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Kitty, Sam and the Peacemaker. Dy COUN S. COLLINS. Copyrighted, 1903, by Associated Literary Press. When It has been "Snm" mid "Kitty" from babyhood it Is "rnthor difficult to pass suddenly to the "Mr. Hustings" nnd "Miss Norwood" stage, noth Sam mid Kitty felt the strain, though each took mental obligation to do nothing that In any way might bo construed Into an overture of friendship. It had nil started Innocently enough. Kitty on her way to the postoflleo en countered Jim Snundcrs. She regarded Saunders as a persistent pest, but she could not Tory well refuse his sugges tion that they stop In nt the drug stor and have n glass of soda. Then It happened that they turned Into Beldlng street In nnlmnted con versation, nnd Sam could not know they had met Just around the corner. Of all the summer visitors to Au burnvllle Sam disliked Saunders the most, nnd Kitty knew It. It looked to him as though she had deliberately ac cepted Saunders' attentions to punish him for n trivial quarrel of the night before. Kitty was Just finishing the last tiny lump of leo cream from the bottom of the tall glass when Sam entered the store with Belle Paulding, Kitty's dearest enemy. lie had bowed stiffly In salutation, and Kitty had responded with a "Good morning, Mr. Hastings," emphasizing the name as sweetly and ns coldly as the frozen delicacy she had Just con sumed. That had been the stnrt of the trou ble, but the end had been slow In com ing. That nfternoou Kitty wont mo toring with Saunders, though she hntcd motor cars, nnd Belle went buggy riding with Sain to punish Saunders for his Imagined disloyalty. Saunders nnd Miss Paulding hnd quickly patched their quarrel up, but Kitty was unyielding, nnd there was n squareness to Sam's chin that did not argue In favor of pliability of person ality. With ceremonious politeness each strove to show the other how little It mattered, but Kitty cried herself to sleep night after night, and Sam swore softly, but fervently, nt what ho wns pleased to term the foolishness of wo mankind. So matters stood when the excursion of the Auburnvllle cornet band was announced. The boys needed new uni forms, nnd Dick Potts had promised to learn the euphonium if they would buy hlin one. All public spirited citizens purchased tickets. Sam bought two through force of habit nnd then viciously tore them np, whereby the band profited another 50 cents, for Sam was de termined to go on that excursion If only to show that ho could go without Kitty.' Ho had never gone on nn excursion alone save onco, when Kitty was spending a week with her nunt over In Cadyvlllo, nnd he had had n miserable time. Now ho did not look for enjoy ment, but Kitty needn't think he could not go nlono If ho wanted to. Much the same sentiment nnlmatcd Kitty, though she arranged to go with a married sister, nnd It so happened that they passed over the gangplank together, with the formal greeting thnt was now customary. The picnic wns held on raddle ls laud, out in the lake, a favorite picnic ground. A narrow strip of laud con nected two rough oval extremities that by an abuse of the Imagination might bo said to resemble a paddle. Bobby Scaton, who was In the primary class, aptly, If Improperly, described it as "a penlnsuln with nn Island nt each cud." As soon as lunch wns disposed of the ciders settled themselves near the baskets, while the young folk wander ed off to either end of the Island, fol lowed by a fusillade of Injunctions to hurry back tho moment the first whis tle sounded. Sam and Kitty followed suit, but Sam made certain that Kitty was headed for tho southern blndo of the paddle before ho started north. It was dreary work sitting all alouo on tho point, and presently tho fresh nlr nnd the soft bed of pine needles combined to bring sleep to the worried brain. It seemed to Sam thnt ho had en Joyed only a brief nap, but by the time ho had hunted up the cabin some of tho boys had built for use In tho duck season and had borrowed tho bathing trunks ho found thoro he was In the cool water a few minutes when tho warning whistle blow. Madly ho dashed from tho water into tho hut to find thnt in that brief In tcrvnl somo one had "chawed" his clothes. Ills underwear was as full of knots as n snake that had been lunching off a full sot of pool balls, his trousers wero tied Into n true lov er's knot thnt suggested anything but soutlment, nnd the laces of his shoes offered a good ten minutes of unpick ing. Sam was still surveying tho dam ago when tho second whistle sounded. "Blow, durn yo!" ho cried snvagely ns he attacked tho knots. "If you can't wait for a fellow I'll swim for it. I'm not goln' to ninko ray dec-bu in