. St. Nicholas [serial] . e term slid past, withhardly another mention of Ruths plan. As will happen in this workaday world, mostof the parting words of the Boffins were — notof the past, nor of the future, of the Family — but of train-schedules and trunk-expressmen, and of the ten-dollar deposit tohold her new roomin the Hatfield, for which Ruth had forgottento make any allowance in her pocket-money. But as ideal things, too, have a trick of hap-pening in this real world, we may take onelast glimpse ahead—just seven years ahead! At Homewood again. Will Chittenden andNathalie are bending over
. St. Nicholas [serial] . e term slid past, withhardly another mention of Ruths plan. As will happen in this workaday world, mostof the parting words of the Boffins were — notof the past, nor of the future, of the Family — but of train-schedules and trunk-expressmen, and of the ten-dollar deposit tohold her new roomin the Hatfield, for which Ruth had forgottento make any allowance in her pocket-money. But as ideal things, too, have a trick of hap-pening in this real world, we may take onelast glimpse ahead—just seven years ahead! At Homewood again. Will Chittenden andNathalie are bending over their darling two-year-old, fast asleep, while Ruth looks on witha smile of deep, rare joy; and Elsie, now grownnearly as tall as her elder sister, is forced into awaltz down the hall outside by the rejoicingFran, into whose ear she whispers: I m glad Ruth did not get married, as youand Cousin Nathalie did; because she s mak-ing little Willy get well, and mothers cantmake their children get well, can they ? THE THE NEW LODGER DISTURBS THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
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