The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-07

Sunshine laughed aloud. Sunshine
was otherwise Anne Trevor. heircss OF
Ways End. aud Granny Bunch was
Mrs. Richard Toe. Sunshine was tall
and twenty. Granny Bunch was short
and stout, with fresh. rosy face. The
two were cronies despite the forty
years between Them. also despite the
fact That Granny Bunch was bent on
matching Sunshine to her mind.
They lived bali mile apart. and
Sunshine did the visiting for the most
part. She was not yet mistress Mt
Ways End Hsr stcpmother. Nine.
Trevor. had lifs estate there and
was as austercly unsocini ns Granny
Bunch was hospitablc. she had also Q
grudge against Granny In that she.
too. had views as % Anne's proper be-
stowai. Granny was NIL for marrying
sunshlne to her gsindson. Richard
I.se ID, whereas Nme. Trevor held
Il little short q hsr saspdaughtsr's
Christian duty 70 tmke Wilton Roy.
her nephew. lie lad come with her
10 Ways End and lived there. He
was dignined. sovog and sensible, ex.
sctly the husband fur such . piece Of
quicksilver m ANA The match would
be In every way idSai. Wilton had only
a modest competence. along with q
capacity for handling fine fortune.
Thus Nine. Trevor 70 her inmost
SELF. thus also otugurcly. with much
wrapping about ef nne phrases. to
Sunshine. She hated bitterly Richard
"a and did not sTupla to say out
right that he aud his int old grand
mother we're rank f,rtune huntcry. lay
ing traps and piifsils for Anne's un.
wary feet Ann<s usual answer was
to mount her bo,ra and gallop away
10 her dear Granny Bunch. II Rich
ard 80 happened TO be there when
che arrived. why. o. much the better.
lie was younger than Sunshine By
whole month ard funcied himself
madiy In love with her. He had been
courting hsr since thoy were fifteen.
with tho usual intuiudcs-college esca.
padcs and sumns- fiirtationa Sun
shine knew all abo6t thsn. for Granny
Bunch was Richard 3d'A conndant
"You mustn't mind. honey" she had
said 10 Sunshlne. "indeed. you ought
20 be Obliged 10 those other girls~-they
are taking out such lot of tho fool
ishness. by the time Dicky is through
college he viii hava come 10 know him.
self In q measure Then hen fnd on.
over again what he know In the be-
ginning that there 10 nobody In all the
world like Sunshine"
II was Dicky's story the tale OF his
latest enthrnliment t-,hat hnd led TO
Granny Bunch's rvvilement OF Wilton
Roy. Sunshine hsd said demurciy she
did not understand how men could be
40 different. Wilton Roy had told her
no should never make Dovc 10 any girl
but the one he mssnt 90 msrry. And
then Granny Bunch had exploded. She
hated the supcrfina wilton.
"0ne couldn't very well marry
funerui-marrying . minister n about
the nearest thing 10 e." Sunshine said
redsctively. Granny Bunch eyed her
narrowly. then brdks into laugh, say.
Ing: a#aer# r#a
Honey. you nearly fooled me then
Honeat now-dont you and him
mighty wearingT' tG 81
mot always; he hsa his uses" sun.
shine said. "He says an undisputed
thing in such solemn way and after
] have heard him awhile almost any.
body else Is refreshlngly brilliant
even Dlcky dear" ...
"Dlcky IL no genlus-he'll never set
the river ailre-but he In a man-an
athlete. strong as mule, gentle as O
lamb" Granny Bunch retorted.
Sunshine laughed. '-rell him In your
letter send him kIss--for his grand.
mothers sake. she said. Tell him,
too, ! have named the pup he sent me
for him. and ask MIN II he does not
think his namesake deserves a new
collar"
II know he thinks yes shall write
him 10 bring the collar. not send It,
Granny Bunch sald eylng Sunshine
lovingly. Sunshine held up her hands,
crying:
"What! Take him frvm his studies
Tor whole week! You mustn't thlnl.
OF It. Granny! Dlcky dear hasn't an,
too much scholarship, aow-certalnly
none to loee'
"a bang for books and lectures and
all that fiddle faddle." Granny said
stoutly. The hoy Is nor there to cram
his head with such stun. only want
the place to mold him as II helped to
mold his father and grandfather Ifl
thought II could make a prig OF him
llke-well. somebody I might name--he
should leave tomorrow.
II see you are an obstinate person.
likewise oplnionated. my dear Mrs.
Lee Sunshine mocked In Nine. IRE
ror's own manner. M8
The two were laughing so heartily
hey did not hear Wilton Roy ride up
10 the open hall door and kepl chat
ing madly of things they would not
lave had him hear for a kingdom.
or no he heard. he Raya M