Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-05

Il fhOugft 80, answered blanCn,
laughing. You never did come to me
unless you wanted help. Well who
is the girl now, and what do you
WANT"
Frank looked surprised.
How do you know 1t is a girl?" he
asked.
ut usually is with you" she answer.
ed, eylng him curiously. 80 out with
it. What's her name?"
Alice Page" he replied.
What, tie girl you wanted us to
invite to go on the yach.?" asked
Blsnch.
That's the one. and. as you know,
she wouldn't come"
(Which shows her good sense" inter
rupted Blanch. "Well, what can I DO
In the matter?"
much If you want to, and nothing
IF you don't he answered. "Thc fact
is sis, I want you to pack trunk and
go with me to call ON her. She is
mighty proud. and imagine that 10
why she turned the cold shoulder or
my efforts to get her TO come to BOs
ton TO meet you all. Now, If you sc
there. IL only for one night. tho ice will
be broken, and of course you will in.
wife her 10 visit you and all will &c
we'll"
"a nice little scheme" responded
Blanch, but wha. will mamma and
Ede say
"Oh, never mind them" answered
the plottcr. "'rhey need never know
it. Just toll them you arc going to
Saratoga with me FOR n few days. We
will go there If you like, only we will
stop of AT SYNDICATE on tho way. Now
do this for ne. sis, and I'll buy you
the earth when Christmas comes.
"W"ll. YOU will have to stay here
until Monday" said Blsnch and he
real nice Ia mamma and Edo all the
time, or can't fix it, Lucky for YOU
Master Frank. that they are out driy
ing now
"Hut why must We wait four days.
asked Frank petulantlT.
"Nccause, my love lorn brother, in
the first place don't want to miss the
Saturday night hop. and then we are
booked for II blackboard ride tomorrow
Another reason is mean TO pay you
for turning your back on us and going
off on the Gypsy"
That afternoon Frank wrote Alice the
longest letter she had ever received
nine fun pages. II was received with
some pleasure and IA little vcXation by
Alice.
MIR. Mason and his sister are coming
here Monday" said she to Aunt Susan
and We must put ON our best bib and
tucker. | suppose. But how we can
cVntrive to entertain bis sister is be
yond me- Nevertheless, she was
rather pleased at the prospective visi
taton. Her school had been closed
for over a month and her daily life
was becoming decidedly monotonous
When Albert had written regarding
the invitation the Nasons had extend.
ed, she believed it was due solely to
Frank influence, and when that
young man tried to obtain her consent
to join yachting party, providing his
mother and sister decided to go. she
was morally sure of it. Bnt it made
no difference. for if the supposedly
aristocratic Mrs. Mason had sent her
written invitation she was the last
person in the world to accept it. To SC
20 out Of her way for the possible op
portunity of allowing the only son OF
n rich family tn pay court to her
was not characteristic Of Alice Page
Rather thousand times would she
teach school in single blessedncss ali
her life than be considered as putting
herself in the way of n probable
sutton. OF her own feelings toward
Frank she was not at all sure. lie
was a good looking young fellow and
no doubt stood we'll socially. At first
she had felt a little contempt for him
due to his complaints that he had hard
work to kill time When she received
the letter announcing his determine,
ton TO study law ana become q usefu
man in the world abe thought better
of him. When he came up in June
it became clear that lie was in love
with her. So self evident were his
PEELED TO avoid giving him n cbanc,
to express them. Her heart was and
always had been entirely free from the
panGs Of love, and while his devotion
was in Wy quite tnttering, the one
insurmountable barrier was his family
Had he been more diplomatic he would
never have told her his mother
frowned at him when he danced twic.
with a poor girl.
Il am n poor girl" Alice thought
when he made the admission, but II
wear old clothes all my life before his
naughty mother shall read him a lee
ture for dancing twice with me-"
Ever since the day Mrs. Mears hao
related the village gossip to her she
had thought good many times abou
the cause Of il. but to no one had She
mentioned the matter. Her only as
sociate. good natured Abby Miles. haG
never dared to speak OF it, and Aunt
Susan was wise enough not to.
Nov that Frank and his fashionable
sister were coming to Sandgatc, Alice
felt good deal worried. Firstly
she knew her own stock OF gowns
was Inadequate. While not vain OF
her looks, she yet felt his sister woulo
consider her countriiied in dress or
else realize the truth that she was
painfully poor. She had made the
money her brother gave her go as faI