The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-05-15

could see the moon and the lights in the bay: ard
everything SAID just the same. Almost as monoton-
Gus as your mlaous my little black demon Oh
you are scratching me- .Iohc. let's have tea here.
and put SHUTS the bank
There Is reward for those who persist in keen
ing up appearances. Both Joanna and Kitty were
50 anxious to hide their feelings from each other
that they both managed to achieve fair cheerful
ness.
We can't help saying good-by for the last time
to everything we love, said Kitty decidedly. I'm
not referring to the butter SHUTS though there
will certainly be an end of that in moment
Joanna; but | mean the river, and picnics, and
and everything here. Only, if one has the least
spark of dramatic feeling will do it decently.
A snrelmg picnic for you and me would be an
anachronism We must say good-by smiling. be-
cause we've smiled all along.
I'm smiling all right" said Joanna; you got
out 'anachronlsm' so magniticently. Now look,
Kitty. isn't SHUTS behaving nicely. Z"
so far said Kitty cautiously; but she'll get
bored with the canoe soon. | don't wonder: its
pretty monotonous for her. She feels as ! shall
when I'm boxed up III Smokefied. Oh, how sick
| shall be Of it."
Kitty you certainly silly little kitten and
inclined to vulgarity."
Well kittens are vulgar Look at SHUTS licking
her lips. We're really very like, Johnnie. Nasty
grown-ups will say to me. we do to SHUTS, SIT
still. dear; you are getting on very nicely. The
only thing that matters is to do your duty And
| supposed shall sit still like SHUTS, and go to
sleep--at least all the decent part of me will. And
at first shall remember that there trees, and
fields. and reels of cotton to play with in other
places. And gradually shall forget and get fat
and dull and sleepy, and on " care about getting
my bread and butter ecently-though SHUTS only
bothers about the butter. to do her justice and not
much about decency-and there' be no earthly way
to escape.
Except by taking plunge said Joanna eau
L liant
action.
What is there to plunge into, should like to
know 7"
oh | don't know" said Joanna. carelessly.
Love. or something of that sort, | should think.
1t was not the long beams of the sun which made
Kitty lower her parasol between Joanna and her
self and it was not principally because she caught
it in a wild rose bush that she shut it afterward
Johnnie" she said decidedly. Pm going to say
something to you, and never say 1t again" Here
Kitty seized a willow bough above her head and
pulled the canoe backward and forward she
spoke rather jerkily. Il know you think | am in
love with-that some one is in love with me-
mean Jack Hamilton. of course. Well, I'm not,
and he's not | heard the other day that he
practically engaged to that girl who came to the
spread commencement week. | shouldn't be bit
surprised for she's rich and he's very ambitious.
So YOU won't think any more about it. will you.
Johnnie dear! He is nothing but very dear friend,
and it was gust filtration. 1t means alb
solutely nothing to me"
Il wish it didn't make you look so white, then"
said the practical Joanna.
What nonsenser said Kitty. hastily. It's only
because the suns in my eyes It isn't because I'm
in love with him that | shant marry. but merely
because it would bore me. \ on see, my heart IS
naturally set at present Oh carving out my career
with capital c.
You silly kltten!
"Smuts is scratching my neck. Come down, my
angel"
SHUTS came down to some purpose. demon OF
mischief suddenly entered its small body She
rushed for the milk jug the bottom of the canoe
rolled it impetuously on pink cushion, dashed an
mperious paw into the butter and finally WIN all
ostentatous air of decision she hurled herself into
the river. on the side of the canoe furthest from
the bank.
When Kitty rected this incident later, she insist
ed that Joanna at this crisis screamed My child
nv child' and leaped into the river The mac
curacy of this statement was however PROVED oy
the fact that the canoe did not upset that SHUTS
was swiftly recovered and that Joanna, though
exhausted and fearful was still dry enough to insist
on running up to inn with the bewlldered vcthn.
mo. Kitty must go! You must keep the canoe
and wait for me. Dry her in herel How can We' l
should like to know? Don't be absurd-your hand
kerchief won't dry tadpole! Ny poor poor little
SHUTS! Don't cry so. dearest! Be quick, Kitty
Kitty had no great objection to Joanna's de-
nart1lre In her present frame of mind the dearest
friend was unnecessary. She loved Joanna put all
she really wanted was to be quiet quiet, and quite
oIope So she watched SHUTS ambulance out of
sight with no concern.
She had not the courage to face the whole OF her
world Just yet. She could only cling with
an aching heart to her last hour OF sunshine on the
river She could realize the rest when she was shut
in the box at Smakefield, without any spools OF
cotton to play with any more
Il shall be thankful if sometimes | can remem-
her the sun on the river just little. | shall never
have the courage to make plunge. you know, my
deal old ouscker" She sighed the last words out
loud to fat duck which waiting reproachtully
for crumbs from her canoe.
''What plunge" -,
Kitty could have hardly have Jumped mgher II
tho duck had asked the question Indeed, the canoe
was SO nearly upset that she could hardly blame the
owner of the voice for balancing it against his own
''Ohr' she gasped, and stopped, indignant and
flushed ,.i19,
t.Of course Won did Mr. Hamilton. 1t was really