Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-20

soon after this came our annual ex.
aihihhtiohs, the distribution of prizes
ana me breaking up of school for the
,ohg autumn vacation. That same even.
ing my father sent for me 20 the sur.
gerry ana Informed me, with beneyo-
lent smile, that he was 20 pleased with
the progress | was making and felt so
proud OF the nice prizes which had been
awarded TO his boy that he had decided
70 accept the kind invitation Of a broth.
or doctor praoticing at Worthing 10 let
mo spend month Of my holidays at the
seaside ! need hardly say that receiv.
Oh this delightful announcement with
boyish enthusiasm huggod my father
"ltb boisterous gratitude and | verify
Dolleye that In the exuberance Of my
glee would have even shaken hands
with Ginger had CHANGED 10 meet
that uncongonial youth In any secluded
back street Of tho parish Of st. Pancras
where my condesoensipn would be like.
ly to pass unobserved by the world In
general
And what a grand month IL was, and
how swiftly IL melted away In tho prot.
ty little town by the seashore, with its
pebbly beach, and its boating, and its
picturesque excursions, and It's trips 10
Shorcham and Brighton and even 10
Lewes and Eastbourne when the Worth.
ing doctors amiable wife visited her
friends In those places and kindly took
me with her. twas like an enchanting
nTnap1 10 "a
all too soon.
Toward the close Of August bade
goodby TO my hospitable Worthing
hosts, and in few hours / found my.
self at the station In stuffy, smoky old
London, where Margaret met me at the
station and was good enough to express
her complete approval of tho change IN
my physical appearance effected by a
months exposure TO the health giving
air of the sea. And--eh?-oh, yes, fa.
ther was well, very well indeed. Oh,
Of course godmother was also quite
WE'LL Had she inquired about mef
How ! was enjoying my holidays2 Oh,
yes, certainly. When had Margaret
seen her? Humphl That very morning.
She had been away for-ahem-a
change, but had now returned and
would be pleased to see me again, no
doubt.
Margaret was never at any time o
particularly loquacious person, and
these few items were all could extract
from her during our ride in rickety
cab from London bridge TO the Hamp-
stead road. Aud here Oh our arrival at
my fathers door a genuine surprise
awaited me. Could il be possibiey Was
this coquettish looking mansion, bright
and shining from top to bottom In all
the glory Of cream oOlored paint-Was
this the dingy old house whore was
born and had spent all my life2 look
ed at Margaret in mute amazement
All, yes, the doctor had thought IL q
good time to have the place tidied up
bit Yes, to be sure IL had been paint
ed and repaired while ! was away.
The smell Of the new paint WAS all
gone now, and shs didn't think should
notice anything disagreeable,
And when Dick, the surgery boy,
opened the door AMI greeted ms with a
broad but silent grim Dick, On whose
stolid features had never seen before
the fainteEt yestige Of smile-my sur
prises had only just commenced, Every
thing seemed 10 DO spiok span new
new carpets, new furniture, new paper
hangings, aud, most wonderful 0f all,
flowers Ia the VASES on thu drawing
room mantelpiece aud on this dining
room table When | reached my own
liltle room, once 30 dull and eheerle4,
! found that during my absence u bad
not been forgotten la the general ifans
formation sosne u wAs ten imes
brighter lighter aud pTettier alt0gelher,
with such beauilful blue tipied papeI
on tho walls. snow white curtains ~
ths window, and just hluDg into ibf
niche usaF the fireplace ibe yeTy ideptl
cal walnut bookcase f0l which ! had
luuRod, hllsd With ihs books ! had
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