The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-08
:for tbe CHILDREN.
What Became of Progressive Eu-
chre - at HubbletOwn.
IN TWO PARTs-PART FIRST,

LOU JULIUS, Wnllc DtlOIt nOl
mirror, arranging her hair for the night,
and casting sly admiring glances at her
own sparkling eyes and flushed cheeks
reflected there.
ooh, yes of course you would think
So" exclaimed her sister Jennie,
" since you carried off first favor
both prizes, as it were; for you seemed
to have capped the climax with Arthur
Mead.
81 have thought for some time that
he admired you; but his attentions to-
night were quite marked. This is indeed
very lovely jewel case, a very unique
design. You are fortunate in having
won it. But did you play strictly fair,
sister mine? l was at another table,
you know; but l thought / saw you
peeping at the other hands. Jim Brown
is so awkward and clumsy that per-
son can always see what he holds, and
not half try. l fear, Miss Lou, that
for ways that are dark and for tricks
that are vain your playing was-like
the heather Chinee-quite peculiar"
Yes, knew you would accuse me
of dishonesty, you jealous minx!' an
grily retorted her younger and more at
tractive sister. {" won, as everybody
knows, and it's none of their business
how l did it. AS to cheating at cards,
everybody does it who can in deX-
ferrous manner. That's one of the ar
guments by the fastidious against their
use. They say it's regular school for
deceit and cheating. What harm is
there, then, | would like to know, since
they all cheat, or take the advantage
when they camp
"No, they don't!" interrupted her
sister; for l wouldn't, and if l won a
prize in such manner should con-
slider it not rightfully mine. / fear
Arthur Mead would scarcely admire
you or your apparent sharpness did he
surmise the truth in the matter"
"Humph! you'd better turn informer,
then, and secure him yourself. / dare
say you'd like greatly to become mis-
tress of his elegant home. Say, Jen-
nie,' continued she, soto voce, " do
you suppose he was ever engaged to
Helen Ashley? The silly thing won't
come to one of our progressives.' Says
she thinks it all wrong; actually calls it
progressive gambling The idea!
Well, she has forfeited Arthur Mead l.,
Pm sure, by her foolish course.
mean to play my cards well, though,
now that have so good a hand"
Well, if we don't stop talking"
said matter-of-fact Jennie, +" we won't
get any sleep tonight; it's in the wee
sma'' hours now. Do you know, Lou,
l, for one, admire Helen for her firm
ness in this matter. / wish l had her
adherence to principle. have thought
for long time that it wasn't just right,
especially for church members, to in
dulge in such things. You know, Lou,
that have large Sunday-school class,
consisting of Brother Bob and other
boys, from fourteen to sixteen years OF
age-a very impossible time; and
have had many misgivings over my
course. Surely my influence is some
thing over them, and fear it's not OF
the right side"
Well, for PHYS sake! don't go ant
act ridiculous now. The very elite ant
upper ten of the place are interested
and for you to give them up would
make you laughing stock. 1t would
have been all right had you refused t.
join us in the first place. You Ger
tainly can't withdraw now without be
coming conspicuous. Just pitch in
win all the prizes that you can, and al
these conscientious scruples will sooI
vanish. If tits wrong there are legion
all over the country INDUCING, and
am not any more wicked than they
But I'm going to sleep, and you needn'
talk"
"Just one word, Lou. If the Who'll
country commit theft or murder, doe
that make it right for me? Custom,
am sure, will never make wron
right"
The next morning when the Daniel
family were assembled at breakfast
Bob, lad of some fifteen years, tOye
with a gold chain dangling from hi
vest pocket.
What business have you with Ro
Gleason's watch and chain?" asked hi
sister Belle, a girl some two years hi
junior.
1t isn't his watch and chain,' r,
piled he, with knowing emphasis.
Well, how came you by it, an,
way?"
II won it in strictly honorabl
manner, and it's mine, Miss Inquis
tive!n
whats that, my SOM" said h
father, glancing from his paper, wit
a stern, suspicious look. g You won
watch and chain, and of whom? Surel
we have not gamblers unawares in OF
mluStI come! come! no hanging Dac
Make clean breast of it. i overhea
something about this disgraceful affa
on the street last night, but little thong
a son of mine was mixed up in
Where and when did you secure tn
watch and chain?"
Bob reluctantly began, little realizir
the storm that he had provoked: We
you see, father, we boys thought fe
months ago that we'd have 'progres
i've euchre all to ourselves. So '
held 'em every week in that vaca
room adjoining Fred Pelton's uncle
law office. We'd chip in from ten cen
to quarter, an buy something to pl
for; made it more interesting, "
know. Well, we just had boss tim,
till about month ago we boys thong
we might as well stake our neckti'
rings, kerchiefs an things as to ia
the trouble to go and buy anythir
That's where lost the gold ring I'll
Aunt Carrie gave me two years ag
didn't care much, cause twas too SIN
for me, now I've grown So"
" Who belongs to your gang?" g
grily interrupted his father.
"Oh. lots o. the best bows We h