The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-03-14
THE GHOST OF
A CHANCE
by Martha MeCuIIoeh. Villa



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brought up more s'rlctlA man ever
nuns were. sometimes Nhrh ihlhk
over IL all gel taifiy afraid Tor us two.
we We p'ril 81 proper from our sraaieS
we ihust break our a'ler aWhue.
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III IL sue heard YOU Selma sald u"
You mink she was ever young, less
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severe, YET do helleNe she means only
10 be hlid anu really wants us I" be
hapl'H.
les III her Why Which iNh mime
nor ahS body else ), BtsS broke Out
l'"sSi"i''elA ii'f way ~ 10 huNe
every 'hils lus' ;" "o' Gays III lhe year
We nave aa S'fiS ~ iliatcflai gooa
'niliss we eat We'll sleep We'll dress
wen pul no liberty TO get me eo"d OF
oui 80 ,io'N' iaS' summer NJ
once Ana II gong 10 De the same
'nls seaSoh, feoPie never ask us 10
th'llss any more because thtN Know We
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Unrtyyen laughed Ills fall1er. ,efnp
Aunt Wltens la4yyer. h. knew the
| Ford girls Aunt Nilton.s i,i,ecs. better
than ANYBODY In Cnswell town II way
a knowledge thai ran bach Ia the mud
pie period although the Fords know
no more. of mud pies and thcIr making
than could be gathered from watching
him envlolfslv through crannles of tie
hedge.
Now. for two years he had been won.
dering how they had escaped their
bringing up SELMA he was sure, was
full Of mad longngs for HE and free
dom. About Bcss he was not SO sure.
She sang and laughed like Il human
sunbeam sang and laughed herself
into the deepest depths OF his heart.
Therefore he resented bitterly her iso-
latlon The sisters would some day
Inherit Aunt Wilton - more than com,
Portable upfittt. ii Called nun 10 tlluk
'i'''t people "'''a say D. n'a ''i"f-
iieu MN '"io"S" i'' ~ Wv 10
hius pe "'So 'n"' ''lS '"'''', i''t ei''oui-
ase'' ms 'tie'it :" W. u'i' e9'e'
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though. was the rebellion against thus
winning by default How could ness
be sure she really loved him when she
had had no chance OF measuring him
against other lovers?
1t was with hope of giving her that
chance he had asked his chum Denni-
son, for a months visit. bcnnson was
handsome, witty and winning. Ills
coming, duly advertised, had set soclal
Casweli all a-hutter. There We're al
al int