The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-04-15
Aunt Diana
The Sunshine
of the Family
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CHAPTER Xx.-(Contlnued.)

tact, 10 nghten AllSons burden and pro
cure her the rest she so much needed.
Alison resumed her walks with Roger,
while Aunt Diana amused Missile or read
to Mr.. Merle. During the day Alison
was too much engaged to enjoy much OF
| Aunt Diana's company but Miss Caring
ton insisted that she should resume her
? painting lessons as soon as Missile was
able to be with her father; and she also
contrived that she and Alison should have
one OF their old refreshing talks as often
as possible. Nothing rested Alison so
much as intercourse with Miss Caring
tons strong, vigorous mind
Aunt Diana quickly found her way into
Missiles hayward little heart, and she
soon turned her influence to good account.
One afternoon, when Alison had been
spending some hours at Maplewood. she
found on her return that Missile had gone
back into her old room. All Alison's
books and pictures had been moved Aunt
Diana's loving hands had evidently been
employed in her service-no one else
would have arranged the bowl of dark
chrysanthemums on the little round table
and the pretty, fresh cretonne on the
couch and easy chair spoke of the same
taste.
Alison's voice trembled as she thanked
Missile
You ought not to have done it, Mabel
dear; it is very good of you, but l would
rather have waited until you were really
we'll"
Il always meant to do it." returned
Missile, solemnly. Il thought about it
every night, and then l made up my
mind to speak to Aunt Diana, and she
said she would help me- Have you seen
the beautiful Illumination she has paint
ed for your"
Yes, Alison had seen ii.
BE not weary in well-doing"-that
vas the text that Miss Darlington had
| chosen-"for in due season we shall reap
If We faint not" Well, was not Alison
reaping a rich harvest? Would she ever
repent that she had come back to her
own people for loving service and minis
try, when she had won Missiles affection.
and found her way to her fathers heart?
That he loved and trusted her. that she
was growing daily dearer to him. Alison.
with all her humility, could not doubt
but Missile was still his petted darling
the very suffering she had caused him
brought them nearer together.
1t was lovely sight, Miss Darlington
thought, to see Missile sitting for hours
patiently beside her fathers couch read
ing or talking to him. But for her aunt's
visiiant care her health would have been
permanently injured by her devotion to
him; before she left she made Missile
faithfully promise to take her daily walk
and to resume her singing.
You must leave something for Allie |
to do she said, with a smile: Il can |
not sanction monopoly. We must watch |
against selfshness, dear child. even in |
our best actions: we must not be over |
exacting in our affection-love sometimes !
compels one to efface ones self for loves |
sake"
Anna was a constant visitor to The /
Holms during Miss Carrington's stay |
they had taken a great fancy to each |
other. Anna told Alison privately that
she thought Miss Darlington was the
most beautiful woman she had ever seen.
Il don't know about her features"
Alison had answered. Il don't think peo-
pie consider her handsome, but it is a
dear face, and that is all 1 care about"
II am never tired of looking at her."
returned Anna, with girlish enthusiasm;
lone sees the thoughts coming before she
speaks her eyes talk to one, even when
she is silent There is something har-
mon,ous, too, in her voice. and even in
her walk; she never jars on one; | am
sure there are no discords in her nature"
Alison repeated this speech: she
thought it so prettily woFded, and so
true. But Miss Darlington shook her
head over it and let it pass she knew
much better how the chords of her being
had once been tangled roughly out of
tune. mo discords in her nature - when
every note had been dumb and tuneless
until the Divine Hand had brought the
Jared chords into harmony.
when Gods will is our will, then we
shall know peace" she said to herself
IL have learned that now" But she
spoke very kindly of Anna, and praised
Alison's discernment in the choice of
friend ''She is a simple. lovable little
SOUL" she said once; ''it is quite a treat
In this decided age to meet with a girl
who distrusts her own judgment and be-
lieves other peoples experiences before
her own"
Anna is really very clever, Aunt Di."
II am sure of that, my DEAR and she
shows her cleverness by not advertising
her best wares. In talking to her one
is not dropping over buckets into empty
wells-there is good sense and clear
of facts at the bottom. I.iv-
ng in an uncongenial atmosphere has
make her shy and awkward she is like a
poor little plant brought too suddenly into
he light; in another year or so she will
oe less pallid and depressed; she will
nave learned to believe in herself lit
Ie"
Il am afraid you think her plain" OBJ
'erved Alison, anxiously for her artistic
aste made her lay rather an undue inn
,ortence on beauty: but really. when
The talks and brightens up she is quite
pretty"
''She has lovely look sometimes. You
ire wrong, Allie. l do not think her {
,lain. Missiles apple blossom face makes
Ter a little colorless, but there is deli .
ate white rose bloom about her that is {
lot without beauty, | like her face, my /
ear I
do you know, Aunt Di'-hesitating S