Three Vassar girls in Switzerland . ub, of the Dra-matic Association, of her class, SeniorEditor of the Miscellany, and Chairmanof the Executive Committee of half adozen other organizations. It was avexation to her that it was such a ple-beian name — Margaret Duffey ! It hada orenuine Irish sound. One would im-agine, on reading it, that it belonged toa laundress. She had said this beforeAnnette, and the sewing-womans grayeyes had snapped viciously. She de-spises all the laboring class, Annettethought, and me with the rest. ButMargaret was not thinking of Annetteat all. What makes it all the mo
Three Vassar girls in Switzerland . ub, of the Dra-matic Association, of her class, SeniorEditor of the Miscellany, and Chairmanof the Executive Committee of half adozen other organizations. It was avexation to her that it was such a ple-beian name — Margaret Duffey ! It hada orenuine Irish sound. One would im-agine, on reading it, that it belonged toa laundress. She had said this beforeAnnette, and the sewing-womans grayeyes had snapped viciously. She de-spises all the laboring class, Annettethought, and me with the rest. ButMargaret was not thinking of Annetteat all. What makes it all the more vexatious, she added, speakingto her friend Cecilia Boylston, familiarly called Saint, who was visitingher that summer, is the fact that it is not really our name at came to this country a political refugee, and changedhis name to preserve his incognito. He might have chosen a pleas-anter appellation, when he had so unlimited a choice. When fatherwas a boy he was told our real name; but would you believe it, he. MARGARET. A SKELETON KEY AND MARGARETS MISTAKE. l3 attached so little importance to it that he forgot it. He can onlyremember that it sounded like Duffey, but was more aristocratic. Did your grandfather leave no relatives in Europe ? Ceciliaasked, while Annette, who was sewing in the corner, pricked upher ears. Yes; there was a little sister Margaret, of whom he was veryfond. When I was born he insisted that father should name me forher, and he wrote to her of mybirth. Grandfather was an oldman then, and when the reply tothe letter came from my great-aunt he lay on his charged my father to keepit for me, as it might prove tomy advantage some day. Surely, Margaret, this let-ter must give you all the infor-mation you wish. Information ! That is just what it does not give. It is fullof expressions of affection forher dear elder brother, for thenephew whom she had neverseen, and for the little name-sake, who, she hopes, will someday visit h
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