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my eyes are open.
Dear me-" commented Jeanette, as
she gave Mary rather curious glance.
NO; he can't deceive me-" pursued
Mary, dangling her feet with a rapidity
that kept time with her thoughts. Il
thoroughly detest him. He is always
making me angry. And then am rude,
and grandpa is ashamed. He forever
puts himself where he isn't wanted and
expects me to dance attendance on him.
He's eternally bringing up his horrible,
noisy, dirty New York, as though that
were the only place in creation, and the
anything. I call that assurance. In
deed it is more than assurance. It is
impudence.
Pooh" commented Jeanette, with
some contempt.
Don't pooh me, Jeanette; l hate it.
You know nothing about it. You don't
know about Mrs. Chick and all the other
abominable women he's always bringing
up, just to have me ask about them, and
show what an ignoramus am. can't
imagine why you or grandpa did not
make me read when | was young"
1T was as much as mortal could do to
make you learn your letters. That wore
me terrible.
L wish, continued Mary, undisturbed
by this explanation, Il wish l knew
every book by heart, good and bad alike.
Wouldn't make his hair stand on end
with some of my quotations. 1t is well
enough for you to look Mortified. I don't
care to shock you, but l do literally pine
to shock him."
"You are doing it, Miss; you are do
ing it fast enough. l know your
grandpa be ashamed enough to hear
you talk, and I know I'm ashamed the
way you treat Mr.. Beverly. Having
him after them chickens every morning,
in all that mess, spelling his shoes and
his clothes and
There was an irrepressible burst of
merriment from the listening Mary.
If you had been there this morning"
was her only reply to this reproof, "actu
ally, you would have laughed yourself
into Mysteries. He ran after an old hen
and had such a tumble"
Il seen it," was the severe reply,
that goodfor- nothing thing that amt
laid an egg this week"
THE very one. She can run, though.
He kept screaming that he had caught
her, when he really had only a handful
Of feathers from her tail, and she was
feet
Mary gave way to another burst of
merriment at this remembrance.
Jeanette regarded her with q reprov-
ing air.
I'm ashamed to see you laugh over
such thing, Miss Mary. A gentleman
like him"
81 must have laughed, if it had hap
pened to myself, answered Mary, and
as for him--look here, Jeanette she
broke off abruptly, skipping from the
bed and standing before Jeanette, with
a proud air-"can it be possible that you
think him better than we are? Because
he isn't. Let me tell you, do not con-
slider him my superior by any means,
and as for grandpa, his equal has not
been created yet. What is your opinion
now?"
My opinion is, you'd better go to bed,
instead Of sitting here, talking pack of
nonsense. It you go on as you've been
doing, I don't know what Mr.. Beverly
will think of you"
And I don't care" rejoined Mary,
sharply. II dare say he doesn't trouble
himself to think of me at all. :"
Most likely not, was the provoking
reply. He has too many other girls to
think Of, let alone you.
"Of course he has. Didn't make the
same remark a second ago? There's no
necessity for you to repeat it-none at
all. l can't imagine what has put you
in such disagreeable humor. Do sleep
it off, for mercy's sake"
The conclusion of this speech was lost
in the noise of the door, which Mary
plOSaI with hanp after har
How provoking Jeanette can be
sometimes!" she soliloquized, fastening
along the hall I'm afraid her supper
disagreed with her"
Whose supper" inquired voice from
the surrounding darkness.
You" cried Mary, facing Jack.
What a faculty you have for putting
yourself where you are not wanted!"
Come, Miss Mary, that is very Sc
we're. / am going to my room, and
there is no other way, believe. I over
heard your remark. If it Is a case Of
indigestion 1 have an infallible cure"
1T is not case Of ndigestion-mere-
ly case of being disagreeable.
"Oh. Then l suppose Jeanette is
the offender. What did she say or dor"
Nothing that concerns YOU"
Are you positive of that?" he asked,
trying to see the outlines of her face in
the shadow. L thought possibly my
name had been mentioned.
Mary's face grew warm, but she man
aged to answer calmly:
I'VE have other subjects of converse
ton besides you. Goodnight, sir"
Goodnight. madame"
Sometimes l wish l were one of the
leaders of society,"" she cried, throwing
herself upon chair in her own room.
CHAPTER VI.
Several mornings latar Jack came
down expecting to take his usual ride