The Van Buren press., 1896-01-04

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Grimes"
"Or what is left of him." that gentle
man fiustered. "Will you tell me, miss,
v hat you mean by fitting headlong in
this fashion at respectable old gentle
men who weigh POOP"
IF you please, sir, we were in bit of
a hurry going for oranges for Miss
Alice"
s.If she needs 'em that badly I think
I'll turn back with you to see that you
get good sort. There's new Florida
orange -thin-skinned and sweet.
M-h-ah. how is Miss Alice to-day?"
Cooked, SIR"
"What?"
"She's being slowly roasted, | say,
in that little ell-studio of hers. I'd
like to be her mother, Dr. Grimes,
for about a year, till | could teach her
some sensel"
II have found Miss Yarwood lady
of extremely sound sense and good
Judgment" said DR.. Grimes, with dig
nifty
as | do" came the unabashed retort.
"You don't know her business methods.
She's doing charitable work for people
who could buy her house, lot and all
and who call themselves her patrons!
You don't know, perhaps, that she has
her breakfast ut six o'clock in the morn
ing that she may lose no minute OF
precious daylight; that she hardly
takes time to eat, all day; that she
gives her eyes and her strength, ana
her real, artistic talent to the graceless
people of Brentwood for the magnifi-
cent sum of dollar day.
"You don't mean it'll" gasped the doc
tor.
"Indeed / do! And l want to fight
somebody. She's almost i'll, this min
ute; but she will tell me, smiling sweet
ly. that she must earn her bread and
butter. and that she's so thankful she
ean!"
DR.. Grimes cleared his throat. Il
haven't been long in Brentwood" he
said. II fancied Miss Yarwood did her
china painting mainly for amusement.
well, that's about all she gets out
of it," said the girl, grimly; but even
amusements may be INDUCED in to
excess. Oranges, yes Floridas,
Dozen"
And a couple of pounds of those
California grapes" put in the doctor,
pointing with his stick to the saw
dusty box over which luscious white
clusters were hanging. well, well,
we'll! there ought to be guardian, |
should say. She looks well enough to
other peoples needs. There was that
osgood family shiftless things first
ran across her there"
"That's where her muff went, because
poor Mrs. Osgoods hands looked cold
big fat things-and her own have
frozen blue ever since. She never will
learn any sense"
Tut tut! Miss Nora. No, you
needn't say sent the grapes
shouldn't dare;" and the big doctor
really looked alarmed. 'But l hope
she'll eat them"
"If she doesn't her boarder will, J" and
Nora laughed mischievously.
She was still smiling, over thoughts
all her own, when she looked into the
studio again at tea-time. Miss Var
wood dropped her brush for moment
and looked knowingly at the rosy, girl
ish face.
IL saw you, Nora, you rogue!-both
of you. And, my dear, there's the right
sort of man; how different from those
light creatures Billy Smith and Tom.
Not that Billy and Tom aren't nice
BOYS in their way, but the doctor is so
fine and big and handsome! And saw
him look after you, Nora dear, as you
came in at the gate, almost as If he
would have to turn and follow"
Its likely enough he wanted to-
laughed the girl
Miss Yarwood looked at her half
wistfully.
Don't take it too lightly, Nora, my
big, happy girl. Love doesn't come to
all lives-not such love as his would be.
tell you, he's real nobleman, Nora
"Too fat" commented Nora, laconic-
ally.
Miss Yarwood looked aghast. Then
she said, with little. quiet dignity:
Hes Il large man, not fat. Well go to
supper, Nora"