The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-10-30


re-lecturc it-you wait" she laughed.
cheerfully. you've never heard your
Aunt Faith Margaret lecture! Now,
good night-give me one more kiss.
Be good girl
Good night, auntie. I'm glad you're
going. anyway. It's next best-why.
it's going myselfr' Faith cried, more
brightly. "Were both Faith Mar
garcts, YOU know! Is father going to
take your"
Your father? N-no.but I shall have
good company. | will tell you all
about it when l get home
II hope it Will be good company"
she amended, out in the hall. She
went on down the stairs. trembling
littlc-Aunt Faith was n shy won.
an-but strong in her determination
to find out things"
Barry was waiting i'm the big. dim
parlor He came forward eagerly at
the sound of steps. The vision of old
fashioned Aunt Faith i'm the door
way occasioned II hasty retreat To his
chair again.
'I-thought it was Miss Faith" he
stumbled, apologctically
'Wcll. it isl smiled Aunt Faith.
I'm Miss Faith. Have / kept YOU
waiting long? l didn't mean TO. but
it takes old people n good while to
move, you know-or you don't know.
but YOU will when it's your turn"
She had followed up his retreat and
was holding out her hand TO him.
| There was no possible chance for him
| to ignore it,
How Kind it was in YOU TO come
for me!' she cried. IF you hadn't
should have missed the lecture. for
my brother Richard is no good Mt all
MS an escort. Dear me; should saw
not! When he gets buried in his three
dailies, that's the end of him! Ought
we to he starting? Then I'll have to
ask you To button my glove Faith
III. huttoncd the other. If she wasn't
sick. should ask you If you would
he willing for her to go with us"
Naughty Aunt Faith. If her con-
science pricked, it did not keep her
gray eyes from twinkling. She
watched the boy covertly as he FUN
blcd with her glove.
Poor boy!' she thought. 'I'm sorry
| for your
| Barry Lincoln was sorr or him
self. Little by little. as ant Faiths
| bright voice ran on. the puzzle of
things had untangled itself. Now he
understood. He remembered Faith's
speaking of her namesake aunt. There
were two Miss Faith Margaret PyIes.
| m
hcr" having her black glove buttoned.
shes got the letter and thought il
| WAS Tor her. She expects 10 go TO the
lecture with me-she'll he disappoint
| ed. his thoughts went along swiftly.
Shc's little sort of old-Faith said
she lived in the country There aren't
any lectures to 20 i'm the country. And
besides. ii would cmbarrass her dread
| tully to find out her mistake. Well
Barry Lincoln. you're i'm it up to your
chin. my boy! What are YOU going
TO do about itF"
He answered his own question
promptly. TO his mind there was only
the one thing to do. He took out his
Wa oh.
Yes, we ought to he starting" he
said. It's quite q long way to the
| hall"
They were going out of the house
and through the vestibulc. The stems
outside were q little slippery. and Bar.
ry offered his arm, politely. That was
Aunt Faiths first entry i'm the book
OF her remembrances, and she entered
1t on the credit side.
/
Offered his arm instead of taking
mine goodH' she thought.
There's a red car coming. Shall
: we take It, Miss Faithf"
ne on. no. Why not walk. if there's
inc: Did you think aunts were rather
mt ecrepit? Well, that's another thing
vn pull find out when"
Jg \ Nhen IT'S my turn To bc an aunt -
he AShed Barry. I'm spite Of himself:
,ss 8t Faith laughed. too.
mt Faith was little. and Barry
~. pin wasn't He was short stop
high school nine. and measured
ust as stockings-iivc feet eleven. He
30 diminish his long strides to
zen 49, 1sure Of Aunt Faiths steps. but
put "{nly occasionally ne could bring
Aunt Faiths black silk bon
or 'ed up and down beside him
Ger y. Barry remembered his
nto 80 pes all the way down the
''s,.t,,,..lrect without interinission.
ced -, tile up-billy isn't ~" easped
viii -, u, gently Tiny spots of
Why 49,, pmed ont IN her thin brown
you know-but you don't
to great treat for country
own p.o going out like this. with
'Okc ,. I. -" htod up as 81 70 was day?
-. one lamp-post at home.
'nce 80 - time that was lighted
sick. 80, ant was elected the first
BODY ,r1e,,..,,.. for ] got up ON Abncr
.o,,h Il myself an ~ u, '''" "E"'eu
49,, Aunt Fdn,no, -.
10, sober face '"'' ''e 10Y y
q 10 80 ae,1 ave Mr.. Grant that"
~ Until nc died"
you, ere alive with people.
DIS. whom seemed 20 bc
-O'"s ~ Aunt Faith and Bar.
we'll lifted his ca to na,,,,' ",'oDs ,''cll'
does Aunt Faith ro1 60. W ,'.,'i =
the OF conscience "''"'N
D 'he 80 ~, 80 Pyle, ! guess you're
imuncd with herself.