Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-02-17
the door behind him. he went to the

came noisily forward to meet him.
j HAS our Aunt Hetty come?
want to see her this minute!" she
cried, quickly.
Hush. dear!" said Paul, gently.
"She Is ill with a headache. You
must take her to her room as quickly
as possible. You may kiss her good
night, II you WISH" he added, seeing
the wistful look in the child's eyes.
'but don't call her aunt. Remember.
dear. We shall no doubt see her quite
well in the morning"
Brother says that you are Ill.,"
said Allie, appearing at the door to
guide Hetty to her room. 81 am to
show you the way to your room.
think you are just as sweet and-and
beautiful as you can be, and l shall
love you very much!"
"You are dear little girl!" said
Hetty, STOPPING to kiss the bright
face goodnight at the door of her
| room. "and l shall love you a great
deal when my head is better. Dear
met" she added, when the child was
gone, II never was so confused and
bewildered in all my life Sue never
told me that she had a little sister.
What does it all mean, and where is
Sue?"
Paul Andrus was pacing the floor in
the deepest perplexity when the door
bell rang. Stepping into the hall, he
answered the summons in person.
That's my nephew!" said voice,
from the shadows, which were dense
In that part of the place. Hes got
the Peters nose. How do you do,
Paul?"
The dumpy little woman he had no.
ticed at the station came into the
hall, and began shaking him vigorous
ly by the hand
There's been mistake, Paul; but
don't mind, for it gave me a ride in
a splendid carriage this rainy night.
Amt you glad to see your Aunt Het-
ty?"
Glad? OF course, l ami" he said,
dutifully, returning her caress, while
a disappointed feeling crept into his
heart. But, if you are my Aunt
Hetty, who is the other Hetty-the
one brought home with me?"
II reckon it's the one they're ex-
pecting at the big house." said Aunt
Hetty, beginning to unite her bonnet.
"She can go back in the carriage"
But she has retired" said Paul;
"and she is quite i'll with headache"
II do believe" began Aunt Hetty.
"Yes, I'm certain that it's my friend,
Mary's daughter. l met her in the
train No. she shan't be disturbed"
Addressing the coachman, she said:
go back and explain matters, and
you can come for her in the morning.
Well take the very best care of her
until you come"
Hetty was awakened in the morn
ing by gentle kiss dropped on her
lips by pair of rosy ones, which
were smiling beside her as they
looked up.
my other Aunt Hetty has come"
explained the child. She isn't pretty
and sweet like you; but she's got
nice, soft arms, and l shall love her,
too. I'm glad I've got two Aunt Het-
ties"
"My dear" said kindly voice, as
the other Hetty came forward, "a
mistake has been made; but don't wor-
ry about it. Your mothers daughter
is perfectly safe with me-"
And another kiss was dropped on
Hetty's lips.
In the parlor, little later, Hetty
met her escort of the evening before,
and mutual explanations were ex-
changed; but when the Howard car
riage came for her. Allie burst into
tears, exclaiming, Indignantly:
you shan't carry my sweetest
Aunt Hetty off,"
1t was not until Hetty had prom
ised to visit the little girl often dur.
ing her stay that the child was paci.
fed.
Through Hettys influence, Paul An.
drus was invited to picnics and other
amusements at the Howards' home,
and Allie was made happy by more
than one visit from "her sweetest
Aunt Hetty," who felt it her duty to
please the child, and become better
acquainted with mammals friend"
But the real pleasure for herself
was when the happy day was over,
and Paul Andrus walked with her to
her friends home.
He always thought of some place
of interest to show her which the
rest had forgotten, and, altogether,
they were thrown in each others So
ciety quite frequently.
At last she was going home Allie
was inconsolable, and Paul felt quite
as bad as his little sister.
The evening before Hetty's depar-
ture Paul spent at the Howards', and
during quiet walk in the pleasant
grounds he told her how dear she had
become to him during the weeks just
past.
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