The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-02-13

knife. "It is-to be quite frank with
you. Frauleln-it IS the terms that are
not satisfactory TO u.s."
"The-termsl" said Eyelina.
Tho terms" repeated Philippe, FIRM
ly. She avoided the others astonished
and incredulous eyes.
Miss Somors." said Evellna. after a
moment, her voice little shaken, 1T
seems to me there must be some mis-
take. ! always supposed you knew;
thought surely you understood that
came to you for scarcely half what
ought, what | should usually receive
It was so late you know, and / needed
why that Is why ! have to go to
Madame Meyers! L"
Exactly" said Philippa, with spirit.
THAT Is just what l object to. Why do
you do II? What right have you to go
on teaching my little brothers and sis
ters for scarcely more than half what
you are worth. IL isn't fair. II isn't
right and | can't have it 90 on any
longer, Fraulein, do you understand? A
person like you, who knows about
kings crowns and saltcellars and gifts
and what not, and how to make
wretched bee useful instead Of democrat
izing! Oh, | learned something yester-
day-you needn't think"
Miss Somers!" said Evelina. Her
voice was very quiet. Miss Somers"
1T is the knowing howl" said Phi
lippa, sternly, emphasizing her words
with vicious stabs of her weapon into
the felt table-cover. "You have worked
for it and studied for it; and that you
should go on using it up on Stubs and
Tommy and Fanny and the Angel for
- It's absurd! If you want to stay here
Fraulein and work over their young
ideas, you'll have to agree to do it for
what it's worth; or else you may go
and sell hats all the rest of your life,
if you want to! l don't care!"
Miss Somers!" Evelina said again.
Philippa looked, and what she saw in
the little Fraulein's smiling, tremulous
face, the comprehension, wonder, re-
lief and gratitude, went to her girlish
heart.
"Fraulein-Miss Dodd," she said,
earnestly, dropping her defiant man
ner as she did her paper-knife, 81,
mean it, truly! We didn't know, NAM
ma and l. we didn't understand; and
it was all my fault, because l didn't
stop to think. And now, If you would
stay and let us make it up to you,
Miss Dodd, and pay you what it's
worth-to you-to US"
Miss Somers," Evelina began once
more; but the rest of her reply will
be forever among the secret things of
unwritten history, for at that moment
the voice of Stubs was heard in the
hall.
He saved the situation, mamma -
said Philippe, telling about it after
ward lust barely saved it. For from
the way that Fraulein looked, l know
in another minute she would have
cried, and if she had, l don't doubt
that l should have too. But with Stubs
and Tommy, yelling like little demons,
and Fannie and the Angel
tLInbling over their bouquets,
and having to be picked up and petted
and all of them explaining at the top
of their lungs that it was Frauleins
birthday, and offering her chocolate
creams and kisses, we simply couldn't
be very tragic. So told her she'd bet
ter take her things off and stay while
and she thought she would, and-thata
all.
But I'd like you to understand
mamma" Philippa concluded, impress
sively, that l haven't lost my reputa-
ton, because she is a bargain. What
ever we may pay for her she'll be worth
more, as you'd know yourself if you
should spend one single morning in the
nursery with Stubs!"-Youth's Com
| panion.
RiChelieu's Mask.
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