The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-11-15


truth, by the way, for which She suffered
many conscience pang. Mr. Lawson
blundered promptly after her, and wa
likewise called to account by his con
science. Sam took his hat and coat an(
deposited them on the dusty table IN the
next room, while Johnny obigingly NOV
ed along to make room for the plate
knife and fork which Mary Jane brought
from the cupboard behind whose screen
ING doors she had remained long enough
to tear down the row Of curl paper.
across her forehead, and to tuck the end
smoothly away.
Mr.. Dent saw through it all at once
His experience in boarding houses, anc
cas- one of the family had been wide
and varied, and included more than one
| presentation of the '|WOrst" as well as
| The "bcst foot He felt sorry for then
all, especially the pretty young girl
whose scarlet checks and doWncast eyes
told how keenly she felt the awkward
ness OF the situation in which his thought
| lessncss had placed them. Nevertheless
| he managed to make a hearty meal The
/ plain bread and fresh. sweet butter, the
coid, Juicy meat, and simple sauce. were
| q SIf"t "ta' Il"le !" I'm tdHle thah iht
| ''"fN' 'A"'7cS'Ip'e lo"" lo Nllich ne had
! been accustomed OF late.
Iit'it IL H'alIeleu 10 MN Iuat thell that
/ the tableclolh was oM aWry, besides bear
/ ing the marks OF several days usage, that
the cap which Mary James trembling
! hand passed him, had lost its handle in
some past conflict; that the butter dish
bore evidence Of having been used at the
! l"u Llc c''u'iiT ilediS' |iiu 'lldt ~ llIt"N
,,i,'ii il,'u u ., ~ eiI"''Sii ~ 'ri'Goi ! I'll
~ - - ''lo e II. 'I"'0 ~ ili'SS
IN, ''i' nll'' Noli'' l'l
.i, I, = '','''l "So'';eI' r." rl'"i = y,
! W. w. q ,"'I,'l "'Io'I Nr'o ~ ~ i'''iV
'ii.'' tHi. i'''i' c'l''luue'' u "''.'I' "e an
' " i;iyi'H ~ e'ui ''il ,lIa i''' DO 'i'u'li
M i'' I't'SSI"'G >" Sl'oL''l dltel It" N"S over
9 l ,l'IoN ti''''''N '''' "iVuI'' anu was eS-
r"' 't,' !" 'H' ,ool nH M l-""Soi'' Mo-
o' t''o '..9' til'5' 'I III, i''il'iii"I "iiO
"'' i'''l l''E N'"' ~ ~ 'iic """' ''oH'l'S :
y" =" u 7Uv',
"' '!oA' .iI"' lllllG' It'll "oS hol''e'i
''''t Il,.' '.I''nti '!i,' 47t'' Mio i,,' III
"i ,'''NI', ~ "e''io' io ''l,ol TIL y
1 'i'''' "'t.i tl''' -
tV"ii ,I "'''0' CIV "li "ii1 tiTo' ,'i"V
in paper. and that her cyes ala nose v ere
red and swollen. as though sht had been
crying.
With presentiment tofsomcthng-
hardly knew what they hurried home
the moment school was out They found
the kitchen empty. but the door between
it and the dining-room was open. and
pecpin9 in, in search Of their mother.
they saw, much to their astonishmcnt, Il
pretty, hltc-draped dinner table, with d
row Of chairs placed invitingN around it,
A second glance revealed Tie fact that
the best dishes were an there. even TO
the cherished celery glasses.
81 wonder who's come? Not the min
lister again. hope" and sam tiptoed
across the room. and cautiously peeped
through the crack OF the door into the
hall
.'Tain't man. ANYWAY. for there's no
hat but fathers old straw that's been
hanging there since kingdom come" +"
Continuing his investigation he crossed
the hall ana looked in at the open parlor
door. A tire was burning pleasantly, but
the cat was the only occupant.
Meantime johnny had been counting
the plates, and when sam returned from
his unsatisfactory tour, he vas met with
the information that there was nobody
coming after ali, tol there were only five
plates.
"What does it all mean. ANYHOW ?" was
the question which the boys lips and Mr..
LaWson's eyes asked. as they all gathered
around the table.
ut means, said Mrs. Lawson. with a
glance at her daughter, 'that Mary Jane
and have talked it oycr and have de-
termincd that We Wll never tie caught
again as we We're last evening. So from
this time forward we are going to look