The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-09-19

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upon her, hugging her.
What's your manner" they asked.
and she answered,
"Kittie, because love soft places"
and she threw of her big plumed hat.
David rose and began to stick the
pink hollyhocks into her crown OF
sunny hair, and time passed Peace
came into Katharine's mind. Pres
emily the boy announced, with mas.
culine force. that he was hungry She
saw that the noon hour had passed
and rose. They pulled her back
through the hedge toward their own
cottage. SIZE would have gone any
where
Uncle Dee has only beer In his
lcebox. and he borrows lemons from
us" said the girl quantity. "He don't
keep house-and he hasn't wife al
all It's lonesome for him.
It's too bad" replied Katharine
HE might get one"
"He was going to. but she was too
'spensive." sighed the girl
Kit thought OF David Robertson
and the humor died out of her eyes
Had she condemned him to 2 life Of
loneliness? The boy rambled on ex.
planning
Expensive means what you can't
afford to buy, like wife, or a pony"
he sighed ecstatically.
At the door OF the cottage they met
Aunt Bess. She stared. and then she
and Katharine few into each others
arms.
Elizabeth Norton! Where did you
spring FROM"
MAY and Tom imported me to
guard the Riddles while they 60 round
the globe-thought you were going.
too? Haven't seen you In years!
Heaven must have sent you today
The nurse was called away, and Mrs
Scott, next door, is ILL., Unjust go back
and help. Will YOU go in and feed
yourself and the babies and prom.
ise to stay all night with me?" Kath.
arine promised. go in and get into
one of Mays house dresses and keep
house-though III wager you never
lifted cup! I must 60"
Katharine entered her old friends
room, and presently came out radiant
In a pale blue wash-dress to play
with h, friends children. She re-
membered wistfully that she might
have married their uncle and been
their real aunt. Where was David
now? She did not even know-prob
ably gone Ito the end of the world"
also
Then she lost herself in simple SER
vice, luxury she had never known
the sweetness of feeding little chill.
dren. Her past society life seemed
suddenly futile, empty. And while
the babes slept away the late after
noon she came to her real, sweet. true
self. She knew where happiness was
to be found. and II David Robertson
had been in her world she would
have swallowed her pride and sent
for him.
Presently it was after C., and she
was eating bread and milk with the
Riddles when she heard a whistle.
The children ran like wild things.
and came back dragging In a big.
deep-voiced. handsome man with
young eyes and dark hair gray at
the temples.
Here's Uncle Dee. Kittie!" they
shrieked. Here he Isl" She stood
white and overcome before David
Robertson. Her eyes burned like blue
flame and then fell before his de-
vouring glance.
20 David" she faltered. 20 David!
i am so-sorry-"
In that second she had seen all his
hurt and loneliness: and something
melted the hardness of her heart She
flung her arm up around her eyes
with child!ike movement. Then she
began to cry in his arms while he
kissed her. The children, overawed,
held tightly to one another. It was
long before they even remembered
the children. Then Uncle Dee
stopped and gathered them into his
arms.
Now I'm going to have a wife," he
explained grandly. waving a hand at
Katherine.
Little David looked her over doubt
fully Amt you, too-'spensive?"
he queried.
Notary more!" she declared
joyously. 1T costs me too much to
live without the only thingsAI really
want"