Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-09-22

| Thousand uONp the hd1 nho h"iiieNi q
believe
IL heard 5orty. and from the best au-
thoritv, too. Why, her father Is one Of
the merchant princes of South Australia
and Owns part of large gold mine be-
sides Certainly Janet Biownriggs son
has done well for himself, provided he
keeps oil the patcrna track in his pros
per1y!'
Provided. indeed, Certainly his be.
havior 10 that little girl aud thos" four
| devoted old ladies"
"Oh. don't blame him so much in
this instance, my dear Young men will
be Young men, YOU know-and such a
.weetly pretty girl and such fortune!
"'Alrs well that ends we'll How
radiant the mother looks! She really
ought TO have her precious diamonds out
| 10 celebrate the occasion.
| Janet's affection and appreciation OF
| her daughter-n-law increased daily.
| They were inseparable. for Janet, sud.
| denly laying aside all her invalid fads
| and habits ordered three or four rather
I juvenile costumes and went about 20
| aoNer shows, cricket matches, tennis
| parties in indefatigable chaperonage OF
| her new daughter. Poor Emmeline,
| however, did not much appreciate this
| devoted attendance, for Janet, with heI
| usual sefishness, would scarcely allow
| the girl five minutes from her side, and
vas perpetually fu>sIng about her when
p, sh- WAS enjoying herself among young
people Of her own age.
Net. my dear. - my sister Dotty said
significantly one morning. when our new
niece had successfully banished soup
con of one OF Janet's nervous headaches,
! and had persuaded her that she was well
enough 10 keep an appointment with our
lawv~r at the bank IN connection will
ner soa's expected remittance, 40 You
know il strikes me that pills wife is an
uncommoulv clever young woman, and
that shouldn't be a bit surprised If she
ruled her husband as easily and steadily
as she rules his mother:"
Dot, the very thing that has occurred
to mel"
-Uncormonly ciever!" continued my
sister musingly. with all her pretty
appeals e. III FOR Lelp and general en-
iighteument. it does not seem t. me
somehow that we have lad TO teach her
much so far. have We"
swell. n-uo." answered obviously;
SNOW that YOU bring il before me like
that. Dot, We certainly have not! For
girl coming from the wilds Of the bush,
she certainly gets along remarkably
we'll on her own account and seems TO
make friends wherever she goes. Even
i'm the small matter # her ardrobe,
Trot has very few alterations To suggest
From the night of her arrival, Netty,
il YOU look dispsssionately back upon
the scene. YOU will find that she had the
upper hand somehow: that in fact 1t
was she " no received Us net We her;
that size made the advance to Janet her.
self: she introduced herself even 10 Trot,
and gave us the keynote to the manner OF
reception she wanted "
-She did-she did, answered, after
moments retrospection. much sur
prised at the discovery; but should
never have found it ont myself! How
sharp you re, Dotty! pid 1t strike you
at the timer"
"No-only by degrees And several
other little things ATE StuDing me uy &c.
grers, too, Nett-
~Yes-yes! What are they. dear"
-Well, one, for stance You far~v
now, all three Of you that our 'rot and
Mrs Phil have strucN az wonderful
friendship. don't YOU"
"Why. yes. Dot: YOU can't derry that
they seem To get ON capit.lly together,
They are always SINKING each Others
praises, always joking and laughing,
planning pleasures and amusements to-
gether; and YOU mean 10 hint that YOU
don't think they like one auother;"
Il mean merely To state my impression
that the two girls d. not like one an.
other, and will never, never like one
another
Dot, ! said eagerly. have you seen
anything To lead YOU to form this lm.
prrssion. any grounds for"
No answered my sister, pursuing up
her lips, Il cannot state a single Incl.
dent never detected a look. word,
that would bear out my impression. yet
! believe it to be "A true one all the same!
/ glanced from my sisters face To the
two girls coming arm in-arm up the gar
den towards us and shook my head
doubtiugly.
Emmy" Trot cried gaily. when they
had handed us the flowers they had
gathered. the coast is clesr-I mean
your mother won't be back from tie
bank till luncheon-you'l have time for
a grand game at tennis up at the club!
Get on your hat quickly, my dear!"
"Oh, Trot. love. / couldn't Don't you
know what day this is =? Don't you know
! couldn't leave home to-day, not for all
the world?"
"Why noti" asked Trot, opening her
eyes wide What is the matter with
the day, Emmy"
Aunt Dot, aunt Netty. you know
surely YOU know" Emmeline ans cred,
turning to us with clasped hands.
shook my head; my sister did the
same.
Its Tuesday. the twenty-second Of
August lists the one day for which
! eve--it's mail dayl" Emmeline said in
" hisper, her blue eyes fixed ecstatically
on the sunit clouds ~Oh. did none of