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30293What is the talisman?
43370Do you know how soon the coal fields of the world are likely to be exhausted, or how the speed of a moving train may be told?
43370Is it not because they can not say the right thing in the right place?
43370LETTER WRITING By Agnes H. Morton Why do most persons dislike to write letters?
43370THINGS WORTH KNOWING By John H. Bechtel Can you name the coldest place in the United States or tell what year had 445 days?
43370What should you do first if you got a cinder in your eye, or your neighbor''s baby swallowed a pin?
33974What can we do,they ask,"that will be properly illustrative of our work and, at the same time, of appeal to the popular imagination?"
33974Cooky cutters may also be used indefinitely; what child would not like candy in the form of stars, dogs, horses, and trees?
33974Do not the same principles apply to the normal child, although with somewhat lessened force?
33974In a book relating to candy- making, why this information concerning the unappreciated food value of seaweed?
33974Is it not safe to say that no other modeling medium-- edible or inedible-- possesses this threefold recommendation?
44847Right now?
44847And what more acceptable Christmas gift could we make to those"over there?"
44847Ca n''t you hear that wail going up from children all over the land?
44847Would n''t you like to begin to learn now?"
44847mother, may I really and truly?"
38029''Spose dey ai n''t got de money fer ter pay right plank down, but kin pay de week atter? 38029 Ain''dat de very las''bit an''grain o''nonsense?"
38029Ain''yo''de fust and fo''most up dere whar de school''s at? 38029 Am I not working in the interests of the owner of this building?
38029An''what yo''_ ma_ gotter say''bout it if_ I_ sets out ter tak''care of an''old horse? 38029 An''you haint got dat''surance money and cyant git hit, Baby?"
38029And is he coming right down?
38029And what shall_ I_ be about while you are doing the pulling? 38029 And where are you minded to stroll on this charming afternoon when everybody else is glad to sit in a snug room and take a Saturday rest?"
38029And who is Mammy, may I inquire?
38029Are n''t we here to be done with after that showing?
38029Are n''t you Mrs. Carruth''s little girl?
38029Are they for sale?
38029Are they yours? 38029 Are you Mrs. Bernard Carruth''s little daughter?
38029Bress Gawd what yo''got dere, chile? 38029 Bress de Lawd, Honey, ain''I allers tol''ye''chickens got secon''sight?
38029But I could n''t use a desk for a counter, could I?
38029But Mammy, Mammy, she ca n''t; she must n''t; what will mother say?
38029But how''bout dis hyer pol''cy? 38029 But suppose we are able to sell the old place?"
38029But what did you wish to ask me, Mammy?
38029But where was Mike, and what was he doing all that time to_ let_ you do such a thing?
38029But who will_ pay_ for him? 38029 But you surely do n''t want_ all_ that?"
38029But you''ll tell me before_ next_ Saturday, wo n''t you? 38029 But, mother, suppose no one will take old Baltie and give him a home?"
38029But_ how_ did you get Baltie and, greater marvel,_ how_ did you bring him all this way home?
38029Can we buy some?
38029Carruth? 38029 Could n''t you have yo''name whar de Merry Christmas stan''at an''''candies''whar de bong bongs is?"
38029Could you put them somewhere else and rent the stable to me, ma''am? 38029 Den yo''wo n''t trus''de Ca-- de fambly?"
38029Did you? 38029 Do you happen to know which part of the South you come from?"
38029Do you know what I believe I''ll do?
38029Do you object to telling me just what you wish to do and why you need an office?
38029Do you think it would hurt her to go, Eleanor?
38029Do you want to quite spoil me?
38029Do? 38029 Does Mammy think for the family?"
38029Done wid_ what_?
38029Fo''de Lawd sake wha''yo''chillen at_ now_?
38029Got a blanket? 38029 Great, ai nt they, Professor?"
38029Had_ you_ struck her? 38029 Has it got_ lots_ of money to do such things with?"
38029Have you brought the necessary papers with you? 38029 Honey, what I tol''yo''?
38029How about little white moire paper boxes with some pretty flower on the cover?
38029How about those pretty Japanese boxes they have at Bailey''s?
