The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-10


out OF the window. II the window was
open.
Laurie dashed of 10 look.
Ixotfie WAS playing there with Topsy
She might have left the window open
when he went I'm or out, suggested Alice.
Go help him. Alice.
But all Ehsar looking was In vain
though with much mourning and many
ordinations Laurie hunted for his pa
pers. He searched the house, and AFTER
wards the street. to no purpose. some
body had evidently picked them up. ina,
day and the next he spent LOOKING anu
grooming. a,,
.ocn.,,cs confessed she saw something
a. ouf the window. But I thought II WAS
papers Tops was tearing
Laurie was furiOusly angry.
Won and Topsy are always nj the bot
.o,, Of mischief, he cried. | suppose he's
,orn ND the last OF the rough copy. too
Vow. I'll have all the work 10 do again
Ia',rie was crushed under his load OF
misfortune.
you gave TOPS those scratched papers.
Yourself Laurie-and burned the rest OF
~ cav YOU. said the mattcr-of-fact
Alice. It's your own faiilt. ana II you We
90, 'eu 10 do over. you'd better go 70
na.crl,s o,,,ck as you can, There's only
four days,
Th,s was sensible advice. After while
laurie took IL. only stopping now ana
then 10 lament his wasted labor. when
some particularly difficult questions, OF
which he had forgotten the answer. nah
10 he looked M.
lie worked hard the next few days, and,
tired out. managed 10 give In his papers
at the proper time. Many OF the answers
were harder to get than they had peen
before. He had asked people who knew
for Information. which now-ashafnen 10
tell OF the accident-he looked up IN MS
tories and encyclopedias.
know most of this last set is dtnereh'
from the other I wrote. he cried In de-
spair.
But II you think It's right. and It's the
best YOU can do you must use IT,
Alice's plain common sense was com
fortinr. Laurie even laughed as he got
NJ to open the window for Topsy' who
was tapping 10 be let In.
Tops-you wretch You've given me
plenty to do this week.
He caught the squirrel In both hands.
Topsy squirming about. and dropped q
niece OF paper ne was nibblng.
Hey, What have you now. sir? Great
Scott. Alice, with n white face. Why
| tie part OF my 'exam'
He dropped into chair. and scrutinized
the chewed and torn bit Of paper atten-
lively. Alice came TO look.
It's the corner. Sect In what year
aud lust below meeting Of Parliament
and then-a word on the next line can
make out. Alice-where's he been2
| | don't-know Alice looked frightened
| He goes to 30 many places.
| Dr. Haight's>
1
| or 10 Mrs. Meningitis. the children plao
| I'm going 10 find out. Laurie spoke de-
| cidedly.
Your papers are sent in. II don't mat
| ter nowi
| want TO know. he said.
| Seeing him determined. Alice volunteers
10 go. and after some inquiry and mucf
patience she found the papers, and some
thing Of their story. They had been pick
ed up by Lulu Mcknight and carried int
the house. The orange ribbon now de
corated her best dolls waist. and part o.
| the sheets were converted into paper
soldiers for Bobby Mcknight, and the
scraps had been devoted TO Topsy
| amusement that afternoon. few OF tn
sheets brought home 70 prove the story
II Laurie had been n girl he would have
cried az well as laughed when he saw
| them They were so different In many
points from his second set Of papers
What would be the result OF the changes
he could not tell. He was conscious o
having done his best; yet, on the dal
before commencement, It was with fan
ing heart that he waited with the othel
bows 10 listen to his fate.
| with genuine establishment he heard nj
name read near the top OF the list. will
n speciai mention foa' carefulness and eN
ACTRESS I'm detail.
And nearly every one Of those answers
that blew away would have been wrong
| he said wondering. as he told them a
| home about Il.
Alice nodded saaely.
That proves you were wiser 10 go tC
work I'm earnest than 10 keep up grlmb
| ling,
1t proves I did you good turn by open
ing the window and letting them blow
sway. spoke up Lottie.
Pshaw cried Laurie, gally. Your
both putting on too many airs. In the be-
ginning and AT the end the credit belongs
to Topsy.-Evs Lovett Carson in hide
pendent
There are three fortunes to he told witt
| an apple Peel the fruit without break
ing the skin. and. holding the long spira
| skin daintily by the end, swing II three
times around the head. and let il fall tc
the ground: whatever letter the skin ther
forms. IS the initial OF the sweetheart OF
| friend who loves YOU best. Then befor,
eating your apple. have some one NAME
IT," as they say and after you have
saved all the seeds. begin to count them
! thus
One love; two love; three I love
| saw.
Four love with all my heart
| And five I cast away.
Six. she loves; seven. he loves; eight
| both love.
Nine. he comes: ten. he tarries.
Eleven he courts. and twelve. he mar
ries.
A more amusing fortune is that Of piac
ing a fresh apple-seed on each eyelid. and
naming each. The one which remains
there longest Is the truest and best. A
| famous custom consists OF pouring n very