The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-24
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manage itn' and Edna smiled softly to her
self.
The next afternoon, accompanied by Dol
". Edna paid a visit to the express Of
flee. Il am expecting a box" she told the
clerk Then she smiled at the fellow as
she added: ITS from home you know
full of good thines-and l don't want the
teachers to know about it. Now if you
could manage TO have the eXpressman
call at half-past three o'clock on Friday
l will be there to receive it. The school
goes out for a walk with the teachers at
that time
The clerk laughed, Il understand. All
right, III attend to the matter" He said
good-naturedly. What name, please?"
Miss Nina Jansen" replied Edna COM
posedly.
The clerk looked up quickly. You're
not Miss Jansen. I know her by sight
and
Edna was equal to the emergency
That's all right. I'm simply attending
to this matter for Miss Jansen. She was
too busy to attend TO it herself"
oh" said the clerk, Il see"
Though neither Edna nor Dolly would
90 into particulars, the Alphas knew that
the crisis was TO come on Friday after
noon or evening, and, needless to say
they were all in state of suppressed ex-
element Ever since the contiscation of
the cherries the girls had been busy get
ting rid of them, a few at a time, until
now, Thursday evening, nothing remain
ed but the empty cans, snugly hid away
behind Dolly's row of books.
That same afternoon an anonymous note
was placed on the study table. IL read
"A}l the canned cherries have been taken
from the storeroom. ASK the Alphas about
it, They can tell you"
Miss Tabitha frowned fiercely when she
inc 4
ner. Her first impulse was to call up the
whole school and have the matter out
with them. But she finally decided that
a better plan would be to lie low" and
await developments.
When it came time for the usual walk
on Friday afternoon, Edna seemed to be
suffering with such fearful headache
that of course it was impossible for her
to stir a step. All the others marched
out and Dolly, as usual brought up the
rear, walking between the Misses Prim-
rose.
Now both these ladies' regarded Dolly
as the leading spirit in all that the AL
phas might do, and they thought this
good opportunity TO ferret out of her the
truth regarding the missing cherries. So
they went at her hammer and tongs
Dolly, however. had had her instructions
from Edna, end now having been accused
by her teachers of completely in the mat
Ter, she turned on them with superb scorn
and said: IF you believe me or any of
my friends to blame why don't you search
our rooms?"
on! / dare say you've made away with
the cans by this!' retorted Miss Tabitha.
DO YOU? Wen, l don't" was Dolly's
quick reply. Il am quite sure thai YOU
wa hnd the cans, but YOU must make a
tnorouSn search of every room. Miss Ia
oitha Dolly went on. Il beg of you to do
as / Suggest, and, further, to ask Nina
the search"
Very Vel Dolly, I will do as you sug-
Sest. said Miss Tabitha at last. ana.
leaVinS ner sister in charge of the girls.
she called 10 Nina TO accompany her ana
Dolly back 10 the school at once.
IN the meantime Ninas box arrived
Edna, who had only been shamine sick-
ness mad been on the watch for II ana
she opened the front door before the bell
Vas ruhg, and so not even The servant
knew 81 it's arrival. 1t was a heavy boz
put Edna managed TO carry it 40 stairs
Il ANYBODY had been near they would