38029How are you this morning? 38029 How could it be an intrusion under the circumstances?
38029How long may he stay there without being killed? 38029 How much am I bid for this garden set?
38029How much are they?
38029How much?
38029How old a man is he, mother? 38029 How old should you think?"
38029How_ could_ you? 38029 Huccum I cyan''t understand''em?
38029Hum; Um: What''s I t''inkin''of? 38029 I do n''t believe you understood what I said, did you?"
38029I guess after all it_ is n''t_ a good afternoon, is it? 38029 I say, what did this fellow do to you, little girl?"
38029Is Miss Jinny the older sister who manufactures that delicious candy?
38029Is mother willing? 38029 Is n''t he a_ dear_, mother, to take so much trouble for me?
38029Is n''t he splendid, mother?
38029Is that the place where they_ kill_ them? 38029 Is yo''here, Miss Jinny?
38029Is yo''writ yo''letter ter him? 38029 It seems to have been interrupted already, does it not?
38029Jean, what do you mean?
38029Lend me some cash, Bob?
38029Little girl, are you from the South?
38029Mammy Blairsdale?
38029Mammy, dear, Listen here, Is n''t this a lark? 38029 Mammy_ what_?"
38029Merciful powers, what_ has_ the child done now?
38029Miss Jinny, is dat de solemn prar- book truf?
38029Must you tell her?
38029Must you? 38029 Ned can, ca n''t he, Professor?"
38029Night errand? 38029 No so''les?
38029Not really?
38029Not two yards of any one pattern? 38029 Now, Constance, what are you planning?
38029Now, young lady, by- the- way, do you mind letting me know your name? 38029 O, but what_ will_ mother say?
38029Oh, Baltie, dear, dear Baltie, how did you get out of your stable and come way off here?
38029Oh, Mammy, did you_ sell_ some?
38029Oh, am I? 38029 Oh, are you playing foot- ball?
38029Oh, did you buy those pieces of matting?
38029Oh, may I give him just_ one_ pat before we go?
38029Oh,_ where_ are you going to take him, please?
38029Oh,_ why did_ you get up to meet me? 38029 Perhaps we would,"agreed Eleanor,"but where will we go if we give up the home?
38029Seriously, Constance, what have you thought of doing, dear?
38029Shall I have the men lead him up to your barn?
38029Somebody gwine tek away dat old horse dat yo''love, an''breck yo''heart? 38029 Strike her?
38029Then why do n''t you add my part?
38029Then you_ will_ let me go to East Riveredge with the candy?
38029Wal, what_ would_ ye do to''em, heh?
38029Wal,''spose he does; what then? 38029 Was there ever such a philosopher as Mammy?"
38029Well, since it is a space we never thought to rent anyway, and could n''t use for anything else if we wished to, suppose we say five dollars a month? 38029 Well, you let me answer that question day after to- morrow, Mumsey?
38029Well_ two_ of us have settled upon our plan of action, now what are_ you_ going to do, Connie? 38029 Wha'', wha'', wha'', yo say, suh?"
38029Wha'', wha'', wha'', yo''say, Baby?
38029Wha''de matter, honey? 38029 Wha''yo''call him?
38029Wha''yo''doin''down hyer? 38029 Wha''yo''mean by a locum agen'', honey?"
38029What are you hiding under your cape?
38029What are you thinking of Mammy?
38029What can I do for you, young lady?
38029What can I do? 38029 What did she do with her apples?
38029What do_ you_ suggest for my boxes, mother?
38029What do_ you_ think of it, Mammy?
38029What er? 38029 What is burning, I wonder?"
38029What is it, Mammy? 38029 What is it, Mammy?"
38029What is it? 38029 What is the use of asking that?
38029What''ll I do to him? 38029 What''s de matter, honey?
38029What_ is_ the use of being so ridiculously high and mighty? 38029 When are you going to begin this enterprise?"
38029Where has he been all these years, mother, that we have never met him in Riveredge?
38029Where in this world have_ you_ sprung from? 38029 Where is Mammy?
38029Where_ do_ you get hold of those awful expressions, Jean? 38029 Who said I had any notion of leaving school?
38029Who sesso?
