The wife of a cabinet minister has to do lots of that . But I forgot -- he is n't a cabinet minister yet . But he will be , of course . Promise that you 'll have me , Aunt Beatrice , promise quick . I hear Uncle George and Aunt Bella coming . '' Aunt Beatrice promised . Margaret flew to the door . `` You 'd better keep that dress , '' she called back softly , as she opened it . The Running Away of Chester Chester did the chores with unusual vim that night . His lips were set and there was an air of resolution as plainly visible on his small , freckled face as if it had been stamped there . Mrs. Elwell saw him flying around , and her grim features took on a still grimmer expression . `` Ches is mighty lively tonight , '' she muttered . `` I s ` pose he 's in a gog to be off on some foolishness with Henry Wilson . Well , he wo n't , and he need n't think it . '' Lige Barton , the hired man , also thought this was Chester 's purpose , but he took a more lenient view of it than did Mrs. Elwell . `` The little chap is going through things with a rush this evening , '' he reflected . `` Guess he 's laying out for a bit of fun with the Wilson boy . '' But Chester was not planning anything connected with Henry Wilson , who lived on the other side of the pond and was the only chum he possessed . After the chores were done , he lingered a little while around the barns , getting his courage keyed up to the necessary pitch . Chester Stephens was an orphan without kith or kin in the world , unless his father 's stepsister , Mrs. Harriet Elwell , could be called so .
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