The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-04-20

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Marion call 10 the girl behind. "Of
course this had 10 happen the very day
we walked instead of drove" ard
/ then they glanced up and saw her. and
/ looked with studied care out al the
/ river.
Caroline drove by. her heart beating
very fast. Every instinct prompted her
to offer TO drive Kitty Benton back TO
town. But would they accept The
/ offer? Would they not think she was
trying 20 intrude. aud tell her in so
many words that they did not care 10
have anything 10 do with her?
or course they would, and she would
| not so back. But the idea Of leaving
any one in trouble when il was within
her power 10 offer help came over her
as too dreadful 10 be considered and
she wheeled the pony sharply round.
II beg your pardon" she said-her
effort to keep her voice steady made il
sound very cold-but believe you have
hurt your foot. If you care 10 have
ne drive you back to town shall be
glad TO do So"
Thank YOU" said Kitty Benton.
| shortly. but think we can get along
all right"
Caroline turned her pony ana drove
quickly down the road.
Maybe ii seemed mean" said one
Of the girls, as they stood watching the
/ pony-cart.
/ Nothing of the kind" declared Mar
! ion. Did you notice how she did it?
| Why, she never SO much as looked ut
us. Just looked straight beyond us. as
| if she were talking to-to seryantsw
Marion and Doris Morton were ap-
! pointed TO 90 into town TO get buggy
! for Kitty. They had gone about half Il
| mile when, making a sudden turn.
they came upon the pony-cart tied to
| tree. They saw that il was empty,
and just as they were about TO pass
on they heard strange sound. They
! looked at each other queerly, and then
! they heard the sound again, deep,
long sob that went straight down into
| their hearts.
She's crying" whispered Doris,
crying dreadfully."
Marion looked uncertainty down the
| road, and then took a few noiseleSs
! steps in among the trees. Under big
tree. her face buried in the moss. lay
! Caroline Stuart, her pretty blue dress
much crumplcd, her whole body shaken
| with sobS.
Then the real girl in Marion Fore
| man, the real, true girl that was there
| in spite Of all her foolish notions.
swept away all else. Running quickly
to the Sobbing girl, she sat down beside
her, and put her arms round the shak-
ing figure. lis there anything we can
| DO? Is there anything at all? We just
can't bear 10 see you cry like this.
Isn't there something we can do?"
Carolne's grief was too deep to admit
! of surprise. I'm lonesome" she
sobbed out, 80 lonesome! | can't bear
it! | can't! | can't stand it TO have
YOU all treat me like this, ! want
friends. I-oh, | want TO go to your
! picnics"
"Bnt-but we thought you were so
rich.' Stammered Marion. Your house
| - ~ ''S' anu AIt DOuy- diih lbt
automobile and-and we thought"
Caroline sat up then, amazement
checking the sobs. "Well, what has
that got to do with it,"
"Why-why, you see we thought that
! YOU were-O dear, don't know.
! Maybe we've been all wrong. lin
sorry"
DO you mean.' began'Caroline. very
! slowly, that there isn't anything in
! particular the matter with me, that YOU
don't hate Inc, and that you actually
| thought that | didn't want TO have
! anything TO do with youT"
| But Marion, covered with confusion,
was crying herself now, which was
! perhaps the best thing that could have
happened. for they put their arms
around ole another and cried together.
Any one who knows much about girl
nature can tell the rest OF the story.
or course Caroline went back for
Kitty, and then there were more ex-
| plantations and more tears. and every
! body agreed that the whole thing had
been too silly for words. Each girl
/ confessed that down in her heart she
had wanted Caroline as a friend for a
! long time. but Ia / not known just how
to say anything about il to the others.
! VIII Stuart was disposed 10 think
his sister should refuse TO have any
! thing 10 do with girls who were 50
/ silly as that but his mother saw il
differently. "Just see how happy she
is, VIII, just see how she's changed.
and don't say one word against those
girls. | tell you. every time hear
Cars laugh ring through the house
| give thanks for JOY"
At the end Of the first week Marion
Foreman told the story TO her father
it was truly remarkable that she had
kept il as long as that. He talked TO
| her very seriously about how wrong
| cb ha1 lagra aud gI. rnrof,,I al. -.