The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-03-25
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great many nor trIo.. Wv"
IN life. Where sas Janet l g-,..
to give the porter Tho co s.l''
hia cut thumb People win
big or little. are alv,,.
straight for Janet Rerts
made up your mind about ,. a
only that she is cbs,r,..
piled the colonel lie dIs NJ. !.
color, but he was unea,Ilr ~.
that lac WINGED, and ha, IA.
old critic OF lifc and ma,,..
ceived Il. But she VA,
blind TO an appearance. she
with the little frown Of mo ~
a psychological enigma Va
Is charming and why, "a,
s,lllest creature. Have y5u s,a
Yet you never have the sens ~.
hasn't answered you She, "A,
listener IN the world: and ,h.,.,
thing about her unusual In ~.
,eners-her eyes never rrov n.I
Rupert had noticed he s,n1
self a doddering old donssv n.
because he had assumed tAr
was anything personal In m, n.
OF those eyes when be had sool.,
course not; Il was her vay VA
one. even Millicent 10 doBs
aunts next words were los, hr
tenee caught his ear directr
all she's gentle. she has pIs,r
spirit BERTHE, did ! ever iell w
the time our precious cousin inv,
great great grandfa,hcrs rp
box AZ her? No u vas fssu
fiew into one Of her toveasf
and shrioking: Take that"
the snur.boH az Janet Jaas
used TO having ttlngs throsr A.
She caught the box. then ds
the bell. Thank you very mud
Janet: and when old Aun, "A
came. she handed the uurbI d
as a present but che sect q
same day 10 one Of The sisters 4
was never anything else lUvI
her. ] can tell you"
They found a wonderful u,ss
the bay when San Francisco
reached. SIN IN her golden q
as they ratified over he cobslss;
o. the picturesque streets TO d,
ace hotel. Mrs. Winter told lhss
OF Robert Louis Stevenson. o.;a
from n friend who had knou
mother. Mrs. Winter had ch'ssa
Palace in preference to De
Francis. 20 Mrs. Melyilles Ma
gust.
"she thinks Il more vi
sneered Milllcent myself,
cleanliness and comfort to ypss
Their rooms we're waiting ioi
and two bell-boys ushercd Mn v
Into her suite Randall vas otE
the same floor. and Mu Melville
was 10 spend a few days va
aunt on the iatter's Invitation y
a lower floor. The cocnel bad b
TO have Archie next 10 him. az
examined the quarters viii aTl
tion. His own room vas he a
the suite: to the rlgh, hand, W
his room and Arches, -as Tier
then the parlor OF Mrs Winters
next her room and BAH. and -
the right. Miss Smiths room
Archie was sitting by ne "
looking out on the street on1
oval Of his soft boyish cheek SO
The colonel went by him TO he
where he encounters
aunt. her hands full Of gay
cards.
Souvenirs de voyage. she al,
his glance: u am going to post u
cant I take them for YOU
no. thanks, / want the eis''
MAY l go with your
Indeed. no. My dear Bf'us
,nly aged. I'm not inhrm.
you will never be aged, resp
he colonel gallantly Tie tuIn@
md walked along the Arcade
ooked down into the great 'O.
he hotel. Millicent was app'O.
him: Mlllicent in something Wy.
Der. Her room was hideous1 ~, ,
md she could not get anyone ~
he had rung and telephoned Y, .,. \
Ice and tried every device van
,nectual In a wellconduclea
,ut this. she concluded bi''s.S'
rot well.conducted. II was 0u'
al. ANT
There's a lovely IRE 10 N .als
,ecca's parlor." sooihed 'H'
come In there. .-,h,t
Afterward Il seemed 10 nllu u.
vbole interview with M.llI', NJ,
'o Mn have occupied more than io'i
ties ne that II was not more lll ,,,
minutes since be had sea- ~. cu1
curly head against ''''
all OF the window 80 ,,o,
,m,,h came toward them
Vim Aunt Rebeeca'' said SD. ,n,. h.
IN The colonel answered that % \.
IN him in the parIor; pein ll'
into his own .l.. 'O ~, ths
But neither in Arches n0 M a. \
els nor In any room "
ould they find the .6l, boy
To BE CONTINUE
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