38029Who''n thunder air you?
38029Whom? 38029 Why not have an auction then?
38029Why not, I''d like to know?
38029Why nothing to_ you_? 38029 Why what in this world would you do with it if you_ did_?
38029Will you? 38029 Would it not be kinder to end such a hapless existence than to leave it to an uncertain fate, dear?"
38029Wul, why do n''t ye go home then?
38029Yas, Baltie hawse, what dat chile been doin''wid yo''?
38029Yes? 38029 Yo''s a Blairsdale?"
38029You got out of the field through that broken place in the fence up there did n''t you dear? 38029 _ Can_ you or may you?
38029_ One dollar!_ Did I hear right? 38029 _ What_, Mammy consent to a Blairsdale going into trade?"
38029_ You_ do n''t know what all the fuss is about, and why Mammy is waiting to give me Hail Columbia?
38029''Taint so very much worn, is it?
38029''Tis elergant, ai nt it?
38029Ai n''t I free?
38029Ai nt he mine?
38029Ain''I perdic''dat yo''boun''ter hit de tack spang on de right en''?
38029Ain''I seen him dese many years?
38029Ain''I tole yo''I''se_ rich_?
38029An''now yo''gwine open a boof an''''splay''em fer sale?
38029An''sell hit, too?
38029An''yo''ai nt got it?"
38029An''yo''gwine pertec''him an''keer fer him in his discrepancy?
38029And I really_ have_ got''most five dollars, and would_ that_ be enough for another week?"
38029And now_ you_ want to quit school and go to work?
38029And oh,_ how_ did the auction turn out, mother?
38029And what is the matter?
38029And you think of opening a_ stand_?"
38029Are n''t we_ just right_, Mammy?
38029Are you going to sell this set of furniture?
38029Are you planning to sell candy?
38029Are you the superintendent of the building?"
38029Are you thinkin''of taking out a policy?"
38029Are you_ all_ safe?
38029Are your Pegasus Ponies as profitable?"
38029Are your photos ready to paste on''em?"
38029As he turned to go back a man who occupied a cigar stand near the door nodded and said with a laugh:"Got a new tenant, Mr. Porter?
38029As they drew near the stairway, Miss Willing glanced up, gave an indifferent nod in answer to Constance''s"How do you do, Miss Willing?"
38029Baltie?"
38029Baltie?''
38029Bernard Carruth''s daughter?
38029But I fear I shall intrude upon you?"
38029But I wonder what it''ll bring?
38029But I''se gotter settle up dis policy fer de fambly so what is it?
38029But how?
38029But is supper almost ready?
38029But since you love horses so dearly, wo n''t you run and give Comet a lump of sugar?
38029But this house must be an awful expense, ai n''t it?
38029But what do you want?"
38029But where are you going?"
38029But yo''ai nt gwine stan''behin''de counter is yo''?
38029But you have n''t asked me what I''m going to charge you for your booth?"
38029By- the- way, apropos of horses, what_ has_ Mammy done to poor old Baltie?
38029By- the- way, how did you get on at the school to- day?
38029CHAPTER II"Baltie""When he''s forsaken Withered and shaken What can an old_ horse_ Do but die?"
38029CHAPTER IV Baltie is Rescued"How old are you, little lassie?"
38029CHAPTER V A New Member of the Family"Has you- all done''cided to do wid out yo''suppers dis yer night?
38029CHAPTER XI First Ventures"Did you get all the things, Mammy?"
38029Can I trust you?"
38029Can you tear yourself away from your messes long enough to come up to the attic with me?
38029Carruth?"
38029Come now, out with it--_didn''t_ he?"
38029Connie?"
38029Could''n''de collapse be hild up twell den?"
38029Crowding about the phaeton they asked:"Who makes the candy?
38029De house gwine burn down on top our haids?"
38029Dear, dear, how times have changed, have n''t they?
38029Did n''t Jabe Raulsbury say dat anybody what would tek keer of him could_ have_ him?
38029Did she strike in self- defense?"
38029Did you find him?"
38029Did you get out that mirror that belonged to your great- grandmother?"
38029Did you have time to go and see the prospective ones this afternoon?
