The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-21
WALKING A
CHALK LINE.



Jaqueline was not twenty-five when
she was appointed manager OF the
household Of a widower with two sons
Before entering on her duties he said
to her:
"It is to DO expected that both ny
boys viii fall In love with you. Nei.
Their has cent In the world except
what | give him. 1t behooves you.
therefore, If you are to retain your
position to walk chalk line. Do you
understand
II do"
| Six months later the younger boy
Alex, said to her:
You are trifingv'
Trifiing with whomT
eMe.s
Jaqueline laughed.
Yesterday you were very sweet to
me; this morning saw you sitting In
the window seat with Tom, and 1t
looked to noe as II he were holding
| your hand"
Il love your brother"
"You confess iii"
Eyes, and love you, too, Alex. DO
| we not make one family? Since came
| In here as housekeeper, after your
mothers death. have striven to make
your home as happy as possible. You
and Tom, instead OF thwarting me by
making love to me, should treat me
with proper reserve. You must re-
member that, living under the same
roof with two such susceptible boys, /
must walk a chalk line"
Il am willing you should do so pro-
vided you walk that line with me-"
with you? And what would you
have me do with Tom7"
'Oh. Tom is not as much In love as
am. He'll get over it."
Come, come, cease this absurdity. !
am three years your senior and am
just Toms age. BY this silly contest
you'l spoil everything"
'sWell, IL you insist upon walking a
chalk line, as you call IT. you'll find
youn have to walk 1t with some one.
and I could never bear to see you walk
II with any ONE but me-"
"Go away and behave yourself"
Alex went away and instead OF "be-
having himself" went straight to Tom.
They had been loving brothers until
the appearance OF Jaqueline, since
when they had been growing in en-
nifty. The two were spelling for
fight. Tom opened fire.
You have been spooning with Jaque-
line"
@suppose have. what's that to
your
"Oh. nothing. II Jaqueline cares for
the attention Of mere boy scarcely
out of his teens
Huh. you are not so old as she your.
eelfr'
Il am but ten days her junior. Her
birthday comes on the 14th. mine on
the Gath. Besides. | am past twenty
one and d man. You are stiIl boy"
alex could not brook his brothers
superior manner ALEXIS age. or. rath-
err his youth, was sore point with
him. and Toms holding It up before
him was Ike shaking red rag before
: mad bull
7 wish ron to understand" he said,
sThat / am old enough to know my
own mind, and, take warning. will
have no more interference from you"
You should consider the position in
which Jaqneline il placed JsGueiine,
ron know. n this household, admired.
I admit, By ne and beSst by you. must
walk q chalk
so she has been taking about that
chalk iine to ron. has shes told her
that X she must walk II am the only
man ste shall walk 4 with
'.Ya1 mean the only boy. Women
don't need to walk chalk lines with
h0ys@
I'll tel ycz whaf I'll 90 with you.
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