Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-22

ting on the poarch.
orr came his broad brimmed high hat,
with the bell shaped crown. and the
somewhat naughty head bent in most
gentle gr> citing. as he hated for the girl
ITO come down to the front hedge. This
hnorning kitty was waiting for him: and
as he stopped To kiss her slender fingers,
she put the other hand over his and
held it.
Yes, Miss Kitty "said the governor.
who comprehend. "a an appeal in this
Mani clasp. :W.,at now, mistress Brand.
would YOU have the state treasury rob-
bed? NJ thinks you had best seek the
comptrol er. FOR | T. carries the keys. ana
th. governor, la ighted heartily and Kitty
smiled hurtiediy as she said
NO. not the TIRE ..sury governor Byrd.
at least not the so treasury; but 1t Is
the more precious gift of mercy that l
wish
"Ah!" said the governor, frowning:! lit
IL a pardon tha> you want and Tor
whom
For Hunter Boyd, sir and the girl
claspel her hands about the strong arm
resting on the gate post.
so he was convicted.' exclaimed the
state executive. "aad yet what else could
have been exp ctei. taken as he was IN
the strong room of the bank and making
40 d fense: only attempting suicide-the
coward $ refuge. And to think that John
Boyd and ] Tough: side by side at Ger
anantown: its bad. very
''There is NOR bahind this, sir. believe
me-" asserted Mistress Brand when they
were seated in tbs deep curved bench in
MT n nor
which the whole terrible thing depended
on and which neve" came out in court"
"Ah:" murmured the governor. who
had resigned judge, to accept his Of
Zee: "it is often the case, Mistress
Brand"
/. Bat. governor. he could not tell, be-
cause there was eirl-one of u.s. sir,
one of our own Virginia people. 1t was to
taye her that he tried to fitch the mon
BY. for they could not get away without
1t and he had none: and. Oh! Governor.
she anne to me in an agoay of everything
dreadful and did what I could to COM
Tort her. but it was So little
st was money!" asked the man. as he
drew forth a prodigious pocketbook: but
HE girl pushed it back, saying:
"'No sir: they do not need that now,
hnt something that only you can give,
Ahe lover and soon to have been husband
back to her and SO save them both"
t..Poor girl, poor foolish child! what
1errible mistake" AMI yet he remembered
hhat in his youth more than one had sin
ned and suffered 1t was the way OF
some: but this was one of them. one OF
tih- families whose names were lano-
marks.
: IF pardon him, what viii they do?"
he askt d finally.
! Leave the state and g> vest answer
ed Mistress Brand. ''over the Alleshanies
ami even as far as the great Ohio river.
9he will so with him. and Oh. Governor,
u don't understand it all, but she said,
Door thing, she said 1t must be soon,
and Kitty Brand bushed. while her
hands trembled as she smoothed out her
many fiounced gown of mousseline-de-
haine.
The middle-aged gentleman coughed
and passed his hand over his mouth, and
then he bowed to her.
'Please God. you never will, Mistress
Brand said Governor Byrd "And I
ktall grant it at once, for 1t is the only
way to save the girl. Then ! shall go to
khe sulphur springs until the row blows
bver, because they will say it IL the old
tsbory, and that a gentleman is never pun
Gsl1ed in Virginia. AS for the gentleman
he might suffer and be-ahem! But the
girl is one of US and it is impossible to
hbandon her. trust that at least hel
Father knows nothing"
mot now replied Kitty, and she shiv-
breed slightly.
The politicians besought him to with
hold his clemency. 1t was pointed ou
that the opposing party would make a
great o,rtcry: and that the dangerous
password of 1.-The people against the arts
kocrats" would once more be raised.
A week later Kitty Brand received al
Imposing document. highly decorated
with the state seals and stamp. 1t wa:
Hunter Boyds pardon: and the next day
he was liberated and at once left Char
sOttesville in the west-going stage. Whe1
the numbering coach stopped at Greens
WILLIE dozen miles from the capital.
buggy drew close to it and a young cir
got out and entered the stage, bein;
greeted and assisted by Hunter Boyd
the pardoiied convict.
Then Kitty Brand drew her long. be
capped cloak More closely. and drove has
lilly back to Charlottesville. She drey
rein before the state capitol and wa
soon in the governors office.
"Thank you. sir she said. "yOu hav
lone better than you know in pardOnin
Hunter Boyd
at was your pardon, Mistress Brani
declared the official
Let me drive you home" requisite
Kitty. sit is late in the afternoon
Well, we'll: so ! WILL consented tn
governor and wondered if after all Their
was any hope for the affection he had fe
for beautiful Kitty Brand ever since sh
had heightened her skirts and put up he
superb hair in those wonderful puffs an
pillows.
Kitty got out when they reached tn
guberna toriai residence and as they a.
cended the many steps. the colored man