38029Did you make''em?
38029Did_ you_ make them?
38029Did_ you_ make''em?"
38029Do n''t I b''long ter de fambly?
38029Do n''t you have to pay board for horses just like people pay their board?"
38029Do n''t you think I ought really to pay more?
38029Do n''t you think that would be a good plan?"
38029Do you always sell it?
38029Do you know him?"
38029Do you mean to tell me''taint all alike?"
38029Do you think I''ll_ ever_ sell it?"
38029Do you think I''m going to miss any of the treat?
38029Do you understand?"
38029Do?
38029Does she make it herself?
38029Does yer want ter kitch yo''deaf cold?"
38029Don''seem right fer a comp''ny ter put sich a boy as yo''is in sich a''sponsible''sition, do it now?"
38029Excitement sharpens one''s appetite does n''t it?
38029Fine day, is n''t it?"
38029Flingin''my earnin''s''way?
38029For a few moments no one had a suggestion to offer, then Constance cried:"Mother could n''t we_ sell_ a good many of the things?
38029For de Lawd''s sake wha''dat chile been at now, an''we all cl''ar''stracted''bout her?
38029Forty hours fer de mile?"
38029Gawd bress my soul what we- all comin''to when a Blairsdale teken ter drive a nomnibus fer a livin''?
38029Get out''en de fambly?
38029Go wo''k fer some o''dese hyer strange folks what ai nt keer a cent fo''me, an''ai nt know who I_ is_?
38029Goin''to let us have another pretty girl to talk to?"
38029Guess one of us better go along with her had n''t we, Ned?"
38029Has she to you?
38029Have we a record in this office?"
38029Have you saved your ma''s clothes?
38029Have you taken leave of your senses, child?"
38029Have you thought about that?"
38029He was at the gate when I drove up, and what do you think he did?
38029He_ would''nt_ have had to say''Whom?
38029How about_ you_?"
38029How am I ever going to pay for it though?
38029How are you flourishing, Nornie?
38029How came she to do such a thing?"
38029How came you there?"
38029How could Jabe Raulsbury have been so utterly heartless?"
38029How did you happen to hear us?"
38029How far have you come?
38029How is_ that_ for a frolic?
38029How much did I sell last Saturday and how much to- day?"
38029How much does Hadyn Stuyvesant ask you for it anyway?
38029How much is I gotter pay yo''?"
38029How much were the packages of candy?
38029How old are you now?"
38029How would you like to share your quarters with this enterprising young lady?
38029How''s_ that_ for a little thoroughbred?"
38029How- de- do, Auntie?
38029How_ could_ I?"
38029Huccum dat old horse here?"
38029I call that pretty good for a ten- year- old business woman, do n''t you, Mumsey, dear?"
38029I know my candy is good,''cause if it was n''t Mammy could not sell it so easily, and--""Candy?
38029I''m half- starved?
38029I''ve been to East Riveredge with the candy--""_ What_ candy, Jean?
38029I_ know_ she will,"wailed Constance, as a man ran across the hall calling:"Miss Carruth, Miss Constance, where are you?
38029If any one had been found to take him he_ would n''t_ have been there yet, would he?
38029If you''re to be a coach- woman you''ve got to have some sort of an equine creature to hustle along, have n''t you?
38029Is dat so?
38029Is dat so?"
38029Is he coming to get him?
38029Is n''t she a marvel?
38029Is n''t that right and fair, Mammy?"
38029Is n''t that right, Mammy?
38029Is she know yo'', suh?"
38029Is this his horse?
38029Is this your horse?"
38029Is yo''busy?
38029Is yo''see her?"
38029Is your mother here?"
38029Is_ he_ de agen''?"
38029Is_ that_ why she struck you?"
38029It is a pretty wet, horrid one, and not a very nice one to be out in, is it?"
38029It is always easier to talk business when seated, do n''t you think so?"
38029It will make you happier to know he will be comfortable for a little while any way, wo n''t it?"
38029It''s old Baltie; do n''t you know him?
38029It_ does_ seem a shame to sell''em, do n''t it now?
