New-York tribune., 1903-03-23
Kitty Leigh.
nv HALLTwELL sUTCLIFFE.

first johnnie who happened 10 come along. bat:
what Lsdy Ab6ot had positively assured Us
not De found ABOUT here-hitty cOuIdn't gruEnOis
Stevens seemed bit surprised when I told nln
what wanted. and felt no end OF an ass nasIns i
like they the stage and said sonetnIng
Goke as soon a. ever il came into my head Il
helps fellow to be funny at these @ HGaeSi sHG 10 %
doesn't pretend To brains can't ne+p
thinking though. that it sounded heap better at
color blind. first os all and that green white l, aId
hess 6y a little interchange Of coin. with Pr@1?-
confoundediy sorry for the feIiow. all IN" sam@.
when saw him SCI OF under blazing $.'n r, ~, =
SnoIseH s ga+ffng mn Al ever turn and rheekrz
fellow because he could not pot a. them -Tiu '"7
next P5aG day glad ". taken the p,unz~ at r-,
1t isn't much that have to tell, but f-@i '.s'~y
launched now ;oT the +ei,ns Una rarsl or III nv . 'I m
search Of Kitty. She wasn't IN tn draFi'E ."''7.
hsdea nHrpis6 sorT OF arfafr knew oy heart
to a cump Of hIacs- when grew E1IHiSn a. o. 4
sudden How if Kitty preferred The heather 70 nv
70 do with me and eeS@H ] f,,sHlE So no" go.r # lr4
to rush OF and 90 just as she told them / ten
50 sure at the end Of half a minute that should
have no show at all that skulked back 2 INTO ne
to be kitty- and mad 70 sit down and yarn FOR
BIZ I was on needles the whole time FOR fear
Kitty should come in When / got se loose maze
seemed the safest hiding place couId ma. VII
az the men a~ay anu - ,s-r9 a certain DIT
the garden anu heL-l & sazL 70 rrf1<
xhiSs hae h5ather. 595hsG IN '"A' '''--O-S ''''
/ don't say it was a thing to be proud Of. but
1 was up a pretty tall tree and II you had been II
my place 1 wager you'd have done just the sane
Stevens had gone now; It was no use my cnlppinS
@ % % t 6 Fs gP ases The ssfone Rs1 qiHaSF 5aT Kitty M 1nd
certainly got heaps better az tnaL I scToae N N
Tsd on 81 Ie or & e9 iIo one Of the TOP pockets
IN T. Io+ ~ T-isr xork that particular
stroke Then turned on to the spot stroke. ard
Faversham could give ne twenty in the hundred
and needed all the t practice c1uLa get s,sn.
Il might have Ielt bit uneasy at the casual way
have been Visiting Father 0FIyun" as HeE-
Ey shopped the red for the tsntR qn9 e,I5s1 5ays
sounded awfuIly bad. I know.
A rap the door. and the face Of the dearest IL.
tie witch in the, world Peeping in and LaHs3
that didn't sound aItogetheT amused =omenoE+ og ~
Iampshades with the tip OF ny cue And STAN
mered something. you know, in the idiotlc way a
fellow does when he hasn't the ghost Of an Idea
An! you here. Mr- Davenegh? am interrupt
ing you, fear" said Kitty. making for on
up my heart from its hiding place at the bottom
OF my boots. She looked 50 pretty. and sott. ana
round. that-weH, any Johnnie knows that ne Ga1t ,
help himself at times collared one OF ner ~ a.Ite =
might melt in mine IKE butter or De crushed uka
flower or something-and I pulled her back into
i've something to say 10 you Kitty" 0Iurted
She looked horribly cool
Really IIr. Daveneghe Need you Use phystcai
'Oh, I know I'm a clumsy brute. but--weLI-it
looks a bit odd. don't you know. ny being here
But she wouldn't help me a scrap. as those Other
the room grew hotter til was in such wrerched
state Of shivering heat as never hope 70 De let IN
Why should you not be here. pray? I have
Yo cod bave sha%ed % 90 With } uT3ng t5n ~
hers '.But-but-don't you see-ir isn't a. If-i'ok
7 an looking. Mr.. Davenegh,-'
age By ii this e time meant the 6fil.ard cosh
course. but Kitty thought meant the cLergy +
was wearing and vowed that I was the rude=t
if-' did not stop indoors to whisJle while shs
stopped there. and couple 81 ne most tefcl-rs
and stopped there 70 wonder whether tn3V %H'''...
came step or Two nsszeE @ Tan and i.,c Che .e ads'+ .
step or two away IN We had gone F7-i coz S 4 a.
I burst out at last, coming 70 a stand
give up that silly prancing down the room J1a7
She huttered an inch nearer 70 mt was 1irtA~-
Tell me-" she said ever 20 zo.yy; -z1G +at ta@n
EFaI Sn1T s3gsT noT G5rfi7 P5HIy ~ yS E- s fsc M
'E-I-that is-hadn't better close the door
55 5St at et S6oter when the pace nas bsen bit
not and I've been keen 20 hear the hall time
Perhaps YOU had: there is rather a draught.'
As for there being a drauehc. The weather was
still a sitting pheasant and CHar made ne
think that Kitty might not b. so sorry 70 be alonA
with a fellow after all While I had ny back 20
her queer kind Of courage came 70 me, and an
idea that nearly knocked down I knew
fore their charge. and sprintad back 10 the dear
girls side before the courage had 4 chance 70
u stayed dear because-I wanted to-propose
Rv Jove, but II wasn't easy. T teII voul Sup
pose she refused-what Jug@I1s was'-whT
couldn't let well alone and enjoy rhA notion tCat
she might one day care for teIIowa II vas al
wait bit though, The pink Is deepening II
her cheeks and cant her ewes fC- the white
them. She feels something. that = clear enough.
But perhaps II - only just pity Why me dickens
doesn't she speak"
.'WeI12' said az las- II isn't clever remark
and It isn't particularly funny one bur want to
make her speak
At what seems 70 he about the middle of th-
next da Y. Did you really and truly stay ar home
for +har?'' says she
she said II fairly yOrked my O1-StI-7p- Things
we're III in 4 muddle after that and when rlHv
cleared UP biz there she was with be- head Or
my shoulder and my right around hsr Waisr.
and nv left hand paving with the Curls- BLr
that's quite much II IS good for you 70 know
At the end Of all she looked again and
really and truly stay at home 70 propose TO me-
why yes little goose"
Then why don't you do IT. sir saws she.
There, told you II wasn't much OF a yarn hur
I've done my best shall close my Innings row.
bacaUs- Wi0nifor1 wants 70 60 in ard bat BY TIE
wav. BIauire. Faversham. WirnifOrt and Lerh-
abv all Of them the best fellows n the world.
I forgot 10 mention IL earlier
ITO BE CONTINUED