The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-06-26
ITO Let---Apply Within"


"Therel" said Miss Lobelia Lynn.
81 guess I've got it black enough
nowi'
Miss Lobelia had been wrestling
with pen and ink. Not that she
was literary lady-that was far from
being the case.
The effusion upon which she was 30
hard at work was neither more nor
less than n big "ro Let" printed ON
the back of sheet of her deceased
fathers sermon paper, and she viewed
it with solemn satisfaction.
"To Let-Apply within.s
VI won't pay any real estate agents
fees, said she, "nor 1 won't pay
good, hard money for a notice 1 can
print myself. I've economical all
my life, and I'm not going to leave
of now. Eunice-Eunice, sayr"
In answer to the last word, spoken
in quick arbitrary accents, o bright
eyed girl of seventeen came running
in, wiping her dimpled hands on n
frilled gingham apron. Her cheeks
were flushed with household exercise,
her shining brown hair was coiled in
lustrous braid at the back of her head
and her long-lashed hazel eyes
sparkled like diamonds.
"What is it, aunty?" said Eunice
Lynn.
"Get the pastc.pot and brush"
said Miss Lynn, "and put up this TO
Let"
Eunice looked first at her aunt and
then at the fat, black-lettered sign in
dismay.
"Aunt Lobelio," said she, "are you
going to move?"
"Yes," said Miss Lobelia, GIVE
made up my mind to give up house
Keeping
"Where are we going, Aunt Lo-
bella.
'I'm going to Vermont" said Miss
Lobelia Lynn, "to keep house for
Cousin Peter Lynn, whose wife Ce-
rnthia is feeble, and can't keep an eye
to things"
Eunice colored visably.
''But, Aunt Lobelia," said she, sit
was me that Cousin Peter wrote for to
come and help Cerinthia and be com
panion to the girls
''Yes, l know" sail Miss Lobelia,
with the indifference of utter selfish
ness. "But Peter hadn't any idea
how young and inexperienced you are,
and I've wrote to him that will come
there, if he'll pay me liberal wages and
give me the complete management of
everything"
"But Aunt Lobelia-"
Well?"
"What is to become of m ?"pleaded
poor Eunice.
".Some people are always thinking
of themselves" !" sail NJ IS Lobelia,
sharply. "Why, what should become
of you? You can get place with
Mrs. Sewitup in the millinery busi.
ness; or you can go out as companion.
Aud now / think of it, it was only
yesterday | saw in the daily paper that
! Sell a. Shaffer wanted dozen smart
young women to stand behind the
counter. There are always plenty of
things for a woman to do if only she
has little ambition and energy. And
now don't stand there, looking as if
your senses We're all flying up chin
ney, but hustle out and put up that
notice as spry as possible, for it's a
nice day, and oil the house hunters
will be ont.
Eunice Lynn obeyed, with an in
describable feeling. as If the whole
world were turning itself upside
down.
And as she leaned over the iron rail
of the steps, fastening the big "To
Let" against the mildewed brick wall,
n certain scent of greening grass and
opening dandelions saluted her senses,
while the warble of prisoned thrush
in cage across the street reminded
her of a visit she had once made, years
and years ago, to this same Cousin
Peter Lynn up among the maple sugar
groves OF Vermont.