The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
kIT HATE everything IN the world"
asserted the girl. sweepingly and
deaantlr "enerYthing and every

LLT HATE everything IN the world,
asserted the girl. sweepinsly and
deaantly. everything and every
body except, Of course. you. Aunt Hes
ter"
kitty. dear. don't talk so wickediy'"
replied a voice SO feeble and tired,
though sweet, that there was no need %
be told Aunt Hester was i'll
"It's quite true" repeated Kitty, L
do hate everything. hate never having
any money and living in these two poky
little rooms. and not being able 70 take
Won abroad, which the doctor says would
likely make you well again, and having
70 slave day after day teaching those
horrid children who never seem to learn
anything. / loathe it all, 1 can't help
not being patient like you. auntie, and
II II is wicked TO hate things. why. then.
] must be wicked"
The girl stopped, completely out of
breath. and the elder woman sighed but
said nothing. She knew how hard the
poverty Of their lives was TO the pretty
girl Of eighteen who had youths natural
desire for pleasure ana pretty things.
She understood how irksOme II was 70
Kitty 10 teach three dull children for
FIVE hours daily for the munincent sum
OF GA a year. which money. with the
addition OF a very small annuity OF hers,
was ali they had TO live on She knew
TOO, better than her niece. better even
than the doctor. that 50 far as she was
concerned. il would soon be over that
not even the visit 10 Switzerland. 80
easily advised. so impossible TO obtain.
would make so much difference or very
materially Iengthen the days before
Kitty would be left 10 fight the battle
OF life alone.
only $50" she went on bitterly. Z
have worked IL al out. For ESQ we
could both go to Lausanne for ten weeks.
You know that pension where Lizzie
STAYED: they would take the two OF Us
for Sc a week that would leave plenty
for the Journey. Fifty pounds. Less
than heaps Of women spend on one
dress, / call it hateful-horrible-un-
fai-. why should we have nothing and
others so much7'
She made for the park. and as she
was walking along one Of its most de-
serted paths her foot knocked against
a stone. which she kicked impauently
away. The softness Of the stone struck
her. and she looked down TO find she
was kicking q purse. She picked Il up
and examined IL carefully. 1t was near
" new. of green leather. curiously work
ed with black. and the monogram "a.
X" stamped IN gold in one corner,
s'It Is 80 light there can be nothing in
it, she said to herself. and opened it.
A shilling and four pennies fell into her
hand. and then some pieces OF folded
paper. FIVE Bank OF England notes for
RIO each. There was no one near. Kit
tvs head swan, her eyes grew misty,
she felt sick aud faint ss the tempta-
ton unfolded itself 20 her. Here was
the exact sum needed 10 restore Aunt
Hester 10 health; there was 20 name in
the purse, no clue TO the owner; surely,
since # had come to her at that moment
when she so much needed ESQ, Il must
have been sent by Providence. Surely.
Il would be only right for her 10 keep it,
Thus she reasoned, knowing the weak
ness of her arguments, realizing. but re-
fusing TO consider, that she contem-