Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-14
TOKEN OF ADMIRATION
BY JULIA CONWAY,

compton family for the Children &c
hare and share alike, but VIXEN Pret-
Y Claribel, the eldest, received tho
icy after her sixteenth birthday q
beautiful basket OF bonbons, token
If the admiration of q youth whom she
lad met while visiting in the susi-
:ncr, she inward!y rebelled at the pres
,ect Of seeing the delicious Streets
melt away like the dew before the
sun. For the young Cromntcns. al
ways made remarkably short work o.
box Of candy.
81 speak first fer that big piece OF
candied pineapple" said Alice as the
children gathered around Claribel &c
see the dclectable package opened.
Can l have some O. them candie6
yiolets, C!aribel?' asked small Joe.
mo, you can't" Cloribel quickly
raised the basket beyond the reach
If Joe's none too clean hand. "Iou
can't have any, because you said,
them instead Of those.
Well, ! don't care if did. YOU
ate moren half the taffy bought with
The nickel dad gave ne for having
ny spelling paper right"
And it was the first time he ever
got a perfect mark" chimed Helen.
Why. Claribel, aren't you going to let
Is have any of the candy? You shut
lown the basket lid with regular
forever bang"
"Mayn't have that pineapple TO put
IN my lunch box?" asked Alice. Il
guess il you had to take an old lunch
10 school every day the way | do,
;ou'd-'
No, Alice" returned Claribel with
dignity. I'm going to save this
candy"
Save it," exclaimed all the chill
lren.
What for?" demanded Carita.
You know haG the toothache yester-
lay and couldn't eat any OF your birth
day candy. | think ought to have
i lot Of this"
And get the toothache again, y
scornfully remarked Claribel IF you
weren't such a baby about going to
the dentist you could have your teetl.
fixed"
We'll, what good would it Go if
you're always going to save your
candy?"
I'm not always going to save it,
replied Claribel in q tone of martyred
patience, "but ibis is = ve-y- specia!
basket Of candy and I think if dom
want it ali gobblcd NJ the first minute
I've right to keep it. Ny sorority
is going to meet here e week from
next Saturday and I want to show al!
The girls this beautiful basket just as
it is. Then III pass 1t around and
ECU can all have some
Yes, after the sorority girls have
picked it all over grumbled Alice.
Some day you may wish TO join
my sorority, Alice
Alice, being an aspirant for early
election, to her sisters sorority, looked
somewhat chagrincd and mentioned
casually that i Was time to be going
10 school, After the others were gene
Clasibel hastily looked about for g hid
ing place for her basket OF candy
After a moments desperate thought
for nothing was sacred II the house
Of Championship few into the library
and sacreted the candy with consider:
able satisfaction AT her bright iGea.
Where Gil earth did you put your
candy" asked Helen the next day
"Ch, were you looking for it?''
no. OF course not, but | didn't sec
it anywhere and l just wondered
where it was"
Il suppose you eli wondered
CIaribel was smiling superior. Il just
pat it away"
Joe. coming in from play on the Sat
urday OF the sorority meeting, forced
his way into the library against the
advice OF his young sisters, who
warned him that Clar;bel wcHld be
anGry if he went into the meeting
which was always very secret.
i don't care il it is 2 secret de-
cIarcd Joe. "Claribei promised Me
some candied vilets today and l want
en-
Hoe. run right away" commanded
Claribel IS he entered the room
'Tou know You cant come to OUT
meeting"
Il don't want 10 come to your meet
ing. Ill want is the candy you said
could
oh, M basket of candy!" fairly
shriol;ed Claribcl. IT'S al burned up
Why, how can it be-" asked Alice,
vino bad rushed in. having been listen
ing at the door. Where vas it,
Claribel pointed at the fireplace.
81 put Il under the cedar boughs
father brought in from the country 10
make the fireplace look pretty, and
when the girls came today ! thought
how cheerful the fire would &c and
lighted 1t and forgot al about the
candy"
All her sisters, sorority and real,
gathered sympathetically about the
U-oaniDr CIarihoI hur JGo said Il