Middletown transcript., 1909-04-24
EFsa l.ue of money said RI ggy,

There was no one IN the room
except a big black eHt, aud she
could scarcely BE- ex pected b, dif-
fer
Perhaps ] ought rallaer TO say
that the want Of maney IS the
curse
She slipped out III llrr chalr
oat0 tie Hoor beside pussy.
DO you hear me, ys,s fat, lazy,
old ching What am Il do te
get litLle lucre, ! wonderi
Filghy shouldn't say thai
when It has power 70 buy such
dainty shirt waists and lhines.
She was stroking The cat. and
happening TO notice her ringtess
little left hand she gave a quick
gasp Q alarm then laughed.
DO you know. Smutty. bad
forgotten that I am once more q
free woman, she said: no longer
tied 10 d selfish animal Nho calls
himself d man
smnttg remained quite uore.
sponsive. So Peggy slowly got
To har feet again. She Was q
dainty little piece Of goods, with
fur reddish gold hair and great,
innocent dark blue eyes. Her
surroundings did not show any
evidence Of lack of money! in
deed the fresh little room was
the very picture Of luxury. Peg
gy ) charming little self was clad
in one Of these simple-looking
summer gowns, which SO utterly
belle their appearance to the
uninitiated.
She was an orphan and had no
one to guide her somewhat err.
ratio footsteps but an extremely
fond and foolish old aunt, who
lived With her 10 her dainty Sub
urban home
Peggy rgved restlessly about
the room, ! cross little frown on
her pretty face
It IS extremely annoying, she
said ID herself I really haven't
: decent stitch to- wear, q i'd I am
SO horribly IN debt That j can't
borrow any more money. II is
two months yet till my next al.
lowance IS due. and the old
screws won give me a cent be-
fore then. Oh, Aunlip, as the
old lady entered the room, tell
me how ] am to get some new
clothes to go to Newport next
month.
Ny dear Peggy, you need abso-
lntely nothing | am sure your
things will compare very favor.
ably With Agnes Macklyns.
Oh perhaps you think so, but
/ saw one of the sweetest linen
frocks you could imagine, and
( need heaps Of shirt waists and
belts and things; | simply can't
go If ] don't get them! and she
amused herself By pulling the
shade violently up and down.
Do sit down and be quiet, Peg
gy You are q dreadful fidget! /!
I Isuppose breaking the shade
won't do me any good. I couldn't
make freck ont Of it, though it
IS linen. You are an old dear,
Auntie, but You are dreadf1lly
nnsympathetic.
Well dear, said the old lady |
some what wistfully, don't
ARE about you going to Newport
With those Mack yns Ut all. The
ION IS a very wild sort Of young
nan, and | think Harold had
syery right to BE- angaury with
Vou for thinking Of II, Peggy.
Peggy S fingers were in, her
'ars.
/ won't listen, Auntie, so YOU
nay spare your breath. Harold
'ehaved abominabIys and it Is
Fery mean Of you all to be SO
IoWn On Wilfred Macklyn. He
8 9 very nice young man, and
mean TO cultivate him, she con.
luded defantlg
Well 4 suppose, dearie, you
aust have your own way, but
on should certainly think twice
bont spelling your iife for the
AXE of . trip'to Newport. You
an go another time
Yes but il will be SO jolly
Ding with the Macklyns, ana /
iculdnt Y give 10 10 Harold Dens.
lore for anything, and Peggy,
fling q magazine, threw herself
Ito her chair again with rather
woe begcn sigh
Presently she spoke again.
unit Mary had gone to sleep
ld paid no attention.
Why was 4 not born clever?
ere IS the very thing The edi-
refers 3 prize Of one hundred
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