Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-16

" hat Is a red Deeping?" said Mrs.
Gibson.
The red Deepings are an old Eng.
fish race--very fierce and cantanker-
Gus. My little cousin Pollyooly here
is a red Deeping."
oh. do you think she could?" said
Mrs. Gibson eagerly.
Yes. | think she could" said the
Honorable John Rufin. Come here,
Polvooly"
PollyooIy came: and he felt her BIZ.
ceps carefully. Then he said:
Didn't Mr.. Vance tell me story Of
a boy called Henry Virgins whom you
found disrespectful and taught man.
ners?"
Pollyooly flushed family; but she
said hravely, in an explanatory tone,
"Oh, Henry Virgins is quite easy II
you get him by the hair first"
II should think that Henry Virgins
was a far moro active and difficult
boy in fight than this fat little
Prince said the Honorable John Ruff
fin.
The Prince has very short hair.
said Pollyooly in the grave tones of
one weighing the chances of battle.
HE is cropped The Prussians
have no esthetic sense" said the Hon
orable John Ruffln in disparaging
tone. But I should think that you
could get over the difficulty of the
hair"
"Oh. yes; I'm sure I could" said
Pollyooly; and her deep blue eyes be-
gan to shine. MAY I smack him II he
interferes with u.s."
Not on any account unless I am al
hand" said the Honorable John Ruffin
quickly. IT have deep. patriotic dis
trust of the chivalry Of Prussian Bar
ons. do not think that this one
could be trusted to see fair play. You
might have Baron on your hands as
we'll as Prince: and it might be toe
much for red Deeping Of your size
A Prince at time should be youl
motto"
1T would be very amusing" said
Mrs. Gibson; and her eyes danced.
You shall see It," said the Honor
able John Ruffln amiably. Unbiased
spectators Of scene are always desir
able: and 1t won't he difficult to ar
range your presence. for the bushes!
will need little stage-managing YOU
watch the Prince, Pollyooly. and SEE
, how far he goes down the beach, 81
for his instruction.
The next day Pollyooly followed the
Prince to the end of his royal prog
. ress twice; and she was hopeful Of
provoking the fight for which she
yearned without difficulty for he never
saw her without scowling upon hel
darkly.
On the second day the Honorable
John Rufin returned from his golf ir
: time to lunch with them, and in
formed Pollyooly that he proposed &c
go down to the sands with them. They
found Mrs. Gibson with her children
and she accompanied them to the spo
at which the Prince usually turned If
his course. Twenty yards beyond 4
the Honorable John Ruffin babe Polly
DOLLY build castle: and then he Sant
Mrs. Gibson went and sat down undel
the sea-wall forty yards away, and fel
into polite conversation. AS they lef
her, the Honorable John RUINS las
words to Pollyooly were:
II don't forbid you to scratch him
Scratching Is harmonious with the fe
male nature"
The statement afforded Mrs. Gibson
grounds for the beginning Of their po
lite conversation.
} Pollyooly and the Lump worked
steadily away at the building of thu
castle. Pollyooly did the digging
now and again the Lump would pa
the walls placidly. They had been a
work for rather more than half al
: hour, and the castle was already be
ginning 10 wear the rotund air 80 dea
to the eye Of the builder when tn
/. progressive Prince came in sight
Pollyooly's joyful heart beat high. H
> was slouching along nearly fifty yard
In front Of the fragrant Baron; ant
. since there were children to annoy al
the way, he came but slowly. 1t CAV
Pollyooly time to lead the Lump halt
way to Mrs. Gibson. and send him tod
D ding the rest. She was back at he
I castle. ana at work again when tn
. Prince caught sight Of her.
He stopped short. his unhasty min,
! slowly taking in the situation. Tina
!. she should be working in loneliness
: thirty yards beyond the line of nurse
t and children along the beach. seeme
z too good to be true. Then his unhul
Q rying mind grasped the fact that
n was true: his heart blazed in hi
t bosom; he threw back his head. an
J. had his nose been larger he would hav
Snlned the breeze ike War'norSe
n He advanced upon her in quich
shambling SLOUGH.
{ Polfyooly saw his eager advance: bu
she affected not to see It. She wa
eager for the fray, but fearful lest
J. display OF that eagerness should das
the royal courage; moreover. sh
= wished the Prince to be fagranuy tn
{. aggressor She worked at the turtle
d wall OF the castle with her back q
c him. A fray was the last thing tn
Prince looked for. There had bee
5. but one fray in his sheltered life; Wit
q brother Prince carelessly admitte
4: to his society. A fray with a chill
+ not OF the blood royal was beyon
t dreaming. He sprang onto the castl
wall and began to stamp and kick
y breach in it with furious but clums
II energy.
S Then Pollyooly turned and spranl
t. The Prince was hardly aware Of he
y spring; he was only aware of stini
s. ing smack, and then the shock of he
9 impetus toppled him over onto hi
n back on the sand. POllyooly cam
y down too, but not on the sand; sh
came down onto the PVlDce, and ia
+: more heavily than her fragile air wa
II ranted. Or ever he on1ah collect an