Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-16
HOW THE PLAN WORKED.

our Wnlte roses are luSU coming
into bud, Lally," said Archie Cone,
as he came in from the garden.
Blossom Hedge is ut its prettiest
now"
The coffee exhaled a fragrant odor,
the fresh baked biscuits were of the
most delicate brown, and the chickens
broiled to turn, but Mrs. Cones
face wore a most tragic expression,
as she sat with an open letter in her
hand.
"Aldrich," said she, Historically,
what am | to do? Here's your
Aunt Effingham coming here next
week, with her six children end the
nurse! They've had the measles, it
seems, and the doctor has prescribed
country air, so they've decided to
infict four weeks visitation upon
mel"
"Oh," said Aldrich, guilty, Il for
got to tell you. Haidee Clair wants
to come here this summer. She re
quires perfect quiet to finish her new
novel, and says she retains such a
delightful impression ot Blossom
Hedge from her last Summers visit. =
''Oh does she indeed?" said Mrs.
Cone, dashing the cream and
sugar recklessly into the seagreen
china cups. "And wemust remember
that your cousin Falkland has kind
| " volunteered to send Andromeda
here for the Summer, so that she
may forget that love affair OF hers
with Jack Jocelyn."
/ I'm afraid we haven't room for
'em all, said Mr.. Cone, rehectively
"Oh, yes, you have" said Lally,
with tears and laughter struggling
in her voice. They'll sleep on the
hall hat rack, OH the garnet floor or
the cellar shelves, sooner than fOrpgo
the opportunity of getting good
country board for nothing! And /
shall do as did last year-get along
without a new Winter suit, and do
I my own Winter homework, because
the housekeeping bills were so heavy
4 during the Summer. All our rela-
tons are very particular, you know,
| about their eating and drinking, and
we had to get new hair mattresses
for the Johnson-Smythes, and recar-
! pet Haidee's room because she per
fectly abhorred' the old pattren.
''lt's outrageous" said Cone, carv-
| ing the chickens. But / don't know
how we are to help ourselves without
being dreadlully rude"
/ Tell them plainly that they can,
not come.
"Our relations, Lally?" remonstra-
ted Cone
Its an imposition, said Lally.
'It's only for little while, my love.
Let 'em come"
/ 1T will be for all Summer, Aldrich. .
''No, it won't. I'll see to that"
/ ''What do you mean?"
I've got plan in my head, my
love"
"a plan"
yes. You'll see. Only don't usk
any questions.
But Aldrich," pleaded the young
housekeeper, with every hospitable
impulse rising in her heart, "vou
mustn't treat em rudely."
''I'll be as pleasant as Punch to
EN-, my love, see if I'm not"
"Aldrich, what are you going to
dor"
Don't ! tell you, Lally, that it's a
profound secret?"
''But you'll tell mel"
''I'll tell nobody"
And to this platform Mr.. Cone
| steadfastly adhered, in spite OF
Lally's protestations and entreaties.
Theauthoress arrived, with several
huge trunks. q typewriter and a
| hammock.
/ Miss Andromeda Falkland came
by the next train, ''like Niobe, all
tears" and Mrs. Effingham, her
nurse and her six noisy, troublesome
young convalescents brought up the
| rear.
len people! said Mrs. Cone to
that trustworthy end reliabla con-
fident, herself "Oh dear! oh, dearl
might as well have taken situation
for general housework in summer
boarding-house"
Il don't see," said Mrs. Pepper,
the minister's wife, what that young
Cone is thinking OF to allow his wife
to be so overridden with relations.
The weather is very hot, and she is
far from strong. And lam told they
sleep themselves on u sofa bedstead
in the parlor, to make room for that
swarm of parasites"
My dear" said the good parson,
are you not expressing yourself
rather strongly"