Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28

Uncle Charles to say you've got to do,
and when you submit to it it that you can't
think OF any way OF getting OF doing it. This
does not happen to very often but sometimes it
does.
We live at Toronto and Aunt Belinda lives at Leith.
At least Leith is her postofice, and that is partly why
do like the idea OF gong-it be very curl
to live al place that isn't place at all but Just
postoffice Aunt Belinda lives there in the old house
where grandpas father lived when he first
Canada She says it is historic and she likes its being
historic much that she says she would feel of
drawing" anywhere else. Andra and | looked up
out OF drawing in the Encyclopedia, but couldn't
find it. So we asked Uncle Charles, who said that in
simpler words it meant that Aunt Belinda couldn't
tit in anywhere else This seems simpler but its
not very Simple either, because though Aunt Belinda
is very tall she is not big around and there heaps
OF places in Toronto where she would fit quite nicely
Uncle Charles said it wasn't her body but her mind
He explained that she had an historic mind" That
is another reason why we didn't want to go. But we
both s that trying to get out OF it WAS ad useless o
" Since runaway plan ended III fasco-'
A what? = asked politely Usually don't bother
about Andra's words, for she doesn't like explaining
but felt myself
a iasco, said Andra is a ire-cracker that won't
go of"
Andra looked at me as ii she was thinking hard and
then she said: = Fasco is French for squib"
haven't started French yet and told Andra did
not think it nice TO talk i'll that language when |
present; but she only said: Don't be present. then.
All this is kind OF introducer' TO let you see
how hard it is most OF the time with girl
Uncle Charles says that Andra is the eternal iem
nine whatever that means But the real thing | am
going To tell about began to happen when the time
Tor lis make up minds how could get
the most fun out OF the Journey to Aunt Belindas.
Have you anything in your mind? asked Andra.
She always asks me il | have anything in my mind,
but il doesn't anything. 1t is just politeness.
The kind OF things have in my mind do not seem 10
suit Audra; she prefers to use her mind rule.
You will see what mean when tell you that she did
wait for me 10 answer. but went right to ask
me about the bump on the back OF my head She
and felt
It's good size yet" she said Is it very sore?"
/ got the bump the last time iell downstairs, but
that was two days ago. SO said it didn't hurt as long
as didn't sleep II.
Doesn't hat hurt. " asked Andra giving ii good
No, it doesn't" said But you needn't do it
Well, that's one good idea gone! she said dis
appointedly. II your bump hurting badly |
thought might play pilgrims Pilgrims people
who go shrines and pools. and things, get cured
Old Mike ONe did. Don't you remember. he had
bone in his leg He said it excrrsiting'
But can't play pilgrims ii your bumps better, un-
less-IinleSs you would care to bump again,
said II might be just well to think OF something
Have you anything in your mind? :" asked She and
then Just as | going to tell her what had in my
mind she right on.
The only other plan | thought OF was for us to
be knights-errant. Knights-errant people who
didn't have any regular work do. they just
mounted their steed and rode all the place help
ing people who had wrongs and were too busy to at
tend to them:
What did they get OF it? I asked. | can't
help thinking of these things.
Andra looked at me in way wished she wouldn't.
. hope you not going, to be like your Uncle
Thomas was all she said. My Uncle Thomas made
lots OF money but nevertheless is not considered a
credit to the family. | didn't to be like my Uncle
Thomas, but didn't like the knight-errant idea either,
SO | said:
I'VE haven't any steeds, so we can't do it,