The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1906-02-03


/ Ann will be IN presently"
Where are you going:" Terry inter
/ rupted. Jack, We can't stay here"
L have heard it asserted. chiefly in
/ my younger days. that there is no such
word as can't" Jack remarked. Il
/ VIII procure a substitute for Aunt
Hannah in the person of Cousin Mar
tina
lie hurried laughingly away. Terry
[ watched him from the window with
I troubled eyes.
II had eli been so sudden, 50 confUs
/ ing, Ike one OF those madcap adven-
/ lures Of the old days. 1t would have
! been wild enough if Aunt Hannah had
been home. Still there was no special
harm in it and the prospect of much
/ enjoyment. 1t was out Of the rut, de-
cidedly so. Cousin Martha would look
after them. Bit by bit the doubt van
ished from the girls eyes. crowded out
altogether. with the laughter filling
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 ia some measure conquered
Betsy AIMS misgivings, Terry sighed
! for Marie and her boxes. She wanted
to slip off her heavy tailor made for
one of her pretty house gowns. Il do
wish l had my things" she said.
Betsy Ann. anxious to return kind
ness for kindness, beckoned mysteri-
Ously.
Jacks half hour heightened into two.
Cousin Martha, slipping a quiet cup Of
tea in her little sitting room, was 50
surprised by the sudden appearance Of
a young gentleman on the scene that
it was some time before she was able
to grasp his errand, longer yet before
she could come TO a definite conclusion.
She wouldn't like to disappOint Jack,
but she hadn't calculated on going Wis
iting. She had a cold and headachy
sort of feeling. Who was it he'd got
with him, anyway"
Some one who's never had a real
jolly Thanksgiving" Jack said mis-
chievOusly.
Cousin Martha had a vision of some
poor city waif whom Jack had picked
up out of charity. The Harveys were
all charitable, but in the men folks it
frequently took the form of impul-
siveneSs.
"Well, III have to oblige you" she
said and went nervously off to make
her preparations.
4 cheerful light shone out from Aunt
Hannah's sitting room as the two rode
up in the bleak twilight. There was
the sound of singing
Jack opene> the door, then stood still
in wonder
Terry in old fashioned gown Of plum
colOred cashmere opening in front over
chemisette of hand embroidered linen,
yellow now from disuse, her dark hair
piled high over tall old tortoise shell
comb, made pretty sight as she cour-
tested demurely.
Cousin Martha stared in amazement
"YOu amt telling me-" she cried. seiz-
ing hold Of Jack, that you've let that
strange child dress up in your Aunt
Hannah's mothers things, and she
from no one knows what kind of mis-
cradle place
Terry drew back in establishment.
Jack made haste to explain the young
lady's true standing in society.
Cousin Martha's confusion was pitia-
BILE. She apolOgized profusely.
She made her escape on the plea Of
seeing about supper, in reality to get
Betsy AIMS opinion of these queer act
ing city folks.
Betsy Ann admitted that in her day
young people didn't go careering round
the country like wild. But she guessed
there wasn't any harm in 'em. Shed
go bond for Master Jack, and the gal
was a cousin of his.
After supper Terry was summoned
to a consultation in the kitchen from
which Jack was vigorously excluded.
She came back after awhile laughing.
I'm fairly worn out" she told Jack,
with trying to conceal my ignorance
in matters culinary"
Thanksgiving morning Terry awoke
TO find the world white with snow. her
window paneS frosted, the water in
her picture a solid cake of ice She
nestled down in the unaccustomed
feather bed trying TO screw her cOur-
age up to make the plunge and longing
sadly for Marie and all the pleasant
familiar comforts Of her ordinary life
There was a knock at the door. fine,
reSounding knock. and Betsy Ann en-
tered. I've brought you some hot
water" she said. feeling herself IN
commonly thoughtful. ITS most half
after :. and the saSSigeS waitin' ter be
fried"
Terry found Jack walking aimlessly
about the sitting room.
Good morning" she said. You
don't look quite happy somehow"
"Jove, its coldr' he said after re-
turning her greeting.
Arcadia has its limitations" Terry
laughed.
But they both brought wonderful
new appetites to that country break
fast Of sausages and buckwheat cakes
with homemade Sirup.
Cousin Martha did not appear. Her
cold was worse. Perhaps she'd get W
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