The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-11

asked: "Are you his mudder" and
receiving a negative answer: Don't
he want you to be his mudder??" Poor
Adam: He would gladly have answered
yes if he could not have her otherwise;
but Kit followed up this question with
enc to him: Does he get junk some.
times?" And amid the merriment
caused by this unexpected query they
arrived at the farm, and all went in to
meet the widow. She objected seri-
ously; she did not so much mind the
child. but she had a natural horror
of cats. and could not stand the kit
ten. but Kit and Jenny could not be
parted. Millicent begged for both, and
at least cOaXed for the cat. but in re-
spouse to all her efforts Kits only an.
swer was to side up to Adam and say
decidedly: Yves goin' to stay wifi
YOU And they did stay.
During the weeks that followed the
footpath between the farms became
again well worn. MiIly and Kit were
firm friends. 1t was Milly who made
her new clothes. Milly with whom she
spent a good portion OF each day. Milly
who curled her hair and petted her
cat. and she grew very fond of her
But it was Adam who had her warm
est regards Grader Adam" as Milly
had taught her 70 say). and she went
back to him every night if by any
chance he did not come to her.
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there was no love. and the cat had been
a continual grief. At last there came
4 day when it distinguished itself and
brought about an end of the trouble
Since the day when Adam. coming sud.
denly into the kitchen. had found the
housekeeper. with nervous horror on
her countenance. mounted on a chair
while the kitten rubbed. purring
against its legs, he had tried to keer
1t out of the house: but the cat. like it.
mistress. knew It's own mind. and its
special delight was the kitchen hearth
On the day in question il lay there
stretched at full length in comfort
while Kit was playing near by. Mrs
Wells came in and stopped down tc
look at some pies that were baking
in the oven. The kitten, with n play.
fui purr. sprang to her shoulder and
began rubbing its head against her
In a frenzy of fear she flung it from
her and it struck in its descent the
handle of a saucepan which was full
of boiling water, upsetting it over it.
self. the widow and Kit. The ~outcrie.
of the three brought Adam in haste
from a nearby field. to find Mrs. Well.
with a badly-scalded foot. while Kit
with n hand wrapped in her apron
carrying the yowling kitten in the
other. had started acrocc the field tc
the tears streaming dowr
her cheeks as she went.
First helping Mrs. Wells. whose in
jury was severe, and calling some one
to wait upon her. he started after Kit
ina arrived just in time TO see her
throw herself into Millicent's lap and
her eNclaim between her sobs:
"Oh, Milly. Do tum and be our mud.
We wants you so! Adam and ]
.does-please tum and take care of u.s.
And dropping on the settle beside them
found voice to say: Yes, do come
and take care of us, Milly. we want you
least Adam does. Viii you
Milly?"
Later in the evening when the burns
of Kit and the cat had been dressed
and they were both sleeping. and Adam
had explained hat he had rather have
her as a wife than as a mother. happy
Milly said TO him: "You stupid old
Adam. / believe You never would have
told me if it hadn't been for Kit" Their
seriously: Lets keep her always
Adam. | could not bear TO think oil
her going back 20 that awful life
Adam agreed heartily. And so it came
that when shortly after this Adam
brought Milly home to take care oil
him and his. Kit. dressed in white anc |
looking very different from the New
waif. divided honors with the
And the kitten. decorated witt |
an elaborate pink bow. stretched itself
IN undisputed possession on the kitchen |
hearth.-N. y. Tribune.