St Nicholas [serial] . rds to her little brother Billy,and indeed, indeed for that she should have acrown! Besides, she gave five dollars—all herallowance —and so would nt have had evenone ice-cream soda that month if Helen had ntseen to that. Reward —really, Dolly says it wasjust too grand to mention, but I il tell you thatafter her Uncle Jack tasted that delicious bread—and this is the queerest thing, and she says her 208 THE SECRETARYS REPORT [Jan. best reward —instead of hating cooking and she lives in a little ugly country town, and they housework as she always has, she now simply get up
St Nicholas [serial] . rds to her little brother Billy,and indeed, indeed for that she should have acrown! Besides, she gave five dollars—all herallowance —and so would nt have had evenone ice-cream soda that month if Helen had ntseen to that. Reward —really, Dolly says it wasjust too grand to mention, but I il tell you thatafter her Uncle Jack tasted that delicious bread—and this is the queerest thing, and she says her 208 THE SECRETARYS REPORT [Jan. best reward —instead of hating cooking and she lives in a little ugly country town, and they housework as she always has, she now simply get up at five in the morning and go to bed with adores it, and her uncle is going to have her the chickens, and Aunt Sarah will only have the take a course in domestic science at any school simplest things to eat —and Edna has alwavs she chooses! Her sister made her a perfect duck doted on rich things and perfectly loathed of a raffia hat for taking care of the baby, and wholesome cooking. And Aunt Sarah believes. DOLLY SAYS HER REWARD THERE IS ALMOST GREATER THAN SHE CAN BEAR. as for little Billy—Dolly says her reward thereis almost greater than she can bear, for nowBilly tags after her everywhere until she s al-most worn to a frazzle. Edna Page turned out to be what we neverhad suspected for one blessed minute —a really,truly martyr! She went and stayed a wholemonth with her Aunt Sarah. I know thatdoes nt sound much like a sacrifice, but then youhave never seen Ednas Aunt Sarah. Besides, in sulphur for your complexion, and as Ednaswas nt very good, she was simply wild for fearAunt Sarah would insist upon her taking it, and,as a member of the Hearts Ease Club, shewould nt dare refuse, because she might hurtAunt Sarahs feelings! I can tell you my heart just bled for Edna aswe bade her good-by at the station on the fatalday she started. She really looked shabby, too,in her last summers suit and her oldest hat, for i9io.] THE SECRETARYS REPORT 209 one of her sacrifices
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