Show IN TN THE FIFTH YEAR ATTIE what are I you doing DreamIng Dreaming Dream- Dream Ing I declare 1 Did you know child you ou have just fifteen fit fit- teen minutes to toI I dress in before the 1 dinner-bell dinner rings oJ She had had- donned I her prettiest cosI costume costume cos cos- tume and brightest smiles In honor of ot the new arrival Guy Edgerton How my beautiful sister would have wondered could she have known that this same new arrival was the hero of my dreams I 1 will tell you how he came to perform so Important a part partin in them We at home home always made mad It t a practice to celebrate the birthdays with witha a fete tete Five years ago when It lacked but two weeks of my sisters sister's eighteenth eighteenth eighteenth eight eight- birthday my mother died We mourned her loss deeply but Kate for her oaths oath's sake given in the shape of ot enameled invitation cards would not give up her usual party Oh Kate I pleaded please dont don't have it You dont don't know what you are sayIng saying saying say say- ing child I can not change my plans after alter the Invitations are Issued and father thinks it is best And so It ended The party came off I 1 protesting I would not appear In the room drawing-room and I did not But sitting sitting sitting sit sit- ting alone on the balcony watched the forms torms flit to and fro In the brilliant drawing I was crying bitterly when a firm step sounded beside me and looking up I met the gaze of Guy E Edgerton gerton my sister Katies Katie's ardent admirer Why do you not join the company Miss Howard He bent forward and looked in my face What in tears little one At this I cried harder than ever Wont you tell me what grieves you At this I told him all How it seemed seemed seemed seem seem- ed to me sacrilegious so to treat my mothers mother's memory He said nothing only smoothed my hair tenderly until I ceased weeping As I looked up he said Little Mattie Mattle I am going away to tomorrow to- to morrow morrow going going to Europe Will you kiss me good bye I was only 15 so I 1 raised my head and kissed him Thank you little one and when I come back will you give ive me a 9 kiss of welcome I have no mother no sister Mattie Mattle No one to welcome me back Will you 1 Yes Res sir I sobbed and then He said Thank you again left me For five years I had heard nothing from him and now he had returned This is what I 1 had been dreaming about this pleasant morning The dinner bell roused me from my reverie and hastily hasUly donning my prettiest prettiest prettiest pret pret- blue muslin I sought the dining dining- room As I entered my father presented me meto meto meto to Mr Edgerton My little daughter Mattie I think we are already acquainted be he said and then passed on n. n For two weeks every girl at the theL L r if l I Yr f C KISSED HIM house save myself tried their fascinations fascinations upon him but to no avail I What a pity sighed Flo Archer that his uptown mansion and huge bank stock have no mistress I But her sighs were in vain The Thelast Thelast last lut morning of Mr Edgerton's stay the subject of conversation turned upon upon upon up up- on kissing Mr Edgerton sitting by did did not join In the conversation Pretty Flo Archer saucily demanded Mr Edgerton's Edgerton's Edgerton's Ed Ed- gerton's opinion I Now really Mr Edgerton dont don't you like to attend forfeit parties No Miss Archer I do not I think thinka I a kiss obtained by compulsion no kiss at all alL alLFIe Fie We shall get up a party on purpose to test you We believe you would assist I 1 certainly should not Why Mr Edgerton You shall do do penance for tor that speech You are to tell what lady you you kissed last That would not do as the lady is present and would be the sufferer rather than myself Well the then you may tell how long it is since you kissed her 1 I t t ij lf g t q it i rot W. W Will WUl you promise not to doubt my word Oh certainly Then Miss Layton I h have ve kissed no lady for the space of five years Oh Guy Is probably faithful to some fair lady who favored him then suggested suggested suggested sug sug- Ned Archer Exactly so Ned and he he- passed to meet his valet who came cam with letters let let- My cheeks were burning and I 1 arose and fled fied to my room Here Kate burst burstIn In upon meHer meHer me Her you ou are she said merrily I 1 have cave been out hunting bunting for tor you you- We have made up a party t to ride out to the Shaker settlement and take dinner and return by moonlight Wont Won't it be fun and dont don't you want vant to go No I guess I had rather stay at home and have a quiet day of It What a little old maid you are Well you needn't go unless you want to tot and she was of off I watched I-watched them drive away Then I took my sewing and myself In a a. a baby window In the quiet cool parlor Scarcely had I seated myself when some one entered the room repeating those lines of Leigh Hunts Hunt's little ballad ballad ballad bal bal- lad Say Im I'm weary say say Im I'm sad gad Say that health and wealth have missed me me Say Im I'm growing old but add add add- Jennie kissed me met My heart gave a a. great bound for tor 1 recognized Guy Edgerton's voice Not knowing I was there he cameto came cameto cameto to the very window where I was sitting sit sit- ting He drew back the curtain and looked In upon me Why Mattie Mattle you here here I thought you were vere out with th the riding party How Ilow cozy you look here May I l' l sit down beside you you Yes sir I answered frankly His dark eyes ejes searched my face for tor fora tora a moment then he said I am going away tomorrow little one will you redeem your promise before before before be be- fore I go I have carried the kiss you gave ave me last through all my travels darling and have brought It back to you pure as you gave gaye It Will Will you kiss me and be my wife I kissed him Boston Boston Herald |