Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-08-21
UNCLE PETER ARRAnGES
BY MARTHA M'cUlLocH.WiL-
liAMs.

the affections Of Its lord an(
master. who was coming homt
that day. bringing a new wife and
newer young brother.
Jenny. raging against the change
had been too sensible, withal toe
thoroughbred, to be otherwise thar
passively disagreeable.
She had done her very best with
everything-even the whiting, fretfu
August roses. Her thought was. THE
new Mrs. Gray will find out it's none
SO easy to live up to my blue china.
But when she saw a small, wispy
creature half lifted from the car. in
sensibly her antagonism lessened. The
wispy one was clearly very tired, rath
Of nervous, wholly insure of herself
and her position. She blushed pref
tily when her husband led forward his
capable daughter, saying: You're al
ways petting things-here's the best
ever" forcibly joined their two hands
and introduced Uncle Peter. who was
his sister over again. only twenty
years younger, and healthy as she was
frail.
Jenny also looked at him; long,
measuring gaze. She turned to her
father, saying amiably: please, sir,
I'd rather have the other one; 1t
looks somehow more thriving Uncle
Peter, how will you like to be my
little"
JENNY" Thunder does not begin
to express the paternal voice. Mrs.
Gray gasped, turned white, trembled
30 she could barely stand, seeing
CULTS Of black unhappiness ahead.
Jenny looked steadfastly at the floor.
Across the tense moment came a
gay. boyish voice crying: Fine!
Bully! The very thing! I've moped
so since he" nodding at Mr. Gray
--"overshadowed me with Sarah.
Now. all's right with the world; there's
Jenny in my heaven, Jenny who
will find me troublesome"
Him. Two words are necessary to
some bargains" Jenny retorted, recov-
ering herself little. Her father shook
his head at her. Il hope you have
met your match" he said. Then to
Peter: Young man, II you'll tame her
properly it'll be worth the best horse
In my stable to YOU"
"Please-she ought not to be tanned.
/ like her best just So" Peter Everett,
honor man of his college, athlete de-
spite his slightness and stature, said
pleadingly. Then with swift change
he touched his new brothers arm say
ing: Better let our Sarah rest a
bit; she is ever SO tired"
Jenny liked the tone, but she would
have died rather than admit it-being
far from model young person. Peter
had in way turned the tables on
her-she owed him and his sister, the
first cause of his being there, just so
much more.
She set out to pay 1t, girl fashion,
by doing her best, in way skillfully
yelled, to capture Peter.
She grew to like him. Still, her
vanity got an awful shock when he
laid q miniature in her hand one aft.
srnoon, saying: Hope you like her
looks! Girl I'm going to marry-some
day-if l make anything OF myself"
HIM! What does she say to that?'
Jenny asked, her head swimming the
least bit. Peter looked down.
Il had rather not tell you" he said.
Butt can't venture unless I'm surer
| partly deserve her love. It's the
Sarah sort"
Il don't understand" Jenny inter.
rupted.
He smiled at her. II was sure you
did not" he said. IF you had, being
the good sort you are. you'd never"
Don't speak of that was horri-
bly, impertinent to-both of you" Jenny
confessed. Peter smiled again. THE
Sarah sort Is this" he went on, love
that lives hopeless In the face of In.
Justice. My sister and your father were
betrothed in early youth. Chance
brought him In the way OF his old |
sweetheart, and the two of them were
young again. Fact! saw it-and for |
! minute at least hated him. Sarah |
1ad been everything to me since our
mother died. Twenty years between
she isn't old. Haven't they a
light to this autumnal happiness?"
1T seems they have-yet can't
lgree-when / think of-mother,
Ienny broke out, hiding her face in
Ter hands with dry SOD. I'VE seem
o be--so superfluous," she went on
utterly. Il mean to insist that IA
her shall send me away"
He will never do 1t. Never in the
World" Peter said with confident &C.
emit.
She gave him a hard, reproachful
ook, SO he added merrily: He sure
Y will not send you-because he is
DING to take you himself-with Sa.
ali to make home for you both. You
hall stay as long as you like-study
r play at your pleasure"
This is your doing!" Jenny broke
4. He nodded roguishly. saying with
sly smile. well. you mustn't mind
wing things IN IIncla Peter"