Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-17
\ WHAT KATY DID. W.
By ELLEN ERISELL WYCKOFF.
) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 80

hd loS DORGIH4 turned the Sunday
lu newspaper over idly. The lazi-
ness Of the autumn day had crept
anto her. She worked in a govern
1nent Office down town, and the lux
ury Of her friends home was new
to her. Mrs. Durant was travelling
with her husband, and Miss Dorothy
was looking after the children. Just
now she held the crisp, new paper
Hstlessly. Her keen interest in the
world and it's doings had vanished
with other youthful follies.
Through the han came the sound
of the children's laughter. Bess and
Ben were having breakfast. A church
bell somewhere rang for an early
service. Miss Dorothy glanced care
lessly down the column. Her eyes
stopped at the church directory
They were very pretty eyes, soft and
gray, and a sudden flash of interest
shot into them. The hand that held
the paper was not quite steady, and a
delicate Hush flew to Miss Dorothy's
cheeks.
Katy, Miss Durant's pretty maid,
came out to sweep the steps. She
saglanced s1nilingly at Miss Dorothy,
who sat bolt upright in the canvas
reclining chair, with the color of
the pink morning glories in her
checks.
katy, do you know just where st.
CeciIs church is?' Miss Dorothy's
hand had fallen with the paper and
there was a far-away look in her
eyes and new tone in her soft
voice
Katy looked up brightly. est Ce-
ellis, ma'am? O, but just don't I? For
isn't it the church where I was chris
tened and confirmed? Isn't it our
own church, mine and father's?" and
Katy beamed up happily from the
last step.
eve have "a new rector, now,
ma'am, and such a fine man he is,
too. Already he has the hearts out
of all of US. It is to the rectory
that | so when have my Thursdays
out"
Miss Dorothy looked down with
shining eyes. ''To the rectory, Katy?"
Eyes, ma'ah, for Mrs. MacAllisters
frail body and he's very careful of
her and so instead of looking us up
at our homes she has us by turns at
the rectory. We have tea and music
Sometimes the rector himself sings"
Miss Dorothy leaned back and Ka-
~ noticed that the pink color was
gbne from her cheeks. Miss Doro-
thy was a very handsome woman.
People said she must have deliberate
1y chosen her lonely life. They said,
too, that the GOODNESS of her heart
had chilled the beauty of her face
Bess and Ben came down in ho1i-
day attire and begged to be taken
out. 1--WE like Katy's church, Dolly,
better than ours. Take us there
They have little boys that sing and
you don't remember to be tired
Miss Dorothy fell an easy victim
to the tempter's wiles. When she
came down ready for church, even
the children noticed a new beauty
in her flushed face and frightened
eyes. She was always attractive
this morning she was more. She was
lovely, fascinating woman athrob
with the joy of living.
Its the bit of blue in her gray
gown that goes to her eyes SO, and
the CLINT of the sunshine in her hair;
but I'm lost when it comes to the
pink in her cheeks and the spring
in her STEP" Katy said refectively,
watching the church-goers around
the first corner.
Miss Dorothy found ST. CeciPs a
dim fine old church in q yvOrld-fOr-
gr43en corner of the city. The rest
ful oldness of it welcomed her like
the arms Of friend.
Miss Dorothy sat quite still with
the children beside her. Her face
was soft and sweet, her lovely lips
tremulous ana her eyes bright and
tender. Her breath came in little UNI
certain gasps. She was half afraid of
what she had done. The light of
marvellous old window fell upon her.
A tremor Of music that scarcely at