Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-02-26

| llcGrc embroidery. hIcklng tIt
rocker on of the WY. he n,c.a,
toward the bed, the g;,.en eve: IKE.
ominouslv on the GIRLS white face.
"pn,7 she cried.
She SHRINK u,,av from him. bu,i.
He'd down AGAINST tho o,,osi.o wan
the lc,;clot,;,,u ,,r;.,.o 10 ncr 1|,o2t.
"pa, What is i, vou WANT
The steD-fathcr stood uY&t~adil,
bcfor, her. Sensing the feel on an
| pol, knife in his coarSc ralrn. fore.
81 habit r,oYm.tcd nina to hi;r: :
plug OF tol~ceo RON hi o,.a,..ils
pochr. an! .,t himself Il huge twisted
chew.
II want ~ inow 4omcthn.' / want
10 know how old You be-"
"Father. You know low oil al.
I'm ninetccn-roing-oA-
Yas. You're nircteen-goin2-cn-
twenty. You're nineteen ,:oin' on
twenty! SO / been thinllin!'
His tone was ominous. He return
ed the plug and knife TO his Htinl.in.
clothes.
Tho girl was terrified b. k,
mothers absence and that Inc mai
was not intoxicated with the same
Effect n, on other nights.
"Yls. vou'r nirctecn-Coin-
ty," continued Silent Wheeler. "An,.
/ been thinllin', | tell you,--J been
thinkin.' Tell ne this: What'ye ever
done to help cara your livin or bring
in ironuy 20 supper. yourself or help
tire family"
"But this is homc,~-our home to-
ycther. Does a Girl have 10 earn
money and pay board at home"
"r,on't i: cost money to support a
female o your size, az homc?''
'But | cant work outside and PC
10 the Academy ut the same time
Ard | do 50 want to go to the Acad-
envy, Ill be finished in another
year
1aS' ana W VINO pays your Keep IL
'hc mcahtin'c'
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avon ,,ory;cd n,o,bcr loot !, fl.
s.nno"
{" r,,riad ,,,,r mother Hn+ j,
:,4 a., w., 1,.1 ,,t 7
said; j. amt the same. I been ,hinls-
ia'."
n,-o,, re,.c,. ,.,is.d ouy o,cst;on No..
Zorro nhon. mo .tavino, hcrc 7 haven't
.nv otbo,. ,,1,ca--tc on ,
m,1.,,, ,..,.:., Characterization,
iio| ''oou, ''oNn' tite' So"t'e'' ~.
Ai"n ','oo' YOU '''N''' ,''',o ''''"-.
4 wanted 10 Ilni'h School list +
DC ne''er e1u'Pped ID
"Io what: You want education to
plancc round before your bcttcra
that's what your want. Did hove
any cducatIon: Dld your mother
have any education? What right you
got to expect US to support you while
you re icaiflln education SOS to
prancc round before your bettcr'?
Oh | got this all thought out. For
d long time l been turnln' II over II
my h.il,o u, FOE d 'ois tilhe hceh
'''l'!A'i'
lou marlled mother; and Whcr
you i,E'fiicu her you Ahc" Shc han
me IT. l'h laif now 10 go pat'
Oil
w nos soln' back on anything?
l'oht give nc no argument. Don't
Try TO down me with your education
] won be doWnea. got this thing
XII thought out, tell you. You wa.
ilttic Wnen J married your MOI i1ci,~-
HUE ana heipicSs. You amt little no
more you're able TO take carc 0
Yourself yet you don't max ro {
ioft TO take care o yourself; You
1uSt lazc around ana Wirc Il lev
diShc8 ana 40 a llttic cookln' and
hl"hd Il little clothes and do f1r
hIgh-hown chores Ike You wa: ao'.'"
grand breed I" duchess; and th'nf !
ouGht 10 support you While you get
I'm education to prancc around AID
shame your DetterS. I'm sick OF il