The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-07-05

She did, and they were friends at
once.
The house and buildings were spot
less in paint and whitewash; the yard
was raked clean of every dead leaf and
twig; the whole establishment was so
neat that Caroline remarked upon it.
1T looks as if it had been secured"
she said.
"Um-hm," observed her uncle, with a
gratified nod; that's Abbie. She hates
dirt worse than she does laziness, and
that amt sayin' a little. l tell her
shed sandsoap the weather vane if
she could climb up to it. AS It's, she
stays below and superintends Dan
while he does it,
Miss Baker had planned that her
young guest should sit in state, with
folded hands, in the parlor. She seem
ed to consider that the proper conduct
for a former member of New York'S
best society. But Caroline refused to
sit in the parlor and be company"
She insisted upon helping. Miss Baker
protested and declared there was moth
ing on earth to be done, but her guest
insisted that if there was not she her
self must sit AS Abbie would have
as soon thought Of attending church
without wearing her jet earrings as
she would of sitting down before din
ner, she gave in after awhile and per
mitted Caroline to help in arranging
the table.
"Why, you do fust rateI' she ex-
claimed in surprise. You know where
everything ought to 60 just as if you'd
been settin' table all your life. And
you amt, because Lisha wrote you
used to keep hired help, two or three
of 'em, all the time"
Caroline laughed
I've been studying housekeeping for
almost year." she said.
"And they teach that-at school?'
she demanded "And take money for
it? And call it science? My land! l
guess 1 was brought up in scientific
household, then. l was the only girl
in the family, and mother died when l
was ten years old"
After dinner she consented to sit for
time, though not until she had don
ned her Sunday best, earrings and all.
Captain Elisha and Sylvester sat with
them, and the big fireplace in the sit
ting room blaZed and roared as it had
not since its owner left for his long
sOjourn in the city.
Carolines mind was busy with the
suspicion which her uncles words con-
cerning his future plans for Steve had
aroused. She had thought of little
else since she heard them. The cap
tain did not mention the subject again.
Possibly on reflection he decided that
he had already said too much. And
she asked no more questions. She de-
termined not to question him-yet.
She must think first and then ask
some one else-Sylvester.
Her opportunity came the following
morning, the day before Thanksgiving. !
After breakfast Captain Elisha went /!
downtown to call on some acquaint- |
ances.
After the captain had gone Sylvester
sat down before the fire in the sitting
room to read a Boston newspaper. AS
he sat there Caroline entered and clos |
ed the door behind her. Miss Abigail
was in the kitchen busy with prepara
tions for the morrow's plum pudding.
The girl took the chair next that oc-
cupied by the lawyer. He put down /
his paper and turned to her.
"Mr Sylvester" she said, Il wish
you would tell me something about the
value of seat on the stock exchange. |
What is the price of one?'
The lawyer looked at her in surprise.
The value of a seat on the stock ex-
changer" he repeated.
Yes. What does 1t cost to buy
oneT'
He hesitated, wondering why she .
should be interested in that subject. /
Captain Elisha had not told him word .
of the interview following Pearson's
last visit.
Well" he replied, smiling, they're
pretty expensive, I'm afraid, Caroline.