"Switzerland! Why, Bab--I don't want you to go so far
away."
_What did he mean by it_?
* * *
Dear Dairy, you will have to be burned, I darsay. Perhaps
it is as well. I have p o r e d out my H-e-a-r-t----
CHAPTER IV
BAB'S BURGLAR
MONEY is the root of all Evil."
I do not know who said the above famous words, but they are
true. I know it but to well. For had I never gone on an
Allowence, and been in debt and always worried about the way
silk stockings wear out, et cetera, I would be having a much
better time. For who can realy enjoy a dress when it is not paid
for or only partialy so?
I have decided to write out this story, which is true in
every particuler, except here and there the exact words of
conversation, and then sell it to a Magazine. I intend to do
this for to reasons. First, because I am in Debt, especialy for
to tires, and second, because parents will then read it, and
learn that it is not possable to make a good appearence,
including furs, theater tickets and underwear, for a Thousand
Dollars a year, even if one wears plain uncouth things beneath.
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