Show The TheD Designing signing Ki Kitty ty Farquhar I 1 BY MISS ISS UNA UN HUDSON hl Prof Wai burton game iame ml he F h nil all al il nis pockets pocket for fot lila Ills latch key failed to lo find It I ant seemed mildly surprised TO Today R as A usual ho muttered an nn abstracted abstracted ab nb- ab- ab Dear dear dear- alit all and went round to time the back toor door In Ih the tio kitchen h lie found a si I in young J person tU tugging ln frantically at a n. YOUlE huge kettle kUle the time contents of which showed unmistakable sl signs n of or bulling ov over The professor grasped the situation and simultaneously the Uio to kettle am mi transferred tl the latter front the range c to the time dc kitchen en table Then he lie turned his lila attention to the U guardian lan of ot time the ke kettle keItie tc who stood tool ruefully regarding a n. blistered finger n cr The professor ol recalled mw that his I sister had mentioned at breakfast that she was wa expecting some one one Colin Celia was nl n always 8 expecting people They hC I came In droves S and swarms ot s n or so 8 it I seemed to the time professor who liked hiked quiet and solitude led filled tho the house with an an unwelcome chatter chatel anti and an aim I swishing of t sl silk pett- pett petticoats petti petti- coats coati and In Jn the end fluttered awa away u again ain Th The professor had taken n It I for granted that lint the thc now arrival would be bea bea ben a n guest ghost It H was a r relief to find her merely the now muon cook cool Moreover sho she seemed a a distinct Improvement over the tho 10 old one who had been lIcen the professor pro ro- ro f fessor sr aglI vaguely recalled a. a n person perOl built bui somewhat meal on 00 the lines of or a sack of oC lb Ho looked at nl her with wih increasing Interest In itt- Il- Il terest anti and approbation Sho She had hll thanked cd him luau very prettily p J for fot hl his n the kettle anI anti and lie hue felt It incumbent on him to 0 to 0 her hem ler that that she was welcome lii iii his household nut lInt he hue hesitated at al a alos loss ats to to- Jiow ho do 10 should address S herMy her hem hel My good girl gh l. l he ho began hean finally nuH after a a. 0 clearing of or his lila throat Kil KElly Kilty sit sir sl U ml a n very cry nice name said sall the Iho professor 01 ty lU I st Jt trust you nii lu like your situation Kitty veiled a pair pall of dancing brown browno o es behind long lashed lids and answered demurely Thank hank you ou sir Yes sir Then tho professor or cau caught ht sl sight nt of or ortho tho burned finger Ohm 01 ho hue cried you have ha hurt yourself Its Its only a a burn bur said Kil Kitty in a n. alone tone lone loc of oC meek and patient resignation But BLit It I Ought to be bc tied lcd ted up the time professor sor insisted led up He lie le looked vaguely about the kitchen l for something that might be bc made to todo todo do 10 duty as a a bandage Finding Juth- Juth ln m he hue tore lore a strip from rom his handkerchief chief Clit and wrapped It round and round tIme the tl Injured finger When hen no me had lund secured It with a length of or string taken taken tak tak- en from one of or the time grocers grocer's parcels time the finger had attained such stick proportions that Its lI owner was forced to lO foi fold the tho others into palm of her 11 hand han to tomake make malc room for Cor It but hut the lie profesor was satisfied There h re is no nu hurry about luncheon ho me said benignly And anything will wi do for tor Il me mime Kitty Kity watched his tall tail 61 slightly ht stooping figure the Then Thou M Miss isa Farquhar dropped into a a. chair beside time Iho kitchen table and amid anI laughed till tl she cried She had Just I mopping her here e eyes j when her hor hostess como came inOh in Ohm Oh y you u thought to lo take talo off ol the preserves preserves' was thin that hat t ladys lady's ng thc I l 6 h 1 no l tl rut tn dI l TI r I n L' L u. u fo r I ed of or thank heaven Shell She'll Shel have lavo to sta stay In the time hospital six weeks I at it lea least t. t possibly longer Its It's Is I's her cap knee fractured the they thea a say Oh Ohm Iho tho and amI In ingratitude ingratitude- ot oL servants ser ser- falling down tho lie cellar celar stairs just Just when she sho ho knew sho was sas most inmost nm eed ed Kitty Kih Farquhar laughed Poor Ioor thing hing she sue said You surely dont don't think sue she did It on purpose Then she die asked Who Vho was that Ual gentleman genteman who came cune through here a few mo mo- ments n ago o Mason Masom I 1 suppose salt said sill Masons Mason's sl sister Indifferently He lIe probably forgot forgot for for- latch latch-J Generally ho he does got Jot his latch c l Kitty litty lie ic He lIe was vcr very I lifted the tIme kettle clo oft off