The Opelousas courier., 1900-11-17

= that steamed and was good t
smell. "I've made her some moss ties
with plenty of lemon In 1t. She'
come out all right. I've put her t
bed. But, Richard"
Aunt Faith paused and waved he
spoon toward her brother. Her pleas
ant face was as stern as it could be
II think 1t was time for me to come
the way you've been letting that chile
so round without rubbers all nigh
long, and eat chocolates on rain.
days"
In moments Of mild excitemen
Aunt Faiths modifying clauses were
apt to be annexed to the wrong words
II found n under her pillow this
morning. she added, severely.
"Eh? Oh, choeolates-is it worse
to eat 'em rainy days?" Richard Pyle
asked, with meek humor. "You see
Faith, the child is fond of chocolates
and she isn't Of rubbers. What are
you going to do?"
II know what I'm going to d.
Aunt Faith said, briskiy. She crossed
the room and prodded the big man
In the rocker af%fectionately with her
teaspoon. You're a man-that's your
only fault, Richard. A man can't
bring up a girl-it was time for me
to GOMEZ"
Aunt Faith had sighed q little unob-
trusiyely whenever she thought of her
trim garden-girdled home, which she
had left for this big city house, set
in the midst of noises and dust and
confusion. But now, with something
to do, she hurried cheerfully away
to Faith lis room.
"Yes, dear, here I comew she called.
Sand I'm going to steep you and toast
you and cure you in the blink Of q
cats eyel Drink this nice hot tea
don't tell me 1t isn't delicious!"
"Why, it ISIS murmured little Faith
In surprise-Faith IL, they called her
when Aunt Faith was about. The
girl was flushed and feverish and her
voice choked hoarsely. 1t was good
to be tucked up and mothered, and
she submitted readily. In a little
while she was asleep.
Richard" Aunt Faith said, abrupt
ly, when she was In the sitting room
again, with her work, "what do you
know about Barry Lincoln?"
"Eh? Barry Lincoln?"
eyes. Barry, not Abraham. AS far
as I can make out, he's a boy. But
want to know something more than
The big rocker stopped creaking.
What in the world" the man cried,
across the table at Aunt Faiths
face.
81 want to know all about him,
hats what. Faith is a good deal ex-
because she won't be able to
70 to the next lecture with him. I'm
Exercised, too. She says he's certain
invite her. She's been to all the
est with him, Richard"
"Has she? Yes, I guess 1t was Bar
forgotten. The little witch has
o many strings to her bow! She
queens 1t over the whole school down
here at Number Eleven"
"But you didn't introduce me to
Barry Lincoln" Aunt Faith persisted.
Tell me all about him. Who's his
ather. Who's he? Is he q gentle
nan, Richard?"
BARRY? Why, I suppose so-of
curse! He's Ned Lincoln's boy-ought
be q gentleman. Ned's up to the
mark. | never spoke half a dozen
lords to the youngster himself"
You mean you never really knew
7hether or not he was the right boy
take Faith to lectures? And yet
on let him do it! Well, it was time
me to GOMEZ" Aunt Faith said.
The fourth lecture In the art course
pwntown was to be delivered on
1ednesday evening. On Tuesday
unit Faith answered the postman's
thistle on her way up to Faith MS
'om with her cruel. There was one
tier among the papers.
Miss Faith Margaret Pyle" Aunt
aith read aloud. It was her own
ame, and although she did not recog-
re the handwriting, she opened the
tier In all honesty. why, bless
ers
She read the carefully-penned, elab-
'ately-Quirled little note through be-
re she fully understood that 1t must
I've been Intended for her niece.
BLESS me!w she cried, softly. Then
le set down her Cruel bowl and put
/ her thinking cap.
Twice, three times Aunt Faith nod
d over her thoughts, and q queer
pair of twin wrinkles crept into
sr eyes.
Il think Tll-do it," she announced
herself presently. II think-I will.
q Miss Faith Margaret Pyle; why
lould not I7'
She started back to the kitchen to i
at the cooled Cruel. Hallway down ]
e basement stairway she spoke ]
as IL In self-justifcation. {
1t won't make a mite of difference
F~aithie-not a mite. She's too sick,
And it's time somebody 1
lind out things" /
On Wednesday evening Aunt Faith
emit to Faith IFS room to bid her |
She was shawled and bon 1
ted. and she held out one hand to
We Its black kid glove hi1ftonnd q