The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-10-04

eyes and crinky gray hair parted In
the middle and drawn down over her
ears.
Well. how are you, folksi" she
exclaimed. her voice trembling with
tears. BLESS my heart and soul, it's
so good to see you all. How your
chicks have grown. sister Been
a'feedin' them the pellets regularf'
Betty. take your aunt's parcels up
to the gray chamber. How do you
do. Polly. You are very welcome :"
Mrs. Potter closed her eyes as a mar
tyr should. and pressed a bird peck
on the wrinkled cheek nearest her
Betty. child, you let them satchels
and things Of mine alone" ordered
Aunt Polly. vigorously "I never let
folks wait on me. Well. Maggie, how
be ye, anyhow? You look sort OF
pindlin', You'll have to speak up
louder. cause my hearings defective
Come nearer. children" She sank
down into a rocking chair and beamed
Non the two This is the girl you
named Polly Ann after me- isn't 1T"
I'VE call her Geraldine, to avoid
the point Of danger with polse and
graciousness. II think she resembles
my side OF the family. don't your"
"She does seem more set up than
the Potterses." Aunt Polly smiled, and
turned to meet Jacks hearty salute.
"I'm Jack, auntie. How's things
down homer"
We'll, fair to middlin', fair to mid
dim. l brought you up some Hub
bard squashes, and good Peck's Pleas
ants. and nuts. and ginger cookies
| amt forgot when l wao young.
knew the children would enjoy things
right from the old place where their
father was born"
so kind Of you, Polly" acknowl-
edged Mrs. Potter, sweetly. Betty.
you may remove them to the kitch-
en-"
Wait minute; amt got a good
look at you yet. This is Miles girl.
amt IT? She favors Mile, too"
Geraldine smiled shyly.
Call me Gerry, auntie. Jack does"
She don't handsome a bit. does
she, Maggie?" Polly said. Anybody
sitting stiddy with you. yet. childf"
I'm to be married Easter week"
MY, backward, ain't YET" laughed
Polly. Run along and take your
walk. Who's she going to marry.
Maggie?"
"A gentleman in a Wall street Of
fee"
"You don't tell me. Amt that too
bad! But love goes where It will
Jackie, help your old aunt OF with
these pesky tight shoes and get my
old slippers out of that bag on top
pretty near lost all my religion
wearing them down here"
Jack knelt on the floor, putting on
the slippers.
Mother worries too much"
"Hurries too much?"
Worries. She has a good many
social engagements"
Il didn't know they'd let Potter's
Pure Pellets into New York society,""
chuckled Polly. Land, Jackie, l re-
member when your father used to put
ter around home over his little dough
and sugar pills. and a little pepsin.
And he put on the labels they'd euro
everything on earth excepting chilli
blains and boils. Seems queer to
think he made fortune out OF them
before he died"
IT'S about all gone now" said
Jack cheerfully. We're putting on
a lot Of dog, Auntie, that we can't
back up with the real goods. It's in
the air down here"
Better come home with me. You're
a Potter through and through,
Jackie. Sitting stiddy with any girl?"
Jack grinned, and shook his head.
Out in the hall they could hear Bet
tvs voice singing.
Il want Betty" he said simply.
"She sings like an angel"
Have you asked Betty to have
yer"
She's only seventeen, Auntie."
Don't you waste time, Sonny. ]
was in love at sixteen, and we kept
a'waitin and aIWaitin' for his folks
to die and my old bedridden father to
stop needin' me. and by the time
they'd all passed over the shining
strand. my lad died too, and we'd