The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-05

q rfen husband some day ana be an or.
nament OF society. But good doctor
can prevent II. you know. and | happen
10 be going right now 10 see the best
man In the business. II you'll come
along he'll look at your head. add be
won't charge you q cent because you're
q friend Of mine"
For some strange reason this propo-
sltIon seemed to Kitty TO have an ad.
verse moral aspect. but Allen persuad.
ed her.
Kitty went TO zee tho doctor. and hc
told her that she would have 10 come
every day for week at least II she
wished to avoid q bad scar. He was
eisver man. and be saved her from dis.
ngurement. bat be dh not treat her for
an affection of the heart that was get
ting worse and worse oil the time. She
was seeing Allen every afternoon-see-
Ing him In her dreams, both sleeping
and waking. too. poor chih-and she
knew that she was In lore with him.
but she would never have believed that
be could care for hsr II II had not been
for the wise woman In the shop.
Hes dead stuck on you." said this
saplsnt person. ANYBODY could zee
that"
But he hasn't said word about H."
protested Kitty. ~He doesn't even look
st me. or when hs does he looks right
through ma And hs talks right
through me too. I don't know half
what be says. I might Just as we'll be
a telephone for aii be cares about me-"
The wise woman laughed.
"You1l find out" she said. 'T'il bet
you could make him marry you II you
had any sense"
AZ this suggestion Kitty nearly fell
In a faint, but she fancied that Mrs.
O'Neil did not notice II.
When Kitty's wound wis almost
mended. Maginloy. who had noticed
that his daughter wss not coming homo
quite 20 early In the afternoons. got
into a quarrel with her about IL and
struck her again. Allen told me OF
this occurrence. and he seemed TO be-
interested In the coincidence that the
Injury was precisely similar to the
former one. except that II was upon
the other sido Of the girls head.
Queer. Isn't itY' he said.
-Allen." said l. what are yan going
10 do with this giriT'
"NothIng.- he said indinereptiy. 'T'm
going TO Europe In July"
Later hs told ms that hs had advised
Kitty 10 run away frow homo.
I've seen hsf father" he said.
'Therea no doing anything with him.
Hes ns{ Nsponslbls He ought to be
In an asylum
Then why DON'T you send him
tbersY ] Inquired.
TOO much trcubse- replied Allen.
When tho cxpsrsenced Mrs. o'Nell
heard that Allen was suggesting night
she asked Kitty Whist sbs was going
TO do
q haven't got any pasce to Co." said
Kitty.
He'll nnd you q place" said Mrs.
o'Neii.
"Gcodnessr cried Kitty. " couldn't
let him do that. Her done enough for
me as II h. he askci me once where I
could 60. and I was ashamed TO tell
him tha< didn't have q friend In the
wortd, 20 I said bad an aunt In Buf.
falo. l used to havN bot She's dead"
Don't you worry" wes the response.
when he says % 70. tell you he's
10 love with you He really means II.
He'll marry you"
One day Kitty came to the store as
white ne a ghost. She was almost half
an hour late and was brathless with
running.
"rye been over 10 the Children's so
ciety." she said. They're going to
take Lottie aud Jane. Fathers so
rough with them now that had to do
something. Mr.. Allen told me what
TO do. And I'm going away. II seems
awful to leave father. but Mr.. Allen
says there isn't anything else to do.
I've got to. That's all there is about
IT,"
I'm glad you're getting little
aense." responded Mrs. o'Nen.
There was a pause. and then poor.
distracted Kitty seized the woman's
hand.
"Are you sure he cares about mel"
she demanded In choking. agonized
whisper. 1T doesn't look like II TO
me- He never said word Of love TO
me or tried to kiss me. He nevsr even
took bold Of my band
"That's all right" replied. the wise
woman. "He doesn't want 10 frighten
you. He's a gentleman, but he's craxy
about you, and you can twist him
around your finger II you want to-"
"If he doesn't ask me to marry him
whatll dor pleaded the girl. Sup
pose he tells me to 90 to my aunt
Mrs. o'Neii laughed.
"You don't suppose he really believes
you've got an aunty' said she. He
knows you're lying to him, but he
doesn't care. All he wants 10 TO get
you away from home. He's afraid
your father II kill you. You'll be hls
wife In week II you don't make