Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-17
The Daily Story
The Interference of Kitty-By Josiah 7. Newcomb.
Copyrighted 1914. by Associated

night before. 1t said:
Call up your bill early tomorrow. II.
will be absent part OF the session
KITTY
The start was early, and they were .
good distance from town when Kittv
saw the young senator look at bis
watch. AS be shut it with a detey,nin
ed snap the horse that Kitty rode gave
an unexpected jump, and the bride
broke. The spirited black went int,
! the air, then sped wildly down the
road, headed from town Kitty cast
! wild, appealing glance behind her. with
| a pitiful little cry, and chung to the
| saddle.
For perhaps a mile Kittinger wa,
unable to overtake them. Then came
! an accident which could not have been
| planned, however dark a view is taken
of Kitty's conduct. A team. dragging
long timber wagon. occupied nearly
all of the narrow highway. The black
swerved suddenly, and Kitty landed f.
heap at the side of the road.
Kittinger had forgotten the senate.
the merger bill, his public duties, every.
thing except Kitty's danger He ran
to her and lifted her in his arms, and
he was conscious Of a great thrill of
toy and relief, for she opened her ewes
and spoke.
I'm not hurt in the least" she said.
But when she tried to stand on her
feet she promptly sank back into Kit
fingers arms and tainted dead away.
".
Kittinger reached the senate cham
Der an hour after the merger bill had
been called up and passed Extras
were already in the street announc-
ing it.
Kittinger was furious. He rose TO
a question of personal privilege and
denounced the proceeding as a das
tardly trick The leader of the ma
jority, in reply. declared that he was
surprised and grieved at the unwar-
ranted charge. He disliked, however,
to impute malice to any one. and
therefore he would put it down to the
youth and inexperience of the senator.
Kittinger, unconyinced. marched out
of the chamber and down to the Office
of Colonel MoultOn. That genial gen.
tleman, however, was not present to
listen to his denunciation. The room
in at a single glance a scrap of paper
carelessly left lying on the chairman's
desk 1t was Kitty's note to Moulton.
and the single glance told Kittinger its
contents.
He knew the handwriting. He knew
the signature. He rushed out of the
room with feelings hard to describe.
V.
For three days an impatient young
woman with a plaster cast on her an
kle sat up in bed at frequent inter
walls TO look at cards which came with
deluges of flowers and fruits and dain-
ty trifies, only to fling them aside and
sink back again to her pillows, wholly
unSatistied.
When the doctor announced her re-
covery from the shock and permitted
her to be dressed it was a penitent and
remOrseful Kitty who wrote a pitiful
little note to Senator Kittinger She said
that she had a confession 10 make
and would he please come to her and
listen to it; after which he alone should
decide what was to be done.
Senator Kittinger came. His indg-
nation lasted until be reached the room
where she awaited him, propped up
with pillows. She was quite pale. and
she extended wan little hand TO him
timidly, for she was not sure that be
would take it.
He did take it. and on the instant '
all his anger died out, for be saw again
the great black horse with bride dan
Cling, laundering down the highway
and after huddled little figure lying
by the roadway and not stirring for
what seemed an eternity until he lift
ed it in his arms.
And so he held the small hand tight
ly and went down on one knee beside
her. and the only words of reproact
which he spoke were:
Kitty. Kitty. how could you? II
was terrible. You might have killed
yourSelfr'
''Waitr' she said. You do not know
how bad l am-how wicked!'
Yes. do he mumbled through the
small fingers. But she did not heed.
You think that / was reckless
That was nothinS-nOthing. / did nol
mean to fall off and be hurt. but
broke the bride on purpose. pianned
the runaway. | intended TO keep you
from getting back in time. did II de-
liberately."
Il know all about it." said Kittinser'
Kitty looked puzzled.
"You-kiSsed me-aftcr you knew!
she inquired wonderingly.
He kissed her again 10 convince her
\ few minutes later Governor MiF
lard himself came in. KittinSer WAS
still half kneeling beside the low chsh
and there were explanations.
Presently. when Kittiugcr was wA
ing his departure. the governor caieu
him back.
by the wy. senator" he said
have piece OF news which may inleF
est yon."
"Yes?" said EittinCer
Il have just vetoed the merger oiA
said the governor