Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-06-29
CHAPTER XXI.

~tHE next morning Aunt Fanny
had hard time Of Ii. Hef
mistress was petulant; there
- was no sunshine In the bright
August day as 1t appeared to her. To
ward dawn, after she had counted
many millions of black sheep Jumping
backward over fence, she had fallen
asleep. Aunt Fanny obeyed her usual
Instructions on this ruckless morning.
1t was Beverly's rule to be called ev-
cry morning at z O'Clock. Bat how
was her attendant to know that the
graceful young creature who had kick
ed the counterpart to the foot f the
bed and had mauled the pillow out Of
all shape. had slept for less than thirty
minutes? How was she to know that
the flushed face and frown were born
in the course of night of distressing
perplexitles2 She knew only that the
sleeping beauty who lay before her
was the fairest creature in adj the uni
verse. For some minutes Aunt Fanny
stood. off and admired the rich youthful
glory Of. the sleeper. prophet Ecallg re-
luctant to disturb her hsfphasA chem
she obeyed the 4mpillse q dHV and
spoke The sunn}Sning Epzds
"Wha-what time IS ft?- demanded
the newcomer from the land Of Nod.
stretching her fine young body with a
| splendid but disconnected yawn.
"Seben, Miss Bev'ly. Wha' time do
yo' s'pose hit is? Hits Il reg'lah time.
O. co'se. Did yo' ali have nice sleep.
honey?' and Aunt Fanny Went bliss
fully about the business of the hour.
II didn't sleep wink, confound It,"
grumbled Beverly, rubbing her eyes
and turning on her back to glare up at
the tapestry above the couch.
"Yo' WASH winkin' any when All
fust come into de room, femme tell
yo'," cackled Aunt Fanny, with caus-
tic freedom.
"See here, now, Aunt Fanny, I'm not
| going to stand any lecture from you
this morning. When a fellew hasn't
slept a.
who's a-lecturfn' anybody. Ah'd lax
to know? Aim jes' tellin yo' what
yo' was a-doin' when All came into de
room. Yo' was a-sleepin' petty dog
gone tight, femme tell yo. Isyo' goin'
out TO- yo' walk befo' b'eakfus', Honey?
Cause IL yo' is. yo' all IT be obleeged
to climb out'n dat bald maghty quick
like Yo' BAT is ready, Miss Pev'lt."
Beverly splashed the water with un-
reasonable ferocity for a few minutes.
trying to enjoy diversion that had
not failed her untlf this, morning.
Aunt Fanny" she announced after
looking darkly through her Window
into the mountains above, III you
can't brush my hair-ouch!&an easier
than this I'll have some one else id
It. that's all. You're a regular old
bear"
"Po' III honey" was all the com.
Ilacent bear said in Reply. without al.
tering her methods in, the least,
| "Weli," said Beverly threateninglY,
with shake OF, her head; "be cpreful,
that's all. Have you heard the rewss7'
"Wha' news, Miss Bey'ly5
"ETe're going back, . Washtn.tonF
"Thank de Lawdl When -
| II don't know. Eve Just this instant
| &Au0S up NY mluu. lAAuh WSu SiiiIt
lets see, this is the, 9Th Of August,
isn't it? Well, look and see If gou
don't know, stupid The. 10th? My
goodness! Where has the time gone
anyway Well, well start some time
between the 18th and the 18TH"
"Of dis mont, Miss BeyIy?"
| mo. September. r want you to
look up time table for me today We
must see about the trains"
"Dey's on'y one TeaYin.r heah ddily, an
hit goes dt In de m6'nin'. One train
a day! Aim dat scan'lous?"
"I'm sure, Aunt Fanny, 1t is thdl
business, not ours" said Beverly Sc
verely.
"P'raps ,dey mought be runnin' 8
exclusion roun' bout September Mis-:
Bev'ly," speculated Aunt Fanny con
solingly. "Dey gently has 'em In Sep
tembeh."
"You old goose" cried Beverly ir
ypite Of herself.
| "Ain' yo' habin' .er. good time
hcneyp
90 Do Lad. aakR All ,Tdttan
s'picionet hit rol. a d,lnnit. Hfs. dc
gayest place Az mos 1eeeh .sawA.cep,
Wash'ton an Lex'ton an Vicksbu'g."
"Well, you don't know everything
said Beverly Grossly. y wish you'd
take that red feather, out of my ha,
right away"
"shall All frow hit away, Miss
Bev'lyp
well, no. You needn't do that
said Beverly. "Put it on my dressing
table. I'll attend to it,
"Wha's become O. de gemman at wo
hit in de fust placer All aim seen him
fo' two-three days."
"rm sure don't know. He's proba
bly, asleep. That class Of people never
lose sleep over anything"
"'Es er pow'ful good loogin' pus
son." suggested Aunt Fanny. BeuerE's
eyes frightened.
"Oh, do you think 500" she said. quite
indifferently. what are you. doing
with that hat2.
"Takin' out de featheh-aes' as''-
"Well, leave 1t alone. Don't, disturb
my things, Aunt Fanny. How malis
times must tell YOU
Good Lawdw was all that Ann,
Fanny could say.
Don't forget about the 4time tables =
said Beverly as she sailed forth fo,
her walk in ,thetpark.
In the AFTERNOON she went driving
with Princess Eetye and the Young
Duke Of 'Mizrox. lanon. Nhnsai 6na&1