West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-01-10

moro characteristic than b oieits<I
his son.
Ny Dear hob Tho timO has "A
~ tho wairua said. Ito speak of
thinge.' I'm IN tho devil OF a az.
piess it's you turn TO help out YOU'D
old dad Besides, YOU got mo into<
wos YOU, with 3otr precious nosti
tnot Hot mo TO engage n goVornoal
tomboy GirL I blessed You proQ
nrut. and, aa far US noEa gooqy IL
h IL goting quito tamO Nut
meso twins as YOU cali yourbrothi
set up a three ring circus And
80 around watching tho onAV aN
won't bit0 each other and dlN
phobiA I'm gotting a ntio too
play tho rolo OF ringmastor with any
ecas. And IT'S all on account OF md
rs wO used 60 sing.
This goVorncss whom 1 got on your
Woo 10 n very engaging young lady. a
In fact, sho hos ongogVd tho aNoctionsz Sd
those two pups. I don't blamo 'om word
much. either. That's tho worst OF n. shai
says she's twcnty-onN but sho dooan'sI
look n day over eighteen. A CUNNING it,
to brown eyed trick you could hido up
your sleeve. Has an a. u. from wellosiov
ana claims Sho was born and hrod I'm Bosl,
ton, which is really all l have against hor.
Tho wins began by hating her, and n
had TO give 'om q couple ot thrashfnEH
apiece TO mako 'om stop playing unhearfl
OF practical Jokna. Now I have 20 thrnshI
'om TO keep 'om from loving her too stren}
uoualy
Its gotting too much for mo-. IL YOU
expect 60 keep my gray haira out OF tho
grave, you como homo 0nd distract thoif
attention. You always could MANAGE
thcm. bccauso you did not hnvo 70 1.-Two
with thom. This ~ both a prayer and a.
InnNnNnnH Come h.ftt. nal I.lN. 49,
helpless DAD.
L, s,-If you stii fcei tina you must
marry, marry tho Eovorncss. Bho'B tho
best 4 over Haw-from Boston too. Prf-i
vatoly, 1 think sho was born in Chicago,
and Wellesley n all that oils hoN por-'
haps Hho knows you. / haven't nslkod her.i
uo sent this letter ana ut dinnorl
that evening looked around hia table
with a compl0cent and chuckling sat,
isfacuon. Tho twins looked thin and
pathetic and tried not 60 eat much.
Miss Gray was demuro and smiling In
n dainty dinner gown, aud tho holden,
Boss, had her hair ribbons properly
tied ana both stockings pulled up Din
nor was peaceful. but there was a
tempest aftorward. and Mr.. Barton,
sent tho twins 60 bed nc o o'clock. lie
was unusually gontlo and patient c.
them. -
Aftor they had made up for tho night
they talked about this, They did not
like tho look OF it.
"Did you SEQ how he grinncd nc herr
Just like an old goatl III We don't sot-
Ito who's 60 havo her and got busy,
holl end things by gotting her HIM
SELF said Bert.
MAKE "A pretty stopmother. Rather
p%rettior than her stopsons, l should
say was tho %inBlnuatlng reply.
Two days later Mr.. Barton came 20
lunch with Il telegram I'm his hand.
"Pvo good nows,' no said. "Bob's
coming Thursday"
Boss gave Il whoop and a Jump and
grabbed the telegram, which Bort
sn0tched from her hand before sh0
had had "A chance TO read Il word.
"IIurrahr' yelled Dick, doing a war
dance speciality Of his.
Miss Gray, with n very rcd face,
tried TO keep Bess from dnncing O zig
on tho table, and Mr.. Barton, seeing
hcr evident annoyance, spoke apollo
getically. when you become acqunint-
Cd with Bob youm not wonder quite so
much at this nendlsh joy. He's rather
II good sort, IL no 10 liko his dad.
Shouldn't wonder IL you'd llko him.,
10 continued complacontly. "IIo hasa
habit of being fond Of Boston"
II shall do my bcs. TO like him." she
said prottily To the old mul, aud aa sho
ran upstairs sho said to herself, ''Tll
SEQ that the Boston habit becomes set
tied" ,
Thursday camo. All the family but
tho governoss went to tho train, ana
Bob was almost carried homo OF tho
family shoulders. Dinner had been
postponed for his coming, and Miss
Gray waited rather n~ervousIy In tho
dining room. She had donned her pret-
TEST dinner gown, and her eyes wero
worry bright and her cheeks very pink.
Tho twins came I'm first and stood to-
n sldo TO SEQ what Bob would say to
their divinity. I'm a moment they
leaned. weak and helpless, against each
other, and then they feebly left the
room. Bob, not waiting for tho intro
ductlon Mr.. Barton seemed trying to
make, walked across tho room and
calmly kissed tho %goyerness.
Dir, Barton grew slowly, darkly pur-
plo. 80 you're I'm this, too, you, you
eco easy. dadp' said Bob. II bet You
currency TO cookies I'd beat you at this
game. You're skinned. Tho currency
IL mine. Buck up, dad, and saluta
your daughter. Az for tho twins, they
can't say they DONE Ike their sister,