Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-01-14

It's Miss pats birthday. and I want TO
make It a happy day for her She's
going to settle with Henry as soon Ms
some prellrnnaries arc arranged. so the
wars nearly over"
"She car'tisett,e with him until some
thing definite is known about Arthur n
he's really dead"
"r,ve rron,iyod g. e,,uo ,ho,. hu,
must burrv nov, u.iu CIV, ,noa, ,nee,
At tho C;lc,arm hon,.bonse et eight >
If Tn, not thore r,i, sb.ll have some
hing for vou "a do"
"Ncanwhilo I'm turned ont OF vou-
touse nm 7, put ros,,Ive,v decline
| 70 70 until I'm fed"
| AS 7 GOT into a freah coa. he n1aved n
lively tune ON the electric hell. and I left
him giving his orders to the butler.
| was r,assurod by tbo sounA OF voices
as passed under tho windows Of 81.
| Arathn's. and Sister Narparet met me
in the hail with q smiling face.
Chameleon waits Wa will 20 out ut
once. Everything ms essed off smooth
~. perfectly"
! 7 did not dare look at Rosalind until
we were seated I'm the dlning-room. Her
sweet meas graced tho center OF the
round table. and sister Margaret had
MIA cod them in u tall wage 60 that Rosa
! liur vas well screened from her aunt's
direct gaze. Tie Siste. had managed adj
mirablv. Rosallnd's hair was swept IN
in exactly Helon's pompadour; and in
enc of 11olon's white gowns. with Helen's
own rarticnlar shade Of scarlet ribbon
at her throat and waist the resemblance
vas oven mora cornnlete then had
thought it before. Pvt we we're cast at
once upon decp waters.
"IIolen where ,.id You find that article
on Charles Lamb You read the other
evening? have looked FOR It every
where"
Rosalird took rather moro time than
ayps rag1,- ana nv hoart sank; nut sIs
ter Margaret promptly saved the day.
at was in the Round World. That ar
ticlc we we're reading on The Authorship
OF the Collects is in tic same number"
yes: Of course" said Rosalird. turn
ing to mo
Art seemed safe topic: and seerod
tur the omen. and smoke in n large way
out Of my ignorance Of Nichelangelos
influence, winding NJ presently with n
suggestion that Miss Pat should have
her portrait painted. This was sue
cessful stroke, for We all fell into a dis
cussion 81 contcnpora portrait
nain.ars aAout vho,n sistar Nargsre,
fortunately knew something. hut cold
cbi1 went down my hack q ,,oneot later
when Miss Pat f,rned ,lnon Rosalind and
,s,so1 Inr = direct o,estio,.
"f1el.u wha, was fhe rono ~ tho
ortie, who did that r,iniot,.re of vour
mother"
Sister ,farnaret sv;aliov.ed 2 r,as. NJ.
kin
cyan Arsao, wasn't 10" asled Rosa.
linz ;ns,,n,l,.
..yes. so If was" ~cnIiad Niss pa.
ruc,z was royo~.ng ne and pos,lind was
rising to the emergency snienr d., T.
anneorod artorvard mat her ow, mother
had heen notnted nv tho same artis-
.,d ere had bolaly ,,a1.ed ,bs qness
Sister Narcaret And wers fr;rhtened
INTO y discussion OF the possibl iti.s Of
aerial vaccination with q yague notion 7
think ~ keening the talk in the ar
and II eu1iced until We had concluded
tho slmnlo luncheon 7 walked heside
Miss Pat to the parlor The sl<v had
c,ea rcd and 7 bro,cbed a drive ar onca
had read in the newspapers that a con
siderable body OF regular troops was
nassing near Annandale on practice
march from Fort Sheridan 10 rendez
vous somewhat to the south a. US
Let US go and see the soldiers" sug-
gested
Very well. Larry" she said We can
make believe they are sent out 10 do
honor Ia my birthday. VOW are A
thoughtful boy. can never thank YOU
for all your consideration and kindness