Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15

more; come on let us try the coffee" She propelled
Mrs Prentice out Of the room; then like flash darted
back and into Doroty's; turned ON her sister one
scintllang SMILE and Rugged her
Dorothy burst into hyserical laughter. But in
moment she was out of bed and brisky arranging
the room packing away Agatha's tempting display
BY dnt of rcfoding many times, she secured very
crcditable imitation Of her maids neat packing. AZ
this point she sat down; she felt little faint People
don't think enough Of the hungry" said she solennly
But she turned smile of resolue checrulness toward
the door which opening; and the checriulness
merged into wild delight when Agatha entered with
tray on which displayed seaining pot OF coffee
a rashcr of bacon, plate of toast and the whtest
and largest of eggs
Nov eat slowly and little at time" said Agatha,
Starving pcople must be careful Give in
the toothbrush mug; she thinks I've had my break
fast at the restaurant Dodo we have got the job
Three meals day and corking fun Arc you with
me?'
Agatha, you are great" cried Dorothy; SOS the
baobn never had such delicious meal in my life.
Isn't this the loveliest Thanksgiving was
Mrs Prentice trembling with quite a new kind OF
excitement watching Dorothy put the last touches
on table utterly unlike any within her experience.
Don't it look beautiful! she murmured to Dorothy.
81 never did expect to such table in my house;
and all that old pewter you spent such time polish
ing up--why it looks grand; and your sister, she's
real capable! She said VIC had to have candies and
yellow candies and you sugared the orange peel
and put yellow frosting on the inarshmellows we
got at the store; but the cecream is the best OF ali
you mean or putting it into the pumpkin since
you hadn't any mold"
"Of course; and it was YOU who thought Of that and
putting banchcd almonds in for seeds. rs going to
be a lovely dinner And I'll confess to YOU it's the
I',ee ad Madam Prentice take
meal with me and not been scared death You
see she is so capabe And always feel hex eyes
boring into things do hope she'll decide to sell that
furniture TO YOU instead of to the young man"
"Well, even Madam Prentice might be proud OF
such beautiful table as this said Dorothy.
at does look nice agreed Mrs Prentice, land
you, you do look just cute for anything! That
waist of your sisters fits you like it made for
you and all those things she had sent up from Jordan
Marshs-wcl they do dress hired girl up don't they?
guess Madam Prentice will stare. It certainly
GOOD of you and your sister not to mind Il asked
Cathie's beau and his aunt. Oh hope you amt
scared"
Was it the shy Dorothy who answered Not bit?"
She couldn't believe in herself. Its too good to be
true" she confessed to Agatha, who in the tn
nultuous last stages OF dinner with pots and pans on
every available spot of table or stove
II don't know why I'm not scared fancy it is
because poor MIS- lreiuCe Is 50 HULL ''oie 'e'''eN
tran ever was
you look fetching enough to make our hated rival
fAll in love with you said Agatha When get
home you remind that I'm never to be cross at
cook for getting into a huddle just before dinner
The tnkc Of the door-be!l reminded Dorothy that
her part in this little domestic was beginning
She went the door because the guests were arriving
in body Madam Prentice cltcred first She was
not tall but so that she gave the bcholder ar
impression OF height She wore bristing black silk
and a most impressive black front and white turban
Her eyes piercing and had bee. fine Miss Akcrs
.hc aunt, was a stout spnscr who did not look for
midable The lover. himself short and fair anc
rather nervous Dorothy waited on them with her bes
imitation OF her own French maids assiduous polite
ness and accent. She in the hall laden with th
ladies' wraps when the door opened and the fourth
member of the party. who had tarried to speak witt
the driver of the hack which had fetched them. en-
tered the hall.
He was Edward Wentworth.
She looked at him full, and did not finch. How
could she? There the dinner to be served; Their
were poor Mrs. Prcnticcs pathetic hopes OF pleasin
her daughters lover and his powerful aunt-no sh
did not finch With Theresc's accent to the fore s'
offered to take his hat and coat He bushed up t
r his eyes.
= "Certanly not" he stanmered. His hand went oil
. to snatch away her burden of wraps then tell TO h
. side He walked away. In TRUTH Ned Wentworth
senses were staggering lie was utterly confounde
. BY his cousins appearance
Dorothy's first impulse was to tell Agatha in II
d Kitchen but she remembered that Agatha was disl
o ing up the dinner. very flushed if not nervous ar
she could not add feathers weight to her cares,
u 1--WE really ought to think more OF the cooks fee
- nes" reflected Dorothy, and she smiled on Agats
who was pushing the turkey through an uncerta
slide
:, Hold it upw commanded the chef cts sirp
>, abominable concern likely to tumble at any minute
,. Prop up with this piece of kinding wood How
"a the dinner going? Did they say anything about t
h. green saucer
ne Zone of the gentlemen said it was delicious;