The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-07-28
Kitty's Laundry
List
BY JESSIE DOUGLAS
10 by Mcclure Newspaper syndieste.)

and she sprang up the high steps and
found an empty seat In the day coach.
She sat for a few minutes watching
the snowy landscape swim past her
and thinking with modification and
anger of the weekend she had just
spent.
Helen Saunders had invited her ppr-
posely so that she could meet VIII
F0rnsworth. She had heard the vlr-
tues of VIII, his unexcelled qualities
drummed into her ears. until she had
almost begun to hate him. But Helen
the lnveterate matchmaker-now that
she was married, had somehow made
her curious about him.
And at the last moment he had tele-
graphed that he couldn't come Which
might have been forgiven except for
the fact that when they were out
snow-shoelng Helen had seen sleigh
flash past and had cried. 81 do believe
that's Will OF all the"
He had never come near them and
Kitty knew II was on her account. He
was an old friend of the Saunders,
which left no reason for doubt why he
had been so careful to avoid them over
this weekend.
"And yet I'm not so horrld. I don't
see why he needs to be afraid" Kitty
thought, taking out her vanity case
and peerlng into the mirrored face
with searching eyes.
Brown eyes. Brown hair that showed
hn tntt h~iI hnt 10
saucy and n mouth that may have
been too wide for beauty, but was be-
wltchlng when IL showed the dimples
at Its corners.
Kitty pulled up her veil, opened her
bag and drew out book. A love
story, OF course.
She lost herself In Its pages, lost
herself so deeply that she scarcely
noticed when the train stopped. was
barely conscious when the conductor
came down the aisle, and she reluc-
family opened with one hand her purse,
while continuing TO hold the book with
the other. She held out her ticket
and went on with her story.
Pretty soon II was taken from her
and she cuddled back into her corner,
until at Chapter VII, she found her
eyes were filling with tears-she
couldn't go on any more now.
She lifted her head then and saw
beside her. A man. of course. Kitty
turned her face to the window, swal-
lowing her tears as best she could
and hoping the stranger would not
notice. If only things would happen
the way they did In novels
81 think this Is yours" the stranger
said at last.
Kitty turned quickly to look at him.
He had nice gray eyes, slightly hol'
lowed cheeks and an engaging smile
that showed white, fine teeth.
"Why, yes" Kitty said, looking
down at her laundry list In the young
mans hand. at must have slipped
out OF my purse
The young man said quite gravely
"You held 1t toward me such a long
time that thought 1 ought to take
| it"
81 don't understand" Kitty said
haughtily.
Then she felt quickly In her bag and
found that her ticket was still there
The young man was smiling frank
ly. perhaps you thought 1t was your
| ticket You see, ] had my pass. SC
the conductor thought you were my
"How perfectly awful!" Kitty ejacu
lated.
"Yes, ! know 1t would be awful, but
you can fix 1t up with the conductor
| by giving him your ticket at the next
station and freeing his mind forever
from any doubts"
Kitty folded her laundry list int
tiny oblong and put 1t carefully
away. The young man watched thu
! delightful contour of the cheek turned
from him and saw 1t flush into rose
II say" he said suddenly, dropping
that tone of amusement. II know
haven't any right TO say 1t, but
could see you were In trouble. Il
there anything could do to help you
know this isn't any way to intro
duce myself" He felt around In hi
pocket and drew out card that bor'
the name:
"William J. Farnsworth,
General Passenger Agent"
Kitty looked at 1t for a moment
Then the demon of mischief leaped L
her brown eyes.
"You mean you say was-crying? !?
she asked.
He nodded sympathetically. ~
couldn't help seeing. hope you won
think I'm the sort that picks up girl
everywhere. Why, l run away iron
'eml But I'd feel grateful If yol
would let me be OF service"
'It's nice Of YOU" Kitty answered
"but the only thing you could d.
would be to tell me that the heroin'
lives happily ever after" she patte'
the red-covered book.
"Crylng over a storyl" he ejacu
lated. "But that's easy enough" IL
turnad to tha Iae naUa and haOon .,