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Our Disaster.
nv ELEANOR i;l:.lh'l'lIA:I.
ir btenttn with a summir hoariii-r. Fantnme
llolne truwi llie villhire mm ihiy with it zimihl Ill tier
look III the bltlcli eyes suggestive o
I were milling: on the hack porch, with a
grant howl ordiiiie nlruwbt-rrles hetiveen ne. whic
- laura.rSum-
s oraelr. wit I nor sunny hair, tweet
voice nnil wonderrully tinted lune, llmklng one think
or everyilling delieious at it such. . y y
Presently we henrd i great cllnllerlng in the pills’
mimnp iutergpprsml Will] penis oi’ llulghler
d ecriiimliitle hips on the
ltriow proceed rroni lxelra Itevl whenever
alw Iv mirihtully nnen
i'ow, ess on litwrul nieces and
clm i-o. toward whom I lluve eiiiloavored to do my
duty tiiiihtully tor Iho hint ten years, an we itva
l’vmI on together at the lliil lloiiso la hoppiuess Ant!
ooriihn .
F -ry saramer Bell minisiiy comes up from the
it month or two. she is their eouiin and n
Llvuvlie with the girls. always in the spirit ofl‘sl1'3
truiits. or ready to join in l>‘ess's aoher tun.
Thu two girls name downthe buck-sla'rs presently
nail out into the orc . -
“Allltly. let’: tnlic tho snainier hnorder."
That was what l-‘an tniil, settling tierselr leisurely
o orllle greet porch-e (lint. she wits geuillg
tired or the long, quiet dnys, nnd wanted a sensa-
[inn
I
had proposed the very sumo tliing myself early
in the reuse - ' hniirder. we ha so
lllucll room. and It sea.-nicil it pity to shut up the
great. pleasant lront ehuraher. .n there were so
many who nee’ ed and would he glnd at the rest we
could give them in all ton.
lint the girls licul routed the idea on the tpnt. A
:'
9
in
=
o
nerridentiiism dthe priniitiveotatentiaaa,till
in role tiimi deriiig on iiisoiii .
So I Itirtl given II Ills idea Wlvillolll rlulher word.
closing the trout room, with at little sigh for the Im-
lnuwn person thattlte girla hind veluctl out on: sum-
mer rest in t is it‘ ouize.
I lunkml up with an eniczed rune whe
“Almly, lr:t'i hike the Summer an H
-A why l-'a Lovel v
VIIYFQIJ said.
meni
lllktt one you'll hoord out ynurticlll‘
ntl lit-its dropped her llitntluinn tewildered way,
mill mutt-tl (or Fun to defend herself. .
that git-l’a matl<
rlzttu ll" and Bell’: lmlgll was so lIlll:CLlDIlS that we all
nine
would be nlI1By!leBVllIl,' in the hull fur porno nf us
dark. That would most likely
be our luck 2'‘ And Bass mlltle up a little month And
‘ yoii"ll giye me the ghost or n clltmce, rll ex-
plain,’ ran to no it '
a two lIII)nllls' sleep, or else-in o o snniraet
hunrtlt-rl"
And Lin cmplluizerl the lust fiiur words in a
mnnnrrtiuitpl-.iinly showed the desperation or our
"V
hut wltrre can we
rcrtisez its rather late, isn't
“Illltl-nnl.l HUB)! '
ions look in the L‘ his
“I! !"IIcll langllnd. H well, dear me, we'll try to
' tiniie-a .e, o
tworry. Antllllaroisn‘lany
rtL:e,"turlliugl1:1me. Fttu‘s round the
ve written to m.
. s getting 8 boarder with it
caught my hrenth and
in; the 1:.-mm lrhtn herpo
own a no lrmu of
]1l:ust:tl.mltl read in 1 clear voice:
ti
5'
“‘ lVAxTF2I%ln I
hoard ltir a ltlng gentleman n
July
chi
leaslznt, mt‘tIlnL1inolls
' I D
I’. 0. Ha
ti Tlt!Il't! the nor.-on!" annonneerl I‘ttrl.l'ult.liuz
lacked at ran ; the w
slowly. Running hcr
V“'lulli-1," Elle atlas
I-ut; Lin:-hon.-A rozx.
find one 2" I ventured. "Ad-
in”
using it shouldn't be men 2'’ Boss
5
no
rush. I
as draw-
locolity,
months or
end itiiuiiat, in it quiet. privrttn iamily, wlthoat
ldren. No other hoardera. At.lilrcss,V.Gnbrlel,
it ,i Y. ‘
up
HIE paper deliberately. “ V. (lnbrli-I will be our
. unimer
-.52-zz PM): 419.
be seen that V. Gabriel, whoever lm may lie. in
ne
eneeahly inclined. A
' twtlkillg tor country reuremcnt
plaee Ior him, and here arc the intlucemen
residing llcllrlhle heaatirul
lnilmus
W 0lB
he
Mr. ha
liglitlful visiona or ghoatlilte spl .
' ’ ' s. eoch utterly
Four 1!llll(lf7l Ia
llliltou, have seen 1 u it ie
are 8 e lo oift-r him all the in-
‘ home. in R mollu-
o lnonllllt named. No
ricl. and
lneiility,
briel I Fol:
lnllller out 0
eosnnt, oniet
dies,
children and no other tioarders
“Tllere! it that dnesn’t brim: rent to the aonl or
- rmll enltltlicn. lle’ll have do.
- tnlliing ahout
i.-irlslll go into training nntilliia
ml ii
srrtv .
