The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-04-26

u " Your way" said Miss
6 s Edith, affecting to totter
4 4 beneath the weight of a
2cN large brown leather-bountl
book. "uut suppose-now-you'li have
to make the acquaintance of all the
sisters and cousins and aunts. Albums
are supposed to be out of style, know,
but think families will always have
them. No, don't require your sup
port, thank you. Just sit down there
quietly and behave yourself while /
show them to you-and don't make any
stupid comments. said behave your
SELF"
That isn't misbebaving." said the
prospective member Of the family.
I'D like to know what you call it?'
Every nice, as far it went"
Don't, Bertie. Now look here.
Here's pa and ma 10 begin with.
They're recent, of course. I don't like
mas expression very we'll; she looks
so serious. Pas all right"
"Good likeness, both of 'em."
"This." sal. Miss Edith, turning the
page" is Ruth when she was little
bit of thing. ! think she's cunning,
don't you:'
".Awful1y cunning"
And that one on the opposite side is
Jim when he was baby. he seems
to be surprised about something
'I'd never have recognized him. It's
the first time I ever saw him without
his pipe. I'm surprised, too. Where
do you come in:'
Never mind about me. That's
Grandma Brown. You rever saw her,
but she's likely to come here for a
visit in the spring. You'll have to
mini yov- P's and Q's then, sir"
"She does not look very venomous."
"Bertie! Well. 1 should say she
didn't. She's the sweetest, loveliest
old thing that ever was. She used to
pet lie to Death when l was little
girl
I'D Ike to know how she could help
it."
Goose"
"You know that I I'm sorry that l
didn't know you then"
"When!"
when you were little girl. seem
to have lost such lot time"
"You didn't lose any time after you
did know me-"
"Well, 1 knew good thing when ]
saw it. Never mind; won't lose any
more time ii can heIp it,"
Il expect you'll stay down at your
club four nights out Of every week"
you've got another guess coming"
"Rertie!"'
"Sweetness.''
"Are you quite perfectly, absolutely
sure that-that YOU do:'
'I'm perfectly, absolutely sure that
It cont nobody in the world ever did
or ever will. Are you sure:is
.Oh. | think maybe | do-a little.
Edith
"Now, Rertie. stop! YES. I'm sure.
SLu KNOW :m. BArtie. Aunt Mar
tha's looking at you! There: l wanted
to show you that album and you don't
seem interested one Bit
"Who's this?' asked the young man.
81 tod YOU that was Aunt Martha.
The other is Uncle Harry. They used
to lie quite wealthy, bu. Uncle Harry
lost his money in some investment and
nov lie scelr: to have changed q great
deal. he won't work :ny more. and
Aunt Martini just supports him. or
cour-e. that's 4 family secret. hut |
wouldn't keep anything from you.'
">nd III never keep anything from
you"
".Ahe yol s,.re:'
quite sure. We'll just tel. each 9th
er everything. Won we. darl!ns:''
"I'i.. sure wouldn't hide Il thought
from you.'
Nor l from YOU. l think that's
where some oupies make i mistake
not telling thing" to each other. We
won't be like that. will we:"
Il don't see how people can if theE
truly loye each J:her.'
IL t;on's ether.
"perhaps l dou't tuinf people Go
care for one another rs much IS We tlu
do you"
"l'p, sure they Cont"
"Eertie. we were going to look 6: