The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-10-31
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WEGREEN had promik he'd John
S11don to be his wife, but Kitty
woman. and woms - : re wilIful,
he cradle to the g4ave. She
etty and petted, and even the
she had given toi her lover
Z always a reminder to her
first duty was oJhim. John
was one of the nlen who be-
9TH the poet;
er very frowns are faifer far,
han smiles Of other malidens are"
vhen she frowned Upon him for
pod advice he, rs ten years her
felt he had the fright to give
loved her the more and was
pre- jealous, ieclijhg that when
he had won hksr \completely
Fould be more pSecidus to him
The effort required lin the winning.
ut Kitty Green's emper and tenn
fament we~e not on the John Mel
on sort yet, and although she had
DTiaed TO be his lie nnd said she
i'm nttt t@thalh any other man
he world, II must be confessed
itty could not persuade herself
hdraw her beauty and her win
ways entirely from the admira-
81 other men. as II Is provided
cases OF affairs OF the heart
roman should do. No. Kitty loved
ration, and she loved to tease
excellent young man who had
the only one who had won q
Ial and definite promise from her.
hey had been engaged for three
onths, and, while a portion of that
me was Paradise TO John, there
ere other portions of u when, IL he
ad been asked for his opinion. IL Is
nnmd that II would scarcely have
appropriate for publication. Yet
II all, the idea of not loving her
once entered his mind. He
y the story. from his infancy. of
children of Israel in the wilder
and their final deliverance and
in the Promised Land was his
r OF fire to lead him through the
kest night of Kitty's willfulness
.coquetry.
latest disregard OF his wishes,
b say his rights, was her permit
fhe attention Of one Maj. Hunter,
10 had appeared in Winston social
Fcles as a hero from the Philippine
lands. Nobody had inquired of the
Far department ut Washington for
Ehe majors credentials, and he was
such an attractive gentleman that no
one thought Of doing such thing.
=. III tAN. Ira Ia.
fell ut the majors feet and worshiped
because he had such elegant manners
and such an extensive and intimate
acquaintance with fiith avenue and
>Newport and the diplomatic circles
of the capital that to have questioned
his position or any statement he
made OF himself would have been
high treason. John Meldon, not being
q society man, was not included
among the worshipers of the major,
and he was In proper frame of mind
TO consider him calmly and to con-
cludc that there was a mouse In the
meal bar. though just where and how
he had not then the means of know
ing. What Mr.. Meldon knew definite
~ of the major was that he had
proved concluslvely to himself that
Kitty Green would come into posses
sion OF FORTUNE plenty large enough
for two when she was 81 years OF
age and that no other girl in Winston
had anything like such prospects. For
further particulars the major did not
seem TO care.
Kitty's lover maintained a discreet
silence on the subject of the major
until forbearnnce ceased TO be a vir.
tue. and then he very mildly suggest.
ed one evening that she might at
least divide her time between her
promised husband and the ubiquitous
major.
MAI. Hunter Ia a gentleman" shs
said. with astoss OF her pretty head
"and II mt to ace him every day
IN the- We I shall do so.'
~ ou have the right to do rs you
please, sweetheart" said Mcldon
coaxingly, but you nave no right ia
say who or what Maj. Hunter Is until
you know"
~ know Maj. Hunter Is gentle.
man." she continued. Haven't ! seen
him nearly every day since he has
been In town, and II he were not a
gentleman, wouldn't know"
Sweetheart, sweetheart pleaded
her lover, 'you are dear Fttle thing
that man Of the world, such as
Hunter Is, could fool TO death, and
he is fooling you now. He has even
gone so far as to Investigate the rec