Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-19
AS IT HAPPENED

! ting on @ lofty seat thinking thoughts, | far above the smoke and stir of this 1 dim spot that men cali earth l al- l ways sit here to think deep, deep 1 thoughts; so please close the door gen. l tly behind you as l requested you to 1 do, in my hitherto uuheeded remarks" Surely" and he effaced himself rap 1 idly, slaming the door.
 He went striding up the road as 1 though he expected the evil one to try 1 house how long that young lady below i had been insane. Mr R- informed 1 him that she was all right yesterday, and registered a vow to go down after | supper and see what the matter was. Kitty, left to herself, discovered her 1 box of crochet work, and set to work, i scolding indignantly as she recalled the | conversation.
 ''Impudent thing, do you suppose l would let him help me down after that? I guess not. I'll stay here until | Phil comes first, but heavens and earth, I must get down before that time. But there's one good thing about my being maro0ned on the mantel, l shall get a lot of this edgfng done" and she worked away busiIy, to be startled at | the expiration of 10 minutes by the tel i ephone ringing her number. There, I know that is Josephine wanting me to go to an auto ride. Isn't | that a shame? But perhaps she will CGtll dS5dlIl, anu Llt6 1N58L p0ISOIl LIldL comes, I will ask to help me- After three rings, the telephone was quiet and the silence was not broken for 15 minutes. Then a mans feet came tramping by the house, and through the | bay window, she saw 0 rag man with l his steelyards.
 He knocked twice, then tried the 1 door.
 l No, mo- screamed Kitty, as the man stuck his head in the door, ''gO away, l quick"
 | "Aw right" grinned the man, seeing l her position, and off he went, leaving ] the door partly open.
 1 Lucky it's April" remarked Kitty, l "Or I should freeze. Here I have sat ] for an hour and three quarters, ever i since 1 o'clock. I know what I'll do. will call to Mrs. Lewis when she goes i through the yard at o'clock to see her 1 sick daughter, Mrs Wood. She is sure | to go, just as she does every day, and ] therefore I must watch every second. T will plan what I will have for my | supper, as 1 have plenty of time" But she had time to change the en- 1 tire menu several times before the eX- | Dected Mrs. Lewis came picking her
 way daintily through the mud.
 Mrs. Lewis! Mrs. LeWis!' But Mrs i Lewis did not hear her and proceeded ] placidly on her way, looking up and l waving her hand gayly, without seeing l anything or hearing anything.
 i 'Oh, dear,' sighed kitty. T have l these storm windows taken off to- morrow. Everything goes wrong. Phi i comes home at ,. and he is my only ! nope after all. Two whole hours yet And she settled to her CTOchCting and l for half an hour worked steadily. Then ] the door opened with a bang and heI i husband came in and stood looking first at her, then at the fragmentary step ] ladder. Taking in the accident anG smiling in his quiet way, he asked: ] How, long, c Catiline, have they i abused your patience? And what ii l the name of goodness are you doing uE
 "T6fnIzsng," replied Kitty, just l thinking"
 well" said he, swinging her to the ] floor and holding her until she could stand while she recovered from hel l long period of inaction, stop it and i hurry up something to eat, as Jose phine and the rest of the crowd are coming at , to take US on an auto ride She called you on the phone, but you were on the mautel, I suppose"
 Never mind" she retorted with
 some asperity. never mind where was."-B0stOn Post