St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-10-19
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A BOX OF CHOCOLATES.

not. I'm too much Of stranger here
TO take any liberties"
ooh, shouldn't expect it" said
Eleanor, looking around at the
decorated ceilings, pale blue silk
draperies, and lovely bits of land
scapes on the walls. II know
exactly how you're situated, Milly.
But can't you come shopping with
me? Bob has given me some cash
to buy a new gown with, and there
are some of the sweetest old blue
ginghams at Tuck & Nipp's."
Miss Kasson shook her head
Impossible" said she. "You see,
the family have gone to Darlington
to funeral, and am left in charge
And you don't know" she added,
with comical little pursuing up of
the lips, chow afraid | am of Mrs.
Yerkes, the housekeeper, or how my
heart beats when l feel myself COM
PEELED to give an order to the
butler"
81 wish l were you'll" cried
Eleanor. at would be such fun"
"One hardly knows" sighed
Miriam, whether one is lady or
servant
ooh, there can't be much doubt of
that" said Eleanor. Look at
vourselfin the mirror, dear. Wouldn't
YOU say that you beheld princess
in disguise 7"
Nonsense. But at least let me
get YOU a glass of cold water, Nell ;
YOU look so flushed with your long
walk"
She slipped away while Eleanor
beguied the time of her absence by a
heightened survey of herself in the
mirror
Yes, it was no unsatisfactory view
"a dimpled, rosy young Venus with
sparkling hazel eyes, red lips and a
complexion OF purest pink and
white. And then-good gracious
one of the ribbon loops of her airy
summer dress had come loose. She
looked frantically around for pin
to repair the damages, but no pin
was to be seen.
They're in the bureau drawer,
she said to herself "Milly was al
ways too distressingly neat for any
anything. Oh, here they areP
grasping paper of pins.
And here, too-oh, the delicious
little glutton HERES box o
chocolate caramels, tied with pink
ribbons. I'll teach her to hide hel
sweeties away from me! How she
will stare when she finds them gone.
1t was the act of a moment tc
whisk the bonbon box into her shop
ping,bag and appear deeply alb
sorbed in repairing the damages te
her wardrobe, when Miss Kassor
came in, bringing glass OF water
and some fancy biscuits on japanese
tray.
BY the time she reached tn,
famous emporium of Messrs. Tucl
& Nipp, the bargains" in old blu'
ginghams were gone, and nothing
remained eft so be seen" at any
price to which she could venture tc
aspire, and so she betook hersel
sorrowfully to the pretty fiat which
she called home.
And none too soon, for telegram
awaited her there, announcing tina
her mother was i'll, and it wa
necessary for her to go to her a
once.
At the end of two week sh
brought her mother home, nearl.
recovered.
Little Sarah, the youngest sister
received her joyfully.
ITS been so lonesome withou
you, Nell" she said. I've KEEP
house beautifully, only Biddy ha
scorched the oatmeal every morn
ing, and the coffee hasn't taste
quite right, and Bob has been S
busy he couldn't find time to 6
walking with me-
BUSY" satirically echoed Eleanor
"Oh, but he really was He's GO
real case, Bob has, and it's awtt
interesting, too. The judge assign
ed it to him because the defendar
i think that's the proper LAY
phrase"-with a pretty little wrink
of the eyebrows-"hadn't any mean
to provide one for herself. And she
ever so pretty, Bob says, and he
quite sure she isn't guilty and won
it be strengthening her curl
head against her mothers shouldt
eff Bob should fall in love with h
client?"
Eleanor looked distressed
Mother" said she, didn't | te
you what would come OF your ALLOW
ing Sarah to read so many novels
In love indeed! Most likely tt
woman is an adventures.
"All the same" persisted Sara1
Bob says it's very interestir
case, and it's in all the papers, hea'
ed THE Great Diamond Robbery"
"The child has been reading tho
horrid daily papers, too" groan'
Eleanor.
And it has advertised Bob mo
than dozen ordinary title cases,
breaches of contract, or that sort
thing" insisted Sarah. "He says