The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-11-18

ooh, Marjorie, Marjorie ~ criep Helen,
elevating her hands in despair, +" that isn't
the way TO calculate /"
Isn't it {? Well, don't let us calculate
tonight" said l, with yawn. - We are all
too tired, this freight is too glorious.
Hank Isn't that cricket on the hearth
The dear little harbinger of good, how
pleasant its tiny voice sounds! Oh, am
sure we are going to succeed2"
To explain things properly to the reader,
must first acknowledge that Sara's estimate
of me was perfectly correct. Practically
hopelessly down in my examination to be-
come o school-teacher, Il had bungled in
The very rudiments Of art,-I was too poor
a mathematician to reckon change behind a
counter. Even when they compromised
matters by making me a companion to an
old lady who was willing to pay moderate
salary to some one who suited her, spoiled
all by falling asleep when was reading to
her, and forgetting the daily bath of her
darling poodle. And when Aunt Pauline
read in the newspapers an advertisement
of bee-farm to let, she grasped at the cp-
portunity.
81 will start Marjorie in bee-culture,"
,aid she "and if she can't succeed in
that, she can't succeed in anything
And we can all live out in the coun-
try deal cheape than we can in New York
Sara and Nina can come into the city every
day to give their lessons can have
studio somewhere in the house, and prose-
cute her art-work and Marjorie, poor I'M
lucky child, shall have one last chance"
And this was how and why we came to
Bubbleton Grangel
"Do you suppose" said rejecting after
we had listened to the cricket's chirp in ST.
lence for some time, that there is a.
yhost at the Granger"
Sara gave violent start.
What nonsense % said she.
81 It would make it very romantic" said
soft-yoiced Nina.
haven't heard of ghost, said Helen,
but I've heard of a very elegant gentle-
man who has his country seat at Austey
Park, close to our boundaries Gerald
Austey !"
Young ?" said Nina, eagerly.
Yes" nodded Helen. !" At least, SO Ole
Michael the gardener says. And rich. And
handsome p
GOOD ~ said Sara emphatically. 81
mean to captivate him !"
You won't object to my entering the
lists too, hope" said Nina. az should
like wealthy husband as we'll as any girl.
I detest this trying to hammer time and
tune into the head of every stupid child
WHOSE mother can afford to pay me twelve
dollars a quarter!"
Don't leave me out, girls !" said Helen.
Az for me, still sat and stared into the
fire, clasping my knees closer than ever.
was the youngest ugly duck--the
stupid one of the family. Naturally, ex-
pected to give place to my elder sisters -
a sort of unwilling Cinderella
And what does Marjorie say? asked
Nina laughing, and Sara answered
Nothing at all Marjorie, poor dear,
never has any ideas |"
But they were mistaken had ideas,
had very definite intention of making a
success Of the bee-business. I was tired Of
alternate lectures and ridicule. I resolved
that this time I would triumph over my adj
verse fate. And all this time was musing
over my future.
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