Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-08
THE REFORMER

1t was a case of hay fever and the
doctor said that Miss Greasy Fair
banks must spend two weeks in the
country.
Miss Cressy declared that she'd die
first. The doctor recommended a quiet
village on Long Island. Miss Greasy
said she'd drown herself in the Sound.
He knew of a nice old couple that
would take her in and make a pet of
her, She would make 1t SO hot for
that nice old couple that they would
wish they had never set eyes on hert
However and nevertheless, Miss
Cressy duly arrived at the quiet VII
lage spoken of. and was also duly in
stalled In the quaint but very comfort
able house occupied by the good
Samaritans.
When Ii comes to a shortness of
breath-when it comes to talking the
English language through that nose
when the eyes water and there is need
with a bundle of handkeFehiefs. why,
even a spoiled girl of 20 must see the
sense of retiring to some quiet spot
| where society is not and wait for a
| change.
Miss Cressy, went. but she went
| with determination to make some
| body-everybod for her sacri-
| fee. She would be just as mean as
| she could be. and If people didn't like
1t they could lump it.
| "A udy OF Two d1lCI llcI al al Lie
| girl strolled through the village. Sew
| eral people bowed to her, as is the
courteous custom of the village, and
each bower was colby snubbed- She
| saw a sign of Post ONCE" and she
| entered and queried
| Any bail here for Bliss Greasy Fair
| bangs?"
| 1t was the hay fever pronunciation
| of course, and the postmistress ought
! to have known it was. but she made
! Miss Cressy try three different times
| and then said there was nothing fo1
! Miss Fairbangs The cold glare she
| got in reply gave her chills for week
F.! As Miss Cressy started homewards
| she encountered young man. 1t may
| be added that he also encountered her
| He had heard that there was a good
| looking girl from the city stopping al
| the Peterson's, and concluded that thi.
| must be, the one. On her part, she
had never heard of him and didn't
! want to. She simply saw that the
young man about to pass her was no
one of the villagers, and as he seemed
| about to bow and lift his hat. SHE
| made up a face at him and passed on
She had got even with the post
| mistressi
When the hay-fever victim, later il
the day, carelessly mentioned meeting
the young man and asked who he was
Mrs. Peterson replied:
THAT must have been young Fell
Blair. His home is in the city, but h
spends three or four months of ever
year here in the village. We all thin
him nice young man
Looks stupid to me-" said the sulk
| girl.
"Oh. dear me, but he's anything bu
that. He is a naturalist, and said
! be the smartest one in the state II
knows everything about birds. fist
insects and animals
HDaaG hn hoard with nj
| woman who holds the cats and dog
, while he stuffs them
He has a cottage of his own dow
, near the water. Pa and 1 know hil
,, WELL and I'll take you down there som
day, if you wish. His collection
well worth seeing"
: Possibly SO. but he struck me g
3 being very poky young man."
Dear! Dear!"
5 When Miss Cressy Fairbanks ha
! been in the house a week, and ht
enunciation had so far improved thu
she could make her name plain
Z others, she took a stroll in a new d
t reetion Nothing further had bee
{ said about Mr.. Blair, but she meal
j to walk past his cottage. She meal
8 to do it defiantly. She had tried hal
. to make herself believe that she d.
> tested him. The only charge that 81
= could bring against him was that
J | looked as if he thought good de
| of himself. That was his mental cri
ieism of her, and perhaps intuitiC
| told her so.
The cottage was passed. The defia-
, attitude was superb. Had Mr.. Bla
= been standing in his door he mu
have been 1attened out like a pal
cake, and without knowing any reast
why she should pick on him!
o But he wasn't standing there.
S wasn't even at home. When this ia
became plain to Miss Cressy she W
putchy about it. 1t was another re-
: son why she should detest the ma
u According to all social laws he shou