The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-09-15
Aunt Pardon's
Scheme


When Aunt Pardon arrived a. IN
home OF her sister IN q New EngIan
village on a certain date she was me
At the depot BY her niece. Miss Jea
Trayers. who had tears IN her eyes
When she reached the house she wa
kissed BY her sister, who had tear
In her eyes. A little later she wa
welcomed by Mr.. TraVegs. who looke'
glum and determined.
Il did not take the little old woman
more than half an hour 70 discover
that something IN that family wal
ont Of Joint, and 10 demand an ex
PLANTATION She was told to get ready
70 hear something awful.
Miss Jean had been away 70 school
n Boston. She knew that. because
being rich. and because Miss Jean
was her favorite. she was paying the
bills. What had the girl done. on
her third term OF schooling. and Just
as she had arrived az that point
where she could almost ask for gum.
drops at the store IN French, but fan
In lover
She had not only fallen IN love
with a young man, but she had failed
70 notify Der parents BY special de-
livery letter. Further. she had broken
. rule Of the school On her arrival
there. she had been told IN The plain
est Of plain English that under no
circumstances must she fan IN love
with a man. either old or young.
while TO write or receive q note was
an onense 50 heinouB that Il could
not possibly be overlooked. All this
was az nothing 70 what was 70 come.
Aunt Pardon must square herself in
her chair and keep from fainting
away. II she could
Miss Jean had written notes-little
pink notes. She had received notes
little robin's-egg notes. And some Of
those notes had got into the hands OF
Miss Boneset. the president Of the
school. and BY her bad been sent 70
Miss Jeans parents. And now the
earth was about to tremble. Aunt
Pardon would tremble with the earth.
Miss Jean had been caught when on
the verge Of clipping with the young
man Aforesaid She had her window
up. and was about 70 descend a rope
ladder when she was seized and
hauled back She was talked to for
the rest Of the night and sent home I
next morning Il was the most
fragrant case Miss Boneset had en-
countered IN her fifty years Of maiden
hood. and she must make a shining ex-
ample Of the guilty party.
There Il was. and what had Aunt
Pardon 10 say about III Had she
sver. IN her whole life. heard OF such /
4 thingf She replied that she had
Just one case. and she knew exactly
he remedy for H. Then. IN turn. she
asked what was the matter with the
roung man. Neither father nor
mother could exactly tell. and Miss
lean had locked herself in her room.
The fact Of the matter was that
dr. Trnvers had been Specializing ana
made a lot Of money. and was going
o keep on Specializing and making
more. and for the honor Of the family
le wanted the daughter TO make a
'ood match. There was no reason
Why she shouldn't marry a lord IN
tead Of an adventurer. Other girls
lad done Il. and Why shouldn't Jean9
The girls story. told amid tears
nd in the privacy Of her room. off.
cred somewhat Yes she had writ
en- and received notes. but be was
UGH a lovely young man. There
las rope ladder. but one Of the
iris had dared her TO descend IL
'erhaps she might have met the
Dung man and told him to 20 away.
at she certainly had no thought OF
Looping.
DO you know what I'm going to
%" asked Aunt Pardon OF the heads
the family after a day or two. I'm
ding 10 take Jean and go down to
tlantic City for a month. I need
le sea air, and she needs to forget !
lis young man. I've read that there
re always from ten to fifteen lords
angling around there. and IN bet
y old shoes she captures one OF
lem. There'll be your money and
y money behind her and shell 20
like hot cakes The biggest rela.
We we've got Is only a member Of :.
le legislature. and believe they are I
vestigating him for grating. I'd !
md Of like 10 be aunt or something :,
} a lord to see how Il seems" =
Miss Jean was ordered to make !.
'ady for the trip She demurred a !
tile and shed a few tears. She =
asn't told in 80 many words that Il :,
rs an excuse to further separate her :.
ON her young man. but she figured :
Il things pretty well for herself. !.
10 might have jumped on the barn !.
down the well and made her !,
rents lots Of trouble, but when the :,
ne came she went along as humble y
Mary's little lamb. =
Aunt Pardon was hustler. II her =
x had had the right to vote she !,
'uld have been governor OF the !.
ate years before. -Four hours after :.
aching Atlantic City she was prom. y
aiding The boardwalk looking for a !.
"a Miss Jean wasn't. she was =,
N demureiy unracling. She had :,
en- chastened. and II was not for 4.
? to so galloping around like q -
ing colt NJ