News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-01-28

4 locked. Didn't / tell you she is of /;
suspicious nature? She was ASLEEP
when | left, and mostly she sleeps al
night. And just because she wakes
when I'm out, and let's me come il
thinking she's asleep, when she hal
one eye open all the time, and she see!
what I'd never even seen myself-tha
the string of that damned garment
whatever it is, is fastened to the hool
Of my shoe, me thinking all the time
that the weight was because I'd broker
my leg jumping-Goesn't she suddenly
sit up and ask me where I've been
And I'm unSuspicious, Minnie, by
nature, and I said I'd been asleep
Then she jumped up and showed me
that-that thing-those things, hang
ing to my SHOE and she hasn't spoken
70 me since. l wish was dead"
And just then a dog parked outside
and somebody on the step stamped
snow off his feet. We were both para
lyzed for a moment.
"Julia!" Mr.. Dick cried, and went
white.
| made a leap for the door, just as
the handle turned, and put my back
against it.
Just minute" called. 1.-THE car.
pet is caught under it,"
Mr.. Dick had lost his head and was
making for the spring, as if he thought
hiding his feet would conceal him.
made frantic gestures to him to go
into my pantry, and he went at last.
leaving his hat on the table. I left
the door and flung it after him-the
hat, of course, not the door-and when
Miss Summers sauntered in just after,
l was on my knees brushing the
hearth, with my heart going three
four time and skipping every sixth
beat.
"Hello!" she said. Lovely weather
for polar bears. If the natives wade
through this all winter it's no wonder
they walk as if they are ham-strung.
Don't bother getting me a glass. I'll
get my own"
She was making for the pantry when
l caught her, and l guess l looked
pretty wild.
I'll get it," said. THAT'S one
of the rules"
She put her hands In the pockets Of
her white sweater and smiled at me.
DO you know" she declared, "the
old ladies knitting society isn't so far
wrong about you! About your making
rules-whatever you want, whenever
you want EN-"
She put her head on one side.
Now" she went on, suppose /
break that rule and get my own glass?
What happens to me? / don't think
III be put out!"
threw up my hands in despair, for
was about at the end of my string.
Get it then!" l exclaimed, and sat
Town, waiting for the volcano to erupt.
But she only laughed and sat down
IN table, swinging her feet.
when you know me better, Min
lie" she said, you'll know ] don't
spoil sport. happen to know you
nave somebody in the pantry-more-
)ver, l know it's man. There are
racks on the little porch, my dear
'irl, not made by your gaIoshes. Also,
ny dearest girl, there's a gentleman's
glove by your chair there!" | put
ny foot on it. And just to- show YOU
What a good fellow am"
She got off the table, still smiling,
nd sauntered to the pantry door,
me over her shoulder
My heart was skipping every second
ieat by that time, and Miss Julia
TODD by the pantry door, her head
ack and her eyes almost closed en-
Dying every minute of it. If Arabella
ladn't made a diversion just then
blink I'd have tainted.
Shed pulled the newspaper and the
lights off the table and was running
round the room with them, one leg
n her mouth.
Stop it, Arabella!" said Miss Julia.
nd took the tights from her. "Yoursg"
he asked, with her eyebrows raised
"No-yes," l answered.
I'D never suspect you of them!" she
emarked.
Mr.. Sam and his wife came in at
hat moment, Mr.. Sam carrying bot
lie of wine for the shelter-house,
wrapped in paper, and two cans of
omething or other. He was too busy
rying to make the bottle look like
omething else--which a. good many
'eople have tried and failed alto
lotice what Miss Summers was doing,
md she had Miss Cobb's protectors
tuffed in her muff and was standing
cry dignified in fSont OF the fire by
he time they'd shaken off the snow.
Good morning." she said.
Morning." said Mr.. Sam, hanging
Ip his overcoat with one hand, and try
ng to put the bottle in one of his
pockets with the other. Mrs. Sam
lidn't look at her.
Good morning, Mrs. Van Alstyne!"
Hiss Summers almost threw it at her
/ spoke to you before; / guess you
lidn't hear me-"
"Oh. yes, l heard you" answered
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