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Miss Cynthia's
Tramp.
BY
MARGARET SIDNEY.
Miss CYNTHIA BA9=E‘l'l"
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ow thrown in, thnt ran
along hee or her next-
door neigh hor's house.
it it h n't been ior
to nine Cynthia’: other
deys, that were eeliloiii marked by lmyilling re-
niorlre etol . ’
vhile she set thus ehe new coming dorm
manner expressing an evident possession or same-
thlnn important o the mind w‘ ‘it.
“ hare’! l-lenneh lierlzer now." said lilies Cynthia
to herseli in greet eetietoetion, folding no the long,
unbleached sheet on which io was e w rig end
toning up her linitiing wiih renewe 4
ahe’s%oLiiol1ie!hlu' pertichlor to tell, or I m .s my
guess. ’
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on eenie the sturdy iiitiire, hooded alrniglit lor
hliss cynihlen colnivrlnllle home, which she soon
reeehed. .
lilies cynthie rernoined coolly in her rent only
kind would he exneeled.
“WEILI declare!” llm visitor exclaimed. Iilep-
pin in with it littn trend, and iiiroirliig iierselt iiiili
llml it
iuslinctivel . "I llailI'I hrolio , sold the new.
nnt in her bomlelriilrilllzu. end glancing
enrelessly st es nineh oi the heir oi the eheires she
eonld see. a well, rni glad to nil hero; rin ’mosI
hestont with the rrellt. lliihdil"
lilies cynthiii reeehed “[110 the nhrli nhore her,
end toolt down is hig tiirlieyteetlior inn. This she
heeded down to her visitor, end then roiiiiiiiod hrr
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e wasn't going to question her In revenl ell the
new. that she who liilrly bursiillg w’ eiiirerneiis to
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ciently to begin with coin oiure.
"It ttnrn‘t the wnlk.” eho oiihl in loot. icenlng
back eoniiortehly and lookiml at lihee ' ,
“t.lla1.’e heel me out so; huh I hiiil riiieh nrienro thiir
it 'nioet look the breath out or too "
" in us it!" asked lilies cynthln, loclinlz lhnt
elt qiiestioiie hed errivod.
he on 120! no luck on this door,
cynthy." ehe ee ed, turning heelr end gilzlllg ei.
hllssc nt in. ,
-- o‘llialis,(hekey’nlost!"lrcplitallliliaaCyntIlli'i,
who hed lnid down her Iiniltllliz. end who einrini; iii
her triend in Ihe utmost iiinezenienl. u whiit in the
world hoe come over you. nnnn .'
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-- Trampe rv echoed Miss Cynthie. with e elnri.
end neerly tiinihling out or the hilt, lllgh-lmchell
c eir.
-- l ah'd tliinit there trnsi tramps!" reneeted lillse
Hennnn. with decision, her little, ehnro hlneir eyee
widow Bennett.-yon linow, (‘ynlhy 2"
3, w
L-.. .6... -..h.; .
u What, ever on the hill!" es
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I her chair.
lliss cynthis glanced eronnd et heroirnhntrened
dour. with IE useless look, while her Visllur pro-
l with 3 twist end n pnehfsoniewsy. heiere silver teepot ihet she seem so Illilc -. Iiiiywey. he's e er s
‘Jack Robinson’-Mrs B n i r . liil V
one-the doerrrns open, end cynihiti, in disnis . “It'll kill her it tllnfs guue. ehn diili he married; Ihere'enll his money etnihrr
ilie nine--” t ar"' ' I UAW: Han
nd s :ake!"intem.1pled Miss cynihin. ‘
“'0 tlIzIn'2 she ll-scrcllmeiif” said Miss cynihih,
o “Mercy! I guess l
llever’d let nnyhndy rrellr into my hoiiiie 1"
e...=>(y;> 4 ‘o:a(“n-- nix. .,. .
run ronaorrtztl rat is A 2:1.
I n , o , ii yoii'd heer Fa onis
iollin tell it, Cyhiily! I declare I einlt got over it
Min
IIISE CVh"l‘I!n's TRAIP.-“
vmtu
enfor.
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YOU nos’-r no AWAY,‘ en: uhhils. FBARLVO lint sum n nut,
r we on you! sun-r now?"
taken !” uclnim‘
In her liil-lily Ioul us me
iieeii.
"An‘ Folsom‘: fa kl
also i he
hnn
-- wet it Mm!" eeked
iillee cynihie, dropping e
lhlcllt
t- Ycn7l)lnt is, l I‘p(rn
'lwu. l d fl‘
looir-l rnn lllte every.
ililn . coodnhe. how i
1" end
h
windere looked to. tiow.l
I you, it you mu niey
alone.”
“N . hiles
v nthlu.nnril r you're
nl npeel now, llenneli.
rrn KOIH’ to rnelie yon e
' NI."
cu
lie is “smniin 1" reneeted hliss llerlrer. " Tht-re warn'K so she procl-ediul to not ndrewinir on in her little
nletls widow. ‘ell, nlong ehont ten I no time. iwll rill here lolcreatn nreti eoon, lor tin polover the mo. Ind lIletl.Vl'hiIc wailing rorii,
one knocked at her door; woke her t e trernne ere aconlin' everywl r de e I she drew her eheir up closer to her iriend I2 lor
sndden. sh jumped toeiiclt her heed ehe‘n‘t rlee ii winlt tonight," end hiiss llenneh enorniortnhlei l.-.
