The Washington herald., 1907-02-22

front lawn iu the interest Of modern
improvements had not taken the beauty
and dignity away from the old place.
But after that last quiet ride i'm the
spring sunshine out to the pines on the
hillside they had told her gently and
carefully, so as not To worry her too
much. that there was no money left.
that the judge had left nothing except
the Old home and the land il stood on
She had tried so hard TO reason il out
for herself. To was not like Tom TO let
things 20 along like that and never tell
her. And they had always had plenty
Kitty had gone 10 college with the other
girls, there had never word been said
Of money.
Going, Going Gonei-to Miss Podmore
for five Billys voice broke I'm on her
reyerie. Better take that glass right
Of Miss Podmore, and the marble. too.
So as 10 dont get smashed. Dick. here
viii help you. And YOU might as we'll
bid up on the rest of The set. It's a
shame 10 break it,"
Land. I don't want the heavy old
stuff" exclaimed sue POdmOre. staring
blankly at the big old bureau. My cell
ings too low for that top piece. and it's
SO heavy to lug around. I only bid up
five because il did seem such a pity. I
felt as If We were fairly Insulting the
old thinE cheapening it SO. But / don't
want it,"
Didn't want il. when il was worth its
weight in gold 10 her. Grandma Kilt
redge crossed over 10 where Dick Lane
was trying TO take the screws out of the
mirrOr-the screws that had not been
loosened for ffty-two years-and came
out hard
It's fearful hefty, Mis- Kittredge." he
said. tipping il up against tree 10 get
at the back better. and then something
lappened-somethinE so amazing that Il
stopped the whole Kitrcdge auction, for
as Dicks hands pulled on the hand
carved. acorn-trimmed bottom piece along
the side. it gave way in his grasp and fell
out and there in the bright sunshine lay
exposed Judge kittrcdge's private home
bank
"Of course, grandma. y0u'H do lust as
YOU please Kitty the Third said. after
every one had gone, and Billy and Dick
had carried all the precious uns0ld things
back to their places in the house But
Dudley and I would love to have YOU
live with us in town"
Grandma kittTedge smiled happily 10
herself, and swayed gently back and
forth in her little low sewing rocker that
Miss PodmOre had kept her eye on ever
since the sale had begun
Well, its real sweet of you to say so.
deaTie. she answered. and I know you
both mean it, b It as long as there's the
means to keep it with-how much did
Dudley say your grandpa had put In that
drawer-twelye thousand and some odd2
Well, I kind of think that I'll stay right
There. You can come over to visit me
often, and there may be others TO con-
slider you know
Others" said Kitty the Third. in
quiringly. Others, grandma?"
There may be Kitty the Fourth some
day, dear heart, who would love the old
place, and even the furniture, some day.
dearie, when you are old too, and I am
up with grandpa on the hill. and black
walnut furniture has come in style again
And while she folded her arms about
the girlish figure kneeling beside her the
sweet old face was full Of haIf-merry.
quizzical tenderness. as she added: Some
day when mission styles gone out of
date, deaTie SO well keep every dear old
piece that came from Boston years ago"
Copyright. 1891 by f. c. purceilsl