Hollowmell / or, A Schoolgirl's Mission

ainment which was to take place on the next day. Minnie

might be as complete as possible, and their unfailing allies-the childre

. She had to see that the prizes-of which there were a considerable number to be distributed-were c

f-past two precisely, and by t

ean and respectable, and many of them even looking very well-dressed, as indeed they could all well afford to be,

ied by Molly Gray, who had been promoted to the dig

Mr. Kimberly suggested the propriety of inviting these to dinner in his own house, at a later hour. This proposal, however,

hat all this is merely for the amusement of us and our friends-they must

hat for her part, she had come for that purpose and no other, and

s up among the company and make yourselves sociable, and don't, whatever you do, seem to be trying to set them a good example, in the way of eating, or you'll spoil their p

nals of Hollowmell, and for years its inhabit

xicating kind in the bill of fare, there were many healths proposed, and to

gether, which was responded to on their behalf by Mr. Kimberly who expressed the great delight he experienced in reviewing the fruit of such a successful v

ny rose, and proceeded to entertain themselves with general conversation while the

time, Mr. Kimberly saying a few words to each youthful prize-taker,

f the older people entered with great spirit and enjoyment, and

and a sort of expectant hush fell upon it which it was difficul

leasure of indulging in a harangue, and went straight to the root of the business by producing from his pocket two small boxes, and prese

nd gold necklet, which had been bought by the miners themselves, wh

o thank the donors for them, which duty he performed, however, very happily-promising for them, at the instigation of Charlie, that they would wea

sts departed, and th

e events of the day, and regaling each other with their r

r with Mabel," said Archie, suddenly, "did you

is sufficient to tire her, and the exci

Archie, then suddenly abandoning the su

y," replied Minnie. "I saw

our. I want somebody to talk to, an

pose of disproving Archie's accusation, "he went off with Miss Mab

passed the window, and a moment later he

" inquired all thre

reat danger, the doctor thinks she has burst

"she was all right when she left here.

rtain he is wrong there. I know more than he does." The last w

id, "she told me

been years for aught I know, the wearing strain of incessant strife between feeling and reason going on benea

Seymour spoke, and then she said

" And without waiting for a reply