The Washington herald., 1906-11-18

taking Perks hand. and indicating he
coins in question. now aren't they?'
"Oh. quiter'-his worship felt that he
was hoist with his own petard," by be
ing put into his own witness box. and
knew that he did not come of with fly
ing. c0lors-"totaly different What came
after the two threeDences?-a penny
three halfDennies. and
That's all. said Kitty. 'It ends with
three half-pennies. Now how much Is
it?'
His worship glanced appealingiy at his
colleague, VINO had been surveying the
scene with interest. his carewOTn eyes
rarely leaving the child's eager little
face
Her brown eyes. such large. velvety
eyes. touched q heartstring somewhere,
making it vibrate painfully.
Re was evidently Of no use whatever,
why ne should have to wear a muzzle.
It is hard, isn't it?"
He was evidently Of no use whatever.
Perks? Perks stood there with out
stretched hand. looking into space The
clerk. the 0nls other inhabitant Of the
dusky room. was smiling over the novel
scene and gathering up his papers pre-
paratory 20 departure. 4 policeman stood
just outside the half-open door: a blue
bottle fly buzZed nOisily in a distant
window. and Bob's breathing stole upon
the air No hope lay anywhere
His wOrship's b-Ow was suffused with
embarrassment,
"A shilling" ne murmured. two six
pences-I mean two three pences' he
again broke down under Kitty's relentless
gaze feeling IS he had never felt since
scboOlboy escapades. He wondered
whether the buzZing really came from
the window. or il il were only in his own
head. Kitty broke the silence
Perks can count" she remarked, with
an irony which his worship felt was rich
y merited. cant you. Perks? Tell him
how much il comes to
Two shillings and ,twopence half pen
ny Miss Kitty"
Their worships rose with one impulse
/ and dismissed the court
Keep your money. child As BOb's
! very sorry. We viii forgive him this
! time, he said. smiling so kindly into the
/ brown eyes that Kitty smiled down at
/ him in return from her elevation. and al
/ lowed herself to be Fitted down.
She did rot see a spasm cross the sad
/ face beside her. but the other magistrate
saw II and wondered.
What is your nance" asked hts wOr-
I
Kitty Galbraith."
The younger magistrate started violent
/ y.
/ He drew Perks aside leaving his cheer
/ full colleague. 20 reinstate himself in Kit
! tvs good opinion. ''Wnere does she live.
/ Perks he asks his face full Of deeper
/ interest than the case appeared 10 de-
mand and how comes il that the child
is out without "a nurse and in a police
court Of ali places? What can her people
/ be thinking OFF,
She has no mother. your worship. and
begging your pardon. her father thinks
no more Of her than If she was a stock
or stone He's Prof Jedediah Galbriath
your worship, quite a big gun. as I dare
say you've heard. l brought her along
to-day as much for a change as for any
thing else. I was Bit late on purpose
II her father knew about the fine he'd
make her give up the dog. the only liv-
I ing thing she has 20 play with"
7 am glad you brought her. Perks.
I knew her mother. and saw the resem-
/ bIance at once Thank YOU Perks
And Perks. looking down. saw q Sow
ereign placed within his palm
His worship called on the professor the
/ following day. and now il is one Of the
/ conmonest sights Of the square TO see
Kitty and Bob and his worship going of
! for q visit 20 fairyI5nd. and Kitty
thanks TO her naughty but beloved dog
| is a happy little giTL-By the author Of
/ The PerdletOns-