Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-21

AN we 'spected you'd pc soIly,"
pleaded Babs. cuddling up to him.
Elise no one wouldn't love you," put
in Rex, emphatically, feeling that his
advancing years justified judicial at
titude.
Jack hesitated and queer lump came
up in his throat. Jill was tiresome
little tease. 1t hadn't been altogether
his fault. But Jill crying. Dear little
Jill "Who told you to come ?" said he.
looking puzzled.
Nobody" answered Rex.
1--WE folded our own Selves" ex-
planned Babs-
Of course Jill wouldn't send them;
he might have known that. '.Why do
you think Auntie Jill cried because I'd
been naughty?"
"'Cause she cwies when Wex is
naughty, an mamma puts him"
Don't be such a donkey, Babs," in
terrupted Rex, indignantly.
WELL" said Jack, Il suppose must
take you young rascals home, anyhow
''An' say you's solly," pleaded Golden
hair.
Il should if 1 were you," counseled
Rex, putting his hand in that of Uncle
who-used-to-be. because he was a very
nice uncle, and nine isn't old in the
dark. MEN must put up with some
thing from girls and ladies, and be kind
to them,' he preached, solemnly.
That's real true. My dada says so.''
Jack didn't say much, but he held
them very tight and carried Rex as well
as Babs in the gloomiest part of the
lane, where no one could see.
So it wasn't long before they came
to the house, where everyone seemed
-,
doing unconcernedly in front of the
fire. Dada, who had just come home,
was starting out to look for them;
Sarah, the nurse, and Jane, the house
maid, having just returned from a vain
search Cook was blinking over the
kitchen fire about "them 1hildren" till
she let things burn, and mamma was
sobbing the sofa in the drawing
room because she was not well enough
to get up. Poor Auntie Jill was most
wretched of all, because she had cried
all her tears away in the afternoon
and had none left for the babies
What a shout of delight went up as
they came in through the open door!
Dada snatched up his boy and mamma
called eagerly for them from the draw
ing-room, so Jack followed in with
Babs half asleep in his arms. Dada
children, whilst Jack and Jill looked
everywhere but at each other. Then
Rex and Babs laughed and chartered
and began to explain matters. We've
fetched Uncle Jack" said Rex, in a mat
ter-of-fact tone, "to see Auntie Jill.
And he's going to take us fishing to-
morrow afternoon, if you'll let him."
can he's goin' to be so welly, welly
good,'' asserted Babs, emphatically,
''zat Auntie Jill won't be solly and cwy,
not ever any more"
Mamma looked astounded and Auntie
Jill found just one tear to come half
out of each eye-for it hadn't been all
Jacks fault, really, yon know. Jack
stepped a little nearer to her and half
held out one hand and half. didn't
Don't be silly, children; you do not
understand" said mamma, reproving
ly. But dada smiled one of his quiet
smiles, as, taking one little one up on
each knee, he sat down on the sofa
beside mamma. 81 think they do" said
he.
Then Jack got very near Jill and took
hold of both her hands. "My dear little
JILL said he, rather brokenly. And she
put her head on his shoulder and cried
| and said-but really it isn't fair to tell
what she said. Anyhow it must have
| been satisfactory to Rex and Babs, for
| those young scamps laughed with glee
at the prospect of unlimited fishing,
| and ball, and swings, and pennies, now
| that ed-to-be-uncle-that-
was-to-be was reinstated.-St. Pau1s.