All housekeepers are apt to know by experience the state and
condition of this box, and to possess its counterpart in some out
of-the-way corner of the house. After a diligent search Dexie was rewarded
by finding a package of loose leaves which once formed a much-loved volume.
The very leaf she wanted seemed lost; but to her great joy a leaf, crumpled
and torn, proved to be the object of her search. She smoothed it out
carefully, glanced over it, and then laughed softly to herself.
"Now it is my turn, 'dear Shadrach, my Shad.' With the help of 'Widow
Bedott,' I fancy I can impress this visit upon your mind quite as indelibly
as your unwelcome visits in Halifax," and she slipped the loose leaves into
her pocket.
Still, as yet she had no definite plan in her mind as to how she would play
her game of retaliation; but during the evening she heard her father
inquire how long Mr. Plaisted intended to remain in the town.
"I leave the day after to-morrow," Plaisted replied. "I have an appointment
in H---- on the fifteenth."
"Oh, to-morrow is St. Valentine's day!" cried Gussie. "I really had
forgotten it.
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