Tlle girlrt llad evidently taken Iha
sit
ataileiii, rohahly,
Tllis is the
rllsemt-Jit of
looks ilie 3 coliirrl "queried Bell, in n w
great trout room ant! looked nround me arter the
luttl toiiel s were lle would have n
-Bald. gouty
yroiting rnr reports
a man with it
and sixty.’ or - desperate looliirtg,’ltlie
guilty conscience." - -
what was the rtlltiler! Tllc mrls mrnelenrllig up
the stairs an Into the room where I stood milking
. aunly!-the depotwaizon and his bag-
glatza l" Fan exelaiaied. rushing to tlin window and
lacking down the run . v ie.
the ollu.-r.’ Take your seats, and Iltiltl is light rein
in1:s;” Ind 'I.lla yollng ltttly raw up
three clmirs, clulclllllg the laltla or llL‘l' dress with I
til-smoltn gesture.
u He sends his luggage on tlieiiil so is not to he
' cl itt iirriviil. aiter he
disturbed by the contitston
' as a rtiuu llmt tiicaiis
eta here." not .
quit‘! with a vengeance.
“One goat-sized trunk-new, atylish, willl Y.
Gabriel in black lettm."
“ I-I ‘la B dandy that wants retirt-inent for .-t few
weeks in order to count up and arriiiige nlphahnt.ic-
lily his winter conquests. '
goo nessl ‘Vhlit'z that long llting that
‘ liiitper.
“Allgelic Gahrie ‘Illelnrll rump.’ upnoso
he'll eome into the country to print-lice,” lhiinlied
“Milybe it's the skeleton; lit.-‘ll keepil in
I e, as sure I! aiy'nam'o'a ran Lavell 2"
eomtorted niece pat llcr lingers to her
‘‘Tller2’sLsmallerho ! se lliainiitrume
likely. seal ingrknile.dlssecltiug-trowel, elc. 1"
Bess gin he ayinpothizingly.
went own-stnirn, and lett the girls to their com-
ments. egan to reel it lii nervoiin lriynel
ahnut this summer boarder. But no would liunw
to marrow
nts.
anti
s
u at o
ve
tea. I‘ it been Iellmg her shout your spleiiil
luck to em npprove of llngllng or
i e
angler.
rind Rob
gratin .
Bessie liorvetl. had looked up to meet the glance
or dark llllltl eyea hent illqulrillgly Il[J(IIl ier.
U Lovell!" he said, inusiiigly N lllity I ask iryott
reside in Milton 1"
“Nut in the vilhige,hat just across the river.
n ' ' are ltir lwti or three weeks. and l'm
itlraiilotheings oiled-Mien ,aslaras niu bocli
' ‘ verythiiig is so lovel !" luulilllg
' “But there. what an ini-
yoa, h r. ' . course
rythiiig is iehsarit in my own lionie, loo; but,"
with e rippling laugh, " I lelt it Illltlcl’ peculiar cir-
GI.lmEl1)lN:B:4."
“Ah Pl stroking his dark nuistoelie with it singular
expression. Then. arter 1l]mlltle."Dit.l liiiiilerstand
Rab to shy you didn't approve or llllgllng. lilies
Lovell‘! Fmsorry. Icaught
S
pad his Answer wmlld be “ Yes.” Slle was
beginning to feel interested in (his Inll. dull: arranger,
who looked a then with each a queer
expression in his eyes.
‘ V lor vtlnqnialted, lgness. when
helm
ere l
ltln Ills [our maiden ladies.
conipetitiiin, itstxure oil. I gain 4 '
m "C" W new umrely. Farm. nicunrr lwluta cutiit, wml our caitvtihis, KNOWN AS
alely M, W, ,1 to at-. Ylnzus ettitiit...sn- run: in. '
imenil two or three weeks w th the
Fieldings his Sum or. I'll get rcttdy and be oil “l'm v-I-Hint: near here for n tiniii. nub nntll
belore thn villainous puts in on appeuranee. If he are old lrlendrl-E0ll8;19 chums e ennie ii in
inritilrtii inner the foiirtii a tuner. ynu can say she the city ' int atrrday. or) we win ed ry
ot shame to net in e and ran away; and it this morning to try our lack. think I nhall like it.
aim, ,,, ,0" Rm, 5 in mm, pgyin ..-ltleet it hy Hitrlr! isrfl aornehody aiiipinir the ' Tllrl‘ F’. l
moo iphtnl the “grant elrii,‘"don't latter your It's a hivorito of mine. .' Iws an - w-an he
wtsnl. on again, Mllv . unit in tiny tirnitten sw , t me. with drew the irirrs hand Illrollgll his arm.nnd led her up
to In rig hill partieiiliira or lllr. vi: last track. and prepare tho hi-ond. in-ion-paved a pa.
“llmernlllon. latiirh d It. I e nte fl)‘l,l(lIIl!EllIllIK girls tiiti-r lliat. . he won
"Come.eorna disastrhiiiull Nlma out nl your imer lI1lIIl‘t’IE hiit has with. WIIIIAIIIO
-rurtlerl” and rwiuh my him a oitha Irholo mutter. l-e hi tn llllt-yw re IL horna milliitltlrlllz to the com.
Ilt-ll waved 1 ultel.” l lit-so drew a vwfulmll WK“. wicked up torts ortho lltrrrld board Then nliett-Il intottlttila
tilirel. oi note- the torirotten howl or striiw erriea,-intl weuttn la hat his ‘I! te muon went down hehln
vlyer. and aiakeonhnni-eke o Krenhdltrk iiinuntolnii.
wired to begin on ,iirnrnnr order was coming to-marrow. Ila e nexlrlvz-nlng not; wont to the big him in "lg
lidl-‘raid i nit. woalrl arnvn by the smile that lmmd lhr-malt Mll- tor the girlii. Rlll) Fielding had taken a note over in
“ II I plum to ion at live o'clock in the Iliernoont Iawod In Ibo the morning, niiking them In come after ten and he 1''
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