The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-11-27

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dancing. And Miss Cresswell was
aueening in her absence, no doubt.
In her anger Marjorie spat angrily
and stretched her claws to their ut
most from their velvet sheath. She
was beginning to find out that she
really cared for Tom after all. The
tears gushed from her eyes, and she
crashed her face with her paw, sob
bing softly.
The door opened and Marjorie
made n rush for it, but it was closed
too quickly. She jumped under a
chair. Bradford and Tom had come
in. They seemed excited.
"What are you going to do?" asked
Bradford.
II am going to take some men with
torches down the cliff. She may
have strolled down there and tainted
or fallen over the rocks"
81 tell you that Miss Cresswell saw
her sneaking along the piazza when
everyone went to dress. She has
skipped off on lark some where, or
else eloped."
Tom threw himself heavily into a
chair. 81 don't believe it!" he said;
"she isn't that kind of a girl"
ut seems to me, if she's such "A
bore and all, that you're taking it
pretty hard"
"Oh, can't you see-can't you un-
derstand? I wanted to keep you
away! Don't l know you, Brad?"
Bradford whistled, while Marjorie
began to purr like pleased kitten.
"Oh, that was the game was it?'
he said. "You can't fool me in a
|girl. Those girls with almond
shaped eyes are all alike"
"Oh, cut it out! Here, get u coat
land come along! Her mother is al
most frantic. She's not the girl to
do anything like this for joke.
Hurry, that's good fellow"
Bradford went out, and Tom sat
looking out across the water with
troubled eyes. Marjorie crept to his
side, purring to attract attention. To
her delight she found herself formu-
lating n word. "Tom!" she called,
softly. "Tom!" Her voice, at least,
sounded the same.
Tom rubbed his eyes and stared
with white face around the room
Don't you know me, Tom?" she
Ipurred. ITS I-Marjorie!'
Great Scott!" said Tom, 81 must
be dreaming"
"No, it's all real" she sobbed
Aunt James fairy stone has turned
me into a cat, and I've heard all you
said!"
"It can't be possible!" said Tom
, staring with big eyes.
"But it is, and the next thing is to
{ to get back to my old shape. You
, must help me. Open the window
, and I'll jump out and get back tc
, my room."
, 1t seemed an odd thing to do, bu
r Tom lifted the cat in his arms ant
! looked searchingly into it's eyes
Something that he seemed to SCI
r there must have convinced him tina
he was awake. Suddenly he kisset
, the cat.
Marjorie felt her cheeks glow
Q She lifted her paw to her face ant
E saw her hand. She knew it by th
, rings. Then she looked down il
E alarm. She saw her tulle frocl
Y She was herself again.
= 1t was just then Bradford opene'
r the door, whistled, and closed /
: again. Tom opened it and calle'
down the hall after him. He came i
o and they told him the story. He lis
y tened gravely. He was the only on
J. who knew the truth of the matte
d until now, for he advised them t
keep quiet about It. No one woul
n believe it, he said. Then he manage
o to get Marjorie back to her mothe
in one Of Toms big driving coats an
" IN Alpine hat pulled down over he
face.
l. The wedding occurred that sun
n mer at Narragansett and was quit
society event. Bradford was bes
S man. He wears the fairy stone 70
II watch charm now, but he says
o seems to be out of order.-N.