The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
Kate Meredith, Fiinancier.
By C. ]. CUTCLIFFE HYNE.

"
1ucnce can i have over either OF them?
emit, and asked them each what they
that?"
old lady. said there was time enough
for that or they'd let you know when
the wedding day was fixed or put you
ing att" - : : = :
II am looking"
We'll. speak. you irritating old per-
Ny dear, I am waiting for you to
look back at me. You have carefully
avoided meeting my eye ever since I
Kate looked up. and Mrs Craven read
something IN the girls face that made
kno esk kitty dear M you yGar Gay
Bile. and very clever, and that has
naturally made you very. self-reliant
fully successf vi over your business mat
tiers that ] shouldn't dream OF advising
you there. But do you ever bring
up into mind that there Is something
more in life than mere financial sue
"of course I do: Aunt, But suppose
They look forward to their domestic
pleasures. have made myself other
interests"
" "You are not at all abnormal in
that way. You are the most entirely
human person ever saw. And to prove
1t. III just instance to you the way
S ssr, 'a'ieh IN love win George car
II refuse to admit tt
Even to me. Kltty?"
Even to myself I like the man. and
there II must end. He is engaged else
where. and If you call me human, you
must ALLOW me pride. ! run after no
another girl who had been my friend.
whatever my inclinations may be. And
now i you please; we VIII drop n ina. that
company was subscribed once and
half times over by lunch time to-day,
and we've closed the lists. How'S that
for real solid TRIUMPH"
and r me.hodcally folded Hft the PAPER aer DO
the profits on that bring up your score
to the million you arrived att?
"oh no. no. But they will help 1t
along very nicely.
When you get million will you
stop?"
When ge, my million. which, mark
you Aunt is more than any girl of my
age has ever done, why; then hen. ! shall shall
fascinating amusement"
but it doesn't make you happy. You
are no better for It, You can't spend
'ssfy dear Aunt. where have your eyes
been? Haven't you seen nv clothes
since came back from the Coast?
bfore snrous swat 70 aha
have to start maid to look after
my dear. you've knack of carrying
'That learned from you. you ex-
tremelv smart person."
well. you got the knack somewhere,
and you always were nicely turned ont
Now I know your wardrobe as well as
you do yourself. and. let me see'--Mrs.
laine. and made calculations on the
edge OF a nevspaper-. since you came
back to England you've not spent at
liberal estimate above two hundred
own adornment."
Kate launched, IT give in to YOU.
PERHAPS J shall buv rear,e then
never had one but believe I'm pre-
smooth. de,icate,v rraoed nearis. with
shimmerv skins and a fat rearlshnnAd
black pearl drnr to danele below It.
money Aunt--to buv and wear great
rones OF nesr's Or. who knows. I may
have a fancy for a peer. Now. with
m'nion I'm told one can buy for mar
of nnAr"
"rhcre are moments, said Mrs. cra-
ven sharnlv when I'm verv sorry
OF the old 1adv's chair. 'Do vow want
to ernark me md nut me to bad7'
Give done IT MANY a time when
yOn'va haen in this mood /"
"ren Won see the black dog on my
shonldarP"
'Tarenr than ever Kate YOU should
try ond control, vonrsa,f'
"o', no inst Amt didn't lie down
on tho Honr and kick or do ANYTHING
Htn that
"No thanlss to me Won can teen vo,,r
tenner rnd"r more decent control now.
Now DON'T Won Hiss and think Tn
silly old woman and trv tn "et round
me that ,pav---1 know eyact1v how
YOU'RE fee,ir~ oh von'1 lead anv man
q danca who married. vow"
tsr'm certain T shon,d' sa;d kate
chaerFn1lv Hnnlass he Tas the r'~ht
one R"t Auntie dear don't vo', think
1T would he saf"r not tn nrAse M" TO
MANY ono AZ nl'' ofve vo, NV
word for IT that there'a NO one MAR
riarenh1a want tn nnarrv And ~ Won
laava alone with NV other ar,nse-
nnrt that taana ont of worse mis-
ch,os"
At the Princes Park house in the old
dlyS there Ind been a room known MS