The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-08-29

Maitland place was at the head OF IN,
main street. Miss Letifia. who WA,
seventy. had had sufficient commercia
instinct some years before TO cut hel
ancestral acres-their ancestral acres
though Miss Jane hardly counted-intc
building lots. except perhaps an acre
which surrounded the house. Thus the
Maitland ladies' were reputed to be ex
tremely wealthy. And as they never
spent any money. no doubt they were.
| had taken dinner at Bellwood be-
fore. and the memory was not hilari-
GUS. Miss Letitia was deaf. but chose
10 ignore the fact With superb lndif-
ference she would break into the con
yersation with some wholly alien re-
mark that nccessitated a reassembiing
of ones ideas. making the meal Sc
ries OF mental gymnastics. Miss Jane.
through long practice and because abe
only skinned the surface OF conversa-
tion. took her cerebral flights easily
but ! am more dnwieldy OF mind.
Nor was Miss Letltin's dominance
wholly conversational Her sister Jane
was her creature. alternately snubbed
aud bullied. To Miss I.etliIa. Jane. In
spite OF her sixty-dve years. was still
child. and sometimes bad one. Miss
Letitla gave her expurgated books TO
read and forbade her 10 read divorce
court proceedings In the newspapers
Poor Miss Jane! She met me with
futtering cordlality In the hall that
night. safe IN being herself for once.
With the knowledge that Miss Letiua
always received me from a thronelke
horsehair sofa In the back parl0r She
wore new lace cap aud was twlttcr-
inEly excited
Our niece Is here" she explained
as took or my coat everything was
ours with Jane mine" with I.etitla
and we ARE having an Ice ut dinner
Please say that Ices are not Injurious
Sir Knox My sister IL so opposed 10
them. aud ! had 10 beg for this
ION the contrary. the doctors have
ordered ices FOR my young nephews."
] said Eruyely. "and dote ON them
myself"
Miss Jane heamed Indeed. there
was something almost uunnturnIly |
Fay about the little old lady all that
evening.
MiSs Letitln received me. ns usual In .
the back pnrlor Miss Fleming was .
there also. sewing by window. aud .
IN her straight white dress, with her .
hair drawn back aud braided around
her head. she looked even younger
than before There was no time for
conversation Miss letltla launched
M once into the extravaganza OF both
molasses aud butter ON the colored
orphans bread
You have had no news az all?" Miss
Fleming said cautiously. her head bent
over her work
None" ! returned under cover of
the table linen TO which Miss LeHtla's
mind bad yeered. II have It good man
working on Il" As she glanced ut
me questiuuIngly. 1T needed detec.
tive. Miss Fleming With every
movement OF the girl could see the
cleaning OF Diamond on her engage
men; finger
IF | didn't watch her. Jane would
ruin ihem.' said Miss Letitia she
gives 'em apples when they keep their
faces clean. and the bills for soap have
gone up double Soap once days
enough FOR a colored child DO you
smell anything burning Knox
shifted and He'd. whereupon Miss
Letitia swept her black SILK. her color
ed orphans and her majestic presence
out OF the room. As tue door closed.
Miss Fleming put down her sewing.
Il do not dare 10 tell them. Mr..
Knox" she said They are Old, ana
they hate him anyhow / couldn't
sleep last night | have hemmed ten
towels for Aunt T.etitla today until /
am frantic. and all day | have been ;
wondering over something you snid
You said. you remember. !
that you were not detective. that
some men could take nineteen from
teirty'hve aud leave nothing What
did you meang" 4
! was speechless FOR a moment.
The fact is-l-you see" blum.
iered. 1t was a-merely figure of ="
speech a--spsech OF figures Is more
accurate" And then diuuer was an ;,
bounced u
Miss Letitia presided in garrulous I
majesty. Tie two Old ladies' picked nc !,
heir food, aud Miss lane had Il spot
81 pink In each withered cheek. Mar
gerry Fleming made a brave pretense. ;,
but left her plate almost untouched
As Tor me. I ate substantial mascu-
line meal and half apoioglzed for my =
appetite. but Letitia did not hear. She
tore the board OF managers 10 shreds
with the roast and denounced them ="
with the salad
Please do eat your dinner" Jane =,
whispered Il made the salad myself. =,
And | know what IL takes to keep !
big man going. Harry eats more than =
ledtia and I together. Doesn't he,
"Harryr asked. -
Miss Jane leaned forward TO me aft -
n smiling glance at her niece across. !,
Harry Wardrop. a cousins son.
nd"-she patted Margery's hand with !,
= ring-'soon to be something closer" 81