78 CAROLINE.

 

 

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Talk about the party. A new delay in respect to the party. Reason for it.

 

Malleville, not caring much about skates, rernained
with Beechnut.

“<T am glad you have come home,” said she, “for now
we can have our party.”

“ What party ?” said ‘Beechnut.

“ Why, Caroline is going to have a party;” said Malle-
ville.

“ Ah,” rejoined Beechnut. “ And is she going to invite
me?”

“Yes,” said Malleville. “She is waiting for you to
come home.”

“T am sure I am very much obliged to her for her
politeness,” said Beechnut.

“JT don’t think it is her politeness,” said Malleville.
“T guess she is waiting for you, so that she can have a
better time.”

Beechnut smiled, but said nothing.

Notwithstanding Malleville’s expectations tnat the
party would take place immediately now that Beechnut
had returned, her pleasure was destined to another delay,
for just as Caroline had frxed upon the day a second
time, she heard that Malleville’s brother Wallace,
Phonny’s cousin, was coming to Franconia in a few days
to spend his college vacation, and that he was going to
bring with him one of his classmates, a young gentleman
from New York, named Livingston. Caroline accord-
ingly concluded to postpone her party until Wallace and
Livingston should arrive. She thought very justly that
the party would be a much pleasanter one to all who
should attend it, if these young strangers could be among
her guests.

At length, one evening about five o’clock, the stage~