The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-05

are my stcp.sistcrs, and yo,
Know it, Miss Rcadc."
Miss Ecndc looked uncomfort,blr
Ms your gOverncss. YOU know. ELLA
ought not to listen to your remark,
~" H'"r S'S'erS-- she began, ner
NouSly.
H''p-sistcrs, please" snapped ELLA
ION. Miss Rcade. If you had only bcc,
mere before they came. II was so
nice" ~
pldht they always live here. then? ~
asked the govcrncSs.
'h' dear, no. Their father died
.M'h'y years ago. when Laura and
ih"'nora We're six and eight ycars
"'"' ana when mother married n wear
ia''r' Mr.. Ncwton's mother took them
70 I'VE with her. Then mother died
wv" years ago, and father said | WASH t
vi" enough to take charge, though |
WIS llitrcn. So us old Mrs. Newton
h"d Hicd year or so BEFORE and
Laura and ThcO were staying with
'h"ir fathers sister. father wrote and
ASkr" them to come here. THEY'VE
done nothing but Interfere with mo
ever since ;hcy came. You haven't
, -, i'.,' W. '''' '"' !ei.
' ." VIII soon. li'r 'hca OF taking
1l'ai book away from me-"
'''i, !"'I hho"' E'la. hr:r. II is
'' i"!'c Il 'ook Tor young girls: but
n"H"h near MISS N"wion's voice.
-" :" OH pr"c''c'i&.
"t ooor opened. ard Il tail. grace
'"i 2'ri eh.'rea. Hhr Looked us much
;'"'S'r 'h'h hcr real age as ELLA
i'''Nt" "i"'r' ana II" on" would have
E''SSF" h'r TO u" more Than twenty
"',' vi '""'' 81" looked very pal"
""" '''''" "'F" tears IN her eyes and
!"''e' III ''e. N"ic" rs Sh" addressed
;''>'. n'SS'
Mss heAhc. nave Just had tclc-
S'"'h |" zen mo 1hnt my aunt has
III" il pHfa'Niic stroke. My sister and
l ;i' gong i" her with thr ncXt train
wv You k!hHiE iAi" rhar::" hero: +
VIII give You al directions ii you will
'"'i' 10 my room. Fila. YOU will cN-
pam 10 father. dear. and be kind to
'h' '''" ones.
'' "'' n"H'l' ahh confusion for thc
'"" h""iE' amt then In" sisters
''''' Oh 10 catrh ih"!r i"Ain from Tie
.'"''' ''h.
'nH ahiioyin%. cried Major
''''-n Wh"n he arrived later in the
''''!iooh ana was met in the hail
y! l. H. eager 10 i"ll him the news.
.'!>' 'Hac'iE Ely luck. Wh. couldn't
,!'''' "uh' 'aNr III III some other time?
"'"'' OH ''r'h Sll"l! 90: Write and
l'' '"'''' on ! Supi'hS".
t'n1 VIII" off? Have YOU asked any
'"''! GOWN: asked Ella. who was ac
S'"'i'cu 10 hcr parents incohrrent
:'Ec OF conversation.
'h'' TWO friends III town to-day"
"N!'i"lh"d nor father. 'whon | haven't
seen Tor SIX or seven years. and l
hSk"'! them down for some shooting
suppose must put them Off
y" h''d lor mat. answered Ella,
N'' ''SS "' 'er h'ao. Ih"rc arc
~ So"" N''a!'S ana Miss
'|'"'c ca" "ro'i Hlhi'"E ara chlpcronr
'''' no are N"i'T trends. t"lhcr? |
S"!'!"'S" 'n'E ar" "ul'" "'d.
'"! ""' 'h'hN 80. said tho Ma
~. N'm i S''"' 'h""S'l II" d"'ht E"n
WIFE, i''! h'" som" years younger
.'"'' "'ES''. noun on III" sunny sid" Of
'''H' ~ ZOO "a" "i IN" girls. went
v" vac :n'I"'' a'S":i'lN. ahd half for
+'''"S HAS '"H''"f. always thought
'"''' WaS S"'h"lh!N" between Dot and
S"'A' anu IL N""l'i q" very welt now
"'' H' "'S GONE ''''" HIS uh'i"'S prop
n'u '""'''h'! asWhFS ialkln%
MS '"''l ""!''"l' wonder what
'n.''N ., '''''r'' ''"h away, Ella:
-, "I' ''iN'''S I" you. u" ana tell
49,! "'h' ';F'
~ >>"'' was Il "'"k ana ioollSh
"'''"n. '': ""o' "'i'% 'hcanahlc or cN-
''''''I';- "h! coflrol over her St"OnE-
~, '., r',''.. n'n'Ie" n'r oy means
y '', ,,,'' ,''''nH an" "i'''hl''e!l indnlg-
,, ',' 'i T,, m"n "'''!'S III her own
>',, ' ~ l" '"ll ner or
..,,, "" ,' '','"''' ,
.o,tn 1"''l .'' ':',' :', 'nrm ail 20 my
''' |''' 'A"'tah'iE; with
",,,,,,' -" n,.'' - ~ Ncrr "'r III the back
;'''."u '.',, IL" ""'''" ~ ''"r" I" look ma.
!'S'''"l'A III me H. venture TO speak:
~" oc'eS''"'e NJ" 10 S'nn me. l look
'".,t W. H'"M Il w. uo'' . J. MISS i'eadr:'
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