With sudden shyness she broke from his clasp and went forward up the path. When he caught up with her she was bending with her face almost buried in a great cup-like rose. He stooped and placed his cheek against hers and their hands met and caught.
“Ah, dear, dear roses,” she murmured tremulously, “how I love you, how I love you!”
“And me, Kitty?” he whispered in her ear.
[Illustration: “AND ME, KITTY?” HE WHISPERED]
She raised her head and laid her hands upon his arms, looking up silently into his face. About them the roses whispered and nodded in the breeze. He bent until his lips were upon hers.
“Kitty,” he cried softly, “my Kitty! Kitty of the Roses!”
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End of Project Gutenberg's Kitty of the Roses, by Ralph Henry Barbour