JEWEL'S STORY BOOK ***
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[Illustration: "YOU'VE MADE ME SOME STORIES, MOTHER!"]
JEWEL'S STORY BOOK
BY
CLARA LOUISE BURNHAM
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS Made in the United States of America
COPYRIGHT 1904 BY CLARA LOUISE BURNHAM
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
_Published October, 1904_
_TO THE CHILDREN WHO LOVE JEWEL_
CONTENTS
I. OVER THE 'PHONE
II. THE BROKER'S OFFICE
III. THE HOME-COMING
IV. ON THE VERANDA
V. THE LIFTED VEIL
VI. THE DIE IS CAST
VII. MRS. EVRINGHAM'S GIFTS
VIII. THE QUEST FLOWER
IX. THE QUEST FLOWER (CONTINUED)
X. THE APPLE WOMAN'S STORY
XI. THE GOLDEN DOG
XII. THE TALKING DOLL
XIII. A HEROIC OFFER
XIV. ROBINSON CRUSOE
XV. ST. VALENTINE
XVI. A MORNING RIDE
XVII. THE BIRTHDAY
XVIII. TRUE DELIGHT
JEWEL'S STORY BOOK
CHAPTER I
OVER THE 'PHONE
Mrs. Forbes, Mr. Evringham's housekeeper, answered the telephone one afternoon. She was just starting to climb to the second story and did not wish to be hindered, so her "hello" had a somewhat impatient brevity.
"Mrs. Forbes?"
"Oh," with a total change of voice and face, "is that you, Mr. Evringham?"
"Please send Jewel to the 'phone."
"Yes, sir."
She laid down the receiver, and moving to the foot of the stairs called loudly, "Jewel!"
"Drat the little lamb!" groaned the housekeeper, "If I was only sure she was up there; I've got to go up anyway. _Jewel!_" louder.
"Ye--es!" came faintly from above, then a door opened. "Is somebody calling me?"
Mrs. Forbes began to climb the stairs deliberately while she spoke with energy. "Hurry down, Jewel. Mr. Evringham wants you on the 'phone."
"Goody, goody!" cried the child, her feet pattering on the thick carpet as she flew down one flight and then passed the housekeeper on the next. "Perhaps he is coming out early to ride."
"Nothing would surprise me less," remarked Mrs. Forbes dryly as she mounted.
Jewel flitted to the telephone and picked up the receiver.
"Hello, grandpa, are you coming out?" she asked.
"No, I thought perhaps you would like to come in."
