The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-03-11

Louise Richards, think at times that
you are too provokin4 to live, you're just
as fusty as you can be over that baby, and
YOU have DO more right 20 her than the
rest of us" exclaimed Antoinnette Robin
son, holly.
The girls were all in the Watson draw
ing room. Gertrude WatsOn's aunt was
visiting them, with her little girl, sweet
little thing OF about two years. The girls
had come in to see her, and Louise had
taken possession of her.
"In hold Gladys rs long as please. |
got her first, and when get tired you may
have her." retorted Louise, with toss OF
her head. Gertrude, can't have her
a littlr while?" asked Aut0innette, turn
ing to Gertrude.
"'Desd don't care who has her." all
swered Gertrude, caretessly.
"Wen, thini YOU might let me, won ;
you Loujse?" asked Antoinnette. 'No;
you're very good, calling me names, and
then exns citing me to do you fIYors, re,
turned Louise. ''All right, yOu stingy
thing, I've got to 20 home in five minutes,
too. When is Gladys going home, Ger
trude?" II don't know; I'll ask her
mother" Gertrude answered 80, no,
you needn't, don't bother her, Antoin-
nette FASTENED to say. 'Yes will, Ger
trude said, as she ran to the foot of the
staircase Aunt G,ltrude," she called.
"Well, deat?'
'Please tell me when you're going to
take the baby home" "We leave on
Monday of next week, ~ her aunt answered.
When Gertrude returned to the drawing
room she heard angry voices from within.
SIT was all your fault Ro:alind st. Clair,
Janet Robinson was saying. "1f you
hadn't tried to take the baby from Louise,
it wouldn't have happened. "Well,"
Rosalind answered, II was taking your
sisters part. don't think you have any
right to complain.'
"She's not complaining, its Gertrude
who'll do the complaining" Winifred
Davis put in. Just then Gertrude entered
and found a beautiful vase lying in frag-
ments on the floor, and the baby looking
at the girls in open-eyed wonderment.
go, girls" Gertrude exclaimed, chow did
you do it? think its horrid. Uncle John
sent that to me clear from California" and
she burst into tears. 'Well, you see, y be-
gan Janet, but Winifred interrupted her.
"Let me tell, "You see, Gertrude,
didn't have anything 70 do with it. An
toinnette said she was going to have the
baby and Louise said she couldn't have
her, so she tried to snatch her from Louise,
but the baby was scared and began TO cry,
so Rosalind went to get her from the girls,
Janet ran up back of her and just as Rosa
lind held out her arms to take the baby,
janet accidentally pushed her, she struck
the vase, and over it wentn Well it was
nobody's fault, and | don't mind very
much" Gertrude said, as she wiped her
eyes
II mind" Louise said, with dignity,
lit was every bit Antoinnette Robinson S
fault, she has insulted me several times
this morning and I'd like her to under
stand that I'm as good as she is and per
haps trihe better.' And Louise rose
and left the room, her cheeks ailame with
anger. "My, hut you are conceited.
think you're entirely too fusty and | wish
,,,,-Ig,,it Ma 10 lpprr on
think yourself so much above us. You're
stingy girl, that's what you are" An
toinnette called after her Then turnn.
to the others she added, 81 think that girl
is positively too hateful to live. We must
90, Janet, know our lunch is ready
"And must 90, too, mamma told me to
go when you did," Winifred said. "Iye
got TO 90, too, as. soon as find my hand
kerohief; did anybody see anything Of it,"
Rosalind asked
''Here it is, " answered Janet, picking it
up off the floor. After the girls had gone
Gertrude threw herself on the sofa and
buried her head in the pillows. "Dear
me-" she sighed this has been such a
horrid day aud school begins on Monday,
too. Dear, o dear, everybody has been
hateful; my beautiful vase got broken and
everything and two big tears trickled
down her cheek and fell on the silken
cushions.
The next morning Rosalind st. Clair ran
up the steps in front of Louise's home and
gave the door bell a hasty pull. ''Good
morning." she said to the maid who an
swered her ring, Chow is Louise this morn
ing? | heard she had chill last night. y
eyes, miss" answered the maid, "Miss
Louise is pretty sick, her Ma thinks she
took cold when she was out boating the
other day, but the doctor says she has
symptoms of scarlet fever "
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