The Faulkland quiz., 1892-06-25
NAUGHTY MAID MARIAN.

i Mr.. Sugar Doll was the swellest dol
in he confectioner's shop, so every
body agreed. He had distinguished
and naughty AIR. and sort Of stand
off appearance which was generally
conced d to be extremely correct form
He was distinguished doll, having
been brought all the way from Paris.
Most OF the fashionable dolls come from
France. had been very ill coming
over, so III that his pink cheeks turned
a sort OF taffy-candy color from NAL de
mer. But that was some time ago. He
was very fashionably attired In evening
clothes. He wore real gold studs in
his shirt bosom, and there was an elabo-
rate black silk gold-mounted fob to
hold his watch, There wasn't any
watch on the end of the black silk fob,
only penny to keep it in his pocket,
but this is between ourselves.) He
carried hemstiched black silk hand
kerchief scented with something that
smelled like fresh ginger cookies, a
most delightful odor, as anyone who
has eaten ginger cookies hot from the
pan knows well.
Well, all the girl dolls in the shop
cast dolls eyes at Mr.. Sugar Doll, but
he stood up very stif1y in the window
and didn't look at any OF them.
Whether he was too proud or too bash
full, nobody knew.
One day something very astonishing
happened. A lady came into the shop
holding little girl by the hand. When
the confectioner woman saw her, she
wiped her hands on her apron and hur-
r1ed forward, very anxious to wait on
the lady. Well, they had long talk,
and Mr.. Sugar Doll thought they never
would finish and relieve him from his
uncomfortable position. You see while
the two women were talking the little
girl had slipped around to where Mr..
Sugar Doll stood 30 stiffiy in the win
dow, and she stood there staring at him
flxedly. il embarrassed Mr.. Sugar
Doll extremely, and, besides that, three
or four times the little girl stretched
ont her hand to take him. This
alarmed Mr.. Sugar Doll so that the lit
tie beads of sugar perspiration stood
out all over his brow. He felt sure
If she should take him he would be
crushed to death in her chubby hands. !
But she didn't touch him. She
thought better of it, and at last the |
lady said: Come, Marian,- and she |
trotted away beside her mother.
After they had gone confusion
reigned in the shop. /
A wedding cake was to be made right |
away. That was what the lady had
had come to order for her eldest
daughter.
Well, whom the cake was done, Mr..
Sugar Doll admitted that nothing in
Paris could have beaten it.
There were such elaborate floral de,
signs on the top of it. such beautiful
little cupids dragging wedding chariots
around the side Of it.
And then, to crown all, the confec.
TONER woman set Mr.. Sugar Doll on
top OF it, and beside him Miss Aramints
crystalline, young lady who lived
in the next window. Araminta looked
lovely. She wore white dress, white
shoes and white gloves. Upon heI
brow, which, like Annie Laurie's was
like the snawdrift," only trifle
'oarser on account of their having used
yranuiated sugar, was fastened beau
iful white wedding veil. This com.
'letely enveloped her and extinguished
eyeral small cupids on the side of the
axe. But nobody cared for them.
Well, presently they were put in
zig box and carried away.
The next thing that happened they
Vere standing on big table covered
nth silver and crystal and glowing
nth candles. 1t looked like fairyland,
nd from the rom beyond came thu
oft murmur OF many voicecsada soun
music. Suddenly the portieres parted
nd little girl in a white frock came in.
lr. Sugar Doh knew her in an instant
t was Marian. She looked at him !
linute, then she climbed up softly,
ranped MIR. Sugar DOLL and bit off his
cad.
When the wedding guests came in
Nv minutes later, Asaminta Crystalline
as standing stifily n her place, with
nrutfied brow, but Mr.. Sugar Doll had
anished. He was under the table with I
Lar1an.
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