New-York tribune., 1903-03-24
Kitty Leigh.
BY HALLIWELL sUTCLIFFE.

me in a most distressing way. Have YOU found
'I-ah|exactiyInon Thatever'' 1 stammered in
some trepidation.
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fainter heliotrope by the sun. Perhaps there was
error to him, and he seemed hurt about it. Then
we all looked at each other. and the time seemed
Lets chuck r. suggestsd Letha5y' a5 at length
And SO was I, for my lower members were ach-
ing sadly with the unwonted exertion- I looked
led lied the ca awkwardness ~ Of the situation,
Children" said, winninglT. how would It be II
you scampered home as fast as YOUR little legs
IT'S is frightened sir was all they could be in
So there was nothing to be done but take them
with US, and set off, melancholy company Of
eighteen. FayeTsham. Lethaby and myself leading ding
way toward home We esped a figure kneeling be-
as vas c Gt fer the ush on
he rose to his feet and looked toward us
Lethaby. va as We came Up With him n,.
pited him sincerely. for had similarly suffered
AN our party. except myself are after ter the he
goodness, I only came, UP to have a look at the
grouse Well let US be m9ving; there is young
he bent the quest. too. and he is sure to be
But We did not find our dear friend Davenegh;
instead. we CHANGED upon person clad IN SOBER
heather, this way and that like some quadruped in
search of sUCcuent herhage-
''DaVenegh'S valet by all that's wonderfuI! cried
Captain Faversham, half laughing and half frown-
ing THE young beggar has taken the wind out
Of sails with vengeance! Lethaby. why
didn't the idea occur to you? It was an inspfra-
1T fs-it is Observation-Disclosures stam-
mered when at last my anger EIVe me infor9ing
Miss Leigh of the deception that is being Practsed
on her
You incompatible ass shall do no such
thing!" put in the captain. with warmth that was
quite unjuStifiable. - AIS fair. etc. and don Z
mind confessing that !, too. came out TO hnd that
confounded white heather
Davenegh's valet came to us and touched his
hat He saddened air
Found anything? queried Letha ny.
Nothing sir. beyond a backaChe.
well neither have We" said the captain. Look
behind YOU Stevens. There are nineteen OF us in
all and we've all had shot at the white Give 1t
up man" -.
and I thought he muttered something. He fell into
line between us and the children and We pursued
the uneven tenor OF way. Just as we reacned
the edge of the we heard a shout from De-
hind. We turned. and saw Stevens holding some
thing aloft. 1t was a spr1g OF real Wh1te heaIher
this time.
well. I'M But never mind lust what Cap
tain Faversham said. I think 1t is time / brought
this narrative to a close Catherine tells me that
she would rather have the last few words to her
self and it has always been nv habit TO humor the
dear child's whims. Doubtless YOU know that her
sister came to Abbotsford later in the summer ana
that I found in her all the charm or the younger
sister welded with a seriousness or purpose Whlch
left me in no doubt TO the state or my heart
Catherine though once I dallied with the project
7 have all that the best Of men could desire. ana
nv wife is even trife overzealous in prompting
me- to effort Yet I sometimes wish-ah, we'll