38029Jean told it from beginning to end, and ended by demanding:"Do n''t you really, truly, know anything about the candy Constance is making to sell?"
38029Jis''tell me dat?"
38029Just going?
38029Madam Carruth, as she was often called, shook her niece''s hand, looked at her keenly for a moment and then said:"My stars, Jenny, what ails you?
38029Mek a Blairsdale''ceited?"
38029Miss Nornie would n''t never in de roun''worl''do_ dat_, would she, honey?
38029Mr. Porter laughed in spite of himself, then sobering down again asked:"Have you time to come back to my office?
38029Mrs. Carruth rested her cheek upon it as she replied:"What should I do without my girls?
38029Mrs. Carruth turned toward her and asked with a quizzical smile;"What is spoiling, Mammy?"
38029My goodness, is n''t that a lot?
38029My niece has always been considered a most amiable woman, has n''t she?
38029My, does n''t that sound business- like?
38029Nornie, do n''t you wish_ you''d_ taken to a commercial rather than a professional life?
38029Not Bernard Carruth''s daughter?"
38029Now can I go out?"
38029Now comes the fire insurance settlement and the interest on that wo n''t be over seven hundred at the outside, will it?"
38029Now do you?
38029Now whar in de name o''man_ is_ yo''been ter?"
38029Now what am I offered for this roll of fine Japanese matting?
38029Now what is the first step?"
38029Now, she ca n''t possibly_ feed_, let alone clothe, us for less than twenty dollars a week, can she?
38029Now, suh, who is_ yo''_?"
38029Now_ what_ did you say Haydn Stuyvesant charged you for this house?"
38029O_ where_ is Mammy?"
38029Of this he speedily became aware, and looking at her keenly he asked:"Have you ever eaten any of the old Auntie''s candy?
38029Oh, how long have you been here?
38029Oh, what shall I do for you?
38029One dollar for at least fifteen yards of perfectly new Japanese matting?
38029Placing her arms upon her hips, and raising her head like a war- horse scenting battle, Mammy stamped her foot and cried:"Step down an''out?
38029Porter?"
38029Punch his head?"
38029Say, Professor, do you really know her folks?
38029Say, do n''t you think them Carruths were just a little mite extravagant?
38029Say, where did yer git him?"
38029See her?"
38029She jist a projectin'', ai n''t she?"
38029She was about to turn away when Jean made her way through the crowd to her side crying:"Did you really get them, Miss Pike?
38029She was very white and asked almost breathlessly,"Girls, girls, is anyone hurt?
38029Should it be rebuilt with the money to be paid by the insurance company, or should it be sold?
38029Smack her kase she done plague yo'', or praise her kase she doin''her bes''fer ter mek t''ings go a little mite easier fer her ma?"
38029So dey ai n''t gwine_ trus''_ you, Baby?
38029So yo''want me fer ter state mine an''cl''ar long out, does yo''Mr.''Lijah?
38029Sometimes we would rather sacrifice our time than our temper, do n''t you think so?"
38029Sort o''fits yo''pine blank, don''it now?
38029Stuyvesant?"
38029Stuyvesant?"
38029Successful business women and a firm of which you are proud to be a member?
38029Surely you wo n''t leave Riveredge?
38029That is the set mother felt so bad about selling, is n''t it, Connie?"
38029That leaves fourteen hundred wherewith to feed and clothe five people, does n''t it?
38029That one with the bronze bird on it, see?"
38029The former slight might have been disregarded; the latter?
38029The lad laughed and raising his hand stroked the warm neck as he said:"Found a friend at last, old boy?
38029The superintendent noticing her hesitancy said kindly:"Wo n''t you be seated?
38029Then she asked:"Am I to refrain from making inquiries?"
38029Two?
38029Want to see them?
38029Was yo''ma a studyin''''bout yo''doin''s when she done giv''yo''dat name?
38029We only want to make you realize how precious you are, do n''t you understand?"
38029We''re here to be done_ with_, are n''t_ we_, Nornie?"
38029Well it''s this: Your stable, ma''am, up at the old place, are you usin''it at all?"
38029Well?
38029Well_ Miss_ Jean, are you from the South?"
38029Were the tables about to turn upon her?
