The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-30

bu, she had developed strange and battling reserve
which nothing could pierce.
It's nothing but case OF chrome old-maloiSIn,
said father. impaticntly.
Things were very dull Tor a week. We saw no
more OF Mr. Norman Nicholson and missed him
dreadiuy. Aunt Olivia was inscrutablc and worked
with hercenesS at supcffuous tasks.
One evening father came home with some news.
''Norman Nicholson is leaving the 80 train
for the West" he said. "He has rented the Tollver
County place and he's off They say he is mad
halter at the trick Olivia played on him
After tea Peggy and [ went over 10 sec Aunt
Olivia who had asked our advice about wrapper.
She was sewing for dear life and her face
Mr. Norman NohosonS departure, wondered.
Delicacy forbade me to mention It. but Peggy had
such soruples.
We'll. Aunt Olivia your beau IS off" she an
nounccd checrful1y You won't be bothered with
him again. lie leaves on the express for the West
Aunt Olivia dropped her sewing and stood up l
have anything like the transformation
that over her. 1T was thorough and sudden
to be almost uncanny. The old maid vanished
completely and IN her place was woman, tul to
the lips of primitive emotion and pain.
What shall do?' she cried III terrible voice.
"Mary-Peggy-wh shall do?" 40,
1t was almost shrek Peggy turned pale. "Oh.
do you care?' she cried stupidity.
Care Girl, l shall die if Norman Nicholson
goes away l have 6!1 been mad must have been
him away-but l thought he would come back.
must sec him-there IS time to reach h, the station
She took wild step toward the door, bur [
caught her back with 4 sudden mind-vision of Aunt
Olivia flying barehcaded and distraught across the
fields.
WAIT moment Aunt Olivia Peggy, run homo
and tell father to harness Dick the buggy
quick as he can. We'll drive Aunt Olivia to thu
station. We'l get there in time, Aunty."
Peggy few and Aunt Olivia dashed upstairs. I
fingered behind pick UP her sewing. and when I
got her room she had her hat and cape And
spread out the bed all the boxes OF gifts
which Mr.. Norman Nicholson had brought her and
Aunt Olivia was strnging their contents about her
person. evcrshly Ring three brooches locket, three
chains and watch all went on-any way and any how.
II wonderful sight to Aunt Olivia bedlzencd
like that
II would never wear them bctorc-but I'll put
them all to show him I'm sorry" She gasped
with trembling lips
When the three of us crowded into the buggy.
Aunt Olivia graspcd the whip before could pre-
vent her and, leaning out gave poor Dick such
lash ne had never felt III his Lie. He went tearing
down the steep, stony. flst-darkcning street in a
fashion which made Peggy and me cry out in alarm.
Aunt Olivia usually the most timid OF women,
but she didn't 10 know what fcar was She
kept whipping and urging poor Dick the whole way
10 the station quite oblivous to assurances that
there plenty of time The people who met
that night must have thought quite mad. l
held the reins, Peggy grpped the swsying sides
OF the buggy and Aunt Olivia bent forward hat and
hair blowing back from her set face with Its strangely
crimson checks. and piled the whip. In such gusc
did wbrl through the village and over the four
mile station road.