Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-01-23
CHAPTER NJ.
Continued.

- ME Dack TWO SulllllSN
on the same day. Perrin
Lady would take you into IT. 6. .l
but she makes rules and wiz y St no
ladies at all TO her lodgina Sr|Ais
impossible, Katharine-y 80 ..Sss
the whole night upon - ". 1t Is
impossible" oT
"We must" said Lily. "If you have
not any money. there is no help for it.
If that were all. what matter?"
"ln that case" said Dittmer II shall
pass the night upon the bench with
you. Himmel. Could l 60 home and
leave you hereby yourselves?" He
turned and walked with them toward
st. James'S Park.
"Oh. Katharine" said Lily. what a
difference-what a difference it makes
to have a man with us! feel some-
how as If we should pull through our
troubles don't know how 1t is to be
done or why we should think so. But
he inspires confidence. Courage, dear,
we have man with us. Oh! why don't
they keep a man at Harley House, only
. in order to inspire confidence"
They began their night at about hall
past seven, when the place was full of
people walking through. but the girls
were tired. They tied their handker-
chiefs round their necks and sat close
together Lily on the outside and Katl-
arinp between her and Dittmer. by
which means she was little protect
ed from the cold.
A night in the open air in the month
of October may be enjoyable under GER
tain conditions. which must take the
form Of thick blankets to begin with.
But it cannot by any stretch of imag-
ination be considered warm. The re-
vusiOn of feeling. however, with the
two girls at meeting with protector.
the change from despair to confidence
which Dittmer inspired, made them
suddenly gay. They laughed and pratt
tied; they made little silly jokes which
pleased them all three; they seemed
to passersby like party of young peo-
pie perfectly happy and without a
care; just as If their limbs were not
aching all over, and their feet were
not getting as cold as Il stone, and as
if they were not desperately hungry.
at is nine o'clock" said Lily. "Time
for supper Herr Dittmer. will you
join us? We have beautiful supper.
made altogether Of the finest wheaton
meal, exquisitely prepared and most
delicately baked till it is beautiful
rioh hrp1yn II nnnSiSts porfIv Of ct
and partly Of crumb. Pray which por-
tion do you prefer. or shall assist you
to little of both-without the stuff
ing?" and then these foolish girls
laughed. They were safe. Dittmer
had them in his charge. They were
quite safe now.
Dittmcr refused to share in their sup
per. because. he said, mendaciously. he
had already made copious meal of
bread and sausage, which would serve
him till the morning. Then the girls
eat half the bread between them, and
wrapped up the rest for their break
fast.
At about ten the number of passen-
gers greatly diminished. About the
same time it grew much colder; little
wind sprung Zip, rattling among the
sparse leaves of the trees Katharine
kept dropping off to sleep and waking
again with start. Lily seemed sleep
ing soundly. and Dittmer was smok
ing a cigar stoldly. At last Katharine
dropped her head and fell into sleep
from which she did not awake till mid
night, when she started into wakeful-
ness. Dittmer Book still sat with a
cigar between his lips, patiently, as If
nothing was the matter.
You are cold" he said. "Take my
hand and run a little. or jump, jOost
jomp." Katharine tried Just to jump,
but she was too tired either to run or
to jump. She was desperately cold.
Lily. for her part. seemed to mind
nothing. Also. Katharine longed with
an intense yearning to lie down and
stretch herself out.
Then Dittmer showed the ingenuity
Of man.
head in Lily's lap. He wrapped her
skirts tightly round her feet. He found
n pair of gloves in his pocket-he wore
twelves, ihink-and put them on
Katharine's hands. over her own. so
that she had double pair. And then
he produced his own handkerclIlef-a
large colored silk handkerchief of a
patriarchal haracter--and tied 1t
round her neck and over her head
lastly. he sat down at her feet and laid
the skirts of his great overcoat over
them. so that she might be still more
protected from the cold
Now" he said, "schlafen sic wohl,
Katchen'
He lighted another cigar-remem-
Der that they were cigars of Hamburg.
not Of Havana ard Katharine dropped
off to sleep again.
She did not wake up till five O'clock
rhe young German still sat patient and
resolute, his hands in his pockets; he
was nearly frozen with the cold; hc
had turned up the collar of his coat:
and he had not slept for one single
moment during the whole night.
"Dittmer," said the girl.
ia; I am awake. Sleep on, Katchen
II Is only five O'clock"
mo; have slept long enough. And
the seat is very hard" She got up AMI
looked about her. 1t was still night;