Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-09-13

erB asked wnat 6ne was dreaming OF Bne
only answered, Nothing" and blushed
crimson. Nothing" Is sometimes a
fruitful subject.
I'VE have only three more weeks to
be here" said Enid one day.
How dreadful" said Sophy.
1T Is too sad," said Grace.
II am truly thankful" said Enid. "a
am sick of it."
"Enidw exclaimed Grace In amaze
ment
"Enid~ echoed Sophy in horror.
$50 am. Slow Is no name for it.
wish ] could break my leg, OF get my
soul into scrape, or-or my body either.
l should not care which, 30 long "a 1t
required some one to help me out but
would not have DR. May OF Mr. Ford,
can tell you, stupid things. won't stop
at home this afternoon and pick goose
berries, that l won't; so there 1t is a
s-h-a-a-m-e, and shall go to Ra-a-a-chel,'
and, TO the amazement Of the sisters,
Enid, whose temper was supposed to be
angelic, stamped her little foot. and,
crying like naughty child. rushed out
of the room to Rachel.
II won't stand it any longer. Rachel,
won't; hate picking gooseberries.
"Why. bless the child, who wants her
to-" said Rachel.
"They do-Grace and Sophy. have
to do it every afternoon l have done it
for three weeks"
"Why, my dear Miss Enid, there are
no gooseberries to pick; they were all
finished before we came"
Don't be an idiot. RACHEL A woman
of your age must know what picking
gooseberries means. ] am worn out with
it. | have shrunk nearly an inch since
we have been here and no wonder, it is
such dreadfully hard work First have
to chaperon Grace and DR.. May in the
morning, then have to chaperon Sophy
and Mr.. Ford in the afternoon, and now
they have both taken to coming together
in the afternoon; and how can be in
two rooms at once, l should like to
know A dragon could not do it, and
won't. Why can't they ask their brother
over here to help me? Nasty, selfish
things! And you are stupid old thing,
Rachel, not to have thought Of it; and
hate you, and I hate those girls, and
horrid DR.. May, and nasty little Mr.
Ford. And oh, dear! what dreadfully
bad temper am in."
And here Enid threw herself on to
Rachels lap and sobbed bitterly.
But, though penitent, her red eyes
quite precluded the idea Of resuming her
uncongenial work; 30 in her absence DR..
May and Mr. Ford carried Grace and
her sofa out on to the lawn, and there
the four spent their afternoon.
Enid did not join her friends till the
gentlemen were gone.
81 am 80 sorry you are not happy
here. Enid. darling" said Grace gently.
II am quite happy" said Enid.
IL am afraid you are not well, dear
Enid. Would you like to speak to Mr..
MayT' said Grace.
"Or to Mr.. Ford?" said Sophy.
"Tll never speak to either Of them
again, If you don't mind. Sophy; am
perfectly we'll"
"Oh! said the sisters.
II was only dreadfully cross, and now
l am dreadfully sorry, SO please now
don't talk any more about 1t"
1--WE won't; we have something to tell
you; have had letter from Max, and
he wants to come over here for a few
days: he says he must have our sigma
lures to some documents, so we want to
know il you will consent to his coming;
it will be breaking our rule that no man
is to cross the threshold, but, as he is
our brother it won't matter to u.s."
"And, as a rule has been broken every
day for the last three weeks, it won't
matter to me-" said Enid.
$50 it has," said Grace; II never
thought Of that, but then a physician is
q necessity"
$50 is a surgeon" said Sophy.
$50 Is lawyer sometimes" said Enid
And so the lawyer came and there was
no more temper.
The evening he arrived DR.. May and
Mr.. Ford stayed to supper.
MAY, how long do you intend to keep
this game upg' said the lawyer as they
smoked pipe after the girls were gone
to bed.
"What gamer asked Mr.. Ford.
"The simple fracture of the tibia, be-
lieve it is called" said the lawyer, going
into peals of laughter. in which both his
companions joined.
Poor old May, she'll never forgive
you. my dear boy" said Mr.. Ford, as
soon as he could speak.
"And Sophy will never forgive you,
Ford" said May.
The doctors looked very cast down at
this.
Need they ever know the truth?"
asked DR.. May.
"Not unless you like to tell them; at
the same time, if you could manage to
take those splints off Grace's leg to-
morrow, we might have some picnics
while am here; l can only stay a week.
II you two can undertake to manage
that I'll undertake not to reveal the
truth with regard to Grace's sprained
ankle-I beg Sophy's pardon-fractured
tbia."
On this basis some excursions were In
augurated for the next few days, the