Mary Louise Stands the Test

by Emma Speed Sampson

She burst into tears.

“What is it, Pet?”

She handed him the paper.

“Well, well! We missed it that time. Next time maybe we will have better luck. Don’t cry, darling. We have each other anyhow. Money isn’t everything.”

And in that sentiment, Danny and Mary Louise were of one mind with Felix and Hortense Markle.

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Transcriber’s Note:

Spelling, dialect and hyphenation have been retained as published in the original publication. Changes have been made as follows:

• Page 30
  Fate was working of the changed to
  Fate was working [on] the
• Page 40
  I wonder if you felt funny changed to
  I [wondered] if you felt funny
• Page 56
  they too seem to have lost changed to
  they too [seemed] to have lost
• Page 60
  grandfather and go with him, changed to
  grandfather and go with [him.]
• Page 91
  down the quiet city strees changed to
  down the quiet city [streets]
• Page 112
  was such as astute business changed to
  was such [an] astute business
• Page 130
  of our household gods changed to
  of our household [goods]
• Page 136
  when she starts to houskeeeping changed to
  when she starts to [housekeeping]
• Page 154
  the garage as been entered changed to
  the garage [has] been entered
• Page 187
  “Somebody and that body with small feet! changed to
  “Somebody and that body with small [feet!”]
• Page 187
  straight to where May Louise changed to
  straight to where [Mary] Louise
• Page 195
  Chinee speaking to me in that changed to
  [Chinese] speaking to me in that
• Page 197
  side next to the Conant’s changed to
  side next to the [Conants’]
• Page 202
  back to the United Stats changed to
  back to the United [States]
• Page 204
  raised some cain changed to
  raised some [Cain]

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