Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-01
CHAPTER VIII.

"V YOUR mother wouldn't leave
 me go, Abe, you know that,
 even if wanted to-
 \ Yes" said Abe bitterly, 'even if you wanted? That's the way you put it, ain't? And you don't want. If you'd make your mind up, Eunice, that you wanted to go, don't you know that nom she wouldn't have the dare to stop you? Because you're got your age, and if mom tries to boss you you have the right to up and tell her, I don't have to- It's time you knowed that oncet"
 Eunice looked at her foster brother and would be lover with sudden atten- tion. They were in the spring house, he standing in the doorway and bar ring her exit, and she, with her daily burden of butter, cheese and milk for the dinner table, waiting anxiously to be allowed to pass.
 Have I the right, Abe, to follow my own will?" she asked, with a repressed eagerness, which Abe instantly inter- preted as referring to his invitation to her to go with him next day to the circus in town. q didn't know that, Abel"
 "Ion're your own boss when you're eighteen already"
 But your mother and father support me" she reasoned, repeating the les son which had been ground into her ever since she could remember any thing, ''and so have n right to control me, haven't they:"
 There was an anxious wistfulness in her eyes which thrilled her baffied and discouraged Suitor with hope
 Don't you earn your keep and good bit over where [whichl you don't get? If they had hired girl do half what you do. still they'd have to give her two week"
 But. then. I am working for them now to pay for the years they support d me when was too little to work"
 'Och, Eunice, you was always won derful dumm. There ain't no time since you was five years old already that you ain't earnt all if cost to keep you. and them couple yuhrs before that when you was too little-well," he said mysteriously, "I could tell you somepin if I wanted somcpin where would make you say to mom and pop pretty quick. I don't have to- They had ought to l,e payin' you wages. It ain't right they don't"
 Tell me what you mean about those two years of my childhood"
 Abe hesitated. Pop would jaw me somepin turrible if l tOle you You just wait. Some time I'll tell you mcb- be. But now." he urged, If you're got any sfunk you up and tell 'em you're goin' along with me to the cir GUS in- Ain't you will. Eunice? Och, % On!''
 He attempted a clumsy caress. but she drew back. Abe scOwled angrily.
 Look at here. Eunice. You might be glad I wanted tO keep Comp'ny with youg'
 "whyT' she asked. with a childlfke wonder. as though the proposition were a curious one.
 "Ain't I goIn' to be well fixed til pops deceased a'ready?- he demanded And look at the good times you could have of of me. buggy ridiu' sundays and g0in' to circuses and all. When does a girl ever get any fun without a een'man friend to run with her7 And It afn't everybody fired like ne would want to keep eoup'ny with you. neffher-wifh pop and nom 50 down oa my runuin' with girl where won't have 10 aussteuer- You won't bring ne nothfn,.- hs said ruefuily. sNothin' but ny pops and uOmis syItel Y@. yoz might he giad. any hor. want yo1 Eunice regarded him thO1ghtfuIly. hzt made 10 answer. Cant yoz sss It that there vayY bs persssted
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