Emily of New Moon

l of suppressed excit

e, the cause thereof

was to take place earl

ncredible. Who was to

There were some who k

uld; but there were m

verybody paid court t

and might conceivably

Jennie Strang even wen

l white box with a gor

to keep her pencils i

mily refused the brib

re in such a delicate

about it. SHE was su

out the party weeks b

t was to be a very gr

ink icing and adorn

invitations on pink, Gilt-edged note-paper S

lusiveness. Emily dr

her present all read

unt Laura had broug

in July Emily found

nday-school for the

da sat together, but

th a strange little

dressed in blue silk

on her elaborately cu

pudgy legs and a bang

fine feathers could m

as not in the least pr

and cont

itting with Rhoda?

ter, " answered Jenni

to spend her vacatio

If I was her I'd never

s hers. But the Port

r. They say Rhoda a

ut--Rhoda's always cha

up in th

She was not going to

nds. Jennie felt the

no

ot invited to Rhoda's

Porter will be there,

ou are not invited

went out yesterday.

--o

get you

sin Jimmy

her forgot to give it

to-mo

was likely. But a qu

r being, which was no

ool Rhoda strutted aw

y one else. On Monday

here was no pink envel

night, but did not q

hen she faced the terr

of New Moon--had not

as incredible. The

Jimmy lost the invita

sister who wrote the

s unhappy doubts were

ennie, who joined her

malicious light in

te well by now, in spi

eir first meeting, bu

bled for

vited to Rhoda's

admitte

moment for her. The

the Murray pride, so

ded but was not

rt mean, " said Jen

of her secret satisfa

ou, too! But that's R

is no name

deceitful, " said Emi

there's some mistak

ite

e sta

the reason? Why, B

Porter hates you an

ot go to her party if

have a town girl there

t invit

know me, " gasped Emi

e

rinned i

e's DEAD STRUCK on Fre

by praising YOU up to

Blair Water and he me

little older. And

a leave you out. _I_

Moon is away above suc

can tell you she IS.

nake was in the box, w

t in the f

to reply. She was g

own lane and leave h

could not keep the t

nt about the party--

lowed up in the angui

Her love of Rhoda w

core of her soul with

It was a child's trag

ce there was no one

t birthday parties wer

family that the Murra

Laura, though she pet

and grievous the hurt

bout it to her father, And had no outlet f

in

was alone in Sunday-

ummoned back to town b

ly towards Emily. But

high and scorn on ever

o do with Rhoda Stuar

to get back with her, Now that the town gir

she mourned--it was f

her. Rhoda HAD been

Emily had found inte

was gone and she coul

again. THERE

ng. Emily was of a

y recover from or for

lost her appetite an

because she thought t

d her estrangement fr

there was, perhaps

wo girls whispered or

discussed and laughe

she thought it was ou

less. For a month Emi

ing in Bl

e been put under a

d discon

more prosaic idea t

petite. She had come

f hair "took from her

r and better if it we

as to act. One morni

r hair was to

not believ

t you are going to

, " she e

hat, " said Aunt Eliza

r especially for hot

been so miserable lat

cryi

ld not keep t

" she pleaded. "Just

e their hair banged c

uld take half my hair

much st

s here, " said Aunt El

going to shingle you

weather. You'll be

r

thing but than

she sobbed, "it and m

t off my l

distrust those long

inheritance from the

be approved; but she

go, however, and she

y fuss, until she

pelessly. She must lo

en so proud of. It mi

it--but that would tak

d be! Aunt Laura and

k her up; this horrib

urned with the sci

ened them; that click,

ome strange formidable

ly around and faced h

r in an unaccustomed

hs of some irresisti

said, looking straigh

NOT GOING TO BE CUT OF

thi

ned to Aunt Elizabeth.

n--she looked aghast

sed child before her-

abeth Murray turned t

o the k

Elizabeth?" cried Lau

-hou

gasped Elizabeth, Trembling. "And she sa

aid it--his

d mirror. She had had, While she was speak

f her own. It was va

as it left--the Murra

tened Aunt Elizabeth--

had gone. She shiv

ed; but somehow, she k

be c

beth never referred to

d before she meddl

us fact that from tha

friend. The matter h

was as if it had hap

e emotionless memory

etite and animation,

hat life tasted good a

e that Aunt Elizabet

in the matter of her

r or

ven" within the week.

t was a broiling day a

home; but now she

elled--it was too hot

long half-mile in b

ble. No Murray must

went. But the minute

berately sat down, too

dyke, and pranced

returned with an untr

s--how softly blue was

hat miracle of butter

sh! At sight of it E

ed a verse

the yellow dye, I s

nd nodding

of time a

field or

red gard

s satin-soft, And do

Emily wanted another v

divine afflatus see

the time she reached N

g it to herself with

leti

our loveli

nd you shall always, butterc

This was her third p

ay IT was very blank.

it on a letter-bill.

g her on t

are your boots

cloudland with a disa

about boots

the gate, " sh

o the store

es

ad told yo

superfluous question

Elizabeth's