Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-02-12

here. anyway, the old lady thought
After that, Let ne go 20 market -
I'd so enjoy going ont early in the
morning became frequent request.
and Marguerite would obediently or
der the carriage and market baskets
at what seemed 20 her unholy hours
Of the day
As she did not want Aunt Abigail
10 be- restricted IN her buying. she
usually gave her twice as much
money as she would have given the
butler
At first when Aunt Abigail re-
turned from market Marguerite ex-
pected change. but this was never re-
turned.
"Of course it i only small
amounts. Marguerite worried. "and
of course she might forget TO return
II sometimes. but I can't understand
how she can always forget
Before Miss Abigail had been at
her nephew's long she noticed Mar
gnerite's careless way Of handling as
well as spending money
Now, she thought. one morning.
there Il that roll of bills Charlie gave
her for the hospital to-day She Just
ran a pin through them aud stuck
them TO her cushion. Like as not
that French maid will pick off "a five
dollar bill. and Marguerite will never
miss it, L believe Twill pocket il NV
self aud SEE.
So into big purse wet the
money, TO keep company 18th the
fast-accumulating store ii market
funds
But Marguerite did miss that i've
dollar bill. AID moreover she knew ex-
Gctly where it went Song birds. per
haps. may not look as wise as owls.
but surely their ewes are brighter. and
oftentimes, when they are perched on
n rosebush, pouring ont their very
hearts IN song. they are keeping a
sharp lookout for their dinners, As
many fitting moth could testify.
Marguerite very soon learned that
it was not safe To leave money where
Miss Abigail could find it, She no
ticed 1t was never taken from her
purse OF cash drawer. but stray
dime or dollar never failed 20 van
ish if it were left alone IN Aunt Abb
gals company At first she was
aghnst AZ her discovery.
How can she?" she would say over
and over 10 herself. such "A church
woman. too, and 80 good TO me,
love her in spite of IT,
IL was hard to keep her discover,
to herself, but she remembered the
odd look Mr.. Van Essen had giver
IL. L.. 1.
his old aunty, and overlook her pc
cuharities IN money matters for ms
sake.
"Of course he knows she's a KEEP
tomaniac, Marguerite thought. AN,
was too generous and loving 70 say SO
Well, can be generous, too
Then she comforted herself Will
the reflection that Aunt Abigail wa
going back TO Vermont soon, and ha,
made will in Charles favor
One dreadful thought haunted an,
worried her suppose some da.
Aunt Abigail takes something from
some one else? What could l do?'
No detective ever Swallowed a suspec
/ more vigilantly than Marguerite Iii,
Aunt Abigail
Come, Marguerite, exclaime,
, Miss Abigail, the morning of the da,
she was TO leave, don't keep Charli
standing there saying goodby an,
! longer l am going TO take you dow
, to the jewelers. and let you choose
, diamond as bright as your eyes l.
hep you remember your old aunty.
/ ''Oh, how lovely, cried the delight
ed Marguerite. while Mr.. Van Esse
E added his enthusiastic thanks, sx
1 claiming, "a ne drew on his gloves:
p But don't, Aant Abigail, pray don
; let her go into glove store. hap
pened to look into her account boo
: last night, and find she has been buy
5 ing unnumbered pare Ga gloves
actually believe half the money hay
, given her for hc.sehold expenses ha
1 gone for gloves this month"
Marguerite flushed. then laaghe
q saucily.
well buy what we want. won't wi
! aunty?"