Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-15
JACKS SWEETHEART.
BY CAROLINE TERRE.

Listen to me, dears, will have tc
make some money some way. We simply
must have it-papa is in such wretched
health, and the taxes are nearly due
again-and the delinquent taxes not paid,
] shouldn { wonder if we might lose the
house, and that, you know, would break
poor papa heart. 1t is really our duty
to look things sternly in the face and see
what we can do about it
The speaker was Grace Huntington, a
lovely girl of nineteen. and she was talk
ing TO her sisters, Dorothy, who was
seventeen, and little jamie, fifteen.
al viii tell you, my dears," said
Grace, assuming a wise manner which
she considered in keeping with the adj
vice she intended to bestow upon her
younger sisters, jamie can wait on
papa and help with the darning and
mending and Dorothy, you must do the
marketing, and remember we will have
so little money to get on with. But you
must make it your object in life, dearie,
TO give us the greatest variety and the
incest things you can for the money. 1t
will be quite exciting and great fun, |
am sure Don't allow the butcher nor
the grocers TO impose on you;" and
Grace warmed to her subject as she saw
in her imagination all the butchers and
bakers drawn up in battle array against
poor little inexperienced Dorothy.
" But sister, where is the money to
come 'FRONT.' demanded Dorothy.
will furnish that, Grace an
nounced " / haven't a business educa-
ton. of course. but | have a conviction
that am not dull, real dull, Imean, and
l think ought to be able to earn a few
dollars to help along wlth-and-well,
Ill tell you've haven't played cards
here at home for nothing" giving her
sister sage glance and shaking her head
slowly
" You are not going to play cards for
money" said Dorothy, Mortified, and
thinking she had the key to Grace's mys-
terry
"Oh you silly little sister, have pa
thence, dear. and you II see what Imean. "
Grace went on, / am thankful now
that papa made me play whist, and that
he would make me play good game.
But it has been very stupid at times TO
sit up there with Prof Harding and
that old doctor and papa and play whist
the whole evening, when / could hear
you and jamie having such a grand time
downstairs. II always seemed TO me
there was some particular hilarity going
on when had TO leave You, too. But |
won tease you any longer. III diyulge
my secret. l have called on several of
our friends, and Mrs. Allison has helped
me, and they have formed a club of six
teen, and | am going 10 teach them to
play scientific game of whist, as Mr..
Pole himself would play it, and am
to get seventy. five cents a lesson from
each one Do, girls. add that up for me.
| am TO go one evening of each week
Grace, you are splendid, said Doro-
thy. with undisguised admiration, and
holding her quite in the light
Of a genius.
Il didn't think of it myself. said
Grace, modestly. Il heard of a rich |
woman doing it for charity fund, but
think we poor little heather right here
need it, and we know well enough where
charity begins-don' we, dearsg'
When are you going firstg' asked
jamie, intensely interested.
Tonight at Mrs. Allison's. You
needn't worry about me. | can go over
alone, early, and Mrs. Allison said she
would see that got home safely"