The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-12-15
-ungrateful. When I've spent my

0ETH1eIul. " Ntn We spent my
whole summer finding you kates."
You have been very good. The fault
Is i'm the KAtcs'' lie took a notebook
from his pocket and laid II open in her
lap. leaning against the back of her
chair TO look over her shoulder rs she
ran her finger down the neat list.
Katie Simpson-dimples; Kate Ray
engaged to Reggie Van Dyke; Kate
Delemaier-l hardly dare mention her.
Teddy
You have reason to blush. You
know how ! abominate the bohemian
girl who smokes cigarettes and Is al
ways stopping on the verge"
Didn't you find her clever aud hand
some!'
"ob. very. Who next:"
Kate Randall Mother suggested
her. You did like her a bit. .remem-
ber"
Il liked her great deal. She's
sensible. modest. well behaved young
woman. But she's not Kate"
Rena sighed patiently.
"Whnt was the matter with Kittie
Pomeroy? There isn't dearer. sweet
er. prettier little girl in
I'm not looking for n dear. sweet.
pretty little girl
what sort Of girl are you looking
for. Ted?'
Harper muscd in smiling silence. his
eyes idly watching trembling silver
butterfly in her hair.
Il think she's tall and has dark eyes.
She's well bred. but not conventional.
She's honest and kind. She has brains
and a sense OF bumor. She He
broke of suddenly. Il have IL. Renal
Find me Kate just like you. and
surrender the handkerchief"
"And your heart:"
The light words had an unfamiliar
tremor in them. like that OF the butter
fy's filigree wings. Something sweet
and sudden and Unforeseen swept over
Harper's heart. lie was looking down
at the leaves in her lap. and fragments
| OF what she had said of them came
back TO him. "All summer contented
dreamers - today new creatures - the
| TRANSPORTATION of their lives-what
they have been waiting for all these
| tranquil weeks"
Renal" he whispered. bending lower
over the silver butterfly. And then, as
she looked up into his face with star
tied eyes, Il believe IT is you | lover
he added simply.
"And Kate?" Her eyes smiled
though her lashes were still wet.
"Kate was an airy nothing"
"Dear. stupid boyv' Rising. she
crossed the room and brought back q
great Bible which she laid on his knee
Perching on the arm of his chair. she
opened the volume at the pages of fam
fly record and laid a finger on one o
the names.
katherine. daughter OF James ant
Katherine Cavanaugh. born June ="
"Rena. Is It youi''
"Who else? But Rena I've been from
my cradle. save to one person"
"And he?" jealousy.
"And she"-reassuringly- a col
lege friend who dislikes my poor nick
| ters from her addressed 10 Miss Kat
Cavanaugh. The only other proof
could have offered-her gift TO me las
Christmas unfortunately lost"
AT ballf'
"At charity ballast June"
II don't believe you're my Kate. aft
er all! ! told you my Kate was homes
and kind
"And had sense OF humor. Tedd,
do you regrSt the prosaic end of you
romance:''
"Prosaic:"
'Do you?" she insisted.
81 should be an ungrateful fool II
did,
''Then forgive your Cinderella an
give back her glass slipper. dea
princer'
From the pocket nearest his heai
Theodore drew a crumpled bit OF line
and lace. still family fragrant. He lai
, it in her hand. and his own fingei
closed over II.