The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-31

few days later Cousin Editha and
her family made their appearance.
Give me the baby, Eide said
Young man who had conducted two
small boys In dirty linen suits down
The car steps The brakeman viii
AIRY your luggage"
Eide" Virginia looked I'm disgust
At the innocent young man, but her
disgust changed to establishment
minute later when her mother kissed
the paio young woman with her hat
ON one side Of her head and told her
how delighted they wcr" to see them
AN Was f possible tina, this was the
BEAUTIFUL bride Of seven years ago?
The long train. exquisite veil ana
whit" Nowpra with which Cousin
Edi'ha had always been invested III
VrEinias memory faded away Orinr"
this tired. thin woman ana her little
family.
And this II Virginia" said Cousin
. Edi'ba as soon as the boys had been
packed in the surrey and lh" baby on
Mis- Castles lap You're quite
,uuE lady. Virginia and a pretty one.
too 80. Carlos mustn't whip III"
hursir' Jack. stop pulling at the lines
. Those children were clean when we
started auniic. but only for a few
/ minutes suppose I'll have to take
/ the baby Shes cutting teeth and
/ foarfully cross Yes mamma Is we'll
/ A. usual but sh" always seems tired
/ She helps me a little with the chill.
/ drcn uud-.Iack, have spoken 10 YOU
, for the last time II yon touch those
/ lines again III spank you as soon AZ
We get 10 auntios"
] virginia sat silent during the short
ride Cousin Edirhas husband had
walked with Rob, leaving the surrey
| for the ladies' and children, so Mrs
Race had the whole care Of the lively
! infants Mrs Castle sat with her in
the back seat, and Virginia had the
two boys with her In front. so there
was little chance for her joining In the
conversation II she had wished to.
Her cousins sharp. tired voice grated
unpieasantly on her ears as she re.
memhercd the soft. low tones that had
responded SO unsteady TO the momcn.
t0us questions the day she had been
the Hover girl.
Eide hasn't been very well lately,
but I think the rest will do her good,
Mr.. Race was saying to Mrs. Randolph
when they drove up to the porch
I've got to hurry back TO the city to
attend to some business, but I'm glad
to leave the babies in such good
hands"
Virginia escaped to her room to OK.
anime the extent OF the damage two
pairs Of dusty shoes had done to her
dainty white dress, but her mother
soon called her down to wheel the
baby while Cousin Edttha rests few
minutes " The few minutes proved to
be two hours, for tho tired mother
really was not well, and the long car
ride had made her worse ihan usual
She came down to dinner III "hlte
wrapper that MADE hcf paIer lhah
ever, so virginia devoted horsel 10
the noisy boys III b'hlme
"A picnic Tor me- It's very nice OF
you, dear, but couldn't GO SAID
Cousin Editha' when virginia spoke oI
the plan she ana her mother had
made. Il couldn't be easy minute
away from baby and taxing her along
u out OF the question you go ana
have good ume' virginia anu uoh
worry about me II can wear par
ol Shippers ana III o'u M'"PPc', .h"'
is all | care Tor iheSe nays NH'n
the children gro" up '" 80 10 p'oi'cs
again, but I'm AFRAID hot oeiore'
But We want to do something
pleasant for you, said virginia, no"
about party Ihat wouIdh De TAX
ing you lar from tue o"oS'
EIDE always says parties p'E'h zoo
late for her ianEhcd MI. race on,
has acquired the hapit OF Eo'nR 10 pcu
at eight every evening
ut always shocks virginia to nave
you say Eide, but tell her "" maven
time for long names, SAID Mrs. race
III she had three chlldreh crying ~