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Updated: July 11, 2025
Could it be I who heard my voice saying, in a low tone, the "yes" of Destiny? It was! We then went to the corner drug-store and had some soda, although forbiden by my Familey because of city water being used. How strange to me to recall that I had once thought the Clerk nice-looking, and had even purchaced things there, such as soap and chocolate, in order to speak a few words to him!
At college he took everything hard like to have died once with German meazles." He picked up a book, and the charred picture was underneath. He pounced on it. "Pounced" is exactly the right word. "Hello!" he said. "Familey again, I suppose. Yes, it's Hal, all right. Well, who would have thought it!" My last hope died. Then and there I had a nervous chill.
During that evening I reflected about marrying Leila off, as the Familey was having a dinner and I was sent a tray to my Chamber, consisting of scrambeled eggs, baked potatos and junket, which considering that I was engaged and even then colecting my TROUSEAU, was to juvenile for words. I decided this: that Leila was my sister and therfore bound to me by ties of Blood and Relationship.
I was greatly agatated, but managed to ask for the ten dollars for my share of the Tent, etcetera, although not saying exactly what for, and father passed it over to me. War certainly has changed my Familey, for even Leila came over a few moments ago with a hat that she had bought and did not like.
The Salesman said that he could tell at a glanse that I was not that sort, being calm in danger and not likly to chase a chicken into a fense corner and murder it, as some do when excited. Jane and I consulted, for buying a car is a serious matter and not to be done lightly, especialy when one has not consulted one's Familey and knows not where to keep the car when purchaced.
But when I think of the silver things Sis always brought home, and remember that I took away about six Christmas Stockings, a toy Baloon, four Whistles, a wooden Canary in a cage and a box of Talcum Powder, I feel that things are not fair in this World. Hannah went with me, and in the motor she said: "Oh, Miss Barbara, do be careful. The Familey is that upset." "Don't be a silly," I said.
Haveing thus refreshed myself, I looked about, and saw the yard Policeman, a new one who did not know me, as I am away at school most of the time, and the Familey is not expected to visit the mill, because of dirt and possable accidents. I aproached him, however, and he stood still and stared at me. "Officer" I said, in my most dignafied tones.
I went to my domacile that evening in low spirits, which were not improved by a conversation I had with Tom that night after the Familey had gone out to a Club dance. He said that he did not like women and girls who did things. "I like femanine girls," he said. "A fellow wants to be the Oak and feel the Vine clinging to him." "I am afectionate," I said, "but not clinging.
And just as I was about to speak to him severely, and threaten to tell father, I remembered, and walked away. "Make it seventy-five cents," he called after me. But I went on. It was terrable to think that Smith could go on renting our car to all sorts of people, covered with germs and everything, and that I could never report it to the Familey.
It was not untill I was putting the car up for the night that I saw I had gone off with his overcoat I hung it on a nail and getting my revolver from under a board, I went home, feeling that I had lost two hundred dollars, and all because of Familey pride. How true that "pride goeth before a fall"! I have not yet explained about the revolver.
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