New-York tribune., 1909-11-21
CHAPTER NI.
AkONNE To HER MOTHER.

Wire.
Dearest Mamma: VIC arc stm here in
Wire and we cannot go on. for it is raining
s"fully. It ralned all yesterday. and We
had more fun. About 10 i'm the morning an
automobile arrived with n lady Lee knows
ramed Mrs Brewster and three men, and
about II another automobne arrived with
Clara and Emily Kingsley and their aunt
Clara Elnily and Ellsworth Grimm and Jim
Freeman aud chauffeur. and about ! % A
runabout automobile came in with the two
Trips. We are like big house party. and
Mr. Peters plays poker with Uncle every
minute. 50 We can ali have no end OF a
EOod time
I must explain 10 YOU about Mr.. Peters
because Lee explained 10 me. / was 50
troubled over Mr. Peters being SO devoted
10 Uncle and never winning a single lack
rot once himself that Lee told me all about
low u Is. IL seems that Mr. Peters's
mother was married 10 Mr. Peters's father
for quite while before he died, and that
Mr. PeteTss father wasn't very well of
and WAS very hard 10 live pleasantly with
on account 81 Mr.. Stowelrs father. who
lived next door and was verysweIl off and
very easy for Mr.. Peters's mother 10 get
along with always: Mr.. Peters's father died
when Mr. Peters was about twelve wears
odd, and just soon as IL Was perfectly
ladylike DIR. Peters's mother married Mr.
StOWsls father and went next door 10 live
and had Mr. Stowell
Leo SAYS MI. StOwelIs father never liked
Alr. Peters much because he reminded him
of al those years that Mr.. Petcrs's and
Mr. Stowelrs mother lived next door in
stead of living with him; but Lee Says MI
Peters IL very clever and lie saw how
much his father lost from not being easy
10 get along with. ana 50 he made up his
mind 60 be easy 10 set along with himself
He gets along 50 well with Mr. StOwell that
they travel together all the time and Lee
saws De told hiIn that IL he could get along
well with Uncle he'd make il wei worth his
while, 50 he's getting along beautifully
with Uncle. and lee is making II ever 30
well worth bis while.
Clara Kingsley has fallen I'm love with
one of the mon who came with Mrs Brewer
tile tail dark one. who does not talk much
and reads German Ia AIS room most of his
time There are 80 many that I get names
mixed. but Emily kingsley il Tho same az
over. aud such . JOY To meet again. She
says Size doesn't fan iu love the way Clara
does. slc only gets badly spattered. The
two Trspus afe both devoted 10 Emily, and
th.uk they are all sort 81 keeping along
togctlr.. Miss clara Emily asked after
e.eIy orc g. our family. e,en AEat Jane.
Of course told her that aunt Jane had
bcen dead frO years. end you ought 10
nGtc sccr her suinp anI Look IL Uucic.
s4o a2kei IRE u Inclo lived alone in the
hocac, aud .he looked - reflective that ]
ftt Qaitc uncomfortable. ] told Lee about
d. bat he SAYS Uncle must teie lis chances
ace some aa the rest ~ tae world when IL
comst 10 Miss clara Fcmilr. 4 ~ ish Lee
wouldn't make light - y-.aing - serious
,is tie Nsy Miss Clara Family looked Ic-
Elective. You know you wouldn't like her
having all Aunt James lace, aud I'm suie
that after Tucls was completely married
40 her. he wouldn't Ike n an all, either. 4
don't know what Mrs. Brewer H., but the
ls,n that came in the automobile with her
sre just devoted 10 Ter, afd shc makes
every one have "a good time. We played
caf5s nnd consequences aii she uitcrnooti,
snd Ma. Brewer tod our fortunes lrola