Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-05-18
ON THE war HOMB.

Good by, girls, good.by 1 don t
know how to thank you, | feel as
grateful as the midgets who profit by
the fresh air fund. Yes, OF course III
write, a,d-be sure to come out and see
ME as soon as you can-good by !!
Dorothy Adams spoke rather sorrow.
fully and leaned out of the car window
! with reckless disregard for passing
trains to catch the last glimpse OF the
merry party Of g'rls who were waving
good by.
Was it really the end Of her beautiful
summer?
She settled back in her char and
tried to prepare herself for what looked
such an unpromising future but try as
she would her thoughts went back to
her life that summer so different from
anything she had eyer before exper-
fenced.
Queerville. Dorothy's home. Is a de-
lightful little place, just far enough
from Boston to be independent Of it,
and in this respect it is wonderfully
like ITS inhabitants. who, having them.
selves or their ancestors lived in Queer
Vile for the past two hundred years or
more, are sufficient unto themselves
and perhaps trifle contemptuous of
those who have not had such advan.
taRes.
The academy at Queerville. like
everything and almost everybody else,
is an institution Of age. and for many
years an Adams has been master there
And it has long been the regret Of
Dr.. Adams life that Dorothy, his
daughter, should not have been Jona-
| than, his son. 50 that Queervll'e could
be spared the shock Of seeing Smith
possibly even Il Jones-as his sue.
cessor.
But during the last few years strange
notions had crept INTO Queerviile and
DR.. Adams had willingly grown to
think that in these days of woman's
advancement it would be most fitting
for Dorothy, whom he had given Il most
classical training and who had thrown
herself heart and soul into his work
for Dorothy herself to become IN time
master Of Queerv.lle academy.
To this project Dorothy had given
eager asset t, and 1t WAS after no little
pleading that her Ihlhs'iue cousru
Mildred, who lived IN Boston, had Won
over Dorothy and her father to her own
plan for the summer
Accordingly the last day of June had
found Dorothy with the Walds aboard
the boat bound for Bar Harbor, ana
perhaps her gratitude had bean shad
owed by the thought that it was some
thing of IL condescenson for one Of tn,
Queerv;le Adamses to be part Of such
frivolity.
But 1t didn last long. thought Dor
I OtLy. pcering out Of the car window loi
comfort. The first glimpse Of thos'
grand cliffs bidding lis welcome made
re humble enough; and if eyer there
was grateful girl. you dear cousin Mil
drcd, she is land | couldn't tell you
half how felt. Ga. dear, dear It's
all over now, anyhow yesterday | was
IN it. and to-day am not-so l must
be sensible or father will wish he hai
Kept ne at home
For two months she had led the most
delightful, the most ldyllic life. Soc
ETY.. that mysterious something hat DR..
Adams regarded with snch scorn, and
that Dorothy berself had had Il little
phalisaical feeling toward-society had
taken an outing. and with her.
She had been part of it and she had
liked it. Yes; before all Q ,eeryilIe she
was willing to become It's champion.
Talk about society being frivolous
and hollow she thought to herself, re-
hearsing a triae. perhaps, as che recall
ell how she, Dorothy, who had her
Greek and Latin at her finger tips, and
who thought she knew something. had
been obliged t' remain silent many a
time when they were discussing intense.
ly interesting subjects, simply because
she knew nothing about them.
Oh! It's thousand times better to
be part of this living world and inter
ested in the things that are troubling
men to. day than to be existing way
back in the dark ages and trying to
hammer Greek and Latin into heads
that are thinking Of cricket and foot.
ball
Dorothy looked de6antly out of the
window aud the trees nodded approval
as the train rushed by, taking her back
faster and faster to Quceryi)le and the
academy.
Yes IL had heen q dellphtful summer