Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-07

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dimpled face as fresh as tho annla'
blossoms shadin' the winder. won
dered II she was thinkin' o. me. But
jest then she looked up and saw me
and answered my bow with q little
keerless toss of her head, and looked
down ag'in, and pulled big basket
OF somethin to'ards her, as If she
nadn't seen me; and I went on feelin,
altogether low-spirited and desprit
''But all Of student an idee. strnck
me. Uncle Steve meant to send me
up to town next day on business. and
I'd be away bout week. I hurried
to the store, wrote a note to Kitty.
biddin' her far-well, and hintin' that
might never come back ag'in, as she'd
treated me so cruel. Then called lit
tie Pete,and went slyly round to the
lane that led past the house. told
him to go right into the yard and give
the note to Miss Kitty as she sot thar.
in full view OF where I could see her
through the lilac bushes inside the
fence.
wal, l saw Kitty reach down her
dimpled arm with the sleeve rolled up,
and take the note. Then I watched
her. She read it and dropped it in her
lap; and then l saw her purity brown
eyes begin to wink, and she put up
corner of her apron to wipe away the
tears; then she looked at the note
ag' in, and the tears KEEP comm faster,
and | caught sort of sob; and at
last she dropped her head on the win
| dow sill for a minute, seemin' nightly
distressed, and after awhile jumped up
and with her apron to her eyes, ran
right out O. the kitchen, jest as her
Aunt Mira came in at the yard door.
wal, that evenin' I felt that I
couldn't stay away from Kitty. My
heart sort O. reproached me for the
sufferin' caused her; and when I
+ thought of her distress over that cruel
note, made up my mind to go right
straight to her and tell her that loved
that she loved me, nothin' should ever
tear us apart.
when l knocked at the door, Miss
Mira opened it and looked at me in
cool sort O. way. asked for Kitty.
"'Why, l don't know as Kitty can
see anybody this evenin';' she said, in
a doubtful kind O. way.
! els she sick? says I, feelin' little
uneasy about the effect O. that note.
"'Not igzactly SICK says she.
IngagedY
"'No, nor engaged. It's only that it
| isn't jest convenient this evenin'. She
had to excuse herself from SEEM Mark
! Daffron.
"'But, Miss Mira, I'm going away
to-morrer, and wish very particular to
see her. Don't you think she'd come
down for a minute or two?'
az dom know she said, still doubt
| full; but come inter the parlor, and I'll
go up and see."
oval, I waited good while in the
parlor. I heerd some runnin' about
overhead, and Miss Mira call down to
Bctsey to bring up the vinegar and
peppermint; and began to feel rally
alarmed bout Kitty-poor, tender
hearted little creeter!
"She come in at last-shy and dis
tant with eyes that showed she'd been
erwin. Instead of comm up to me,
she went way off to the farthest cor
ner of the room; and when changed
my seat higher to hers, she looked
startled like, and wriggled into the
next farthest cheer.
"Miss Kitty says I, mighty soft, 1
found I couldn't bring myself to go
away without SEEM you again.
care you really goin' for good!
says she, softly.
at will depend upon you whether
do or not answered, gloomy like.
"MeY says she, lookin' mighty in
nercent and surprised
'I looked at her a minute, then
says:
".Oh, Kitty, why will you make me
and Yourself miserable? Haven't we
suffered enough? Haven't been pun
ished sufficient for my foolishness!
Why can't you be open and frank, ana
let us be happy again?
"Lor!' says she, lookin' little proud
like-lor, Mr.. Santos, | don't Under
stand YOU
".Don't understand me? Do you
mean to say, Kitty, that you Go not
know that love you!
az might have thought you liked me
once says she, movin' away as jog
ged my cheer higher. But it don't
matter. now that it's over she added,
with little laugh.
"And you don't keer for me, Kitty!
You don't keer a bit about my goln
away never to come back! l sald.
fixin' my eyes upon her, ana feeiin
that I certainly had her now at close
quarters.
"Lor,' says she. of course I'd be
sorry to say goodby forever to any
body know
kitty says I, solemnly, die you
get a note from me this evenin'-a few
hours ago?'
eyes, l did,
land when you read 1t, did you not
keer one bit that was goin' away
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