The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-08-23

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Hin ldt farm ,,,,., =.
farm we'll enough and my relatives
were awfully good TO me but-wel!,
/ decided Id rather pass the rest OF
my vacation in town"
You must have had some reason
for changing your mind?'
ITS quite story but you are vel
come to it, dear. on condition thar
you don't repeat it, You see, the
second morning after ! got to Cherry
Hill ! had letter from Aubrey Iuao
son saying that he was coming to see
me and telling me not to make IN C!3-
gagement with any country swain be.
cause he could stay only one evening
and he wanted me all to himself
"Of course you We're excited
II planned a moonlight row on the
river. | thought il would be grand.
We'll, Aubrey had just arrived ana
had hardly more than been introduced
to Uncle Dan, Aunt Hattie and my
bachelor cousins when terrific thun-
derstorm came up. It grew into a
steady rain and we all had to so into
the stuffy little sitting room. could
have cried, but of course there was
nothing to do but to make the best
of It,
aubrey came at seven O'Clock and
the whole family sat there with us
until $50 They entertained him with
talk about the crops, the bad roads
and how scarce hired help was get
ting in the country. At last Uncle
Dan yawncd and said: Come, moth
er, it's our bedtime. II you young
folks want TO sit UP a little white
longer, ali right
Il couldn't help being glad when
Cousin Zeb said to Cousin Dan that
they'd better go, too for they had hay
to cut early the next morning il the
rain stopped.
after they had shaken hands with
Aubrey and left the room Aubrey said
they were decent chaps to think Of
the haying just then, and he changed
his seat to the sofa where ! was sit
ting In about a minute Uncle Dan
SUI pllStu US ny NbDlluE lu'b wv l'ph
with lighted lantern.
I thought you'd have pretty hard
work finding your way back to the
| cross roads in the dark Mr.. Johnson,
| he said. You can leave, this lantern
| at the hotel and Zeb'll get it when he
goes to the creamery in the morning.
of course Aubrey thanked him and
| said good night again. lie was just
| turning the Kerosene lamp down 4
| little-the glare made the room so
| hot you know--when Cousin Zeb re
| turned.
"T guess them patent feathers Of
yours would be about spoiled ii you
tramped in 'em through the mud he
| remarked as he handed Aubrey a big
pair of rubber boots You Just take
| EN- of and wear these You can
carry your shoes and I'll get the boots
tomorrow at the hotel
You're very kind said Aubrey
Say went on Zeb, If you'll wait
a minute I'll get my rubber coat for
you. That's pretty thinlooking
suit you've got on
"T'll wait Aubrey replied
Then he and I discussed the wealth
or from distant corners of the room
while Zeh was gone. After Deb had
left us again and Aubrey had re
sumed his seat on the sofa and was
beginning to tell me how he had
| wanted to see me so much, he was
interrupted by the appearance Of
| Cousin Dan.
1T was awful careless Of US MOI
| to think to offer You an umbrella he
| said as he produced huge old COY.
| ton affair 4 thought of it just now
Here's one you can take all the way
| to the city If you want to and send il
back any time
When we were once more alone
| Aubrey gave me the funniest look
and said I'm going now quick be.
| fore your aunt comes down in her
| wrapper with chest protector tcT
me. | wanted to talk to you about
something special, but I'll wait tin
| you get back to the lonesome city
where there aren't so many Interrupt
tons Good by. little girl
| Then he went away with the rub.
Der boots. the rain coat. the umbrel
| la and the lantern
l. Well. the next day I made up my
| mind that II was kind of dull in the
country and Id rather be back in
town. so | came home I'm having a
lovely time Aubrey takes me some
where every night and"
Are you and he engaged" inter.
rupted the girl friend excitedly.
Il was just going to show you the
| ring" answered Mabel. blushing
|