Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-02

Children" she began, in her school
teachery voice, Il am going to talk to
you about what we see all about us
over the ground-something that you
have all been sitting on. Frederick,
what?"
Three ants and some sand" said
the exact Frederick William.
Very good" said Miss Lucy with
resignation" and now let's play some
games"
Miss Lucy suggested Blind Mans
Buff This was popular and was only
stopped by Josef running his nose
into a tree.
The great catastrophe occurred dur
ing Hi Spy. Marie Schaefer was lit"
Miss Lucy, sitting on one Of the
benches, leaned back and looked
dreamily up at the lazy clouds that
drifted through the sky like gypsy an
gels through d blue world-clouds that
we're neither white nor pink but an
elusive primrose echo of both. She
had. Just gotten to the second stanza
of a beautiful poem she was COM
posing about 1t all when she noticed
that Marie Schaefer was standing with
her hand raised in quite the proper
school-child manner.
Il cant find Anna anywhere" said
Marie plaintively, Il have looked ev-
erywhere for her and can't find her.
She's gone"
Miss Lucy jumped to her feet with
/ a premonition of disaster
"Gonei" she echoed wildly.
Then began a search which, as the
sun passed behind the trees. became
down endless paths-a search in
which was enlisted the fat and sym
pathetic policeman. Anna was indeed
gene.
At last when an hour had passed
and Miss Lucy had just sunk upon a
bench and was beginning a nice com
Portable attack Of Mysteries. she saw
the fat policeman coming down one OF
the paths. In his arms he had a drip
ping. squirming bundle from which
came thick sobs and long string that
had once been Mrs. Karenina's chit.
fon veil.
"Oh. Anna" cried Miss Lucy tear
fully. ooh. Anna. where have. you
been?"
I'D was the chiegen." walled the un.
happy backslider.-"the Wilde chic
gen in the wader. He was so fad und
CLEAN und shiny und nged him und
wanded him und wand him now"
Then-all her new morality buried In
the ruins OF the chiffon veil-ths
wretched Anna kicked her fat rescuer
viciously on the shins. Il wand him
now" she screamed.
She fell. in the duck-pond." the 20
liceman explained. Then. as he saw
the puddle Of muddy water that had
dripped from Annals clothes. You had
better take her home. Miss" he SAID
kindly. "she amt used to It and shell
take cold. I'll carry her down TO tbs
gate"
The return to the gate was a rush
At the transfer corner Miss Lucy me
the Principal, wild eyed and on hi
way to the Park. He was in a stat,
of wcrdy Representatives,.
Il can't help it," Miss Lucy Shapes
femininely. 1T was all your fault. any
how why did you get me that oil
J invitation didn't want It,"
Then they waited in mutual sulk
ness until the car came. 1t was crowd
ed with the six-o'clock rush and Mis-
: Lucy, her hair coming down. her ha
l ovSr her ear. and her dress wet FROG
Annals clothes. was angrily consciou
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Anna. her nose dug into Miss Lucy
, arm. had gone snifnngly to sleep an
Miss Lucy. as she grudgingly SUI
!. ported her felt a sudden new bite
Y ness in her heart against this ugl
e little stumbling-block to all her plan
;. At last the school was reached an
d the other members Of Class A havin
q been delivered to anxious relations
d Miss Lucy hurried down to the ten
- ment section with Anna In a neri
. Gus tremor at Mrs. Karenina's antic
e pated wrath she stumbled up II
. greasy flights that led to Annals HON
"a Half way up. door was opened an
ie a drunken, blasphemous voice inquire
oI Hospitality as to who 1t was .thi
r. wanted to get his block knocked OF
ie In reply to this inquiry Anna swol
10 back cheerfully over the banisters. bl
as Miss Lucy turned pale and sped fea
fully up the steps-only to find TIL
Annals mother was out. She was pro
II ably down the river or to a ball
~ So Miss Lucy gingerly undress,
AT Anna, hung her clothes over an II
provised line, rubbed her dry with Il
De dish towel, and. as her wardrobe wi
ed limited to one set, wrapped her in Il
OF sheet and left her already asleep
the unspeakable mattress where Il
eo six other Kareninas usually repose
OF A little later she opened the do
IN. and for a moment she looked remors
fully at the sleeping Anna Then s.
re felt a sudden smart in her eyes.
ey Poor thing" she said angrily, 'po
S. ugly little thingl She might new
ne have come home at all. and her drea
full mother would not have cared. S
M would have been glad"