Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-26
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square brown cupola that gave II n ds
ceptive appearance of size. II was no
large house. and II stood on a corne
lot opposite an enormous new apart
ment building which quite dwarfed \
by comparison. The apartment was -
new and glittering. so proudly dis
claimant Of anything that was not up
to-date that II would have made Aun
James house look almost shabby hat
II not been for one thing. This on,
thing was the glory and the splendol
Of the old brown housed huge wis
tnria vine that covered one whole side
Kitty Carow. the young niece who
had come 10 be Aunt James compan.
ion. did not like the old house. II
made her homesick for the tight little
New York apartment she had left.
Aunt Jane" she ventured 10 say
one day. why don't you build apart.
ments here? You could put a large
building on this lot"
Aunt Jane lifted Mortified hands.
Apartments !" she exclaimed In a
tone Of whitening scorn. do you think
! would dig up the wistaria for apart
mentsT"
And very soon Kitty found that the
wistaria was the very soul OF the
house, almost It's reason for being.
Aunt Jane fairly worshlped the wis
taria. The fact that II darkened some
Of the rooms did not matter, the huge
vine was too sacred TO be trimmed.
Kitty used TO sit behind its shade and
long. inwardly, to use the pruning
shears on IL. ,
But very soon Kitty found that the
wistaria had its uses. There was q,
young man in the apartment build
Ing across the way. a very handsome
young man. He came and went in
huge gray motor. apparently always in
n hurry, always looking very impor-
tant. Kitty learned that he was a
physician. Dy using the wistaria as a
screen she could watch his comings
and goings quite closely and without
being seen.
When II came time for the wistaria
to bloom Aunt Jane put on a sort OF
holiday manner. She donned her best
gown every afternoon and sat on the
veranda where she could be seen. rock
Ing gently. by the people who passed
by or stopped to admire the wonderful
Towering vine. She made Kitty put on
Il white frilled frOck and sit there too.
One afternoon Kitty came in from
the veranda TO find Aunt Jane lying
on the floor In the sitting room, groan.
Ing.
II was trying to straighten n pic
ture and | FELL" she exclaimed. "I
think my legs brokenl Get doctor,
quick"
Kitty helped Aunt Jane TO the couch
and ran across the street. As luck
would have IL young Doctor Avery was
just getting out OF his car.
AUNT Janet" she said. please
come at once"
Doctor Avery found that the leg was
not broken. after all. but he lost no
time In getting Aunt Jane to bed and
ordering a nurse from the hospital.
The fall had given the old lady n de-
cided shock, but was nothing serious.
However. as the days went by and
Aunt James accident became a thing
OF the past young Doctor Avery still
found II necessary TO continue his
daily visits. Only one might have
thought that Kitty and not Aunt
Jane was the patient. One afternoon
he and Kitty sat on the veranda shell
tered by the huge wistarla vine.
'Its wonderful vinew Doctor
Avery remarked during sudden pause
I'm their conversation.
Kitty nodded without enthusiasm.
"And a wonderful old house." he
went on. "and you are u wonderful
girl, Kitty. DO you know II was the
wistaria that first attracted me to your
used To look over here and see this
quaint old place. with its mantel OF
green leaves, and think that IL looked
like stage already set for a beautI-
full maiden with smooth. dark hair
like 'Eyangeline's.' And then one day
| looked over and saw the maiden. just
rs had pictured her, only far sweeter
and more beautiful. And then when
came 10 know her-Oh. Kitty, | have
no right 10 ask II, but could you marry
met"
"l-could," whispered Kitty, and her
answer brought his arm around her.
After he had gone she sat alone In
the leaf-shadows, dreaming.
'The wistarla," she unused; che no
ticed me first because Of the wistarla.
| used to hate IL, but now-why, / love
the wistaria !"
After they were settled In the little
apartment-which was not so snug and
ugly after all under kitty's magic
housewifely touch-Kitty used 10 look
over az the old brown house. with It's
huge towering vine. and sigh softly.
But II was not a sigh OF regret, quite
the opposite.
Il love 10 look at the wistaria." she
Il would say II can see how you felt