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VHyHEN got Mrs Holdings letter inviting VI

\A1HEN got Mrs Isddns 81 letter Ssv inviting Sams y;
w Prattsburg | was very much pleased, and
. was Early We are both extremely fond OF Clara
together at Kiss .Neafs School for Young Ladies.
Earlys vacation had Just commenced, and myself
50 dead-:ired Of the routine of struggling with
@ and asked to be oced up So wrote To to clara
when to expect us The morning before we were to
start tbs posnan came, and l ran down to get the
mail. There was a letter for me and when | opened
it. nearly tainted. This is what it said:
My Dearest Edith;
am overwhelmed With dcsolaton at the thought
es and fcy if he'd or US y H m"ed
YOU forgive ue if I make . somewhat unconventional
proposition? Won't you and Early please come, any
Y9a viii have Aye no T de e the n pais
east corner OF the dcornat Go right iii and take pos
e fe are lots Of s,H in the panty dd
And you can run out to market for any other little
things You may need I suggest this partly because
think possibly you may enjoy the very novelty of
TIE situation and partly because don't want to miss
unnecessarily one minute Of your visit: want you
there when come ard don't know just When that
will he but | hope I can leave in two or three days
I've g, % for the train in fifteen minutes. and
ter is ncohcTcn.. Very LOVINGLY
I hurried upstairs and rushed into The bedroom
where Early was comhng her hai
N ,ad that cried and then tell ME that Fate
hasn't aoi it in ior the Chlore .grls'
Early d:oppc4 the comb, and her lovely hair tu,n-
Re1 cloud al oyer her pre- PTf Ts We sbs h@ d no
say a word and and Watched her in suspense ~ ~
Early" cried what shall We dor
Wcli suppose we tond give mp our VISIT she
said
Actually hadn't realized until that minute how
frantcally looking forward to that visit. When
she :aid TIA. turned co'l I'll over.
WHY Early Chlore.' | cN2ain:ed. How car you
Esrly burst into 'S little high laugh, and stopped
to pick UP the comb Her hair fell down the wrong
and She paTtfd plce i9r her eyes to shine
morrow for Pratsburg as we had intended and we'll
takc possession OF 3' MeIson' adm go to housekeep
ing grabbed r,rv around the rcc, and Rugged her;
! coulin hfip II. i tecI' sad !, mat l am gong
+" eni'y i' more than anything that ever hap
thlnk never saw II r:I' narGer t pan 1t did the
r s a aI w o cnG nt Wouy
be a matter of simple economy to take cab, We
picked oi' cahh2n WNo la9kca Rood,naturea ano
Nciiisor' lie aetcI rather Stupid thought for he
ea,Gd doWn ana Kept repeating Melison street, 3l4
N@CSo S}fe'r ,ndors,rd,y so;d "of course s
street, 81 Mc1lison!"
men he nodded, ana StArtcd ms morse
II ScenlcH as ,houEh we rode lot inlles, Up ana
down oyer bridge and around corners until ] grew
qWt,g dEzy At 1St he stonped IN front IT.. OF yeTy X
him.
1t wasn't stormi"s quite SO hard iortunateIy' ou'
there enough rain to hurry us up the walk and on
to the porch WITHOUT very close cxamnaucn OF our
surroundings There was the door.nat, all right ,
haven the tantest ldea which IS mortheastc
:nd tut II we look III all corners we III surely h:o
the KEY
we oIkCa 6u n. we we dn ho m mnd e middle. s,
- IfoDabi? II mas So' pusheo uhue' tiie H"uaie sa'o
early
W. ennrsf' thaiS It,, sag ,,. .A,,.
we picked un the rig and turnec over. put thcf;
was no key. Then we stood up and looked at eact
4thcr; anG il my eAprcssio" was anything IKE hcrs
mus rave peer sight; ne 80
Inc trouble Is sad. 'that Clara le'f IN s"oh
muster tha' she 'ofEnt 10 put re Key "hcrc snc ai,
she Wa' gong e :, aro"fu mere somewhere wei
see II we SAINT hnd IL
=. fee like porcl climber already said my SIS