the rn range for me nie and anti he tied tell up my amy finger I burned It I. I Mrs lartman stared at her Mason Mason Ma Iason Ia- Ia son lifted limo tho I kettle elie or off tho for you anti and ll tied up ulu your YUU finger she sine Mason Kitty Kity began beJan to tu giggle I believe e he le thought bought I was the cook i she he said ali He lie Ie sl said he lie hoped Id I'd Id II like m in my situ situ- lon And that hint there lucre was WU no nu hurry hury lout boul ou lunch anything would do u for tor forTim Tim ilm in I Mason eja Mrs Hartman Mason agin Cela Celia said Kilty u sharp sharp- shall shall- ly Iy y what whal on ni earth arth is Is' the tho with wih you von You act l like e a iL a person In a n atra tra trance ranco mm cc Anti And I feel like 10 one sail said Mrs Kitty 1 if Mason m mistook you 01 for tho ito cook you'll Just be bel bene besie ne sie l cook that's thal all nI Youre crazy Celia Cella Cela said saith hl il I her het voice olce r rising hi In iii a shrill shri cres- cres endo of oC a astonishment I cant can't cook I don't dont know ho lion how That makes no difference said 11 Mrs Mus Hartman Ill 11 try tty to stand I It And Mason never r ne knows what Io lies he's eat eat- II mug ng anwa anyway But lut wi why Vim wll wily why persisted persisted- lie tho Ihei i mazed Kitty 1 should I l' ho bo your our coo cook Because said Mrs Is Hartman Harlman you the time who ha has over o 10 iro tue ull only woman made nado Mason sit Hit It up and amid ald take notice Ito 10 lo saw sw that lint burn on your our finger Mrs Hartmans Hartman's eyes yes were fixed on Ih time the very obvious evidence that such was ho thom caie and casu and an once olca 1 I went n abound und fo for or two weeks with 1 my may arm in a sling and anal he never noticed It IL at all Ive I've e 1 md hind nil all al sorts ind ald conditions of or wOI women cn here hI to tn tu visit a and 11 I believe 1 ha ito learned their names name 0 over ovet so o much at aS lit Hi said 11 observed Kil Kitty Kilty that lint my name was waH a nice tine That settles It It said Mrs lr Hartman Hart Hart- man inan decidedly After ler that It Id I'd simply not dare to present you OU to him as ns my guest and amid dearest friend Hed He'd bo be so 51 embarrassed because of or what ho hed he'd ii done doni that J hed he'd crawl rl right hl hack back into hr lila his shell shel and arid wo we woul wouldn't nt bo ho able ablo to t pry him out no no not even cn with wih u n crowbar nl flight ht hero lero in li-i this kitchen you'll stay hit Kitty Farquhar anti and let th the good work go on eu But Dut I protested weakly it d doesn't seem quite quite- fair to to- to 10 i l. l Mason 1 Mn Mra trl Hartman finished Ohm Oh 01 yos o it I is Is lies lie's Ios Io's fair game I tell teU you vou 1 why fly KItty Kity a n love affair would bo be Elm tho making of or him Tho Time man min who hasn't b been en In lovo 10 with wih nt at least ono one woman human And Mason Maxon IMn is Just barely aware arc that we exist Kitty Farquhar looked down at nt tier hot bandaged linger Unger arid and smiled a wise little smile Professor Minion Mason Warburton arburton she tt th thought had hal l been n Very Cery ry much moro morn than fw aware rc of or her hair existence Mid And Ant It t Is ha 11 al always always nl al- ways pleasant to demonstrate that hint onu cue dm emma do what no tie 10 Ono one else ele can cnn t v CH Colin CelIa she he said eahl Ill Il do co It I. I Tint nut if ii Von Ol have to choose between starvation and nt Irl dyspepsia epla l don't dont t you OU blame blamo mo II n ProC Professor tr Warburton no longer mado muo lu search arch through hl hla pockets for his bis latch latch- k key y That was a n needless formality Nor NOT ild did he lie ring tho tho-bil tho bell as s his hula slater sister had once or twice Intimated ho he might lie TIo went direct to the time back door And nd to accomplish pJ push h moro nuoro time to come homo bomo from th the where h ho hp lectured Ho Ho lie hued cowl coal coI buckets anti and Bol acquired u a taste lato for splitting firewood nrc Mrs Hartman Hart Hart- nina man hail huati hal maliciously orter ordered It delivered In chunks Tho The two Iwo conspirators watched him him with wilh delighted giggles lg and they Lucy received re rim- his lila ela elaborate at orte and anti overdone overdone over over- done dono explanation to tho the effect that the Iho i exercise aided his lila Indigestion with wih ap- ap though surreptitious nudges Its ts not nol half al as Cs s much nn as I 1 thought It H was g to be Colla com corn going on Why Wimy can l you tell tel mo me what's whal Theres nothing nothing- to leU lel Kitty said she sho had bad the tho hal grace to to hot hotly Sirs Mrs eyebrows went up Nothing to tn tell ten sue she said And you two shut up alone together