Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-02-24

however. | was AT n iosA to ACCOUNT
for. and that WIS the sudden and un-
accounts bile aversion she had aiken -
Aunt Samyra's poor old yellow At
Formerly. ! remembered. she had
been the cats greatest champion and
man a time had shared 4 meal WIN
pussy. but now she actually shivered
II the animal happened to brush
against her.
But IL was many years before ] die
covered the cause OF that aversion
Aunt Samyra was deaG pussy bad
died and been buried by me with many
tears under the cypress tree 10 the
back yard: Susan Ellen had married
Mr.. Wentworth. the young man who
had been her escort to the concert the
night Of Uncle IRalph's death: the old
home had been broken up. and I was
drifting about the world in an aimiees
way
Susan Ellen had invited me to spend
a week with her. and as her husbo nd
was away on business we had ample
opportunity for the exchange OF long
confidences about oil times.
One night as we SAT by the ire the
subjeci happened 10 turn on Aunt
Samyra's old yellow cat. | asked her
why II was that she took such a sub
den and unaccouufable version to that
poor animal.
1T Is something I have often want
ed to tell you." she answered, but
somehow always shrank from doing 30
AT first ! was afraid. and afterward
just kept putting II OF because knew
| ought TO have told Il at 1rst. You
remember the night Uncle Ralph was
killed?"
81 certainly do"
"Well. that evening ] went to q con-
cert with Mr.. Wentworth. We got
home about O:30 and stood talking at
the front gate a few minutes. he mean
While calling my attention to the com.
ct ] felt guilty standing at the gate.
for Aunt Samyra had often told me not
TO do so. and iny~oluntarily I glanced
toward he house. expecting to see hes
poking her head out of the window.
looking at me. Instead two curious
objects In Unte RaIph's window
caught my eye.
you remember II was such q bright
moonlight that one could see very dis
hnctly- You remember also about my
washing the windows. The bottom
sash was In. but hoisfed on q piece o.
broom handle so as to take the place al
the top sash. lea wing the bottom OF the
window open
Now. then or the window nm
walking backward and forward. hoAr.
Ing AT the comet. too. I suppose. waa
Samyra's old yellow cot. while
Uncle Ralph. with his head poked cot
from the window. was also renrdfne
b comet with rapt insentness.
MY nrsf feeling was one OF guiltn
dismay- He was looking at the Gomez
now. 10 be sure. but X he were te
giance In my direction and then to ten
Aunt Samyrai
"While I hesitafed what 70 do pueuv
began rubbing herse1f against the p8are
OF broom handle that held up the win
dow The broom handle, I am Afraid
bad been POI mp IN . very alantin9. n
secure fashion / realized this IN :
Dash IS noticed UncIe RaIph's pistol
lying on b window sill And haH
barely realized II when the broom han
die slipped. the window came dowr
on the pistol and ron heard the shce
and know the rest
She paused IND tool . deep hreafh.
And now I want 70 know vf,aeA
WIS responsible for TIN uurne. =.
cat or the c0mefr-Chfcaeo T1nan
Herald
Her highness the maAa1nae q
Dholpur. India. has ps1aented Z eoeAen
challenge cup worth $500 to TIE L.
dies KenneI club. to be competed fog
by b member1- The princess has -
largest kennel ~ Bn1Oas and 0Euak
Oanes In the eastern hemisphe4N