The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-02-26
FARMvILLE, VA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1904

how to put her belt on the new way"
And as we started down the steps she
offered suggestions about the correct
way" of holding up our skirts, which
Nell and | had caught up anyhow to
keep from falling all over the miserable
things.
| watched Mabel closely TO see if she
meant mischief, but her face was as in
nocent as a baby's. She seemed TO be
doing it all out of the kindness Of her
heart. She honestly wanted to help,
/ thought, and she appeared positively
hattered by our wanting to be like herl
The noble duke of York, OF whoever
it was, who marched up the hill and
then marched down again, has my
sympathy. know exactly how he felt.
Nell and / felt like that when we
marched down the hill from Mabels.
We came away in good order. how
ever. We did not run until we were
round the corner; and then we did not
stop running until we were safe in
Nells little "den," where we dropped
on the divan and proceeded to have
Mysteries. all by ourselves, as We sup
posed.
But in a minute we heard Mat po-
litely inQuiring from the door If he
could be Of any assistance, and In the
next breath impolitely advising us to
stop snorung" and tell him what the
ROW" was.
Nell sat up, hopping her eyes, and
tried to explain. 90 M-Mat," she
choked, cts the funniest thing
Mabel never saw the p-pointl She
thought we really wanted to be Like
her Molly, / shall die" and she col
lapsed again.
"Hurrah for Mabel She's all
right" was the only sympathy that we
got from Matthew. "Of course she was
just bluning you, and it serves you
right Girls never can mind their
own business, anyhow. They're all the
time meddling."
That brought Nell and me TO in
hurry We started for that wretched
boy but he was too quick for us He
lodged into his room and locked the
door, so We had to content ourselves
with telling him through the keyhole
our opinion of boys in general and Of
Matthew Bronson in particular
Nell said It was just like boy. any
way. If you took his advice and sue
ceeded, he was a wonder; If you failed,
you we're a meddler
Oh. we said several things, and we
could have said many more. only be-
fore we came to them somebody ran
mp the stairs and distracted our atten-
ton. IL was Mabel
I've come TO return your calls.
girls" she said, "and couldn't wait
TO send up cards"
Nell and | just stared. She was
speaking in her old, natural way and
somehow | knew she had been crying
Il want TO tell you that I'm very |
grateful to you" she went on. Il was |
furious at first, for | think it was a |
pretty mean way Of telling me that
I've been a goose, but | suppose de-
served #. Only, instead Of discussing |
me behind my back and letting me
keep on being a goose so long. [ think |
you might have told me frankly"
Then her voice began to tremble and |
she stopped Things looked pretty |
squally, and Nell and could not seem |
to think Of thing to say. We simply |
stood there and felt mean. And then |
suddenly the door flew open and that /
blessed boy came bouncing out | could |
have Rugged himl
81 beg to inquire" he said, solemn
ly, whether have the pleasure Of ad-
dressing Miss Mabelle Wogehrs or Miss
Mabel Rogers?'
mabel Rogers" Mabel said laugh
ing Il just came back from New
York this afternoon. Come on. Mat
Let's show these little girls here how
TO play tennis Go change your skirts,
my dears,"
Mabel is all rightl-Youth's Com
panion.