Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-11-07

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20 Jest step In an I'll ssk mother.
She'll tell US purity student"
John Allen followed the old cottager
into tho little parlor, and was there
left to enjoy the salt wator favor OF its
furnishings while his host went in
pursuit Of mother" She was long IN
finding, and the visitor had counted for
the third time tho specimens OF dried
fishes. NOSES and seaweeds which
adorned the chimneypiscs. before the
captain returned.
~ had ter leave 70 . purity con-
sid'ab,o Of . spell Mother she had
jest run in ter James ter talk IL over.
1t does alters upset her 30. Jest's II =
was q stranger"
Tho sailor sat down, facing tho APP
plicant for summer board. and regarded
him with unblinking eyes, meanwhile
rolling over and over in his cavernous
month = monstrous piece of tobacco.
To end this unpleasant spectacle. Al
len said:
81 was told 1t the hotel that you
wcre desirors of boarders. else should
not have intruded-"
'.An' they told 70 right But this
mornin' come . letter from Meg Mar
garrett That may alter things. an
guess mother didn't feel capable Of de-
cidin' till she'd talked about it with
Jane. James our Oldest She's mar
RED an got Eve. Shelf be in bime-by."
To mako the waiting less tedious. or
to crafty his own pride, the captain
took from the red-covered table in the
center of the room . Pilgrims Prog
ress," whos> leaves wero bulged with
loose papers not called for by the text
The book, open ut the first picture, was
laid across the guests knees in . man
ner which indicated that all the I'M
mounted amateur photographs with
which the work was crowded would
have to be examined.
Allen shivercd. but eivility compel
ing, lac began to look ct the views, ="
and had not gone far toward tho end
before he perceived that al were por-
traits of one person. He looked up in
quiriagiy.
Tho captain stood STOPPING and look
ing over tho visitors shoulder with
keepest interest and, whatever he
might have thought Of the work, John
Allo.a was not the man 70 dispsrage il
to s,ch adorin9 delight Is shone in
that weather-beste old too.
They're hern; all on en- 6ophier
took 'em. but Meg-Margaret gin her
tho machine. Purity, hain't they!"
Exclamation rather Interrogation;
but the other replied. promptly:
every pretty. Tho face. mean"
'sT'hsts what I mean, to An II
doas beat al tor SEQ how quick she
done Il! Them was all took last sum.
mar, an Sophicr's priAnsd ready fer
another lot agin she comes down this
year. She wrote this mornin', "
thsts what upset mother. We wasn't
expectin' Of her till August; but
mo$her's areomia' now. sesd hss
throuIa the winder"
'sSophier must b industrious,
thought Allen. There was "Msg-Mar-
| 6sret" In every conceivable position
which civilissd woman could assume.
Margaret In bathing-suitssnd In even
Ing dress; Margaret In . hammock
under tree. under On umbrella, feed
ing oAickens, Ashing. ON horss-back,
reading. sewing, dancing, making
bread. writiAg-shadcs of Georgs II.
ioti Could any mortal female look like
that when engaged II ''htsratursf
Certainly abe took Il hard
But ths entertaining host had taksu
smother treasure from Ne dresser,
end brought it-lissrally wrapped In
| Ans nnsn-for the guests inspsetisn.
The napkin covering had . scent 81
lavender, bus the contents were. On
seemed. unworthy 90 mush caro- The
/ treasure proved to Be- the most sum.
merry Of summer novels, book which,
o. critic for NE Clarion. Allen had him
ssif harshly rsviswed. He narvslst
70 end it there and thsA
"Ahr' "A 'Ssoasst nsnsae&' Hsv<
you read is?"
Ne. I haint read il hsis't no tassl
thst way. But mother hae-ncths1
has dozoa timsA ! g.aa fts Nm
"rIerxs" ssksd Alien. fsebly. netA
inS else oerurripe 10 him
.Yea Mse-MsyFA-sta Mar4nre'
sudburyss own book, writ " her owl
hard The informasisa al which ~
npxais rod delivered hineeif - q
wrixn.- ne ~ss ebi,r-d To 81 deem
% ''rsother~ a1s n snd fosod
shes. she hss been prepared 70 -
~ns' ~ sny sesrss<s application. bu,
she 80. ~ sue whs eoulA Appreciate
Marrsrst's soek eAsngsd her d>efsscs
- cssA es1 sAs LED ths vsy ~ snow tA<
rccSss ~fta ~ atsey4sv which SEEMED
- dis>v~dfs The ssssrtien shss she waa Z
psrsoa who reaair~d - "sAik shfars
ever" vssh snybsdy. evrn "JssA" ss>
wna she s~1sest ~ossosed huwss AY1ev
- ever sseu Her vr~s~ses II ~
reFier bad iasts1xy srspsrsed vfvsessy
orep - thnt eyuvVs tmneA hss hm>uni