Arizona republican., 1910-04-17

but she had developed strange and bafiins reserve which nothing could pierce. co |.
 Its nothing but case Of chrome c4d -m&ioisn' said father, mpatiently.
 Things were very dull fer a week We saw no of Mir. Norman Nicholson and missed him dreadfully Aunt Olivia inScrutable and worked with herceness at superfuous tasks
 One evening father came home with some news
 Norman Nicholson IS leaving on the 73o tram for the West" he said He has rented the TOllfyer County place and he's of They say he IS mad as a natter the trick Olivia played on him."
 After tea. Peggy and l went over 10 see Aunt Olivia who had asked our advice about a wrapper She sewing Tor dear life and her faee Was primmer and colder than ever Did she know oi Mir. Norman NicholsOns departure. wondered Dclicacy forbade me to mention II, but Peggy had such scruples.
 Well. Aunt Olivia. your beau Is off,. she nounced cheerfully You won't be bothered wi'h him again. He leaves the express for the West
 Aunt Olivia dropped her sewing and stood up l have never seen anything like the transformaton that came over her. It was so thorough and sudden as to be almost ulcanny The old maid vanished completely and in her place woman. full IO the lips of primitive emotion and pain
 What shall l do:" she cried m terrible voloe- "Mary-Peggy-wha shall do:
 It was almost shriek Peggy turned pale ~Oh, do you care:" she cried stupdly.
 Care. Girl, 1 shall die ii Norman Nicholson goes away. 1 have been mad must have been mad. | have almost died of loneliness since sent him away-but thought he would come back must s@e >him-there Is time 10 reach the station before the train goes if go by the fields
 She took wild step toward the door, but l caught her back with sudden Hnd-NlSlOn or -1cl.- Olivia flying bareheaded and distraught across the fields
 Wait moment Aunt Olivia Peggy run home and tell father to harness Dick in the buggy quick as he can Wen drive Aunt Olivia the station. We'll get there in time, Aunty.
 Peggy flew and Aunt Olivia dashed upstairs. fingered behind pick up her sewing. and when got to her she had her hat and cape And spread out the bed all the boxes oI gliIS which Mir Norman Nicholson had brought heT and Aunt Olivia was stTnging their contents about her feyerishlV brooches. lOSkct. three chains and a watch all on-any way and any how IL was wonderful sight Aunt Olivia bedizen-d like that.
 II would never them before-but I'll Put them all TO show him I'm sorry she gaspsd with trembling lips.
 When the three of us crowded into the buggy Aunt Olivia grasped the whip before could pre- her and leaning out. gave poor Dick such . lash he had felt in his life He tearing down the steep stony. fast-darkening Iu . fashion which made Peggy and me cry in alarm Aunt Olivia usually the most timid oi women. but she didn't to know what fear Sue kept whipping and urging poor Dick the whole way 10 the station quite obvious assurances ti-, there plenty of time. The people who mel Us that night must have thought quite mad held the rens Peggy gripped the swaving sides o the buggy, and Aunt Olivia bent forward hat and hair blowing back from her face wi;h ts strangely crimson cheeks. and piled the whip In such sai=e did whirl through the villa end over the four mile station road