The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-15

ened to further conncence.
Il blush to tell yoti,. he said, ''tha1
since / came to this gay society OF
Bath my life has not been all my
conscience could approve of. The pious
practices. the earnest principles of life
so sedulously inculcated in me by my
dear mother, have been but too easily
cast aside"
"Oh. dearr' cried Kitty in accents OF
yet greater pain.
when we are married, my dear
love- pursued Lord Verney, quietly
encircIing his mistress little waist with
his arm. but, absorbed as he was in his
yirtueus reflections. emitting to infuse
any ardor into his embrace, I'VE shall
not seek the brilliant world. We shall
find all our happiness with each other,
shall we not? oh, how welcome my
dear mother will make you at Verney
Hall. 1t has always been her dream
that / should marry early and settle
on the estate
Little shiyers ran down Kitty's spine.
"Is it your intention to live with your
mother when you are married. she
faItered, and leaned weakly against the
inert arm.
Enthusiastically he cried that the best
OF mothers and he could never be
parted long.
ooh, how you will love herr" he said.
looking fondly at the Kitty of his i'm
agination.
From your tenderest years she sedu-
lousy inctflcated in you earnest prin-
ciples and pious practices, did she
notT' murmured the Kitty of reality.
with what was almost moan.
.She did indeed" cried the youth.
Mistress Kitty closed her eyes and
let her head droop upon his shoulder.
Il fear l am going to have the va
pors," said she.
"'Tis, maybe, the spring heats" said
he, and made as If he would rise.
Maybe" said Mistress Kitty, be-
coming so limp all at once that he was
forced to tighten his clasp. He glanced
at her now in some alarm. She half
opened bright eyes and glimmered a
languid little smile at him.
"At feast" thought the widow, eff
we must part (and part we must, my
calf and u we shall part on a sweet
moment What, in bower, every
scent, every secret bird and leaf and
sunbeam of which calls on thought of
love, and l by his side. he to prate of
his mother! And at least he not bleat
of my beauty again, my name is not
Kitty
She sighed and closed her eyes. The
delicate face lay but a span from his
lips.
Il fear indeed you are faint" said
he, with solicitude. MY mother has
sovereign cordial against such weak
ness.
Mistress Bellairs sat up very ener-
getically for a fainting lady.
Your mother she began with a
flash of her eye. then checked herself
abruptly. "Adieu, Verney,' said she.
and stretched out her hand to him.
"Adieu.' he repeated, all bewilder-
ment.
abbey its silly old air. How long have
I been with you. sir, alone? Fie. fie,
and must I not think OF my reputa-
tion:'
Surely, as my future wife," said
he
''Why, then the more reason" she
said, cutting him short; must 1 not
slow myself duly discreet? Think of
your lady mother! Come, sir, take
your leave"
A moment she was haunting; a mo-
ment all delicious smiles.
I'll make him bleatv' she thought,
and stamped her foot upon it.
"As far as your door?" said he.
Not STEP" she vowed. "Come, sir,
adieu''
He took her hand; bent and kissed
her sedately.
Il WILL" said he, ego write the news
to- my mother"
f"Oh. go.' said she, and turned on her
heel with a flounce and was out of
sight round the corner of an alley with
a whisk and f1utter of tempestuous pet
'ticoats before his slow boys wits had
time to claim the moment for the next
meeting
There were actually tears in Mistress
Kitty's eyes as she struck the gravel
with her cane. She rubbed her cherry
lips where his kiss had rested with a
furious hand.
"'Twas positively matrimonial" she
cried within herself, with angry double
threaded Renaissance, 1.-The calf. Did
ever woman spend a more ridiculous
hour? And in heavens name, what's
to be done?'