this." Ho cast a glanco of s:orn at the in flnlteslmnl swimming trunks and at tacked the knots with n hasto that verified tho old adage ns to speed. Tho bout wns n good half mile from shoro ns ho burst through tho bushes tkat grew about the rudo lauding nnd shook his fist nt tho departing steamer. no was still expressing his opinion of things when there wns a rustle in the bushes, nud Sam turned to face Kitty, -who walked with a limp and carried a stick in her hand. "Una tho boat gone?" she cried In despair. "I started up so quickly that I wrenched my ankle. I called for help, but no one seemed to hear." "I was at tho other end of tho Is land," explained Sam, who seemed to think thnt tho reproach was directed against him. "I took a nap and didn't rcalizo how long I slept I took a swim after thnt, and somo kids 'chawed my clothes. I Just got hero myself. They'll miss us nt the dock nnd send back for us. Can I fir your ankle?" "I'm afraid I shall have to ask your assistance, Mr. Hastings," said Kitty, suddenly mindful of the fact that she was speaking to Sam. no helped her to a rock nnd care fully cut away the shoe. Then with the sleeves of his shirt he Improvised n bandage that brought relief nnd noted with satisfaction that the sprain seemed to bo slight, since there wns little swelling. "Thnt will hnvc to do until wc can get to town," ho said ns ho rose to his feet. "Does It feel any easier, Miss Norwood ?" "Very much, thank you, Mr. Has tings." Sum gritted his teeth and mentally assured himself thnt when n fellow takes the trouble to bind up n girl's ankle nnd sacrifices his very newest nnd handsomest shirt for n bondngo the least she might do would be to call him "Sam," ns of old. IIo moved stiff ly nwny nnd took n scat on n bowlder behind her. If she was loncsomo sho could call him. But Kitty, though she was dreadful ly lonesome nnd n little bit afraid, -was too proud to call. Even tho faint scent of tolmcco thnt now nnd then drifted past her on some vngraut breeze wns comforting, since it wns nn indication of Sam's presence, but sho would not spenk. Sam gloomily regarded her eloquent shoulders and longed to take her in his arms nnd comfort her, but he assured himself that It was her place to mnke the overture. It looked ns though tho deadlock would continue unbroken when the serpent entered this lone some Eden. It was only a tiny gnrtorsnalto scarce ly twelvo inches long, nnd it was hurrying nwny from tho human In truders ns rapidly as possible when Sam spied it. With a long switch he turned Its course and headed It past the rock where Kitty was sitting. The rustling In tho grass caught her attention, nnd, looking down, she spied tho wriggling length of green. With n shrill scream of "Sam!" she struggled to her feet nnd tho next In stant was sobbing in her terror, -with her arms about his neck. With cruel ingratitude Sam dispatch ed his benefactor nnd lifted tho girl in bis arms. "We'll go sit on the dock, Kitty," he suggested. "There are no snakes there. Pretty soon, if help, doesn't come, I'll swim over to shoro and get a small boat somewhere." "Somo one will come, Sam," sho de clared. "Anyhow, It's nlco here for awhile." "Yon bet It is, Kitty," assented Sam as tho girl crept close to tho protecting circle of his nrm. Then in n torrent of words they had their explanation. It clenred tho nlr wonderfully, and presently Kitty pat ted tho hand that clasped her waist. "You say you didn't llko to take Belle riding," sho whispered, "Just as though you had all tho trouble. 1 bet you wouldn't like It any better to let Mr. Saunders pretend to make love to you." "No, I wouldn't," assented Sam hon estly ns ho bent his head to claim an other kiss. "Kitty, I'm sorry I killed that snake." "But It was a snake," explained Kit ty, as though thnt -wero sufficient rea son, even though it was very nice for a snake. Testing Klectrlcal Motors. Electrical power for railroad pur poses Is still In its infancy, Judging from recent experiments by the Long Island railroad. This road is promoting elaborate tests of motors, devices for transmitting currents and every vari ety of machinery Invented to make electricity do work In place of steam. The Long Island company has a dif ficult transit tunnel problem to solve. It is wisdom to make the experiments privately and not at the expense of the public. So far tho attempt to move heavy trnlns by electricity for n long dlstanco has not been successful. An electric monorail system is also to be installed near New York shortly for experiments. Wo mny be on the eve of now developments in motoring by rail. Fortunately tho last Thursday In No vember is fnr enough away from tho first Tuesday to enable all hands to think It