Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-11-09
ZULEIKA'S BEEHIVES,

se1ASts' S>di LuIelSa, her cheeks alalne
her eyes full Of wrathful fire.
Papa, do wish You would put In.
ielKa IN her place, once for auE' smoke
RoSamond the regal
The professor laid down his pen with
q polysyllablei word yet unfinished, and
sighed Borean sigh
More trouble" said he Whist Is
the matter now
Aunt Pauline has sent me cherry
eolored cashmere dress" sputtered Zu.
ielka-"the prettiest color!-and three
yards Of surah to trim il with. And
and Rosa has coolly appropriated it"
Il needed new gown" observed
Rosamond And Zu can do very well
with her dyed sage green Besides, I'm
the oldestr'
rs that any reason you should be
thief! retorted the irate Zuleika.
Girls, girls" protested the professor
turning his slim white fingers in the
hair of his head
Make her give it back TO me, papag
said Zuleika Its mine. Aunt Pauline
never sent it to her She has no busi.
ness to take it."
Tell her to remember that she is only
a child, papa" calmly remarked Rosa
mond, "and that she ought TO defer to
her elders"
Zuleika so far forgot her dignity as to
make "a face at Rosamond nt this stage
of the discussion.
"Oh, just wish Capt, Calverly could
know what a whited sepulcher you are, "
said she. Just wait till get chance
won't | tell him about the Balm of
Roses and the CoreopSis Cream for the
Complexion, and
Papa, will you silence herr" appealed
Rosamond, with the expression Of a
grieved angel.
Girls, girls, groaned the professor,
do reflect, Here is this manuscript to
be sent of to The Scientific Bi- Weekly
at o'clock this afternoon, and how do
you suppose it's to be done? Rosamond,
don't tease your sister Zuly, be a good
gil, and mind what Rosamoud says"
The professor went back to his stacks
of pens and pools of ink. Rosamond
darted one triumphant glance at her
younger sister, and sailed like royal
galleon out of the door.
Zuleika ran headlong into the garden
and never let loose the torrent of her
sobs and tears until she was safe down
among the pinks and phloxes, where the
bees went in and out of two little hives
and kept up murlnurous hum
81 wish | was one Of you. you dear
little brown belted things" passionately
cried she, resting her chin in her hands
as she sat staring at them, her vision
blurred by tears, Then there wouldn't
be any question OF gewns and boots and
horrid, cross elder sisters, / w6ader Ii
it wicked to hate Rosamond as do2
shouldn't hate her if she was kind and
considerate to me and acted us il
she loved me just the least little bi
in the world 1t isn't the cherry col
ored cashmere so much-though would
like a new gown that hadn't been dye
over, and that Rosamond hadn't worr
all the beauty out of before | got hole
of it-but it's tho hateful, hideous, out
rageous injustice of the thing I've al
most mind sq run away, or to 90 70,
hired help, or drown myself or LS.ae
thing, "Jacob"-springing suddenly t,
her feet-"what are you doing here2"
"Please, Miss Zuleika, said the stole
farmland, "Eben Phelps, he's com
srter the bees
"And what business has Eben Phelp
with my bees, I'd like to know"
Miss Jefferd sold 'em to him, miss
She don't want no bees here She's goir
to have the ground leveled for tenni
court-whatever that may be-"
Zuleika Jefferd stepped tragically t
the side of her beehives
This is too muchr' said she. The
are my bees-not Miss Jefferd's, and
any one dares to lay hands on hive n
have them prosecuted for tresspassl D
you hear that, jacob"
Jacob retreated. There was no mis-
taking the determination in Zuleika
eyes
Eben Phelps was forced to drive ava
without even n psrley.
"Not's expected to carry away tw
hives o bees in broad daylight" he el
plained to Jacob. aye might knowe
better'n that, Jake; but sort o wante
to look at 'em afore Iclosed the bargain.
"Guess We hadn't better" said Jacol
"Our young missy she means just whi
she says, and the bees is hern, anywa,
Squire Bassett he gin EN- to her hisself
Rosamond Jefferd only shrugged hc
handsome shoulders when she heard a
this.
~ mean to have my tennis court, sal
she, land mean to get rid of those cd
ous bees, all in good time. OF cour
Zu will rage, but she's always ragir
about something"
Time passed on. The cherry colort
cashmere was made up, and Miss Jeffel
decided to wear it for the initial time {
the OCCASION of the visit Of Mr.. Frank
Jefferd, distant cousin in whose ey
she desired to appear her very best
"If he's really the rich member OF d
family" argued Rosamond, "its wor
while to take little pains with on,
dress. We all know that first impr,
sion is everything"
81 suppose you'd like TO marry hi
4 and spend all his money for him" ga
l Zuleika, who was reluctantly helping
q the kitchen.
t For Rosamond had decreed a stupt
: dous company dinner" and there "
n no one who made such exquisite mayo
d naise as Zuleika
= Rosamond laughed scornfully.
j Little girls should be seen and I
: heard" said she Indeed, as ] have
n cided to invite Mrs. Matthews and
4" and Mrs. Raynhan. there won't be ro'
It for you at the table"