, 1919-07-10

Jonathan watched him uneasily as
he took his departure.
e my ladies knowed what was
good fur EN- he commented, "deyd
invest in about a dimes with O. 'Shoah-
death-to-cats' and administer hit un-
beknewnstl But bein' ole maids, poah
thengs, dey don't know dat when you
gifts a man mad-he1l fuhgit about
bein' in de marryin' notion !"
Before breakfast next morning AL
derson appeared at the Lovejoy house,
tremulous with nervous anger. Miss
Nellie opened the door. "Im sorry if
the kitty disturbed you," her soft
voice was very sweet, but Mrs. Gill
man loves him so, she can't bear to re-
strain his liberty and fasten. him up at
night"
Alderson's evaporation broke u in
MID fury. Loves the pestiferous
bunch of fur, does she? l love sleep,
too, and I'm going to stay in the house
where l am and get it! The next time
hat cat disturbs me, I'm going to re-
strain his hberty-with a bulleti"
"That wouldn't be right" quavered
Miss Nellie.
Anderson turned abruptly and left
her without another word.
He was not disturbed hat night, but
the next day he kept out of Miss Mel
lies way. The night after, at the
usual hour of half-past three, he was
awakened by a feline waiting. He rose
instantly. A single shot from his pearl
honlln1 rauo1yar onH sCnnU narIfDup
vas no more.
Next day a very fat and exceedingly
irate lady telegraphed her son to come
to her. Jacob came. Anderson was
hailed into the police court and fined
ten dollars for shooting Mrs. Gilman's
cat.
III go to jail n dry up before l
pay that fine ~ he informed the court.
"Sixty days in Jail or the fine paid!'
answered the judge.
I'll live on bread and water for the
next two months in my cell before 1
will pay that finel" Anderson COM
mented.
The town rang with the tale.
de jailer says dat Detroit mans
a-gettin' pale and his rheumatism's
comm back on him-not gittin' his
mineral baths and de water. He say
he plumb Uneasy about him !" Miss
Nellie overheard Jonathan saying to
the cook about a week after Alderson's
incarceration.
Suppose he died of the heat or some
thing? For three nights Miss Nellie
cried herself to sleep. Then she could
stand it no longer. She went to the
judges office and paid Alderson's fine.
The judge, supposing hat Anderson
had requested his landlady to bring
the money, to spare himself mortifica-
ton, sent an order to the jailer: "Re-
lease T. NJ. Anderson. Fine paid"
Judge said your fine was paid and
to turn you out. That's all l know ~
The jailer answered Alderson's remon-
STRANGE.
He went to the judge. "Who dared
to pay that finer" he demanded.
Lady brought 1t. Supposed you sent
it by your landlady," answered his
honor.
Fuming with anger, Anderson strobe
off in the direction of the woods across
the river. In a thicket of pines lying
prone on the pine needles, sobbing like
a hurt child, he came Upon Miss Nellie.
At sight of the little disconsolate fig
ure in the leaves he felt his anger cool
A twig broke under his feet She sat
up, shaking.
"Oh, don't be angry with me" she
begged. 'They said you were sick and
suffering in that awful Jail and IL
couldn't bear it'll / went and paid your
fine ~
With the touch of the wind, sweet
with piney fragrance, in his flushed
face and Miss Nellie's low sobs in his
ears, Alderson's pride and obstinacy
fled. Nothing mattered but that little
white bundle at his feet. He bent over
and lifted her.
'You were afraid I couldn't rough 1t
outT" he said, very tenderly. You
thought ! needed somebody to look
after me? l do, and for all time
Won't you do Ii, little grip