared. Al
, ter another interval a man much tale
:, than the others of his countrymen sente
= ed. He glanced at Miss Kathleen and n
:, turned her smile. He was in shirt sleeve
-, but their whiteness and the brilliancy
, the new blue trousers that he wore sui
-. gested to Miss Kathleen his role.
1.-THE sun shines for Sonya's wedding
g. she ventured.
He smiled, showing white teeth. E
=, left the room, and returned with win
=, which he poured for the visitor. Varu
-. and the flowers still lay on the chair
- In approval of her success With them,
In would leave the bottle uncorked with he
m She, however, convinced him of the fut
a ity OF lis, and he departed, to ent
q. again with cakes. From the window
HI gazed anxiously down the road.
Miss Kathleen grew conscious Of
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II, of big, soft-voiced sailors, Mortimer a
air Swedes, that she had known. Ii this "
''fel," Sonya should appreciate him.
ed ''Sonya gone long time," she said.
s'She 60 to find best girl" he answ
to- ed gravely. "One best girl no cor
th. Sonya go TO ma announcer. linen Ne
he her again.
It was within an hour and half Of
&C. time set for the ceremony. To rel
do home and dress for the church it was T
but essary that Miss Kathleen leave on
nts next train. She waited as long as
dared and then opened the door to
ka. kitchen. The sound of de zen CHI
and twice as many boots coming to Il
,va. place on the floor preceded the ellie
are- that her sudden appearance In the d.
way caused. She wore short skirt
ant high CATERS because of the snow,
orn- standing before them in her campaign
d 1T and military cape, she easily could
lies. derstand their wonder what it all me
ear. SIS Voleska here, Ella@' she asked
,nva Then arose babel. Little josef,
ring yo's brother, and the gentle giant of
cans plue trousers, resoiVeu lnto ianiiiiaf
tne pearance from the unfamiliar group
thau rushed in different directions.
wide ssYou need not 60 for her" called
cad Kathleen. sTeli her my train goes
say good-by."
,uted They all remained ponde Ing, and
come LETT the mouse. oone rous uoWn
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