ence。Whentherewasnowhereelsetogo，sheusedtositforhoursinMrs。Smiley’smillineryandnotionstore，lis—
teningtothetalkofthewomenwhocamein，watchingthemwhiletheytriedonhats，blinkingatthemfromhercornerwithhersharp，restlesslittleeyes。Shenevertalkedmuchherself，butsheknewallthegossipofthetownandshehadasharpearforracyanecdotes——\"travelingmen’sstories，\"theyusedtobecalledinMoonstone。Herclickinglaughsoundedlikeatypewritingmachineinaction，and，forverypointedstories，shehadalittlescreech。
Mrs。ArchiehadbeenMrs。Archieforonlysixyears，andwhenshewasBelleWhiteshewasoneofthe\"pretty\"
girlsinLansing，Michigan。Shehadthenatrainofsuitors。
ShecouldtrulyremindArchiethat\"theboyshungaroundher。\"Theydid。Theythoughtherveryspiritedandwerealwayssaying，\"Oh，thatBelleWhite，she’sacase！\"Sheusedtoplayheavypracticaljokeswhichtheyoungmen