The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-16


of the great willow rocker thinking
OF the long morning before her with
nothing to do but read and have a
good time" At the first she wished
1 that her brother Jack and his friend
Theo Lane, would move further up
! the piazza, for their chatter just OUT
side the closed blind distracted her
attention. But presently she lost all
consciousness of her surroundings in
I the engrossing account of Amyas
chase of the Spanish galleon; and as
the end came and Amyas hurled his
sword into the sea, she came to her
self with a long drawn sigh to hear
/ these words: Suppose we go this
morning, It's such a fine day, and
we cen get off in two hours. It's only
/ ten now. Wen row up to Shafton
and eat our lunch there, then fish
awhile. and. when 1t Is cooler, go on
up to Nestley and camp out, getting
/ back homo tomorrow afternoon.
What do you say to It? VIII you ro?''
1t was Theo who spoke, and it was
| Jack who answered hesitatlngly;
why. don't know. II mother was
at home
wouldn't she want you TO go with
out telling herr"
20, yesl That's all right / told
her we might go any day, and she
thought 1t would be fine for us. But
there's the lunch. you see. and--other
things, and our girls gone home to
spend the day"
But Kathy's home. isn't she?"
Yes, Kathys home. Well all
right" rather hurriedly, as though to
ward off the next question. "I'll so
L guess I'll manage somehow Let's
go out to the barn and see if the tents
all right. Then you can go and get
your traps. and Ill meet you at the
boathouse" And off they Went, leav-
ing Kathy with burning cheeks; for
what IL Theo had pressed this ques-
ton?
She knew why Jack had hesitated
and of what Jack was thinking when
Theo suggested her getting the lunch
and attending to the things 1t was
sore suhject--ths OF asking favors
of Kathy. 1t was q week now since
one had been asked If her, and Kathy
had found the "sefere letting alone"
not altogether as pleasant as she had
anticipated. She had told Jack on
that occasion~~and in real earnest
too, or sweet-tempered Jack would
not have resented IT, she knew-that
she wished that he would let her
alone, with some looks and a manner
addd which more than took the place
Of what else she did not say She
could hear Jacks hurt. angry voice
now--the voice which was so seldom
heard in any but laughing. merry
tones-as he said. gu won't be
troubled. to do anything for me again
in hurry, I'll go without II there
Is no one else to ask, II ] can't do
them myself--and there are some
things lMorse-lucA1- ta2t-I-c al-t-Ga-
myseif--before / will come to You
again. For 1t isn't the first time. by
a very good many. that you ve thrown
fayors to me like n bone to q dog"'
And then he had gone off with a red
face. and after that mother.or Nora
applied TO-
But now mother and Nora were both
gone,
He'll have to ask me" thought
Kathy triumphantly to herself Ter
getting lunch is one thing that h.
can't do. He'll have to eat humble
pie. after ALL" and then she tried to
settle down to her book again while
waiting for Jack to appear and per
form that gastronomic feat
But somehow the book seemed to
have lost it's interest, though at SO
exciting n point. and her thoughts
would wonder off to Jack. And then. |
by and by. Kathy's better nature be
gan to wake up and assert itself,
Don't you think you ought to he
met with a scowl and a tart word,
and how does Jack meet request
Of yours?"
Down 10 the floor dropped West
ward Ho," and out of the room ran
Kathy and the next moment she was
In the harder taking account OF stock.
Almost a whole chicken to begin
with. To he sure. 1t was 10 have
been for their dinner; but she would
cook herself some eggs, and Jack
should have It all. Plenty of sweet.
l. a tY4ft ng tYnsF
boiled eggs for there were four meals
10 be provided. and boys were $40 hun
cry! A basket of fresh Strawberries.
which Jack had picked an hour ogn,
but not a mite of cake. peeping int
the cake box. How careless Of Nora
Jacks ever so fond of those nice
cookies you know SO well how 10
make" something seemed 10 whisper, /
"Never mind If it Is hot out here;
make them"
kathy was busting about gathering
her materials when she heard Jack
come in and go up to his room. Il m
glad he didn't come In, she thought, /
adding: Poor jack I've been just
horrid to him, / believe" rolling cut
her dough vigorously, that III tell
him so. | never guessed till | tried
it how perfectly horrid it Is not TO
have people ask you to do things,
A great basket stood upon the Ia
bic. surrounded by chicken, bread and
butter, cheese. eggs. etc; and kathy (
was just taking a pan of beautifully !
drowned cookies from the oven when |
Jack opened the door and walked in
to the kitchen with a perpleXed, anX- !
tous expression on his face which /
Kathy, CHANGING around, had barely !
time To catch before it was exchanged /
for one of utter astonishment, as her
brother cried: why, Kathy, what I
are you doing?"
The color in Kathy's cheeks was
not all from contact with the fire. I
and there was a queer little shake
in her voicye as she replied turning !
the cookies out upon DISH why, /
/ thought that somebody might be /
going off and would want lunch.
''Do you mean you are going TO do
this for me ?" exclaimed Jack, quite |
forgetting to wonder how she knew, /
the fact that she was doing IL nm
asked being so much more wonder
full. Are yoI getting this nut-of-sight /
lunch and making these jolly cookies
on purpose for me?'
That was too much for kathy That /
Jack should be so overwhelmed be-
cause she was doing him a kind
ness forced the unfiattering truth OF
her selhshness upon her with a keen
pain. Down went the pan and down I