over and And something In the election results to bo thankful for. Having served n term at pole hunt ing, the Duko of tho Abruzzl will have one familiar road to nowhere when he gets tired of the limelight Cruel to think that tho big comet Is going to bo on view Just when children hnve to make bcllcvo sleep or bo slight ed by Santa Claus. The "zone of death" may bo a fal lacy in war, as Hudson Maxim says, but it's a "dead sure thing" in politics. Anywny, prolonged wnrm weather kept the odor of moth bolls out of ranee n few weeks longer thnn usual. H Meant Well. He meant quite well. It was perfectly well meant. But the elephant Just grabbed him And then slung him through the tent. In the ground he made a dent Oh, a big one! where hg fell. He put pepper In the peanuts, But he meant quite well. He meant quite well. He was only rather green And Indulged himself In smoking In the powder magazine. He has never since been seen. But the sexton tolled his knell. And his family wore mourning, For he meant quite well. Chicago News. Another Mistake Corrected. "There's no truth In these Jokes about summer girls not remembering the fellows they 'were engaged to." "No?" "No. I Just reminded Miss Fllrtglrl that wo were engaged nt the seashore, and she remembered It perfectly." Washington Herald. The Passing of the Pet. Mary had a little pup. His fleas wero black as Jet. If htm they had not eaten up She might have had him yet Why did the fleas the pup lovo no? Oh, that Is hard to guess! But as they thrived he had to grow Just less and leas and less. Tho fact of being so boreft Mado Mary's spirits flag. For of htm she had only loft His collar and his tag. Indianapolis News. Awful. The couple were of the color of the ncc of spades. "You charge your husband with hnv lug struck you repeatedly with his fists?" asked the Judge of the woman. "Yes, your honor," she answered. "Six months!" shouted the Judge. "These black hand outrages have got to cease!" Llpplncott's Magazine. OI' King Oysteh. Or King Oysteh cum to town Stew him up en fry him brown Hurrah foil King Oysteh! De UT neck clam am rich en sweot, But ol' King Oysteh can't be beat Ah 'clah he's fit foh kings to eat Hurrah foh King Oystehl Detroit Tribune. In Pursuit of Cleanliness. I was getting ready for a morning's fishing nnd set my minnow pail on a bench. Harold's inquiring nose wns soon thrust over tho edge. "Why, papa," he cried, "these fish are all rushing around taking a bath." Woman's Home Companion. The Search. I thought that happiness was having money. And, like tho busy bee that gathers honey, I worked and tolled and got a goodly store. Now happiness, I And, Is having morel New York Life. A Pair Remnant. Stella The word is that hips must go- Bella Dear me, I've already -parted from my appendix, and given my 'band' away. New York Sun. The Stuttering Train. There once wos a stuttering train Who never could learn to talk plain. He said, "I choo-choo" What he chose no one knew. For ho never went on to explain. Woman's Home Companion. All Surrendered. Howell You should stand up for your rights. Powell I haven't any, my boy. I have been married a good many years Bohemian Magazine. So They Were Married. Said the bachelor to the widow: "I'll provo my love by deeds. I'll gladly give up my cigars If you'll give up your weeds." Detroit Tribune. By the Back Door. Host But If your Intentions are real ly serious, why do you want Beatrix to think you are only flirting? Tarker So she'll grow to care for me. Brooklyn Life. Modern. Mary had a little lamb. Its fleece was up to date Nine-tenths of It was cotton waste; The rest was underweight. New York Life. "Rubberl" Teacher India rubber is composed of carbon nnd hydrogen. Small Boy Gee! It's no wonder that a fellow gets a pain In his neck. New York Press. Might Make a "Mash." She used to drop her soft brown eye But dared not drop her hard brown eye, t or mat, aias, was giassi Kansas City Times Found by the Child. Mabel Mamma, what do those rowt of llttlo stars mean? "Good heavens! George, the child's found thnt book "Brooklyn Life. Her True Meaning. When a woman declares She has nothing to wear What she really means Is She has nothing to air. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. As to Traveling. "Yes, sir. When I travel I want ths very best." "So do I. That's why I always staj at home." New York Life. Generally Admitted. Whate'er may be said of a sweetheart, "Too giddy," "too old" or "too new," There's one point admits of no question She can't be "too good to be true." Philadelphia Press. Duplicates. Stella Did sho get dupllcato wed- tllng presents? Holla Yes; the same as at her first marriage. 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