Arizona republican., 1909-03-13

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 And Dorothy spoke so easily that Agatha, for all her shrewdness detected nothing The dinner pro- ceeded in orderly triumph. Dorothy overheard Mrs. Prentice saying, with true New England evasion to congratulations Well I'm sorry to say. she is only borrowed: she is an accommodator whom got for to-day. The cook is accommodation, too. I was lucky don't you thnk?
 q think Pd like their addresses, if you please Mil. lcent," boomed Mrs Prentices deep voice; these pies are something wonderful; so was the frozen cheese and the aspic jelly"
 The others hers. but the pies" Mrs. Pren- tice was radian-the pies from your own recipe and l made them myself"
 Madame Prentice nodded her acquiline profile with more sign of approval than her daughter-i-law ever had seen She turned the conversation to the water goblets of rockcysal curously cut with facets gea ing like diamonds. She had loaned them to Miilie. she said, with gracious smile. Never before had she shown such condescension. Mrs Prentice sat like one in a happy dream.
 It with suppressed exultaton combined with gratitude, that dinner was over, she made the first opportunity to go to the pantry and look through the slide into the kitchen There sat the pretty maid and the cook whose white gown was protected by the most voluminous and breteed of aprons which being protected by nothing in turn had suffered from the eccentrictes of inc coalrange and the soortye nature of eggs. But her brilliant eyes and flushed cheeks made her handsome as the trim maid Dishes stacked in all drectons-on the tables in the sink on the pantry shelves The sacred De Witt Clinton set however had been washed and stood safely to side.
 A snatch e conversation aoated to Mrs Prentice
 And to think that used to think our maids dal- lied so forever their meals-why it's such a relief tO sitd dotyn I fhink hard I too hard I'm afraid the cellar stairs were too steep too l am going to see that they altered"
 Mrs. Prentice bent to speak through the slide Un- happy eagerness of her gratitude The ancestral gob- lets the shelf; the ladys movement dslodged the protecting prop of kindling wood; there the swift slide of the gullone sickenng sinister crash Both sisters sprang their feet they the wreck age; they noted Mrs. Prentice's whitening face. Dorothy ran around into the pantry she pushed into a heap the splinters of two of the glasses.
 "This way, Mir. Wentworth, this way" full oro- tund voice proclaimed preceding the stately figure of Madam Prentice. here's the china closet Niillicent will excuse my bringing you in here Millicent. where those glasses?"
 Agatha heard the voice. She realized part of the awful situation, but chance for her entry into the tragedy; thing she could do she did it; win all her weight she hung on to the slide and kept the screen firm between the world and her untidy kitchen. Dorothy will have save that miserable Mrs. Prentice" thought she, q can't"
 Dorothy seemed equal to her task She had flung her napkin over the wreck; she was asking in the meekest voice was there anything Madam wished.
 Here's one" said Madam Prentice. If you want wedding gift, you couldn't do better"
 Pardon madam" Dorothy's sivery, humble tones again slid into the pause Pardon but if these most beautiful glasses arc for sell know lady will buy. pay what you lke-unless, of monsieur, hc wish
 She looked quite calmly full into Wentworths per turbed face; he gasped:
 Why yes yes, unless the lady-was 1t fifty doIla1s:
 Fifty dollars; and prefer to sell to you retorel Madam Prentice youve got the sc-u,oir and you can have these"
 T do them up and give to the gentleman" ," softly. sadly spoke Dorothy.
 Yes said Madam Prentice
 Mrs Prentice said a word. By degrees the color cbbed back into her face. But not uril Madam Prentces magnificent back had creakcd t siimmered away and Wentworth had returned to close the pantry door. murmuring, "l must youi When.
 And Dorothy had murmured back "LatcS.-after they go Thank you
 Not until this last moment did Mrs Prentice mon breath to voice ntolerable relief Oh, yo1 good good brave smart yourg girl! Oh, will he let pay him for the smashed ones?"
 Dear TO-" laughed Dorothy. handsome that it tool; Agahas breath away, as she caught the vision of her through the upted slide. dear no he isn't gongio buy them, arel And we arc going to make you a present of them"
 "Oh an,t she the ertcsi thing" sighed Mrs Prem tice. out of full heart
 According to inmemoral New England rural custom. the dinner had been in the early afternoon but the lamps lighted Agatha left her clean and shin ing kitchen. and smiling though weary. badc Mrss Prentice goodnight and went upstairs She paused only moment at the door of their little parlo- She had opened it by the youth and maiden within who blind everything but the enchantei l"1rney into their own hearts which they taking; she gazed for second them both
 Dorothy spoke: her voice held new sveetness Srch happy hanpy Thanksgivngw she said "I didn't thirk ot the thanks though, busy irving to make if go of and make the poor things happvl"
 What better wav to return th7nks-to make people hapnv? Ard to think" cried the young fellow re- r1o-set"py that e~er thought were Ike hear'- rcvr-Oh. Dorothy is i' tco soon-" Very so,tly the older sister closed the door "I seem said she with rather wietfui smile ~'o have been Qf r,cad. [