Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-02-16

Miss NdlriHd opened her front gate.
but uncallrd for Mr.. BroXtOn has left
his sons interests exclusively in my
hands. He knew me long enough to
judge whether or not he was safe in
doing 50. We will drive on now, if you
please. olivia. my dear"
Olivia noodle d her pretty head AT Miss
Malvina. IN be back for YOU in 20
minutes. Miss Mally, SO you be ready.
My ponies don't like standing still any
more than | do. Don't mind papa :
rude snuh. He's rs cross as a bear to-
day" And with a gay little laugh she
gave a slight shake of the scarlet
reins. frightened her hold upon them,
chirrupcd musical cncourag cement to
her little thuroughbrcds and WAS Off.
The flashing equipage disappeared
from Miss Malvina's view in a fresh
cloud of golden dust.
She went hurricdly back into the
house and straightway hawlcd her in
formation at her mother
Il am going up to the Hall, mother
ollie Matthews is to drive back for me
She'll Ice here in - milutcs.'
Going to drive back for you|
Eyes. Shes a kind little body She
and her father haN" just gon" up to Tn"
Hall They stopped AT the gate. MI
Matthews wanted to know II | found
any papers on the ground when pick.
ell w his bag
And did You:
NO, mother, told him that If any
papers had fallen out the wind would
nave blown them away before morn
ing. You don nina my going to tn"
funeral DO YOU mother;
vi course NOT. II your duty To 20
! want 10 near All ABOUT II. 1t "uSht TO
le'ch plE crowd TO III" Ola house.
hFoN'oh was III" salt "i the earth.
mere non" IKE nm l'Il'
lou won h' NY EouF>'Ii 'h'ir"IS'
san M"INlha cht"rluIIE' jimmy Mar
u" - N"'N'hE On ''Ie fence ana mend
my ''' p'"h al ""' '"""N' II zen MN
10 100" III "' you once or twice |" see
II w" n''" any 'I'I~ Will" Ill gone.
'""' 'il l'SH'' 'l'a' an rISHI
/ Il! uo' an infant III "rilIS' M"iNlha'
iiu N'''"'"S H''"l very Hu'h put
ou' a""u, 'IioSe papers ne loS'
ne u''i ii"' say So 'u' Nheh Sa'u
hoP'" II was ""' any 'hiHE tllhl CON
ceIhr" ION ne aS goo" rs 'oiu NE L"
Hi'li,i NY own "">l'l'NS'
MIL l-lil-hl-i just IKE ms lmpu-
ueh'e' ne lofSoiI'h III" 'illle "leh
YOU were 'he munster daughter,
i"'l' MISS MhNIHa began preparing
ioF 'le great event OF hef absence
she put Il bowl OF cold tea on the win
dow sill WITHIN easy reach OF her
mother Dig chalr, rushed ont into
the garden to give Jimmy Martin his
maj orders ana had good five minutes
left IN which to hurl herself into her
best gown. brown serge trimmed
with velvet. and her Sunday bonnet,
which always made her look prefer
natularIy smart and distinctly unfa
miliar.
BY the time Olivia. on her return
trip. had made the grand circle around
the beech tree. which She called turn
ing her ponies around" Miss Malvina
was standing on the horse block in n
state of nervous readiness and ELUSIVE
gratitude.
1T was real sweet of you, my dear,
she said, somewhat jerkily. as the pc.
ncs bounded forward ITO come back
for me. The walking is so dusty. |
don't often get such nice ride"
mo: it's not sweet of me ut all" said
! Ollie. with decision. You are giving
me credit | don't deserve. | love to
drive my darlings, and | did not want
to go into that gloomy old house one
minute sooner than | was obliged to
| did not want to come to the funeral
at all, but | was afraid Tom Wouldn
like it. Poor, dear Tom. 1t Will break
your heart, Miss Mally, TO see no"
white and miserable he LOOKS. ii mas
quite broken mine. He keeps on mean
ing because he did not get here IL
time to hear his fathers Nofce once
more Oh, could XIII heuben FOR thai