The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-17
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When Uncle MAJ dlea. me tett t .a.S
girls nothing. Although they were,
hisinisees neither Of them was men.
toned in his win. Their mother
was also ignored, and all the for
tune went to an unmarried sister
This was not quite SO bad as IT
looked ii was understood that she
would leave the estate to the family
on her death. SO the girls ought
10 have realized that II WIS the part
Of wisdom to be polite to Aunt
amelia.
The niece who was Aunt Anne
,ia's nahe3ake was SO FURIOUS
over the mater that she refused to
near mourning after the funeral. ex--
cent when she called on Aunt
AE.elia. THEN she put on black that
had already done service in honor
Ing several elderly and rather re-
mote relatives.
a2..I can't see why in the world ]
should 90 to the expense of buying
new black" Amelia observed, when
he didn't leave me cent.
"Then ! had already bought my
spring clothes. II had got my
share Of the fortune-the share ]
thought was coming to mel could
have afforded new mourning. But
not now"
So Amelia chung to colored clothes
and was sombre only when she paid
her duty calls on her aunt. One day
she had dressed for motor trip In
the park and wanted to look her
best. This summer her idea of best
was the geranium hat with its red
plumes.
rshe put that hat on and started to
walk around to her friends house,
where the car was to meet them. She
went saunterilg toward Madison
avenue, buttonIng her gloves and
feeling that she really was looking
well. Red was her color, and the
black and white striped gown con-
trasted well with the hat.
Suddenly she lifted her eyes.
There was Aunt Amelia approaching.
1t seemed certain that she was going
to see Amelia in her gaudy finery.
The sight Of that geranium colOred
hat might affect Amelia's fortunes
seriously.
Before Aunt Amelia was half a
foot nearer her red hated niece
turned about and was facing in the
iopboslte direction. Aunt Amelia
lpIodded slowly behind!
E{8..I must get this redfhaf of" was
lie thought that Obsssssd: the. niece
q she fed. 81 must get upstairs
aud get rid of 1t before ehs5seess
She was almost runnIng new That
afety lay in walking straight ahead
nd not stopping at-herS home q. ,all
never occurred to hetsS Her plan bad
abeeti to run up to her room ana she
thought only Of that I;
she reached the steps and. skipped
S6nldently up. She reached loEh
FOR her night key, but 1t was miss
Ing. Hopeless OF escape now she
rang the bell. .'S
ss"The servants must be asleep
she thought as she pushed the but!
ton. my! There are Aunt Amelia's
footsteps"
Fearing to look behind her. she
slde-stepped in response to a sud-
den Inspiration and got behind one
Of the storm doors. 1t was q close
1T and she held her breath as she
made herself as fiat as possible
against the wall.
She heard the rustic of Aunt
Amelias stiff crepe as she walked
up the steps. The astonished SER
want, as she opened the door, saw
the aunt when she was still three
steps from the top, although the
lady had already rung twice.
The servant was not analytical,
however, and admitted Aunt Amelia
without question. The prisoner be-
hind the door wondered II her
breathing had been heard. She slip
ned down the steps as soon as the
door was closed and dartel down
the street to keep her appooint-
ment So she was not able to hear
Rer aunt saying:
81 thought saw Amelia on the
street few minutes ago. But !
was mistaken. for that girl had on
rel hat. 1t coall not have been
Amelia"
"Of course not" said the loyal
sister to whom this observation was
made. ut could never have been
Amelia in a red hat. New York
Sun.