The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-11-16

W. y CA ADtaAA'A III A--AS tNl
Jack buttOncd his coat and took up
his hat. IN be back in half an hour.
Terry. You won't he lonesome. Betsy
Ann viii be in preEa-5,g.
Where are You &1L-:" Te-ry in ,I-
rupJed. Jack, we cant stay here"
Il have heard II asserted. c-leaT ta
my younger days. tIa, there IS no s7.l
word as can't Jack remarked. i
VIII procure a substitute for Aunt
Hannah in the person of Cousin Na~-
tina"
He hurried lauEl.u.lv away. Tory
watched lin, from ,-n window with
troubled eyes
Il had I'll been So s-Gla1. 50 cJarHs-
Ing, like one Of those MaIr:D aIyen-
lures Of the old days. I'll would have
been wild enough if Aul. Hannah ..,t
been home. SGH there WAS 10 special
harm in ii and the prospect Of mE-,i
enjoyment. It was ont Of The rut. DE-
cidodly 50. Cousin Martha would look
after them. Bit by bit tlc doubt van
ishel from the girls eyes. crowded out
altogether, with the laughter filing
them, by the time she turned to greet
Betsy Ann.
Betsy Ann stood in need Of consider
able reinsurance. The credit Of the
house was at stake, and she felt her
powers unequal to the crisis
Having in some measure conquered
Betsy AIMS misgivings. Terry sighed
for Marie ana her boxes She wanted
to slip of her heavy tailor made for
one of her pretty house gowns. Il do
wish had my things" She said.
Betsy Ann. anxious to return kind
ness for Kindness. bcckoueJ mystcr.-
OUsly.
Jacks half hour heightened into two.
Cousin Martha. slipping quiet cup of
tea in her little sitting room, was 50
surprised bv the sudden appearance Of
4 young gentleman ON The scene chat
it was some time before she was able
to grasp his GRAND, longer yet before
she could come to a definite conclusion.
She wouldn't like to disappojnt Jack,
but she hadn't calculated ON going vis-
iting She had a cold ana Lcadachy
sort Of feeling. Who was it he'd got
with him. anyway"
some one VINO never h'd rear
jolly Thanksgiving Jack said mis-
chievOusly.
COUSIN Marina had VISION OF some
poor city wall Niolh Jack hau plcAeu
up out Oh char!jy' Inc lafVe%S We're
all charitable. but in the men folks il
frequently took the form Of impul-
slVenesS'
wen III nave 10 oDASe you She
salu ana went heFNouSI| o" 10 make
her preparations.
y cHeefIuI ISHI SAohe out from Aunt
dalliiah SIltlHs room as 'lg TWO role
up III iAe pieak IWIISH'. mere was
llie SOUND Oh sing
Jack opened Tue door, 'i''h STOOD SUI
III NoHuef
Jerry III oiu laSilolleu go" Il oI pIdHl
coloIPu caSHiIieIe ol'el-'nS III ltoIl over
cHellIHeI'e Oh li'hu elil"foluefeu men
Htllo" no" from ulHuSe' AeF OaI" mar
plleG nIsu over IAN olu tortoise SNeII
CONN, Hiaue pretty SIShI us she 'oui-
'eSleu ueLIurt,I'
Iou am 'eIiiIl5 me- Sl'' 'i'Iu' 'Cl"-
I11s Ao''' u J'cA' 'n"' ou We ie' 'Ii''t
sLI"lSc GNU tlleSS up III Aoul aunt
il''II'i''ii il'o'-iel ',lIHss, anu sue
from no one A"o"S """V N'lu VI HIS
eIaple pace
1GII! u'C" o''IN III 'S'oLi-9-ilileil''
I"CA Hl""c n"S'G u tAi'ioIn 'ie young
'auS > rue Summing III society
COUSIN Ni"rtii' COM usIon was PI'l'-
ole, 9He apolosI1eu I'IoluSei3'
0ne lllaue ier ESCAPE Oh 'ne pea Vi
SeelHs "oou' supper III Ie"H'S 10 se'
DetSS Am ol'iHlo'i VI lnese queer act
my CITY iolA''
belSy ann aulnIt'eu llau III ller gay
9ouHS Pe'pic uiull 10 C"IcelllIS lounu
~ e'v..-', my ,iu ~, ,.,S 7Uc2',d
e..0I ~, 80 g. , ,,i l.''i -
50 oo-i,' ~ -'ie'1'ci '''ON' anu '''e e"i
was a 'o.sin u lis, us ..........-.
Al'ei euLpet AeliS was erilliii c'7'
" a eonSOi'" tIol ~ 'lie hltciien IIoli
s ~ni'n O"'N was IIsolouS!S eACl,'.eu
. s21, 0rine O"cN d tcl d" liie i"us IInS'
- ~ ialliE "oin ou'' s1e to4u oaCA'
WIN u iAs ~ coliC7'i III! i9noi ''iiee
III ~ nn"'.eI' culinary
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