The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-02-10

she herScif knew wa
T0E strange; "nO more poverty,
and no more pinching
We've had our share and enough Of it.,
ma now wen have 40 more"
The speaker drew off her gloves leis-
rely, and hold her hands 70 the ruddy
Jlaze.
She looked wondroG,iy beautiful as
Dhc bent there. her eyes thousand
niles away through the glowing coal,
md with the firelight PLAYING around
Ter aquilne nose and perfect lips. And
- she stood, her sister watched her in
he gathering twilight, ana thought
'hc never saw her look % beautiful
Tor yet 50 truly strange.
"Oh. Mabel, have you really accepted
ne darling old millionaire at last?
low truly dclightfulw
Kitty jumped mp from The sofa and
'lapped her hands, her fICc cypress
ng intense delight oh, how brauti.
nj TO have Just rs much money as you
want, aud everything you can set your
mind on it, Truly, the prospect was
grand. and Kitty laughed with her
seventeen year.old laugh. and danced
)rcttily with all the abandon and jol.
ity Of seventeen years.
She completed the circuit by halting
It her sisters side. who still gazed
ntO the hrcliGht. with her face flied
With an odd mingling of love nnd bit
erncss. Kitty knew full well what
vas passing In Mabci2 mind and SIZE,
)ut yet seventeen, could not feel, or
lad not lived long enough TO feel,
What il was or what il meant
And yet she was just n little SOmhcr.
ust a little depressed rs She put one
land into her sisters and the other
'Ound her shoulders
Poor Nab" she said. chow sad you
ook,"
Il have reason to be sad" responded
Mabel, with short hollow laugh
i've chosen the road that's to be mine
ill death"
A little catch in her voice that was
lot natural 10 Mabel caused Kitty TO
lraw hcr closer and comfort her as
oeSt She could; and rs she thought of
all Il meant, and all it would bring to
hem both she burst into \ reckless
nugh that became seventeen years SO
well
"You have chosen just what I should
wealth. Oh, think of il, Mabel,
Think what our future VIII he when
you are mistress of Mr JohuSon's
oyciy mansions and fortune, But ]
knew you'd do it, Mabel | knew you
would It's Just what I should have
done myself"
Don't Kit, don't" pleaded Mabel
IN q voice so strained and sad that
Kitty looked up alarmed; you don't
know what you're saying and You
ion't know what you mean. Nou have
never been called upon Ivy stern neceS.
'ity to sacrifice your own true love,
who is all the world to you, to marry
an old mans millions"
NO. | haven't" replied Kitty, quick
=. with all the determination of hex
experience, but il [ had to would,
shouldn't hesitate single minute
between the young love without a dol.
ar. and millions and especially IL the
owner Of the millions chauced to be
such dre-looking man rs Mr.. John
son H., aud you know" she went on,
ooloring a little, "he iS really hand.
some. Mabel. and he is only forty.
wish it was me he was going 20 marry
gnd not you"
\ smile overspread Mabcrs features
and she laughed outright The idea OF
such a charming slip of ,oveiineSs rs
Kitty being the wife of a middle-aget
millionaire, II was too absurd
Anyway" continued kitty, feeling
that something was expected of her IL
extcnuatiou Of her conduct. and pout
ing a little. you should take IL more
happily. IL isn't right not to-"
And then. aS Kitty turned to the te.
things on the table the hunted, paine,
look swept back .nto Mabers pan
face. ana she sighed heavily.
How thoughtlcSS she Is, she muir
INJURED. "and cruel IL seems \ l.gh
thing. this. to give up my love for pei
for her sake Yes" she said. hal
sayageiy. for her sake. not mine. |
it were not fnr her his money woul
have been as dirt to me. know wha
poverty Is, but the bitterness ia Swcc
compared with life without low,
without him Aud he comes here q
night and. Cod forgive mo. I must te
him. lnd a Shudder shONk her fran,
Mabel" cried Kitty. d, lightly an
~ happily as though ill-storred love
( had never come her way. teas q
/ ready" and then Mabel tried her bes
I 90 look pleased and happy. and tol
/ Kitty what happened To her in her e.
/ racity as daily goveyness. aud Kit
/ had some new story Go tell W dea
! delightful Mr. Johnson
Dear. darling Nab" thought Kit!
/ as her eyes rested fondly unSn her si
/ ter "Tye never had a trouble ye
bless her dear old heart. but what 81
hasn't helped me cut of u: and no
she's going to lift us right out Of a
worst trouble Of all-this hcrrid pro
srg."