The Lamar register., 1911-12-27
ACCORDING
TO INSTRUCTIONS
By JEAN DICkERSON

In his pocket.
Am detained IN town until evening.
Meet Lily Black At 2:20 train. Be a
dear and amuse her until | come
Bessie
"'Amuse her. indeed" repeated
Giles wrathfully. waving his pipe at
the surrounding furniture. May | in
quire why that precious bit of onyx.
Lily Black. must be amused by me
me-until her mistress arrives? II
this is the present status OF the serv-
ant question. the sooner women obtain
suffrage and the men folks take up do
nestle problems and solve em the
better,"
There was no reply to Mr.. Towers
indignant remar0, for he was all alone
in the room. His widowed sister had
moved into this pretty suburban villa
and the house was hardly settled whom
the cook. imported from the city. over
come by loneliness and the hooting Of
nocturnal birds. had packed her tels-
scope bag and departed for town leav-
ing Mrs. Emery and her bachelor
brother hungry and forlorn.
This morning Mrs Emery had gone
to town on an early train hoping to
persuade an old and favorite hand.
maid to return TO her employment.
This ebon damssl re1oiced in the con.
Trajectory name Of Lilly White" and
It had always bssn Giles Towers within
to speak Of her ~ Lily Black"-hence
his amazed disgust when he read his
sisters message saying that Lily was
har tn IA. sk.s h.
was to amuss her until Mrs. Emsry's
return.
I'll that isn't Just like Bessie" sigh
ed Giles as he Suffered together his
sheets Of manuscript and locked them
away. TT doesn't appear that she has
told Lily to prepare . decent meal for
me-but there. suppose Bessie will
dine In town and ! must feast again
from the emergency shelf Well.
here goes for Q lunch Of some sort
He went into the disordersd kitch-
en- where there were visible evidences
Of the few scrappy meals he and his
sister had contrived to prepare since
the departure OF the owl-haunted cook
the day before. He prowled In the
pantry and from the shelves Of timed
foods. bottled fruits and biscuit boxes
he managed to get together = rather
dry and unpalatabie meal.
When It was over he left the debris
for the further surprise Of the com
ing cook. and Soing to the garage
got out the car and started for the
station. thinking resentfully OF his in
terrupted work. and frowning dark
ly at the remembered instructions OF
his sister to "amuse Lily Black
She can amuss herself by toying
with the dishpan and dustpan." grum-
bled Giles. Il suppose I ought to
amuse her with the mechanical piano
or invite her to q game of tennis."
The big car swung to a standstill at
the station platform Just as the train
rushed in. 0ilas left his seat and
walked slowly toward the new arrivals.
There were about half a dozen In all
but nowhere did Giles see the tall.
commanding form Of his sisters ia.
vorite handmatdsn, Lily white-or
Black
The 2:20 pulled oreakingly away TO
other and more distant suburbs. and
the half dozen passengers entered va.
rious waiting vehicles and departed
all save one. . slender. fair-haired girl
who now and sAsn glanced curious
ly at Giles - ~ stood ponderinr
what to do.
The girl was surrounded by various
bits of baggage.
Giles sought ths station agent who
was trundling anoehsr trunk along the
platform. This trunk was a cheap al
fair Of colored mstai and peeping from,
under the la were various folds
of many-husd garments as II the
trunk had been packed hurriedly On
one end there struggled name In
white painted bs<tefs
Miss Lily White. N Y"
Giles gazed With mock sentimen,
at the frowsy looking trunk "'Tis
hers," he muFmnred
When is the nsxt train due7"
asked the man
''Three-thirty." was the reply
Didn't see aaything Of a colore
woman on this one. did your aske
Giles. following the agent to the ba-
gage room where Miss Lily White
trunk was unosesmoniously dumps
on the floor win . bump that mao
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