The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-24

III .hover had laid the dust, ana now
teams were seen emerging from
,he various lanes into the turn
rIke. all going down TO meet the
- srstr from New York.
-. -xde porch OF Farmer Norris
ms,a.d stood his daughter Mill
em The occupants Of the passing wa
cent .added 10 her as they went by. Her
- .sarn waited under the naples near
80 u,,i,cent seemed in no hurry TO go.
~ vas thinking; thought was ,"'seea
-. coils OF her soft. brown hair, ex-
usa h the grave lines Of her usually
stn1 face and in the deep, gray eyes,
- rvesent were watching the foot
W. sernss the meadows that led TO the
esw,scent Morris. Martha Graves. WIN
rs,is ana Adam Calder. children OF neish-
L farmers, had grown up together
n.rcv tnseparable band. When there
hon childish differences between
- !, rad always been Martha and VIII
- cre side and Millicent and Adam on
~ ether: and she had grown w 20 feel
-, he belonged to her. OF course ne ne
;crred 10 her: II wosiid De apsnra 70
49, n his marrying any one else. ana
Nc had kept away from her 80 much
sss..a .be could not understand II. Mar
had inst left her: Will Ellis and she
- 20 be married In September, and
q. ~as naturally fun Of happiness. But
- rretty Miiiicent. as she stood watching
sbe path along which no one came, IRE
asr,ea at present rather DISAPPOINTING
.s.m, sbe might as well go to the sta
ton, too.
.-o,,rd a newly emptied ashcan In one
- sra dfrtieSt streets on the extreme
80, side of the city three ragged ur-
rhins were gathered. peering eagerly
AVN into its depth and al taxing eN-
r.,ry, T,,rn up!'' These were the con-
ssruous exelamatious OF the smallest or
-. tbree as she reached her grfmy
ssnas down into the grimier depths. From
sbe ABYSS In answer TO the cah ior
sIsuuy" came faint. siekiy new. un-
noticed, or laughed at by the iounsers
about the sidewalks and doors OK the
ssuements. There seemed no help for the
ss,,sn until by the combined efforts or
~ three friends pulling together on one
stde the can tipped over and children
and can rolled together into the gutter.
from its depths crawied the skeleton OF
: kitten drnggied and weak, put not
without spirit. NO sooner uiu appe.
than n big. rough boy twho nad thrown
n into the cam seized II and was about
- nut n high up on the iamppost out
az its owners reach. when the kitten.
souirminR around. planted all OF its fore
claws in his hapd. just as little swear
"a Kit, learned already In modes OF
vsyfare current IN the vicinity. set her
.h.rr i,t,ia teeth In the calf of his leg.
IN. su,lden and severe attack made him
Arco the Kitten Kit saixed IL and hug
ring n in an overdose embrace, exelaim-
-. II yubs IL, yuhs it!' and pressed
tn dirty little face to her own dirty race
rapturously.
The big boy vas not realty pad ne was
only having fun In his own way, ana so
n. d,d not strike Kit. or kick the cat, as
ne might have done unmobested; he Just
rubbed his leg ruoftilly usnd strong IAN
euase and threatened what he would do.
Then. stirred to anger BY the laosh OF
thosa around him, he offered to night
anyone who laughed again. Some one did
laugh. a ring was formed and fight
aoemed imminent. but just then came a
NOW diversion A muruur was heard on
the outside OF the crowd, quiet looking
lady was coming mp the street. asd from
mouth to mouth. and all along the block
was heard the exclamations Tho eoun-
syyi rhc country! Tho kids are going TO
the country" The fight WAS on. Kit
WAS forgotten.
IRE Isdv was one % tho agents OF the
great Fresh AIR charity. snd had come TO
collect q party that was 10 leave the city
that dAy They came out rom the tene-
msnts NIL along the block by twos ana
thrres and I'm squads. there was great
running TO aud fro. a general stir through
GU, the neighborhood: every one came out
10 see them or.
they were ready at last. sixty In all.
The lady had pinned on the last OF the
blue badges by which they were TO be
recogpized when she became conscious OF
q small ragged lgure which followed her
about. and very earnest voice which
said. as IL had been persistensly saying
.kit'u so, tool Kti wants TO sol Gimme
a wihbonTf you want to go BABY !
sba,,la love to take you" said the lady.
.Where Is your motherT Why didn't sshe
speak 70 ma beforef'' she aint got no
mother; her mothers dead She Just
STAYS around and no enc takes care or
her; please let her go" IL was the roagh
hoy. who spoke for her now. anu NJ.
s,s,ra un 80 him In entire confidence and
aid In the most amlahie manner, "a
tAoaxh granting favor: "kith GO