La Junta tribune., 1907-01-26

hatr1na fiarrtdan was The sixth OF
seven daughters. red haired aud under
stz.'d- but that did not prevent her
from being power IN her world At
the young ladies' seminary she WAS the
aekuow lesIg NJ leader as well as the
most Intimate friend OF her tweiys
classmates. zach Of whom had the
promise OF ire,lS bridesmaid at her
wedding In this they were preseieat.
since Iharndyke Orinsiey had Tor some
time made her the object of his atteE-
tions.
Thorndyke Ormsley did not altogeth-
er meet with the approval of the class
They thought him lacking In the dash
and daring requisite for a suitable
match for their president.
Katrina. however. viewed the matter
from a different standpoint As she
eonhded TO her youngest sister Pamela:
There Is something restfui In Thorn
dykes conventionality. l always know
just what To expect from him. and !
fancy that I eau furnish more Of the
element Of the unexpected than Is
found in most orthodox families"
She therefore smiled upon ber ad
mirer. IL followed that she had been
graduated but a few months when be
made up his mind that TO marry her
WAS the only proper course of action.
lie Was too well regulated a young
man TO propose to Katrina without
having nr.t spoken TO her father. This
vas q procedure that the asfut~ morsel
Of girlboni had foreseen and Arranged
for.
As be afterward complained to ka-
tsiaa: Il cannot understand IT, Your
father Was brusqu~. nervous. quite un-
like himself. All that I could get him
to say Was that you were too young
and that hs esureiy disapprovei
when I tried TO Argue. Pamela came
in. and he intimst~d that the inter
view Vas closed"
Katrina buried beS face In his shoul-
der. oh. dear. oh. dear" she walled.
what shall we dor
Thorndyke attempted to comfort her.
and be found the process 30 agreeable
tAst he prolonged IL for some moments
before saying ~oothlngly: do not he
discouraged. dear. I Will call on hlm
again. He must b. made 10 see rea-
son" A. y happy thought struck him:
why don't you speak TO him your
selfi You girls have always seemed 10
get your Way pretty thoroughly. lie
will say yes 90 you"
"iie won't" katrlna's voice. though
smothereI. was decisive.
!, "why noty"
"itecau-e ! won't let Hun" Without
giving her lover time TO recover from
the shock she hurried on. Papa has
lost a great deal OF money these last
years. He has really hard time TO
get along. 5, that another wedding Is
what wedding costs We have had
five. SO we do. There would be the
presents and dresses for those twelve
bridesmaids. the flowers. music. cater
er. trousseau-oh. II i awful!'' and she
.laspe,l her hands despairingly. Papa
Is always so good lie wanted to mort
gage the house. but said no.
Light had begun 20 dawn upon OTns-
ley. Let me. Katrina" he began. .
Two red spots appeared In Katrina's
cheeks. And have rs all ashaugrd 10
look you in the facel Never. Pamela
and have decided never to marry I'M
less we elope-"
Thorndyke ormsley stlffcned. That
i- impossible"
Katrina began 70 cry In clrneSt II
always knew that ,ou were proper.
hut / never thought you were 50 hor-
ribly proper that you cared more for
wha; people would say than you DID
for me-" she sohhed.
Her lover could not resist her tears.
"You know thst love yon better than
anything else IN the world he said
tenierly. 1T Is not entirely on nv
own account that object There Is
Aunt Harriet. she wouli he utterly
scandalired by an elopement- Is II
right 20 distress her when she has done
everything for me and ! am all she
haSr'
At this virtual capitulation Katrina's
tears ceased % now. Then II I ge,
Aunt fiarrief's consent you will 10
willing 70 eiopef' she asked guiiele~siy.
Il would do anything TO marry you"
he answered. with unusual reckless
ness.
neck. Then IL 10 as ecui ss settled"
You don't know Aunt Harriet"
Ormsley admonisbesi
-Ye>. I do. And. what is more. I
wager that II ron do exactly as tell
you she herself viii suggest an eiope-
menf"
so the two put their beads together.
Most men would have wished them-
selves in Oslnsiey's plaee. He must
have been sensibse Of his privileges. for
he left the house more In love than
ever and vowed to play Ais part In the
comedy. Katrina refused to admit the
possibility Of . trasrdy.
Mis- Harriet Orneley lived In Q bi9