Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-01

MI without my consent You are
e~ not In love now, are you"
why, no, uncle. How could I be
when 1 don't know any oneT
That's so. You didn't have much
chance to fall in love at school and
your vacations were spent with me.
Now, Kitty, the man 1 want to marry
Is Mr.. Right"
"Mr. WrightY'
Eyes. You have never seen him?" he
asked. his eyes twinkling.
mo. don't know any Mr.. Wright" 4"
"well, he's the man 1 want you to
marry. and II you do you shall have
every cent Of my money"
"But, uncle, / have never seen him
and might not care for him, and If l
did perhaps he wouldn't want me-
''Oh, you'll fall In love with him fast
enough, and as for him not wanting
you-why, I'd like to find the man who
couldn't want Kitty Clinton. even If she
didn't have a nice pocketful of money.
But don't worry your pretty head about
him. for there's lots Of time. Charlie
Emery Is coming here next week and
you can have a good time with him and
we will see about Mr.. Right later on.
You remember Charlie, don't your
"Yes, indeed, remember Charlie. l
haven't seen him since I was IA and he
was 20. How nice he was to me. al
though l was 50 much younger. But
do you know. uncle. he was in love
with some one, for one day a picture Of
. young lady fell from his pocket and
ran away with It." She laughed as she
thought how he had chased her through
the fields, and when worn out she had
dropped down under a tree to rest and
have a look at the picture until he came
up, tired and cross, to claim It, He
had blushed as she handed II back.
asking, lis that the future Mrs.
Emsryw
mo, 1t is Miss Emery, my cousin"
well, you needn't blush so. I'm sort
of a cousin, too. but you never carry
my picture with you," she said. getting
up and going quickly toward the house.
why, Kitty" he said, following her,
II think
"Oh, don't care what You think"
she said, as she started to run. You
,an marry her for all care" and she
had gone in the house and never ap-
peared until at dinner. when she was
her old mischievous self again. He had
left the next morning and she had
never seeff him since, but she had
heard Of him frequently. After gradu-
ating from college he had gone abroad
and but lately returned. Miss Emery
had married a college friend Of his.
Where did he keep that picture now?
Now, Kitty" said her uncle. run
away and don't worry about Mr.. Right.
He'll be your ideal, 1 promise you"
well, WELL" he said as she left the
room. II thought she'd see through the
Joke. Guess I'll let it go now. Ny ex-
'>nce is that If you want q couple
to marry. make them think 1t impos-
sible, and then nothing can prevent
them. Bet she'll 60 and fall in love
with the man l want her to. thinking
Mr.. Right really exists"
But Kitty did let 1t worry her. and
again and again she questioned her
uncle about Mr.. Wright (as she be-
lieved his name to be). but his answers
gave her little or no satisfaction. FL |
nally she determined she would forget |
him while Charlie was with them, any
way.
When she saw Charlie she said she
would never have taken that bearded
nan for the smooth-faced boy she had
Inown four summers before She her
lelf was the same little sprlte. with
ier sparkling eyes and mass Of dark
brown hair. When she inquired after
ais fair cousin" he laughingly re-
,lied that he had spent the last Sun
lay with her and Tom. What a chase
Tou led me that day. and never told
Jou. but that night l received a letter
rom home telling me of her marriage,
md 1 was so cross / tore the picture
,p"
Thus they talked of the past and the
many pleasant days they had spent to-
'ether. That night in her own room
Kitty said softly as she put out her I
light, Il wish Charlie was Mr.. Wright"
They had been in the boat all the
fternoOn, and were just returning
lome Il
NO, Charlie, l cannot be your wife,
or uncle would never consent" ii
And why didn't he tell me so? He
night know what the consequence p,
Vould be If spent much time in your
fNOA. Charlie didn't you know there