Page 48 - The Little sister of Wilifred

course of time a good-natured young

man came to Baglay's, and generously

permitted Peggy to make an idol of
him*

This Mr. Bolandcr at once discovered
that the child was working harder than

she should, and declared that for his
part, he did n’t think a felloW who would

let a little girl wear herself out to wait
on him was much of a gentleman. He

said this so loudly and so often that at

last it reached the ears of a certain Mr,
Fullerton, who had the next room to his,

and who was constantly calling upon
Peggy; and a terrible quarrel was the

result of it. There were, no doubt,
other reasons for the quarrel unknown

to her, but at all events this speech was

the beginning of it, and Peggy, who was.
a timid little creature, was always trying

to prevent a collision between the two