In time the kitchen kit kit- chen till li all ni hours of the lie night Were Yoro read just reading just just Ing sa said It feeling eng herself put on the defensive Well Wel Its It's deadly dull for tor me re said Mrs Mrs Hartman who seemed to have moro more than one grievance Mason at 01 hl Ils host hest Is about wout as ns lively as a an Undertaker undertaker un un- In tn In time the discharge of his lila duties and he's hes Ics Ic's no more company than lisa the tables table anti and chairs I asked you hero because because be be- cause I 1 wanted some one to lo talk to lo some seine tine to go 10 about with me inc me and you don't dont do a timing thing but shut yourself up in thai hunt everlasting ln old olti air l kitchen You suggested 8 it H It h Kitty reminded r lu-r It I was your plan you know kaow it was vas But I didn't suppose said salt Mrs Hart Hart- man that thai you'd be le so 10 terribly In Inn earnest cam about It Twice Ive I've Ive caught you studying actual actually studying tho tim cool cook hook hoole and youre you're Jo positively il cJ ruining your complexion xion over O the time range Im Im Im learning to cook Kitty Kity explained explained ex ex- with dignity nut But my dear child chil il It It necessary As I toJ old oll you before I can Cl H stand It I J I J g f lj r they were sere 1 like leaden bullets only bl big big- ger Its It's a a. a sin In mal anti a shamo shalo to cheat client him ilm so Im I'm Im I'm Im going to make him him dumpings dump dump- ings linac that thai ar are dumplings s. s Mrs Hartman at her Sho Siu opened her lar mouth to say something lh n thought boiler better beter of or II It I anti and closed It I again At t last alto sho thought sho ahmo understood under stood Professor or Mason a on had hind Just proposed to his Ih sisters sister's lers ler's cook ook It I Is quite within the bounds of ot probability allty that hunt the th young woman had hind anticipated time the said proposal and certainly she sho ought to have b been cn In inn a measure at nt l least at prepared for It I. I now that It was come como upon her hershe Hh she chic hc hesitated and looked looke down l. twisting her apron siring between a nervous thumb and lInger finger Inser But Im I'm Im not nol really a cook coole you OU know sho shio murmured at last Jast In tn a vcr very somali small sh shy vol voice olce co Her Hr eyes eye after so damaging a n cd cIl to meet the time professors professor reu Im I Inn I I Im I'm Ju just l your sisters sister's frIend she sho And Anti Ivo Ive vo been playing nt at There Thero was a hint of or tears tears In n her voice That said Ito tho professor Is 1 a we mere dota So long as aa you OU are Oh QI It I doesn't matter mater who you ire arc IC But T Kitty Ht app r l not to lo bo 10 so 80 e Jr greatly aty comforted as mis she sue have been I i h I cant can't marry you 01 sho aho said sil In u ii er very low voice olce Dont you ou lovo lo lome me Kitty Kilty rime Tho professors professor's pro pro- pro fessor's voice lingered caressingly over her name minnie Kitty Citty choked chokel track back a rising sob I do Khe h. h sd said Ands dt U Its It's for that very reason I c cant can't nt mar marry you u Oh Ohm Ivo Io 1 0 done dono such a timing thing You Yon know that heat first t day when you lifted the time oft off or time the stove for me rime and tied tel iou up I my mn II linger The l nodded d I ICela Celia Cella Cela said you'd oud never tr ne noticed any army girl so gO much before before and we we we-we we deliberately for me am to make rako you you omaha make you Iko me AL Jilt H it Il was va wal Just for fOl a Joke you yuu know Juds I l-b l T lo to-to to toto lo rare emu e 1 for tor you yeLl 01 and amid th theil lt I wanted l you to lo care for me and auth I tried harder hurder limn ever evero everto to o make you And Ann now JIW dono I It lont dont you 01 see 80 that lint I 1 cant can't marry marry- you you for Cor or h only curing earIng ring 1 because I made you aunt alii and how rl do I that tI il it will bust Poor Ioor KiLt Kill Kitty Wit wits outrIght now The TIme pro professor Sor or looked quizzically lIy at her owed heat head and shoulders Would you mind telling rn rue rne he hue said Just when you began trying to 10 m me care are 5 rut The night nihl wh when n you came CIUllO out ut Into the kitchen n. n after Ur dinner Honer Thou lien auld salt th the hi r. r yom yoji 1011 top lato late l by y I r should Judge seven oven hours By Dy that lust time Into I I was wu tryl trying to tomake nl make kc you yol care core four Cor ine inti Old Did you never little Kitty hear of ol love vu at al' al first said Oh Oh When I J lifted the tbt rr time the stove love lov and you thanked ute me aid yuld the tho mischief was nB done dono Dear do ho you want ft rt undone Oh no jio said ald 1 itty |