Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-08-26

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| caught her hand. Goodness knows
what / was about to say, but just then we
heard footsteps and some of the others
approached us. and l thought of Lefty
and felt thankful for their presence.
II.
Soon afterward White and / drove back
to Old Deer together, and next day went
Oh to Peterhead to spend the remaining
days of my holiday.
At first my thoughts were full of that
red-haired girl, and every time went out
l hoped to meet her. cycled up to Old
Deer three days running, and once even
called at Barnhill, where l was enter
tanned at tea by Miss Smith and her sis
ter, who informed me that their friend,
Miss Stuart, had gone home.
But the last few days of my holiday
brought Lefty nearer, and, dear girl, l
began to long to see her again. And
when at last took the train to Aberdeen
l saw that the other had only been a
passing fancy, and that l had been led
on by a bold, designing girl, and that,
after all, l cared for Lefty only.
l had written her only the day before,
so knew she would be expecting me,
and, after getting some of the journeys
dust rubbed off, set out for the little
house on Queens Cross.
l was getting impatient. l quickened
my pace; almost ran
When | was shown into the pretty
drawing room Lefty was there alone.
She wore a white dress that had always
admired; but she did not run to meet me,
with little, glad cry, as l expected. She
only stood up and held out her hand,
coldly. l kissed her, but she did not re-
turn the caress.
Lefty, dear; aren't you glad to see me
AGAIN. You have dressed for me alone, l
know, though you do not well"
81 thought you admired pale-blue, Joe;
that was the reason dressed in white"
That made me think of that horrid red
haired girl. really began TO dislike her.
"Why do you say that, dear? You
know | always like you in white. And
why are you so cold-and-in indifferent?
Have changed? do not think so, and
yon are just the same, except for your
GOODNESS"
| glanced at her fair hair. The sun,
shining in from a side window, put a
touch of gold in it. | raised my hand
and gently pushed back a stray curl that
hid her eyes from me. She shrank from
my touch.
"Don't!" she said, emphatically. "Red
is your favorite color, you know. Iwon.
der you can bear to look at my ugly fair
tresses."
felt almost giddy with establishment
How hated that red-haired girl!
81 nate red" cried vehemently. 81
detest it,"
MEN are all alike. They have no con
stancy whatever. Their fancy is taker
by every fresh face they see. have nc
belief in them-none"
, With which words, spoken quickly and
angrily, Lefty rushed out of the room and
| the door shut behind her with little
bang.
was dazed and perplexed, 1 had heard
almost the same words before, and now
felt as if could have murdered that red
haired girl.
got up slowly and looked once AGAR
! around the dear room. How familiar
everything seemed, and perhaps 1 nigh
: never see it again. Then went to thu
, door and on opening it came face to fac
: with-that red-haired girl.
staggered back. Was l mad' Wa
this all horrible dream? l clutched tn
l back of chair for support. Coolly tn
l girl held out her right hand. She wor
, the same half-evening dress of pale-blu
muslin and fastened by gold pin. Nea
her throat was a yellow, withered rose.
l "How do you do, Mr.. Keith1"
S could stand this no longer. l took
quick step past her and reached the stair
"Joe! Joe! Don't go! Don't you know
: me1"
l looked round just as reached tn
S foot. The red-haired girl had taken OF
her hair, and underneath were Lefty
2 own fair tresses. She was laughing an
/ crying by turns, and of course rushe
S back and took the dear girl in my arms.
Didn't make up my cheeks and eye
, brows beautifully, Joe3" she asked, afte
time. "And don't you think 1 act well
y The Smith girls were school friends c
v mine, and we made it up together"
Then again she said:
4 81 do not know if can trust you now
J. dear. A little more and you would hav
q proposed to ME as the red-haired CIR
3 and then you would have been engage
$ to two-no-yes, to two girls.
e 81 do not see how, II you and the red
l. haired girl are one; you can't be two, an
v so would have only been engaged to on
girl-a thing every man has right to b
And think you can safely trust me, fo
It not many girls throw themselves at ger
:. tlemen's heads in the shameless way ths
red-haired-"
"If you dare to say another word
shall never forgive you'll"
/ BUT afterward / often said to Lett,
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