Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-28

The call came again from the wood
below. louder
"Oh. it isn't the Baroness. It's Miss
Lambert" said the Princess in tone
Of relief.
You take too much notice of that
Baroness" said Erebus again firmly.
Who is Miss LAMBERT"
She's my English lady-in-waiting.
l always have one when I'm in Eng
land, of course. l like her. She tries
to amuse me. But the Baroness
doesn't like her." said the Princess :;
and she sighed.
"Sbe wouldn't" said Erebus darkly
for already she had her suspicious Of
the Baroness.
''Come along: I'll help you down the
bank and take YOU to the edge Of the
wood" said the Terror.
He half carried her down the steep
bank. adjuring her to confine herself
to the simple. if Incomplete. statement
that she had been walking In the
wood. His last words to her were;
Don't you stand SO much nonsense
from that Baroness"
The Princess joined Miss Lambert {;
and she did cOnfine herself to the
statement that she had been walking
in the wood The Terror returned to
Erebus and found her stretched Mt her
ease, eating peach.
IL should have liked one a good deal
sooner" he said as he took one from
the basket. but didn't like to say
anything about them. She mghtn't
have understood"
The seed sown in the mind of the
Princess forthwith bore fruit. That
very night when she was supping. with
the Baroness and Miss Lambert in
attendance. she said that she wanted
some one to play with. Miss Lambert
with thoughtless quickness said that 1t
was an excellent idea. But the Baron
ess annoyed by the suggestion. and
further annoyed that Miss Lambert
had welcomed 1t, protested vehement
ly; where were the well-bOrn ones In
the Deepings fitted to be the play.
mates of Princess Of Casscl- Mas
sau?
DR. ArbuthnOt was consulted; anC
he said at once that from the point OF
view Of well-bornness the Twins were
undoubtedly the right children Of tho
neghborhood to play with the Prin
cess or always they could be induced
to play with little girD, hut he
doubted the wisdom Of exposing M
unreasonable Princess to the inhu
ence Of such free and ardent spirits
.. The Baroness had no doubt mt al
about the unwisdom OF doing so. Ir
the end Virgins was selected for tn,
honorable post.
. In the matter Of play the Princes.
now led a double life. She spent thu
. early part Of the afternoon with thu
Twins and with peaches in the woods
, and from tea to supper she played
, with Virgins. Between them she wa
:. beginning to acquire muscle. and he
cheeks were growing less pale. Blu
she was not losing her delicacy at ;
=, speed which satisfied the somcwha
!, exigent Terror. and lie was the NOR
Z put about by ii because he and Erebu
n were about to go for their annua
!, change Of mir and she would no longe
he under his invigorating care.
( The Twins took their change OF nj
t 1T hut short distance from home
@ nee visit to the sea was beyond tn
;. slender means Of Mrs. Dangerfeld. T
make up to them for this deprivation
@ they were allowed 10 encamp for tel
,, days. IL the weather were fine. in tn
n warm sandstone caves Of Deepin
u Knoll. which rises in the middle O
Little Deeping wood. the property q
r their friend Mr. Anstruther. tn
@ Squire Of Little Dccping. Knd-heartc
8 ms the Twins were, they felt that I
descend every afternoon to the HON