Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01
KITTY'S LEDGER


the ledger under friendly newspaper, carried
it to the safe seclusion of the dressing rooms,
and there painstakingy cut out the entire
page with a penknife. "If it wasn't for you,
I'd never go on his old boat she muttered
vindictively to the ledger. Her blue eyes
still cleaned vindictively as she climbed
back to her seat, and she answered CURLY,
AT Atlantic City" when Miss Flanagan
asked her where she was going to spend
Christmas.
IBID she go to Atlantic City that Christ
- mas morning? Certainly, she went.
Frown not, O ladies who motor to the opera
and say "Charge it, Would you spend your
Christmas alone with three unwashed sauce
pans and bag of undarned stockings and
mouse, and above all the knowledge that
your ledger was to be inspected on the NOR
row?
1t was dazzling, glorious day at the
shore. The rolling chair and the Million
Dollar Pier and the dinner with four forks
all came true. Not quite so thrilling din
ner as the one at the Gallon, and Aladdins
stories that he chuckled over SO were really
very pointless; but at least there were no
condemning eyes to draw all the glory from
the sunshine, until
Amid the jostling press on the Board
Walk, Kitty suddenly became aware of
gaze, and turning caught glimpse OF Miss
Ellsworth in a chair with her handsome
brother. staring at her with Mortified gaze.
She turned her own away quickly with
choke in her throat.
dts not fair. What right has she to look
at me like that?' she thought defiantly.
aI'd like to see her sit home in cold room
and darn stockings.
But the air had grown suddenly chill
"What train are we going to take back"
she inquired with sudden anxiety.
But Aladdin's plans on this point were
never divulged; for about that time he was
seized with violent twinge OF lumbago, and
forced to beat quick retreat to Halcyon
Hail. 1t was an ignominious ending to gay
Christmas sinking like sad little kitten.
cold and crestfallen, back to town alone.
"If it wasn't for that ledger tomorrow,
shiyered Kitty between the blankets, I'D
never go nowhere with him again, the old
baby! But when they find QUITS like
Miss Ashforth said-I'm nothing but a nat
ural- born fool!'
CHE dressed, with grim fatality, in the en-
- broidered waist next morning, and
stopped off at Leather Goods for an in
spection of steamer trunks before presenting
herself for the Day of Reckoning.
1t was nine-fve when she climbed to the
stool beneath the droplight. The chief was
already collecting the ledgers for inspection.
@He says to have your ledger ready by ten
he'll get to us by then impaired Miss
Flanagan She leaned slowly over Kitty's
shoulder "Say, you don't mean you've
been running them outside the line like that
all this time." she exclaimed Mortified. ooh,
say, that will never do Why didn't you
ask me?'
"Ain't I-ain't done 'ern right faltered
Kitty, her worst fears thus confirmed. She
sat frozen with apprehension, while Miss
Flanagan tipped back the leaves of her
ledger condemningly and screwed her rotund
forehead into frown.
ooh, saw was her final dispiritlng YER
dict, 4you ought to of asked me. don't
know how you're going to fix these now
al don't care" said Kitty, with sudden
outraged fury of aversion. Il never could
stand ledgers, and I'm not going to try not
another minute! I'm going now. You can
tell him. She clutched defantly inside her
shirtwaist at Aladdin's card and started
tremblinglv to collect the precious sketches
hidden in the back of the ledger.
AHERRY CHRISTMAS" said a gay
INA voice behind her, and Miss Ellsworth
tossed a ribbon-tied package into her lap.
aYoud gone home when | came up the
other night. Kitty. | wanted to give you