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Reduced to poverty by the breaking of the savings bank of which he was president a failure to which I largely contributed, and the profits of which I enjoyed I have since ascertained that Eliza Jane Sniffen was forced to become a schoolmistress, departed to take charge of a seminary in Colorado, and since then has never been heard from."
Juanita Sterling met her with a troubled little smile. "What is it?" she asked quickly, looking beyond to Mrs. Albright and Miss Crilly. Their excited faces emphasized the other's doubtful greeting. "Nothing," spoke up Mrs. Albright, "only Miss Twining has had a time with Miss Sniffen." "What about?" "Money," answered Miss Sterling wearily. "It is lucky for the rest of us that we don't have any."
Father and mother think these exercises are fine! Mother's Grandaunt Susie told us about them. They made her as good as new!" "We won't discuss the matter," replied the superintendent in a hard voice. "You need not remain to talk it over with Miss Sterling." "I'm going right now!" Polly caught up her coat. "Good-bye, Miss Nita!" She swept past Miss Sniffen with a curt bow.
She says if she isn't any better in the morning she will send for him; but Miss Crilly insists that she can't live till morning in such agony. Miss Sniffen thinks she is scared to death, and of course fear doesn't help matters. But she does need a doctor I know that!" Miss Sterling began to dress. "Where is Miss Sniffen now?" "She went downstairs."
A soft knock sent Miss Sterling to the door, and Miss Castlevaine came in. Miss Crilly showed off the roses with all the pride of a possessor. "I guess I saw them down in the lower hall," smiled Miss Castlevaine knowingly. "There was a long box on the desk." "You did? And ain't it funny?" Miss Crilly ran on, "she don't know who sent 'em!" "Perhaps Miss Sniffen could tell you."
"Takes losin' the little dog 'ard, don't he?" remarked Sniffen, sadly, to the secretary. "I'm afraid there ain't a chance of findin' 'im now. 'E ain't been stole, nor 'e ain't been found, or they'd 'ave brung him back for the reward. 'E's been knocked on the 'ead, like as not. 'E wasn't much of a dog to look at, you see just a pup, I'd call 'im.
Before he finally arrested him, "Jimmie" Sniffen had seen the man with the golf-cap, and the blue eyes that laughed at you, three times. Twice, unexpectedly, he had come upon him in a wood road and once on Round Hill where the stranger was pretending to watch the sunset. Jimmie knew people do not climb hills merely to look at sunsets, so he was not deceived.
Might not be a bad thing either guess he's all right. 'Most anything 'd be better 'n bein' under Miss Sniffen and her crowd!" "Where did Mrs. Dick live before she came here? Did you know her?" Mrs. Albright inquired. "I knew of her." Miss Crilly answered. "She kep' boarders over Kelly Avenue way. She used to teach school years ago.
When the cabin door closed on his faithful servant, bringing champagne and ices to the interesting stranger, Chitterlings resumed his narrative with a choking voice: "When I first fled from the roof of a tyrannical parent, I loved the beautiful and accomplished Eliza J. Sniffen.
Polly came near disgracing herself by a laugh. "But it's against the rule, you know, to curl your hair, and Miss Sterling asked if she couldn't, just for the evening, and Miss Sniffen said no." The ladies gazed at one another, plain surprise on their faces. Then they looked questioningly at their presiding officer. "The Board never interferes with the superintendent's rules " began Mrs. Beers.
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