The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-23
"Fee-fi-fo-fum,
l smell the blood
OF an English-munl"

Would say:
"Fee-fi- 70 fun
l smell the blood
OF an English-mun!'
Kittie lent herself to the dramatic
possibilities of the poem and cake
walked soemnly to its rhythm. The
afternoon walks were part of their
daily routine. but today they had start
ed later than usual owing to the
threatening clouds of the early after
noon. A sharp peal of thunder startled
Katharine from her meditations, and
she was alarmed by the sudden down
pour of raln
Come on, Kitty; we must run for
your ogre's house. This is awful on
you after your attack Of tonsilitis."
Kitty hung back, the heavy rain
trickling from the red wing on her
hat in a red stream down her cheek.
"Oh, Miss Jarvis, IL guess I'd rath-
er get wet" she said, her teeth chat
tering with cold and fright.
"Nonsenser' said the girl, taking her
by the hand and running toward the
shooting box at the top of the hill.
'You are so thin you would never do
for an ogre, childie. And, besides,
expect it's q nice old man who will
tell us stories and let us sit by his fire
and get dry while the storm is passing.
Think of that dreadful sore throat
you've just had, dear! We mustn't let
1t come back"
She pounded breathlessly against the
door, and when it opened suddenly the
force of the wind sent them staggering
into the room, which, except for the
log burning in the open fireplace, was
darkened by the shutters closed
against the storm.
The man had evidently been smok-
| ing on the couch drawn in front of the
| fire.
Its fortunate you were near enough
! to run hits almost a cloudburst,' he
said, throwing on another log and
apoogizing for the amount of tobacco
| in the atmosphere.
Katharine's fingers. clasping the
child's hand, frightened convulsively.
Its fortunate for the little girl
She's been sick, and If you will allow
me l will dry her shoes ard stockings
Immediately" she said constrainedly.
At the sound of her voice Bradley
turned in amaZement.
"You-youw he exclaimed, putting
his hand on her shoulder and peerins
at her in the pickering light eve
been hungering for the sight Of yor
for months"
Kitty's overweight nerves gave
way in Shrek Of dismay.
"Oh, Miss Jarvis-you're not too
thin, and he-he wants you" she
gasped, hiding her face on her gov
erness' shoulder.
Bradley's establishment was mixed
with mirth.
by Jove! That's a precious kid
Didn't take her a minute to diagnos,
the case. He certainly wants YOU
| and has for ages"
Katharine, seating herself by ths
hearth, took off the child's shoes ant
tried to quiet her.
''She is dreadfully wet Have yol
a blanket we could wrap her In until
her clothes dry?''
He brought the couch over, and Kit
ty, forgetting her woes. succumbei
to the warmth Of the fire on the soles
of her bare little feet and was soor
fast asleep. Bradley laid her on the
couch and drew 1t close to the fire.
''Now tell me why you refused te
answer my letter and how you dropped
so completely out Of sight" he de
manded eagerly.
/ Katharine smiled family.
Il thought you seemed undecided al
to whether you liked Miss Kindly o.
me better, and l knew she was fa1
more suited to be your wife than +