38029Wha''s plaguin''you dis mawnin''?"
38029Wha''sort o''compiny is it dat would n''t trus''a_ Blairsdale_, I like ter know?"
38029Wha- fo you gotter do wid such folks, Baby?"
38029Whar dat chile been?
38029Whar yo''bin at?
38029What I done druv dar fer?
38029What I gotter do fer ter keep it f''om collapsin''ef it ai nt paid by day atter to- morrer?"
38029What I gwine do widout yo''all?
38029What I gwine_ do_ wid yo''?
38029What I kerrin''fer dem?
38029What Massa Bernard done tackle in his business dat I cyan''t ef_ yo''_ kin?
38029What all have you got here anyhow?"
38029What am I bid, ladies and gentlemen?"
38029What are you going to do with them?"
38029What brought you out this way if you were going to South Riveredge?"
38029What can I do for you?
38029What could ye expect when he was more''n seventeen years old?"
38029What did I tell you?
38029What do you think of it?"
38029What do you think of_ that_ for my initial venture?"
38029What do you want?
38029What done happen ter yo''?"
38029What er you telling me?"
38029What er?
38029What fur ole Miss sendin''yo''dar fer den?
38029What good is he to anybody?
38029What is it?"
38029What is it?"
38029What is your plan?"
38029What is_ that_ horrid looking thing over there?"
38029What more could I do?"
38029What news of the ponies?
38029What shall I?
38029What sort o''fool talk is_ dat_, Baby?
38029What under the sun are you doing?
38029What will you wear?"
38029What would a come of we- all if I had n''t paid dat bill den an''dar?
38029What yo''t''ink I''se been doin''all dese years o''freedom?
38029What_ am_ I to do with you?
38029What_ are_ you talking about?
38029What_ should_ she do?
38029What_ would_ we do without you?"
38029What_ would_ your father say?"
38029What_ yo''_ know''bout it, sar?
38029When can we get some more?
38029When did unconscious flattery prove sweeter?
38029When he had finished she looked at him sharply and said:"You know what dat chile''oughter be named?
38029When we were talking about selling these things she almost cried when she spoke about the garden tools and the lamp----""_ What_ lamp, child?
38029When will you stock up?"
38029When yo''gwine begin makin''all dat mess o''candy?"
38029Where dey live at who has de sesso''bout it all?"
38029Where is your sister Constance?
38029Where''s Mammy?"
38029Wherein lies the difference, may I inquire?"
38029Which kettles and pans can you spare for my very own?
38029Who did?
38029Who gwine do dat when Mammy stan''by?
38029Who gwine ter say I cyant wo''k?
38029Who has paid this sum and where was it paid?"
38029Who is the juvenile vender?"
38029Who will do better''n that?
38029Who would have believed it?"
38029Who_ is_ he?"
38029Who_ is_ she any how?"
38029Whoever heard of''cats and dogs''pouring down?
38029Will your horse stand?"
38029Would ye now, really?
38029Would you mind if I told you about it?"
38029Yo''heah_ me_?
38029Yo''heah_ me_?"
38029Yo''look lak yo''could he''p, do n''t yo''?
38029Yo''s gwine enter a pa''tner- ship, yo''know_ dat_, Baltie- hawse?
38029You could n''t see where you were going, could you?
38029You do n''t mean to tell me you are going to sell_ out_?
38029You have n''t, have you?
38029You heah_ me_?"
38029You hear dat?
38029You hear me?
38029You wo n''t feel anxious if I am not back before dark will you?"
38029You''ve been working, little girl, have n''t you?"
38029_ Dat_ don''need no argufyin''do it?
38029_ Den_ what yo''gwine''do wid her?
38029_ Do_ you pay as much as fifty a month for it?
38029_ Me?_ a Blairsdale!
38029_ Must_ Baltie be killed?"
38029_ Where_ is that dear, dear woman?"
38029_ Where_, where are those dear girls that I may deliver this priceless treasure into their hands?"
38029ai n''t he stanin''dere a livin''tes''imony of what a bran- smash an''elbow- grease kin do?
38029persisted Jean,"will he_ have_ to be shot then?"
38029where are you?"