Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-11-21

uIaHfuE IUJm that evening eHS WIS
almost sorry she had given in. There
was no help for Il then, however, and
she bowed gracefully to the tall, dark
young man who was Immediately in
troduced to her by his enthusiastic
| sister.
Miss Ormond Ia going to play your
accompanlments, Arthur" che said
impetuously. She plays beautifully,
and / have told her all about your
wonderful singing"
The man smiled.
Il am afraid my little sister talks too
MUCH" he SAID. 'She IL SO proud of
my singing that she expects every one
10 be equally enthusiastic,"
During the evening he asked his
sister why Miss Ormdhd looked s.,
unhappy, and she told hin that Hiss
Ormohd had brought her aunt prt t.
Lausanne hoping thereby to restore
her health and how she had died sud
denly.
The poor thing is quite alone in
the world. and very po9f," jamie con-
tinued, so Mrs. Allen asked her to
live with her. She must have loved
that aunt awfuily; because it is more
than two years since she died, and
Miss Ormond always has that sad ax-
bression. The young man found that
jamie had by no means exaggerated
Miss Ormond's playing powers, ami al
though not at all impressionable. he
could not help feeling interested lii
the beautiful, sad, and apparently
friendiess girl. He stayed in Laii.
same for some time, and very often
saw his sister. and always managed
to see Miss Orihond at the same time.
Kitty. DEAR" he said tenderly, why
are you so much astonished? You
must have known / loved you My
poor little girl, all alone in the world.
jamie has told me all about your
troubles, and now | am going to make
you happy again. You are too young
and pretty to have that sad face al
ways"
Il can't" she murmured brokingiy.
Il love you, oh. yes, love you, but I
can never marry you nor any other
man."
The anguish in her voice and face
was so intense that the man looked
at her in establishment.
what is it, my darling? Why do
you telk so strangely? Why, IL you
love me, can't you marry me? You
speak as if you had committed a
crimer' rs ~.s-e-.e
so i have" she answered, and 1t
was his turn to start back and ex-
claim. kitty. what do you mean?"
Listen" she said miserably, and
then she tells her story.
Her eyes were on the ground, and
she did not see the curious light In
his.
1T is odd there was exactly the G SO
you wanted, no more, no less" he OBJ
served quietly, to her establishment
There was something else" she an
swered. "a"
But he interrupted her:
A shilling and four pennies were
In It as well; the purse was green
worked with black, and A. K. was
stamped in gold in one corner"
"A K" she cried Arthur King, II
was your purse Oh, let me go! Let
me go, let me never see you again!"
He held her firmly.
my darling, the money is nothing
to me incomparison with what you
have suffered. | am glad you had the
money, glad that through me you were
able to give your aunt little happi-
ness at the end. And for yourself,
Kitty, you must be happy again now.
After all. you used my money, and it
is only fair you should give me some
thing in exchange"
81 have nothing to give, at least
hardly anything. I have only been
able to save f10. Oh, Arthur, how
you must hate mel"
81 don't want money, Kitty. You
can give me the only thing In the
world that | want, and that is
She looked at him in wonderment.
Yourself" he finished, and she said
no more.-New York News.