ride t seiilr hnelt eg n in her eh it in sol inn ‘ ee. "Uh now 1 rant to tell on." lllsnllerkereeid,
1 “TI eiiiltn dn er, none 11 alnitc," lee when .e w. one e 0 e
seid line cynthie, gelling up end gain to the door. rrere poured out, end hlnn cynihie u Incoming hie
where she exnrnlned the hntton esreiii ly, end lllcn ironi the pint! i i ioei t ed e em
going up to the elieli hy the old clock, she too’ inxrkllife In hiind; >- dlil )ou now siniih intern,
down ii hit; niiil. Tliia she etiielt into the (her over ihnt old wiilovrlrovt-rln lloxiield, wee round in these
x tton. "Don't nii he eeered, Hannah," eiie iieitiilonhliil hire rrirel"
said, eoniln back to tl.e hig ehnlr. “ it's time tor H You dontrny so 1" iield hlieerynthin. pulsing in
l lolks es old no you end i he not to rnnl.-e ioolsol the niiddle oi I e door. “Why. hiii wile Iiliiflbeen
ourselves. Did he rob the house!‘ dud hiit six nienihr, her she 1‘
-A ml, is. yes," iinid hlise llsnniih, tehing e Iirnlr
low oi the e yrnr, ll Il'I e ni iite ell,
who, they eey, lor
“ He took All her sliver apoulis," said Viva Rsrlmr
i e.“ nil the llennett spoons‘ r Aii'tliet old
‘Y
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' a ham‘! I that!” cjaculhled Elias
. iii,
tiind." eriid llise lhithtr. nsh lrmkyluulgtir long rind eotriiorun
4- wtl I '
irri bly 4' a you 'lwas ell done ine ii , l.'an xii )'“'“lr<‘“‘“D
' avl'alle eonldnt holler, eit er,ior he e ehrd her More ii her iriend
old wo n he lhanglng lrllhci co or.nn'lleI.i is d tlien.ihere-ee.nlrii )‘iIl'puse,
itellover er head: end henhe lzntfll e dnllnn sin n lloxnelil alnlllo he
in her hnreendrerrer, cynihy. env them little silt-er 11,” end she glnilced lriI!r‘hll‘v0ufIy ei lilies
inching her eye-,iiered up irniii
eendiesileliii on her eliiinhlyislece. yoii Lnow,en‘
then he not and run." “H yon rnenri ine," tho enenprd, “I
N‘Iilll' niy eiip lor nohodr, now l tellyon, cynthie
liteuimll!'
“I nroiildnw." nit! lilies Ct-nihie, eotnpoeedly.
-- [In-n enoiiier rnn. llennn "
“Auil Smith Pewra Bin’! Ircomin‘ Iround mt."
Ibon! Min." Iiriil Illul the talk no on to nome-
lhlnll eliie lor hell on hour or more.
-- we-ll, griodiiern riiel" cried liliu Barker, ti-hon
they lied leilied Ihelnwlvel o oo “nit up It
the clock ‘thin’: nionl. ‘lot-an o'clock."
-' ii’ in i liteir well no an‘ finiille the dey, lien.
neh," eeid lilite Cyulllll, hor-iiitehly. " rm gain‘ to
dieli up dinner pretty noon.’
A d the rrnitrient whillii iirom lhe pot oi tier end
eiindry other note i none on o l rtore tliei.
greeted llliu llerler e olieoloriee rill nid enticingly,
etn
y.
-t l eiin't," the enid, tyinn her honnet-strings, end
loohinrr lmllzinpzly in the direction oi the slew end
the tnrionii prepnnlionl lltnl hetolierted well lor ilie
It-[lnl<t,"’cIiIiieIp1rnnlllted 'uzheth l‘d he there, on‘
she'll wiiit her dinner >7 rne. '
“Tell 'Ijr.helh to try thin." nid Min Cynthin.
going to her nentry end inking down e hig ereclied
AIIVL
Diving doirn inlo Ill llIiilRK,‘Im(IlIK ii innltitndinons
ill
‘Hi
fit ti“
in in ii neoer. Yol’
tell 'uzhelll to lry those; llley wt-re give to me ; but,
hlelu um, I dim‘! have rlmllmnliz.
And cynthle drew up her line Ilgura end laughed
-' Ynn my hero eonie day." remnrked hlise Hen-
. tieh-ti ho did linte twingts on the elr-and taking
the riillii. “ on In‘ 0 er s re , )vi1hy.
when iulks nit oiii-egt-,lhings lithe ‘cut eL=y,"sho
eddrd, pIl3aMlul')'.
-- I've got u gr-ml ltd!-damn yam before i utch
yon. ii-.inniili." corrected Miss C,i-nlhie.
--wt-ll. tahe 'erti In your sister In’ tell
r one errry night ei liedtinie n Iwlrv
titril ‘twill iio Iii-r piiii ."
‘ ' it look out lor lreniiui,"reid Mite Ren-
neh, es e netting shot to Hui Chnlhil. in the door,
--lnr lalkll klinw you're ncll, end ii’il’y'II l'iud it out
soon eiinneli."
-- Dori’
on with
iilneidl y.
ha
on [it lured. RIrirlilll."lIng1led Miss
Cynlllln. " I'll I-Ike cilia nfmineif."
Tho tint thing Hlis Bessel: did after her in'end‘e
do inrlnm vrlta rill Pr sin I) '
)ilM"Pl where In entrance tn 3 I he nine .
This done. ehe took hummer and nails. end 5
could go -ha tituck one in with you uuelncuon.
‘ ’0- rut’-5mx v V -n --.n&ox . 7
"vi ’-ur‘
dint of rinorons poiinding, strengthened ell place’:
thin need:-d ii. end into every piece the: a mil
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