Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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11. . cer ainlv glad that his friend had gone and he could enjoy himself at college. He didnt dare to refuse his aunt's invitation ior tear she would leave her minev to some old maldA1 institution. Aunt umah was like that. He understood that her mansion was beautiful, and S? ?®8 dfea?ed of th« time when he would inherit her wealth! He ana his fiancee, Betty White, would perhaps reside there after they were married. , rather shv and bashful, was wondering what to do when he reacned Baltimore. As soon as he arrived he hired a taxi to take him to the home of Richard's Aunt Dinah. While he rang the door bell and Wf?T,Wfrti admitted, he thought he simplv couldn't go through witn it. As he was on the verge of turning away, a tall , smiling butler opened thedoor. The butler, who had been instructed by Mts. French, ushered him into her private sitting room. John, with so.e hesitation, was, her n®Phew • She was very pleased to see him and ■arprised bim with a light kiss on the cheek. John then decided that per- haps he had . better kiss her too. This pleased her so much that she be- gan thinking what a nice nephew she had, and told hi so. She also told him tnat she had never pictured him as very tall and light. He replied that he had not thought of her as she really was , but that he was not at all disappointed. A® ’ie wealthy aunt was anxious to show off her precious nephew, she had a party for him on the very night of his arrival. Everyone was only too glad to come and meet the much talked about Richard Greene from Massachusetts. .Then the time for the party drew near, John decided that he was really glad he had come. It wasja gre t treat to be pampered. The + ifgenSrfW,,n?-, r?2m was °Pened for the occasion, and Aunt Dinah had hired v :f‘e -13d Pallet orchestra, the best in the country, to furnish the music ihe dining- room table was set with the most beautiful crystal dishes LSterli?S,SllVer The rooms wer® attractively decorated with hot house flowers and ferns. The flowers alone cost one hundred dollars. What an enormous amount for flowers! And for only one occasion! All the floors in hiusfrldlUtS they 3hme llke nlrr°rs- anything in the - T e P®0?1® at the party were evidently used to wealth, for they seem- ed perfectly at ease, and were attired in expensive clothes. As the party- was drawing to a close, a girl by the name of Irene Foster entered. She Xf »?Uch surPr 8ed- to see John Smith at the home of Mrs. French as she didn t suppose they were acquainted. She began asking John how he happened to be there. Mrs. French, entering the room at that moment, over- neard part of the conversation and became suspicious. In the meanwhile, the boys back at college thought it would be great fun to have Ricnard show up in Baltimore about the time that John was impersonating him; so one of the boys had a fake telegram sent, stating that hi8 aunt was very sick and ending with - Please come at once. Rich ard, very much disturbed, started for Baltimore lmmedladetly without once thinking about John's taking his place there. He rushed into the house asking for his aunt. When Aunt Dinah saw a different person call- herl unt she peevishly demanded, Who are you? How dare you sail me , Aunt Dinah7 2 ’