Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-16

ueIeu poho Tar up tne valley, nBhan =
few hours for pickerel aud perch, and
had a tish fry and picnic dinner
The next day they visited q strange.
romantic grotto up In the mountains,
known as the VOLTS Den. and here q
table was SGT. broiled chicken. sweet
corn, and such toothsome fare formed
the meal, with nutgatherlns for
amusement.
Squirrel and partridge shooting also
furnished Martin a little excitement.
When he and Angle insisted that they
must leave. both host and hostess
showed genuine regret. A few re-
marks made by Angle to her former
protcge. in private. the last evening
OF this visit, may be quoted.
Il must insist, my dear child" she
said. that you make ms n visit In the
near future. You left us under an en-.
tlrely false impression and II has
grieved me more than you can i'm.
agine. There was never a word Of
truth In anything that Hannah said
She was spiteful and malicious and
desired TO get even with you for q
hurt TO her pride. We had no thought
Of hurrying away TO the woods to sep.
arate you and Ray for any reason
whatever. or course. as you must
know. | had no suspicion OF any at
tachment between you. and II had,
certainly should not have tried to
break It on In that way. That is q
matter that concerns only you and
him. My own life experience shows
that first love Is the wlsest and best,
and while you were both too young
then for an engagement, you must be
lieve me when tell you that had no
wish to interfere"
And so the breach was healed.
This visit OF the Frisbies to Peace
full Valley also awakened something OF
repentance In Chips mind. and more
mature now. II occurred to her that
leaving Greenvale as she did. was,
after all. childish.
Then Angles part in this drama OF
her life now returned to Chip In q
new light. Once she began to reflect,
her self.accusation grew apace and her
repentance as we'll. Now she began
TO see herself as she was at Tins
Place.
Il think treated my Greenvale
friends very ungratefully," she said TO
Aunt Abby one evening after they had
returned TO Christmas Cove once more
and what Mrs. Frisbie said to me has
made me realize II. | know now that
few would have done what she did for
me. l was an ignorant, dirty. home.
less creature and no relation OF hers,
and yet she took charge OF me, bought
me clothes. paid all my expenses going
to Greenvale. clothed me there. and
always treated me nicely without my
even asking for It.
The Frisbies certainly ran some
when they knew that half.breed was
after me. don't know why they
should have done all this. l was moth.
ing to them. And yet when recall
the night | stumbled into their camp,
how Mrs. Frisble dressed me in her
own clothes, shared her tent with me-
and even prayed for me. feel
ashamed to think of what have done.
did think that Mrs. Frisbie despised
me from what Hannah said. | know
now that | was wrong. and running
away as ! did. was very ungrateful."
Il think II was. myself" responded
Aunt Abby. land yet believing as you
did. Mrs. Frlsbie ought not to blame
you. don't think she does. either
She seems a very sensible woman, and
like her. You made your mistake In
not confiding in her more. You should
have gone to her as you would to a
mother. in the first place, and told her
just what Hannah had said to you and
how you felt about II. To brood over
such matters and imagine the worst
possible. is unwiso In any one. think
from what you have told me. that this
person who sneered against you SO
much must have had spite against
you"
Hannah was Jealous. I know" Chip
interrupted. smiling at the recollec-
ton, and | hurt her feelings because
/ asked her why she didn't shave"
Didn't shave!" exclaimed Aunt
Abby. wide-eye1: what do you mean?"
Why, she has whiskers, you see"
laughed Chip, almost as much as
some men--a nice little mustache and
some on her chin. told her the next
day after l got there / thought she
was a man dressed as a woman. /
snickered. too. remember. when l
said IL. for she looked so comIcal--
like a goat, almost-and then asked
her why she didn't shave. guess she
laid Il up against me ever after"
she revenged herself amply. Il
seems" answered Aunt Abby.
When Christmas neared. and with
Il a vacation for Chip, new impulses
came to her: a desire to visit Green
vale once more and make amends as
best she could to her friends there;
and her gift.giving desire was quick.
ened by the coming holidays. She now
felt that she had ample means TO graf
lfy this latter wish. Day by day. since