Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-29
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kite with one hand. willie she chung 60
branch with the 9th r. Mr. siyter
threw up the snsh and said TO her.
what are you doing up In tree
trying to regnin n kite IN DecemberT
This isn't kite time"
"My little brother was flying his kite.
and II came down In your tree.
didn't suppose you'd mind my trying
to get H. I'm very sorry 60 hnve In.
truded"
She looked as II she would cry.
MY dear child. of course | don't
mind stop n biz. III get broom
handle or something to poke II with"
lie ran away Asen the window. pro-
cured n rod and mn back The kite
was stlll dangling. but the girl was
nowhere TO be seen. 4 dread that she
had fallen gave Mr.. Slyter cold chill.
Leaning out OF the window. there she
lay under the tree. apparently uncon-
scious TO run Down and out TO
where she had fallen required hut half
n minute. Seeing no Sign OF lifc, he
cook the child up In his arms, carried
her into the house and laid her on a
lounge lie was surprised at her
weight
William" he yelled
The butler entered the room. but
got no farther than the door when he
was ordered to call a doctor At that
moment Slyter felt n hand clutch his
arm and a forced voice say:
"No, no, I'm not badly hurt. Give
me Il little time and I'll be all right"
"Never mind. william; wait awhile.
Bring a What have we in the line
Of whisky2 No: that
won't do. These creatures require
something stuck under their noses.
I haven't smelling salts. Bring a glass
of wine"
William retired and returned with
the wine. His master took It from
him Mt the door and. going TO the
girl, asked her TO drink little Of It.
She barely touched 1t to her lips,
made wry face and handed It back.
Two brown eyes looked up at him
with an expression he was not likely
soon TO forget.
II suppose" she said in self re-
proachful tone, that my fall ia
punishment for trespassing"
mot Mt all. my dear child You were
quite welcome TO try to recover your
brothers kite"
I'm much better now she snid.
I'm going home"
UI1I caud Np,, ip r,,,. o,tN
mo; Ill so on foot, thank you.
must run along; mamma win be wor,
ried."
But the kite?"
"Oh, never mind that"
Here's dollar; buy your brother
another"
AS she went out she showed signs
of weakness, and he supported her.
He tried TO dissuade her from going
alone, but she was firm. lie said he
would send to inquire about her and
she gave him her address. Then she
dragged herself away.
The next morning William called to
know how the little girl was and was
told that she was in critical condl.
tion. This brought his master. He
was ushercd into room where the
little girl" lay on lounge, but as
there was no short skirt TO give her
the appearance OF child Slyter saw
what seemed TO him TO be young
woman somewhere between seventeen
and twenty years old
He saw Jack Leroy. She had flown
the kite herself and brought 1t down
after many attempts upon MIR. er's
apple tree When he went aw rom
the window she had scurricd n the
tree and had only time to n me an
unconscious but graceful ton on
the ground when ne rcturne
There was an air OF con Ort IN the
room contrasting with Mr.. Slyter's
bachelor quarters. \ cheerful E.C
blazed on the hearth, the hanginss were
in perfect taste, the pictures were at
tractive, and n silken blanket grace,
fully covered the little girl from the
waist down, Syltcr'S call lasted
couple of hours.
When Christmas eve came the prize
that had been offered for Mr. Syltcr'S
capture was almost forgotten, and
those who remembered il never
dreamed Of Jacks winning Il, When
the members OF the congregation were
assembled for the Christmas festiv,
tiles hclated couple walked in to
guild room, 4 dozen girls uttered ex
clamations Of astoaiShmcnt. The pair
were JacQuclne Leroy and WrS,cott
Slyter Miss Leroy marched in as
massumiuglv as IL she had caught u
sparrow. The same innocent Smjl
playod ahrUt her lips; the same vUj,c.
less look was in her eye. No one would
have dreamed that She had accomplish
"a anything unusual
Mr., Slytcr left check for Sl,N1O
with the treasurer or the chur,N
Keep In the Sunshine,
There are only two kinds OF people In
the world-thc people who live In the
shadow and gloom and those who live
on the sunny side OF the street, These
ones are sometimes called
pesSimists, sometimes people " melan-
CE"lv temperament; sometimes they
are called disagreeahle people, But,
wherever they so, their characteristics
Is tbiS-tbpir shadows nlNraNS travel an