Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-07-12
SECOND
FIDDLE

Ry Nellie Crsvey Gilmore

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Copyright. 1911. b. Associated Literary PfsasJ
There was slightly fictitious note
In the daughters voice as she re-
marked with a yawn You 60 down
onight mother. and talk to the
Judge I'm tired
Mrs Meioalfe turned from the mir.
fof. surprise and d'spleasure dis
tlsc'ly visible on her youthful come
y face 7 must say you're the queer
csi specimen Of a girl ! ever saw.
Katherine The Judge 10 one Of the
finest looking men in New YORK. re
Is brainy prominent rIch-and fcoi
ishly In love"
From her Injurious stronghold
among the sofa cushions katherine
stifed yavn Yes" che assented
meditatlvely Indeed bct 80 tlat
IL all quite true She wat "a her
mother with drovsy lnteret' a. she
brushed out The heavy masses % shin
ing gold hair and looped thea into an
artistic knot low or her ned
'And shat excuse am 20 make 70
Judge Gresham this time,- she In.
qulred s'lfry. turning with little
brisk movement rom the mirror
I'm M deare You know ! am
Think ~ motorE from nine ~ one
lunchiug gollng III dusk
AN Nth fNms wgaofkL. fa.t
Baker"
An, ne door bell now. mother
Run along and don't keep his Judge
ship waiting
With q slightly heightened cllor IN
her checks Mrs Metoalfe passed
through The door and closed Il QUIET.
lY behind her and presently Kaih.
crime heard tie sound Of their voices
co. fHe library below
Two hours later Mrs Mtcalfc
came up and found her dsphto-
peacefully asleep She half-oused
nf the sound Of soft footsteps about
no room and muttercd lazily 'Dear
me Nuzzie Is = midnight You
must have found the Judge enormous.
~ entertaining
y wonder Kitty. n you're soine 10
come 10 your senses and qui david.
lng,"
Give me time. please: 'rn only
venty But what do you man7"
Why simply that n youle going
20 marry Judge Gresham VI ought
10 do II and stop your nonsese was
the crisp retort
but he hasn't asked me
You won't give him a chtce"
Half man would make one-V
he wanted H." she replied sihihcan'
~. Put let's go 10 bed ad get
some beauty sleep I've an.engage.
ment nj seven 10 20 sallinrl
With that Baker,"
Katherine nodded as shetlipred
into bed Mrs. Metcalfe smolred a
sigh and the fingers that ufs,tcncd
-',a- l-.-it~ ,i..-..s.ss.; me cf,h "a
striking twelve when she turned ont
the light When she awakened The
/ following morning Katherine was
gone and the room was in a tnyy Of
Adlsorder
n AZ ten o'clock Katherine hadr0' re-
turned and in despair Mrs Nccalfe
decided TO read the judges nbie and
SEE Y Il required an answer
Dear Miss Kitty
81 want TO take Won 10 drive behind
a new nair OF Rrays. n may. ! shall
appreciate II very much II Won VIII
let me have your answer AZ cnce
Cordially.
n r. GRESHAM
"P ST. Mrs. Metcalfe would care
FOR the drive. you might ask her 10
come with We n r G."
The blood famed hotly In the little
mothers face Her lips SCI deter
mnedly She wouldn't go-she
wouldn't II was all he- daughters
doing this bringing her into an their
ngements-r1aking her play sec.
end fiddle" and thus defeating the
amiable gentleman's obvious inten
lions and arousing his secret dis.
gust With the color still beating
high In her checks she sat down ~
fcr desk and wrote a hasis reply 20
me letter
Mrs Netcafe had put her forf
down at last and when. az n few min
H'es past eleven Katherine burst 'n'o
lie room with sun-blstered checks
md wind tossed hair. her mrtfr-.
ehilled the exuberance on he .Ips hy
cold glance of disapproval Judge
Gresham has invited YOU 10 drive
with him at three" she announced
stif1y Z took the liberty Of accept
iug for you
Bully Let's see the letter. dea-
ie'' Katherine reached out her hand
for he paper and devoured 'ts con
tents at glance "And you '~ she
1neried
Il" shall remain AZ home-o'
course"
The girl uttered a little incredulous
laugh "Shucksi" she cried 10 Won
imagine I'd let Won snuh him In This
fnshion' Never, The fact Is n YOU
dom 60. ! shan't either
Mrs Metcalfe knew her oTsn-ing
too we'll to remonstra'e She half
smiled and her mouth showed SIGNS
of weakening Tn sura you'd not
be- so selfish and discou-feous KITTY.
Pint for fear you might"
Youll eo--certainlv And having
he usual gained hsr poi-t. Er'ho-'-e
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