Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-12

= moment, pulling her up by the
hands, drawing her after them
through q gap in the hedge into q
.sunken garden, e1auisitely Japanese.
with pool where aoated mandarins
With clipped wings. Everything was
delicately perfect-sven the brown
bungalow Of to the left was de-
light
The children threw themselves
upon her. hugging her.
whats your name?" they asked.
and she answered,
"Kittie, because I love soft places
Rad she threw off 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
culiue 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. She would have gone any.
where. ~
Uncle Dee has only beer In his
fce-box. and he borrows lemons from
U.s." said the girl quantity. "He don't
keep house-and he hasn't wife at
all. It's lonesome for him.
TITS 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 a life OF
loneliness! The boy rambled on ex.
planning.
"'Spensive means what you can't
afford 10 buy, like wife. or a pony
he sighed ecstatically.
At the door Of the cottage they met
! Aunt Bees. 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 go round
the globe--thought you we're 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 i'll. must go back
and help. Will you go in and feed
yourself and the babies and prom.
ise to stay all night with me-" Katll-
ariDe promised. Go in and get into
one Of Mays house dresses and keep
house-though I'll wager you never
| lifted a cup. must so"
Katharine entered her old friends
room. and presently came ont radiant
in a pale blue wash-dress to play
with her friends children. She re-
nemberei wistfUlly that she might
| have married their uncle and been
their real aunt Where was David
| rowo 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 s. and she
was eating bread and milk with the
Riddles when sine heard whistle.
The children ran like wild things.
and came back dragging in big,
deep-voiced. handsome = man with
young eyes and dark hair gray at
the temples.
Here's Trcle Dee. Kittie!" they
strieked Here he is" She stood
white and overcome before David
Robertson. Her eyes burned ike blue
fame. and then fell before his de-
youring glance.
20 David" she faltered, 20 David!
i am so-sorry-"
| IN 1haL SSEOuu sue IIdu SSsH az NO
hurt and loneliness; and something
melted the hardness Of her heart. She
flung her arm up around her eyes
with a childlike movement. Then she
began to cry in his arms while he
kissed her The children, overa wed
held tightly to one another. IL was
long before they even remembered
,he children. Then Uncle Dee
stopped and gathered them into his
arms.
Now I'm going to have wife. be
explained grandly. waving a hand at
! Katherine.
{; Little David looked her over doubt
fully. Amt you. too--'spenslTe!
he queried.
"Not-anv more" she declared
lovously. ut costs ME too much to
live without the only things really
want"
Relic Of the Wesleys.