The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-02-11
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Miss Kittie's Mistake
By CLUDiNE SISSON
Copyright, 1909 by Associated Literary Press)

said, and she kept her blue eyes for
long time on KiIty's dazzling face in
a look that was at once gratified and
Wistful. If Kitty had not been 100
much absorbed in herself she would
have seen that George Van Toss eyes
were not for her but for the girl who
had helped make her beautiful. Kitty
was very gracious. She first let Louise
smell the fragrance of her roses, then
pulled one fran the long-stemmed
sheaf for her. They were George Van
Tross' roses. Then and there he re-
solved that the little Louise should
have some roses of her own.
One damp evening he took them to
her. Her delight and establishment at
received them and seeing him pleased
him as he had never before been
pleased by any woman. He sat down
and talked with her and her mother.
And then, since he must frame some
excuse for his visit, he asked her to
make { luncheon set for his sister. She
was to do the best work she was capa-
BILE of and her mother was to make the
lace for the inserts and edging. He left
the design to her. Louise geefully told
Kitty next day.
HE wants to be kind" Kitty said.
amiably. He is interested in you on
my account I have told him lot
about you. How is my own luncheon
set coming on? | must have it for the
23d, you know"
81 shall be ready" Louise promised.
George Van Tross seemed very anx-
ious that the luncheon set he had Or
dered should be perfectly satisfactory.
and he came good many times to see
about it. Always he brought flowers
or bonbons, and always he fingered to
chat with Louise and her mother.
Once he asked her as he watched her
busily at work, for she sometimes
went on embroidering in his presence:
do you like to do that?"
She only smiled.
1Ou Will ulu yOul CyCo'
how he was always thinking about her
eyes.
"No, really, my eyes are very
strong"
Next day Kitty showed him her
luncheon set and told him that she
was to initiate it on the 29d-"An
girls. No men allowed" she ended.
gayly.
THAT shuts me out. But | suppose
YOUR little friend of the needle will be
there"
Louise? Why, wouldn't ask her.
No one cares to know her. She is we'll
enough in her place, but her place
isn't at my luncheon table" She
laughed again, but with irritation this
time. What business had George Van
Tross tc be mentioning such person
as Louise to her?
The next time she went to see Louise
she found pink roses on the sewing
table. George Van Tross has dis
covered that Louise loved pink roses.
$50 YOU have an admirer," Kitty,
,quizzed.
} "Oh, no. Mr.. Van Tross sent those.
I am doing some work for his sister,
: you know!"
co." But Kitty bit her lip. She
felt a strong desire to stab uncon-
scious Louise with one of her own
slender embroidery needles. 1t was
long time before she went to see
, Louise again. But George Van Tross
, kent on coming even after the lunch
con set was finished and delivered.
One evening he found Louise alone.
, She said her mother was Setting
: bread" for to.morrow's baking. This
: time George had brought, not flowers
, or bonbons, but book for Louise
an exuuisitely bound volume of his
favorite poems. He opened 1t at ram
dom and began to read some love
: lyric which he had always meant one
| dav to read to the woman who should
he all the world to him. He was not
mite sure of Louise. But, suddenly
glancing up, he saw that she had
ceased working and was watching him
with wide eyes that told the whole
: story of her heart. The book fell as
he caught her hand.
"Louise!" he said.
r Then the screen door tapped be-
. hind them and Louise's mother came
out She started back amazed at what
? she saw. George Van Tross, still
r holding Louise's hands, turned to her.
:, 81 want your daughter. She is will
3 ing. May have herr"
Y Three months later Kitty went 10
call upon the new Mrs. George Van
Tross, who had returned from her
honeymoon and was living with her
q husband and mother in the old Van
. Tross mansion.
/. 1T seems so odd to see you with
r ont a piece of embroidery in your
hands" she said. You must feel lost
e without it. Aren't you going to DO