The Caucasian., 1913-10-30
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WoIcOaeE 0ONR, R@UL9N! sRsE0 JAeD@
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Oanoed UrathfuIly. ''Oid SOC cue ehae
eide of eacoo, EoaA lsibley:''
oh. yesm. said Goah cAeerfuNy
'1'se cue into Che Aam . sare SwetS
Gam % was too.''
And those ee'a wberry preserves.
0eulahf' Jason wickeAy licked his
lips as Ae placed a plate for Denlae
Fitch And the fruit cake
What does this mean?' demanded
Beulah hotly Are you both crazyl"
1T certainly looks like It.. said Noah
with laughter in his blue eyes. but
the truth is. Cousin Beulah we got
mighty tired of entertaining company
without being entertained in return
'Tain't that we're not hospitable, be
cause you know we are, but there's
such a thing as wearing out hospital
ity-and none of my folks have ever
been over here except for u day-and
| got all wrought up over it. Beulah.
and | told Martie next time you came
I'd go away ] did | went to Jason's.
and he was suffering the e,lne way J.
was-from too many visits 'Twan't
fair they should be all on one side
when our wives have to work so hard
If you'd visit sometimes when there
were ten farm hands to cook for 1t
would help a lot, but you don't-and
so Jason and just came over here to
pay you visR. though you wa'n't to
home We said we'A seay Gil you weD
ready to vacate our oouses Well Deu
lab. what shall wO do sbo,n NJ"
Beuah Gitch grew Wry rod 70 TIE
face ane scolded vigorously Cor zen
minutes. 4lson. who kele careful
count. declared thae she never paused
once for breath: chen SID began 20
cry. and in the enc she laughe0, an0
the alternate storm ana rain ano sue
shine seemee o. break up some u0
happy obstruction in nee naturally
sweet disposition. ana aftes shae M"
mel@ Of shame and humiliation Geu-
lah Fitch had changed entirely.
The three ate supper together. sAe
men very much subdued after Beulahs
outbreak. for which they feA entirely
responsible. even while ehey kne0
they were in the right. Geulah con.
fessed. laughing through her Gears.
that Martie haA duarreled with her
and sent her away and that when she
arrived at Nina Dibley's .Jason's wife
had scolded her and accused her %
breaking up her home So Reulah had
come home because as she naively ex-
planned. there was. no other place to 60
Late that evening Noali and Jason
bade farewell to Beuiah Fitch. The
carriage from the livery stable waited
for them at the gate. and still they
fingered
"Goodby. Beulah." said Noah regret
fully I'm terribly sorry it happened
-and come and see Us whenever you
like And he dashed down the walk
| toward the carriage
"Goodby. Reulah.'.. said Jason: its
too bad it all happened and-er-
and see us whenever you want to-
and stay as long as you like and he.
| too. rushed downthe path and climb
ed into the carriage.
Beulah Fitch waved goodby from
| the porch. and tears were in her eyes.
/ They're good ut heart" she told
| herself "only I'm like lot of ether
| folks-I've ontstayed my welcome I've
| got lot OF entertaining to do to make
| IL up and be independent | guess III
| give big Christmas party and invite
the hull family-eonsins and at,nts. 1t
will eat into that hank account but.
BeuIah Fitch. you've got 70 learn that
Iessons''
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