The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-06-27
HOW TIE PLAN WORKED.

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"iour white roses IRE Just coming
into bud, Lally," said Archie Cone,
ms he came in from the garden.
blossom Hedge is ut it's prettiest
now"
The coffee cxlalcda fragrant odor,
the fresh baked biscuits were of the
most delicate brown, and the chickens
broilcd to n turn, but Mrs. Cones
face wore n most tragic expression,
as she sat with an open letter in her
hand.
"Aldrich,' said she, Historically
"what am l to do? Here's your
Aunt Effingham coming here next
week, with her six children and the
nurse! They've had the measles, it
seems, and the doctor has prescribed
country air, so they've decided to
intlict IL four weeks visitation upon
mel"
"Oh,' said Aldrich, guiltily, 81 for
got to tell you. Haidee Clair wants
to come here this summer. She re-
quircs perfect quiet to finish her new
novel, and says she retains such u
delightful impression Of Blossom
Hedge from her last Summers visit. Z"
ooh does she indce,l?" said Mrs.
Gone, dashing the cream and
sugar recklessly into the seagreen
china cups. "And We must remember
that your cousin Falkland has kind
ly volunteered to send Andromcda
here tor the Summer, SO that she
may forget that love affair OF hers
with Jack .Jocelyn."
"lm afraid we haven't room for
'cm nll:" said Mr.. Zone, rcfiectively.
ooh, yes, you have" said Lully,
with tears and laughter struggling
in her voice. "Thcy'll sleep on the
hall hat rack, on the garret floor or
the cellar shelves, sooner than forego
the opportunity of getting good
country board for nothing! And !
shall do as did last .year-get along
without II new Winter suit, and do
my own Winter Homework, becnuse
the housekeeping bills were so heavy
during the Summer All our rela-
tions nre very particular, you know,
about their eating and drinking, and
we had to get new hair mattresses
for the .johnson-Smythes, and rccar-
pet Haidcc's room because she per
lectly nbhorred' the old pattren."
cts outrageous" said Cone, cary
ing the chickens. ''But | don'tknow
how we are to help ourselves without
being drcadiully rude"
"Tell them plainly that they c;,n.
not come"
"Our relations, Lally" remonstra-
ted Cone.
cts an imposition" said Lally.
cts only for Il little while, my love.
Let 'em come"
"lt will be torall Summer, Aldricll."
"No, it won't. I'll see to that"
"What do you meant"
Eve got plan in my head, my
love-"
"a PLAN"
"Yes. You'll see. Only don't ask
any questions
"But Aldricll," pleaded the young
housekeepcr, with every hospitable
impulse rising in her heart, "you
mustn't treat 'em ru,lely."
III he as pleasant as Punch to
EN-, my love. see if I'm not"
"Aldrich, what are you going to
lo?"
Don't | tell you, I.ally, that it's
profound sccretw
"Bnt you'll tell me?"
"Pll tell nobody"
And to this platform Mr.. Cone
steadiastly adhered, in spite of
Lally's protestations and entreaties.
Theauthoress arrived, with several
huge trunks. typewriter and u
hammock.
Miss Andromedn Falkland came
Ivy the next train, "like Niobe, all
tears" and Mrs. Dillingham;. her
nurse and her six noisy, troublesome
young convalcscents brought up the
rear.
"rcn people! said Mrs. Cone to
that trustworthy and reliabla con-
tident, herself. "Oh dear! oh, dear! l
might as well have taken IL situation
for general houscwork in IL 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 overrid,len with relations.
The weather is very hot, and she is
lar from strong. And lam told they
sleep themselves on sofa bcdstead
in the parlor. to make room for that
swarm OF parasites
"My dear" said the good parson.
care you not expressing yourself
rather strongly?"
"lm onlyspeaking thetruth," said
Mrs. Pepper.
But it soon transpired THAI Mrs.
Cones visitors, like I}arnum's happy
happy family, could not agree.
Miss Hnidee Clare could not write
without the accompaniment of per-
feet silence. The little Efiinghams
could not divert themselves without
the boots and shrieks peculiar to
their tender years. and both Mrs.
Clare and Mrs. Effingham took ex-
ccption to the mourntul banjo notes
on which Andromeda Falkland was
wont OF an evening to bcwail her
bliglted love.
"Tlley are quarreling like cats and
dogs" sighed I.ally to her husband.
LET 'em quarrel" said Aldrich.
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