Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-23


I in the doorway. Il don't know whether
you're crazy or on a jag. but you'd
better hurry on. for Il is mighty near
time for the copper on this beat to git
around
The bishop drew bis splendid figure
erect and walked on. "All men are
becoming pessimists," be said to him-
self aud the kitten.
Perhaps it was this gloomy thought
that made the kitten open its mouth
and surpass all its previous efforts In
the way OF soul stirring walls. The
bishop set his lips in hard line.
I'm going to lind something for this
kitten to eat" be said. half aloud, and
when the bishop said things in that
way 1t was as well for circumstances
to yield.
A tiny cottage stood at a street cor
ner-such tiny cottage that it seemed
to have been crowded into the corner
as an aftertbought when the place was
already full. There was a light in the
front room. and as the bishop had
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small stoop and rang the bell.
A young man opened the door There
was an electric light few feet away.
and the bishop saw by it that the
young man had a pale face and that
his hair was tunbled as though by
restless fingers. While he was noting
these things he was telling about the
kitten.
81 have applied to several people,"
be added. but they seem to look upon
me as dangerous and suspicious char
acter. / hope you will be more gener-
Gus in your judgment"
The young man had started at the
sound of his voice. but he opened the
door wider
"Come in he said. II think we
will be able to find the kitten some
thing to eat
A slender slip of a girl arose from
her seat near the fire and went into
the other room. She came back pres
emily with saucer of milk and set it
and the kitten down on a rug, ana
then the bishop sat down, too, at their
invitation. and they laughed with one
accord at the enthusiastic manner in
which the kitten crawled bodily into
that saucer of milk and tapped and
choked and Tapped and strangled again
as though il would never have enough.
",rhe poor little thing was hungry,
very hungry" said it's Denetactor pity
ingly.
While the kitten drank the bishop
was looking around the poor, neat lit
tie room, With it's bare floor shining
white and it's pitiful little adornings.
And from the room his eyes wandered
to the girl. who was down on her
knees by the tire wiping the milk from
the Kittens paws and making it tit for
decent society. She was lovely girl.
with large. tender brown eyes, and
her hair was filed with gold in the
freight. and there was dimple in
the midst of the bloom on her left
cheek.
When had the bishop of Winchester
ever noticed the bloom on a womaD's
cheek before or the dimple in the
midst of il?
Really, this is very pleasant" he
said. warming under the genial inhu-
ence of the neat little room and the
lovely girl and the fine young man
with the intellectual face. 81 am glad
that / found the kitten, for it has been
the cause of my making some pleasant
friends You must give me your name,
for have no disposition to lose friends
so pleasantly found"
Something had been weighing on the
mind of the young man ever since his
guest had come into the room. Now
he arose and stood before the bishop,
his eyes kindllng.
MY name is Cooper" he said. with
an intrepidlty which the bishop could
not but recognize even in the midst OF
his amazement, II am student of
theology. lack a year of finishing
my course A month ago / married, /
mud today you sent me word thar since
had put my nose TO the grindstone 1
could keep II there.
There was silence In the room for
some moments Ihen the bishop arose
ana began To button his Overcoat.
II am glad / came m he said gen
tly, looking NJ the young man. And
so you have been married month";
Have courage, my boy. We all nave
our griudslOnes. aud our noses are
kept pretty constantly at them III the
course of the years, but no matter so
they don't grind away any OF our hearts.
And this is the little wife VINO was
more aud better than career; Wen,
perhaps she is She reminds me OF
girl knew long ago. You won't mind
my taking the little kitten home with
me-, will youy
And the two young people stood
amazed while ne put the kitten inside
MS overcoat ana then shook hands
With them warmly before he departed.
The next morning when the secre-
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