Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-30

kind to the child,
CHAPTER III-stagg learns from a
letter from a New York lawyer that the
child has been left practically pennlless.
Carolyn's sunny disposition begins to
make an impression on the stern house,
keeper.
CHAPTER IV-Carolyn makes the ac-
quaintance OF Jedldiah Parlow, with
whom her uncle has not been on speak
Ing terms for years.
CHAPTER V-she learns OF tho es-
one-tlme sweetheart, Amanda Parlow.
and the cause OF the bitterness between
the. two families,
IL was on the following morning that
school opened. The Corners district
school was q red building with a
squatty bell tower and two front
doors, standing not far up the road be-
yond the church.
Miss Minnie Lester taught the
school, and although Miss Minnie
looked very sharply through her
glasses at one, Carolyn May thought
she was going to love the teacher very
mach.
Indeed, that was Carolyn Mays at
ttude toward almost everybody whom
she met, She expected to love and to
be loved Was II any wonder she made
so many friendsP
There proved however, at the start,
to be little difficulty with Miss Min
ME. Prince would not remain mt home
He howed and whned for the first half
of Monday mornings session - as
Aunty Rose confessed, almost driving
her mad. Then he slipped his collar
and tore away on Carolyn Mays cold
trail.
Into the school marched the Cog,
having drawn the staple with winch
his chain had been fastened TO the
bole Of the tree In Mr. Stages back
yard.
Miss Minnie was both alarmed and
angry. Some of the little girls shrieked
and wept when Prince pranced over
to Carolyn Mays seat.
"If you do not shut that awful dog
up so that he cannot follow you here
Carolyn May, shall speak to your I'M
Gle, Mr., Stage, about it. Ugh, the ugly
beast Take him away at once!"
So Carolyn Mays schooldays at The
Corners did not begin very happily,
after all. She had always loved and
been loved by every teacher she had
ever had before. But Miss Minnie
seemed prejudlced against her becauAe
of Prince.
The little girl felt badly about this,
but she was Of too cheerful tempera-
ment to droop for long under the pres
sure Of any trouble. The other chill
dren liked her, and Carolyn May found
plenty Of playmates.
1t was on the last Friday In the
month that something happened which
quite changed Miss Mlnnles attitude
towards "that mOngrel." Incidentally,
The Corners, as a community, was full
ly awakened from Its lethargy, and, as
1t CHANGED, like the Sleeping Beauty
and all her retlnue, by Prince.
The school session on Friday after
Moons was always shortened. This
day Mr.. Brady, one of the school trus-
tees, came to review the school and,
before he left, to pay Miss Minnie her
salary for the month.
Carolyn May had permission from
Aunty Rose to go calling that after
noon. Freda Payne, whom she liked
very much, lived up the road beyond
the schoolhouse, and she had invited
the little city girl to come to see her.
OF course, Prince had to be included
In the invitation. Freda fully under
stood that, and Carolyn May took him
on his leash.
They saw Miss Minnie at her desk
when they went past the schoolhouse.
She was correcting written exercises.
Carolyn May secretly hoped that her
own was much better than she feared
1t was.
Not far beyond the schoolhouse
Prince began to growl, and the hairs
stiffened on his neck.
Whatever is the matter with you
PrinceT demanded Carolyn May.
In moment she saw the cause Of
the dogs continued agitation. A
roughly dressed, bewhlskered man sat
beside the road eating lunch out of a
newspaper. He leered at Carolyn May
and said:
II guess you got bad dog there
amt We, little girl?"
"Oh, no! He's us'ally very polite"
answered Carolyn May. "You must be
still, Prlncel You see," she explained,
she doesn't like folks to wear old
clothes. Tiff you had on your Sun
day suit, I'm quite sure he would not
growl at you"
HE wouldn't hey" said the man
hoarsely, licking his fingers Of the last
crumbs Of his lunch. can suppose a
Teller amt got no Sunday suit?"
"Why then, 1 s'pose Prince wouldn't
ever let you come into our yard--if
he was loose"
Don't let him loose now, little GIRL"