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


'how different it is to be hungry when
you are going to have something to cat-and when
you aren't!
Agatha sighed
81 don't Sec" she reflected, 'how were both so
crazy as to carry all ourour all as the novelists
say, in our bags. And then to lose both bags Ot
,ourse we lett them in the train when changed
tars And after Brother James had so warned US
! don't see how I could have Been SO stupid-but
wasp
"Wouldn't Jim be--ntolcrablc, you know" con-
tinued Agatha, IF he to find out! Yet it
isn't so much to lose, really; l down to
twenty odd dollars; know because had been so
careful to carry the big in my secret pocket,
md took them all to pay for that Hepplewhite
liable; and it didn't worth while to put back
Drlv two notes; so | was carrying them in my bag.
az did that very thing" said Dorothy, "but Oh
srar. mine was fftyl Then, with sudden inspra-
son. "wc might pawn our jcwelry,' she said We've
rot some rings and watches with US
But Agatha shook gloomy head You forget
Ma. there's no pawn-shop in this ut-of-thc-way
r.llase--.t would be dissertation to this prim old
Itreet"
well, there's one thing don't let do if VIC have
10 20 without all three meals; don't let Us wire to
brother. III was that it was foolish in Us to
20 poking off to New England village for antique
furniture. Don't you remember how he insisted
On our taking Therese Amelia and prophesed we
should be sending him wire for money or trained
nurse or to get us out of the Jail, or-something;
and you said they wouldn't receive a telegram OF
distress from us unless it matter Of life and
death? Let's no: give inl
That's the sprtr exulted Agatha, embracing her.
"WeIl find way OUT
Dorothy knitted her brows. Very lovely dark brows
they WERE darker than her dark-brown hair Their
thick dusk arch and her long black yelahes gave her
violet eyes something OF mystery and appeal and made
the sweetness of her face p!aintive She was very
sender-too slender-and there was touch of languor
in her graces Indeed Dororys health had given her
sister anxious hours OF late. The girl grew paer and
thinner all the time; she easily tired and she was
far too docile when the doctor put balls and dinner
dances under the ban.
He had known Dorothy all her life and he fumed
over her apathy. Then he turned very serious. The
fact u.s." said he sobery. lyon very rich people all live
unnaturally stupid lives Now you've got to think Of
something different enough from what you've been 90
ing catch her interest for long enough to put teN
pounds of flesh on her bones"
you mean trp,-she and with one but
Iaid?"
lust yourselves, zpithomt maid Give her some
thing TO do II it's only her hair" And he gone
irrtably chewing his cigar. He had not suspected an
clue to Dorothy's unhappinessor spared her the men
ton if he did suspect But Agatha knew. She &ne5
that Dorothy had made hero of their distant cousiE
Ned Wentworth. since they were children togethc
end he had saved her from the mad dog The yea
after he graduated from Harvard they had suttenl
broken off the correspondence which had aourshed dui
ing the whole of his college And Agatha on
day came across a charred bunch Of newspaper notce
in her sisters fireplace about the famous football quarter
back the promising young refor7nerI the brilliant yoii
lawyer This only little while before the doctor
talk Agatha put up bravo front to her father an
Ter brother. Bat inwardH, she aroused as III
doctor.
The sisters went to Massachusetts together, on
search for come wonderful Old furniture among it
less than a Hepplewhite scrutoir given By Horae
Waloole himself to Philip Wentworth time GOV
ernor, and descending through him and long line
Colonial worthless to Mrs. Hannah Wentworth PREF
tce who being stricken in years, with no offspring lie
her announced in the public prints that she would sc
her furniture any descendants OF the old govern'
who could pay her price and satisfy her ideas OF the
fitness to Colonial furniture.
Therefore, they had como to the old home OF Il
Wertworths; and as it happened they had shelter
themselves under the roof tree IF Mrs Love-Prcntie
daughter-iraw to Madam Prentice Of the furnul
For two days Agatha had submitted to Madam Pre-
tees inspection, herself only covcrty inspecting 4
furniture. By that time the Westcrncrs felt sense
isolation and chilly distrust They rather glad
70 to Boston and hunt furniture. 1t their r
turn to the village the preceding forenoon that tn
had lost all their money
Agatha had paid Mrs Prentice in advance for {
lodging so the sisters felt sure OF roof over th'
heads for at least week. They had been getting thu
meals at the restaurant the village boasted paying
each meal as they got it.
Naturally, under the circumstances they had r
lunched nor dincd--uor breahfased Now Agat
looked anxiously at her delicate sister. Don't y
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1ncdiaclv back TO bed You'll I'll fetch y
something in little while" AS size spoke she v