Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-26
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little entertainment that took place.
Kitty never accepted these kindly
meant invitations. She was so un-
thing Of the kind. One evening, how
ever she relented. A small musical
party was to be given and one Of the
pupils, girl Of whom Kitty had be-
come very fond, begged her to accept
Mrs. Aliens invitation to join it.
my brother, who is staying at Lau-
same now, is coming" she said proud
ly. "He sings splendidly, and you play
accomplishments so well that I want
you to play his. 1 told Mrs. Allen I
would implore you to come. Do, there's
darling You needn't stay down
stairs all the evening if you are tired,
only I do want you to hear Arthur
sing and see him, too; he Is just per-
fect!" For jamie thought there was
no one in the world fit to compare
with her eldest brother.
| Kitty acceded to the earnest request,
| though when she found herself in the
drawing-room that evening she was
almost sorry she had given in. There
was no help for it then, however, and
she bowed gracefully to the tall, dark
young man who was Immediately in
troduced to her by his enthusiastic
| sister.
Miss Ormond Is going to play your
accomplishments, Arthur" she said i'm
petuously. "She plays beautifully, and
1 have told her all about your wonder
full singing"
The man smiled.
Il am afraid my little sister talks
too much" he said. "She is SO proud
Of my singing that she expects every
one to be equally enthusiastic"
During the evening he asked his sis
! ter why Miss Ormond looked so I'M
happy, and she told him that Miss Or
mond had brought her aunt out to
Lausanne hoping thereby to restore
denly. "The poor thing is quite alone
in the world, and very poor" jamie
continued, $50 Mrs. Allen asked her to
live with her. She must have loved
that aunt awfully, because it is more
than two years since she died, and
Miss Ormond always has that sad ex-
preston" The young man found that
jamie had by no means exaggerated
Miss Ormond's playing powers, and al
though not at all impressionable, he
could not help feeling interested in the
beautiful, sad, and apparently friend
less girl. He stayed in Lausanne for
some time and very often saw his sis
ter, and always managed to see Miss
Ormond at the same time.
| "Kitty, DEAR" he said tenderly, "why
are you so much astonished? YoT
must have known l loved you. My
poor little girl, all alone in the world.
jamie has told me all about your trou-
bles, and now I am going to make you
happy again. You are too young and
pretty to have that sad face always"
But the girl shrank from him.
'T can't" she murmured brokenly
Il love you, oh, yes, love you, but
I can never marry you nor any other
mani"
The anguish in her voice and face
was so intense that the man looked at
her in establishment.
"What is it, my darling? Why do
you talk SO strangely? Why, if you
love me, can't you marry me? You
speak as If you had committed a
crime"
80 have" she answered, and it
was his turn to start back and ex-
claim, "Kitty, what do you mean?
LISTEN" she said miserably, and
then she tells her story.
she did not see the curious light in
| his.
'It is odd there was exactly the ESQ
you wanted, no more, no less" he OBJ
served quietly, to her astonishment.
''There was something else" she an
swered, Ia"
But he interrupted her:
ga shilling and four pennies were in
it as well; the purse was green
worked with black, and A. X. was
stamped in gold in one corner
"a. K.r' she cried. Arthur King!
1t was your purse. Oh, let me go. Let
me go, let me never see you again.
He held her firmly.
my darling, the money is nothing to
me in comparison with what you have
suffered. I am glad you had the mon
ey, glad that through me you Were
able to give your aunt little happi-
ness at the end. And for yourself
Kitty, you must be happy again now
After all, you used my money, and it
is only fair you should give me some
thing in exchange"
II have nothing to give, at least
hardly anything 1 have only been able
to save f1O oh, Arthur, how you
must hate mer'
Il don't want money, Kitty. You can
give me the only thing in the world
that 1 want, and that is" She
looked at him In wonderment. Your
SELF" he finished, and she said no
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