The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-07-30
HOW THE PLAN WORKED.
Br HELEN ronEsr GRAVES

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bod, Lally," said Aldrieh Cone, as he
came in from the garden. blossom
Hedge Is at its Prettiest now
The coffe exhaied a pleasant oior, the
fresh-baked biscuits were Of the most
delicate brown, and the chicken broiled
to 4 tnrn. but Ms. Cones face wore q
most tragic expression, as she sat with an
open letter in her hand.
Aldrich.r said she, hysterically,
what an to do +? Here's your aunt Ef
6ngham coming here next week with
her six children and the nurse They've
had the measles, il seems, and the doctor
has prescribed country air, so they have
decided ic inhict four weeks visitation
upon me-
@oh q said Aldrich, gailtily, Il forgot
to tell you. Haidee Clare wants TO come
here this summer. She requires perfect
quiet to finish her new novel, and SAYS
she retains such delightful impression
ofBlossom Hedge from her last summers
visitl1
~Oh. does she, indeed p said Mrs-
Cone, dashing the cream and sugar reck-
Iessly into the sea green china cups
And We must remember that your cous-
IN Falkland has kindly volunteered to
send Andronaeda here for the summer,
50 that she may forget that love affair Of
hers with Jack Jocelyn-
~Fm afraid We haven't room for 'em
all said Mr.. Cone, rehectirely,
~oh, yes, you have, n said Lally, with
tears and laughter struggling in her voice
They'll sleep on the hall hat rick, On
the garret floor or the cellsr Shelves sOoa-
er than forego the opportunity Of getting
good country board fvr nothing And |
shall do as | did last year-get along
without 4 new winter suit and do my
own winter hoEse-work, because the
housekeeping bills were 50 heavy during
the summer. All our relations are very
particular, you know, about their eating
and drinking, and we had to get new
hair mattresses for the Johnson-smythes,
and re-czrpet Haidee's room because she
perfectly adhered the old pattern
Its outrageous - said Cone, carving
the chicken. But I don't know how We
are to help ourselves without being
dreadfully rude.
-TeIl them plainly that they cannot
come
-our relations, LAlly = demonstrated
Cone.
Its an imposition > said Ially-
It's only for little while. my love.
Let 1em come.
1t viii be for all summer, Aldrieh- F"
aNo It won't. I'll see 10 that -
What 90 you mean2
"Fve got a plan in my head, my love.
a plan -
ayes. You'll see. Only don't ask any
questions
Bat, Aldrich,n pleaded the young
housekeeper. with every hOspitable i'm
pulse rlsing up in her heart, you
mussn't treat EN- rndely "
an be as pleasant as Punch TO 'em,
my love-see If I'm not."
-Aldrich, what are you going to do p
Don't / tell you, Lally, that it's = pro-
found secret ?"
~But you'll tell me77
~TIl tell nobody
And to this platform Mr. Cone steadi-
Is adhered, in spite Of Lally's protesta-
iions and enirez;ise.
The authoress arrived, with several
huge trunks, typewriter and a ham
mock
Miss AndroDeda Falkland came by
the next train like Niobe, all tears
and Ms. Bingham, her nurse, and her
SIX noisy, troublesome young eOnFales-
cents brought up the rear
Ten people - sighed Mrs Cone 70
that Trustworthy snd reliable conhdant
herself "0h, dear oh, dear / might
as well have taken situation FOR gener-
al housewcsk in 8 summer boarding
hoase.
al don't see said Mrs Pepper. the
minister's wife, . what that young Cone
Is thinking Of to allow his wife to be Sc
overridden with relations The weather
is very bot, and she IS Ear from strong
And am told they sleep themselves on
8 sofa bedste2d in the parlor TO make
room for that swarm Of parasites. +"
Ny dear, said the good panson, ''ars
you not expressing yourself very strong
Iygr
I'm only speaking the truth said
Mrs Pepper
But II soon transpired that Mrs Cones
visitors. ike BArnum's happy family
could not agree.
Miss Haidee Clare could not writ
without the accompaniment Of perfes'
silence. The little EfinghAms could no
divert themselves without the boots ans
shrieks peculiar to their tenaer years
and both Mss Clare and Ms Elm
/ CHAM took exception 10 the mournfu
banjo notes on which Andromed4 Faik
land was wont OF an evening to beEai
her blishted love
~They are qusrTeling Ike cats an
dogs sighed Lally to her husband
Let 'em quarrel. said Aldrich-
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