New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
6be mice old Person.
By GILBERT DAYLE.

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counted as a frfen, she represented one OF my
a.. r,en1aining links with the aristocratic world
! had been chatting by the door OF her carriage
i'a ~ N rno5by. YOU dreadful Bohemian Great
--ef" she said giving an affectionate squeeze
Of the hand. u do wish you'd get on, Chris!
.h, added as a regretful afterthought-
.Oh / do-thirty-five last Shroye IuesoaS'
non ny wordi" 1 replied ruefully
"YoG know what meanwpecome h cr,on =, Un
,omethng or other-be brilliantly SUCCESSFUL!
ITS so vulgar." said, with shake OF my
head - :, -. . ,o.,,or
IN very much afraid it'll be No. Saxbury
Court and the small private income 1or All
t5r-etr she said
.sT-he fo-rner is comfy and the latter can be
put 10 with. Goodby- III come to breakIast
with YOU some morning II you promise Hot W
have II before IL
She laughed and I watched the dear old soul
drive ava then / turned and stroled back TO
the Strand. and from there TO Saxbury Court
Viii vas a DELIGHTFULLY."- quiet little moe, COM
posed of some dozen old fashioned houses let on
in suifes TO law people writing persons arr
lists and a few others of a like type we an
knew one another. and were cheerluI Hi'e
community -.
had no sooner lighted my pipe and made my
sell cJrnf0rta BILE than the door opened, ana a
younE person entered like whirlwind-, She
danced across to my chair, and held a paper
bag UP before my eyes
! am going to have tea with you, Christ she
announced
and I've brought treat-now, guess!' she
CRED dangling the bag
She shook her head with laugh, and dis
played the contents triumphantly- Just gor-
geous little chocolate cakies-theyre ever SO
Dioe.'
And expensive I rnurmured.
Dear, economical old person! You forget 1 m
earning two pounds week and NIT II was treas
She removed her haiti was an allurlnS Itue
toque-and set about things with business.
like air Tea always a seIf-made feast al
No Saxbury Court Smoking my pipe,
watched her reflectively.
Kitty was the only daughter Of an old barTiS-
re- friend Of mine, who had died some httie
tine ago. leaving ber badly provided Tor. 20
Kitty had to work for her living and three
years back had come with a girl frleno VINO
drew for the illustrated papers, TO SaHpurg
Court They lived ia the rooms above mine,
and Kitty had become a great favorite with the
little community. She was of joyous DISPOSE
ton. and had lately obtained small part IN
the first piece at a West End comedy theatre
She had been bending over the fire, cooking
some toast. Suddenly she looked up at me
Well nice old person. OF what are you llIilh-
tng?" she said. with smile.
To tell the truth I had been thinking Tor the
b11ndraSth time how splendidly young she was,
and how stupidity old had grown TO peMlhiiot pI it
I've last Shrove Tuesday, and gray mars ! !nIo
the bargain. But fully grasped the sltuauoh'
j was merely the nice old person. ana any
thing else was out Of the question.
Il was thinking that we might nave the tan
young visitor to-day" said, untruthfuily.
looked straight at her, and saw little tocSh
20 myself
There was tap at the door, and the next
moment A good looking youngster in Immaculate
frt,ck coat and silk hat entered He glanced
round the room expectantly. and his face light
ed up as he caught sight Of Kitty. 1t was very
obvious .,,
The Hon Gerald Derisford seemed terribly
out Of place in the Bohemian atmosphere OF
Saxbury Court for he was a very serious young
man with great ambitions IN the polltlcai nne,
and was unsalaried secretary TO the great Loro
Brymcur In addition he unbecomingly
wealthy and distress ;ngly aristocrauc
Still he came, ana ] welcomed him. Tor we
OF Saxbury Court had our kitty's future 10
bear in mind Was she not Ted CarvilTs daugh-
ter And if she loved him-well, he was emf
nently desirable"
vivid description of her part in a piece that
was 10 be produced at charity matinee IN aid
OF the Home for Poor Authors ably
fuu lust now A brilliant touch Of novelty had
beer impaired 20 the performance by the fact
that the piece to be played entirely by
ladies and Kitty had been specially CHOSEN 10
ensct The part OF John Chichester, an artist
hero, who much tempe before li4e AiIa4 Io-I
OF the curtain
After tea l insisted going out with let
ter 10 catch the country post 1t was an Old
expe55eut but ! hatter myself l did il grace
fully.
When al length, ! returned, Kitty jumped to
her feet With a glance at the clock i PROMISED
TO rect Ethel at Liberty's at half past D.!
she exclaimed "Goodby, Mr.. Derisford Hope
you'u be able to to the matinee next
Tuesday
He shook her hand, retaining IL for mo-
ment OF SO more than necessary-a nope
ful sign ] thought Then Kitty turned 10 me
Chris dear, I shall be back at 6;3o, Would