The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-01

backward over a fence. she had fallen
asleep. Aunt Fanny Obeyed her usual
Instructions on this luckless morning.
cry morning at Z o'clock But how
was her attendant to know that the
graceful young creature, who had kick
ed the counterpane to the foot of 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 a night of distressing
perpleXities? She knew only that the
sleeping beauty who lay before her
was the fairest creature in all the uni
verse. For some minutes Aunt Fanny
stood off and admired the rich youthful
glory Of the sleeper, prophetically re-
luctant to disturb her happiness. Then
she obeyed the impulse of duty and
spoke the summOning words
"Wha-what time is it?" demanded
the newcomer from the land of Nod,
stretching her fine young body with a
splendid but discontinued yawn.
"Seben, Miss Bev'ly. Wha' time do
yo' s'pose hit is? Hits d reg'lah time,
O. co'se. Did yo' all have a nice sleep,
honey" and Aunt Fanny went bliss
fully about the business of the hour.
Il 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 fellow hasn't
slept a.
who's a-lecturin' anybody. Aid lax
to know? Ah'm 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'. Is yo' goin'
out TO- yo' walk befo' b'eakfus'. honey =?
Cause if yo' is. yo' all II be obleeged
to climb out'n dat bald maghty quick
like. Yo' baf is ready. Miss Bev'ly."
Beverly splashed the water with un-
reasonable ferocity for a few minutes,
trying to enjoy diversion that had
not failed her until this morning
Aunt Fanny" she announced after
looking darkly through her window
into the mountains above. 'if you
can't brush my hair-ouch.-anye easier
than this I'll have some one else do
It, that's all You're regular old
bear"
"Po' lii honey" was all the COM
placent bear said in reply, without al
tering her methods in the least.
Well" said Beverly threateningly.
with IL shake of her head. be careful.
thai = all. Have you heard the news?"
"W'ha' news. Miss Bev'ly?'
Were going back 10 Washin' tom
"Thank de Lawd! When"
Il don't know. I've just this instant
made up my mind. think We'll start
isn't it: Well, look and see if you
don't know. stupid. The 10th? My
goodness, Where has the time gone.
anyway? Well. we'll start some time
between the 18th and the 18TH
"Of dis mont, Miss Bev'ly:''
''No. September. l want you to
look up a time table for me today. We
must see about the trains.''
'Dey's On'y one leavin' heah daily, an
hit goes at in de mO'nin'. One train
Hnvf i'm dat S..nn'lOl,sSv
'T'm sure. Aunt Fanny, it is their
business, not ours" said Beverly Sc
verely
"P'raps dey mought be runnin'
exclusion roun' bout September. Miss
Bey'ly." specialized Aunt Fanny con-,
solingly "Dey gen'lylhas 'em in Sep
tembeh"
You old goose" cried Beverly in
spite of herself
Ain yo habin er good time.
honey"
mo. am not"
"Fo' de lam sake. All wouldn'
s'picioned hit fO' minnit. Hits de
gayest place All mos eveh saw-'cept
Wash'ton an Lex'ton an Vicksbu'g"
well, you don't know everything"
said Beverly GROSSLY. Il wish you'd
take that red feather out Of my hat
right away"
''Shall All frow hit away, Miss
Bev'ly:"
We'll. 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 place: All aim seen him
TO- two-three days"
'Tm sure | don't know. He's prOba-
bly, asleep. That class Of people never
lose sleep over anything
"'E's or nnw'f FIJI good lOOkin' ms