Show 1 g g I Q Ii r I 0 0 I J r In ou n I HUGE raindrop fell up upon upon on Katos chock check and aUlI Frt of or her best beet hal hat J she fled to lo the first firstI doorway until the II 9 10 storm should hould pass It II I W was w s only a n summer slimmer t 1 hut but she want wanted ed citi the hat to wear weal at nt attile VW tho tile tomorrow and she tho hurried tot for shelter elicitor It happened to be tile the open Olen door doorway doorway way vay of o a business block A lire flue had emptied the lie place of tenants anti and there lucre was a L smell moll of or wet vet burned wood that was vas But still more mora unpleasant the tue fact that tho tim doorway was W I already occupied and by bl Han Harris is Hitchcock of or ora all a 11 persons If my may presence distresses you hf Ii h said coldly I 1 might find some other hoUr hotly will you OU kindly permit mo me to lo pass paBs Hitchcock bar b rod the doorway I 1 will go he lie quietly q Believe Ir Irmo mo I J did not nol moan nican to F lr Before he lie could step Stel out into the l lo deluge sho she had thrust him 11 aside Ho lie GO did not anticipate the move and was ar ap arar thrown oft off hula h IH ba Before ho lie could recover himself Kato Nato stood in itt ap ar artill tho tIme doorway gathering her skirts III in tilt till one ono hand Hi JU at al that moment a dazzling IK I IOra Ora h shot luot the he l heavens anti and a tree on all the tho opposite Hu Ido of oi tho time street HI lii while the tho discharge was wm accompanied c ed cd edby J by IJ a terrific c clap of o en With a little cry cr Kate turned and an l qu blindly sought Hitchcock who forward to catch eutch her She Site t 1 lure her sIC self bobbing jig lute Into his ims nis anti and he lie fui us to lo till nil elce t to calm til her bet Gradually the tile sobs soh softened and anti 0 of lIt Hr fil ui 3 atri ol of w tl lb tl tI si sl tr 11 ar aT arIT arh aTh h 1 g 1 It Iti A ItA i bl dl d IT WAS ONLY A A SUMMER SHOWER BUT SHE WANTED THE HAT HATTO HATTO HATTO TO WEAR TO A PICNIC I shelter Do not disturb yourself on oU mj m ac account account account count she said sold coldly There In 18 II plenty of or room loom tot for us both hoth It will only be bo for lor a i few mu nun monts he said with a n smile These furious seldom last oni on I smiled again No Notene 0 tene nr of or guilt hung heavily upon his conscience He lie hud mantle made fun of or Kates favorite horo holo and shu shin had angrily declared that she sho novel hovel a 1 III wished to k to lo a 11 man a 11 who whon luo I n so 50 lost host lo to tilt appreciation of ar nr I endeavor I Ho lb had to defend d fOnd lils hla position and nut hal had only in angering lieu her the lIe lii knew how frightened she sho vius by thunder l showers and every limo sIlO alto shrank the tho heavy hon ho lie longed to In take her in III his arum and aut comfort hot her but butt ho he h know better than lo to sonic lr trl force tho con conversation conel el lieu her every was jangling But Bill when an au au heavy hen noal eal rent runt tho tito all air tiu ho bo sprang forward anu d lieu her arm a 1111 Dont DooL I III I lie his gold reassuringly I I Tl nl nowhere near luve IH ih It I not net thin lilt slightest dan dun danger danger dunger ger Kate him indignantly He III had sometimes teased lieu her about her hor tour team of or lightning and she tho was keenly about Item hor peculiarity In lii lieu her overwrought condi condition condition tion Lion she ahe believed that ho lie was again tormenting lieu her and at al his touch sho sh shrank back lieu her taco face white whilo with anger angor and her he eyes eres blazing I Since it Il appears that I am aD not nol safe safo from annoyance here her she cho said at h t Kitti lifted her hr r bead heath You Yuu always said Huh I was vies silly Hilly Hili about lightning I 1 ii I tug said saili 81 uI 1 lug through her hel lid hilt but I noor supposed that IC It would lead lenel me mo to be lie quite so fool 1 luh lit III litI IIII I can understand It lt ho bo said ruith cum com comfortingly 01 I I r shall shin 1 II forget fOI el all about LI LII I I j I It ana consider that hat t I It never hush hap happened n a nI We Wn Ve arc still I our OUI friends the Be I el You dont suppose that 1 can call W V with htIu a IL man when Ive Ic been B jig In III i it Ills his hi h arms the tho past 10 1 0 ruin ada to fc do tb you 7 the she demanded It H in n ti judgment upon ullon me for 01 being so of 01 bC al Anti And you arc alc not nol angry ho he crier p You Ilce and aUlI alit laugh ln mm sIte ahe explained Im m sorry I was so SC e eross tho the other othol night Though site she w V added you not riot right in iu saying 01 o what you ou did about Mr Mi 11 Kernochan ri I If 1 you ou had bath let mo finish hush what I Iwas fr was wa Ruing to say pay ell I could coutil have havo told you Oi 01 my reason ho lie said with a n smile in III Mm Kernochan or 01 Mrs MIs CassidY Cassi th Ii rather IK it suing him for Lou divorce bo ho W cause causo of his cruelty I am aum his bitt attorney fr fl ney n which is ii how I 1 came to form feral amY mY ia of his character He lie was vis In lu at jail once for wife heating healing hi bl Harry Harr shu shiu hu said salti Ho lie bout hont his tr head hed to catch tho the whisper Te What liat Is It dent dear ho lie naked SI when were You wont vont beat mo limo fe feI married 1 she asked I should say a noL Look Kate Kato te teIta teits Its Ita clearing up Lets go so and get eL tuo tue ring It was such a lovely storm sImo Gl l the stepped 1 13 sighed contentedly as they out on tho the street L f |