Gilpin observer., 1915-07-15
UNCLE PETER ARRAM6ES
BY MARTHA M'cULLocH-WIL-
LlAMS.


Jenny Gray waited on the Gray
piazza, which had a look of spick
span new-fashionedness to match
the affections of it's lord and
master. who was coming home
that day. bringing a new wife and a
newer young brother.
Jenny, raging against the change.
had been too sensible withal too
thoroughbred, to be otherwise than
passively disagreeable.
She had done her very best with
verythfhg-even the willing, fretful
August roses. Her thought was, The
new Mrs Gray will find out it's none
SO easy to live up to my blue china p"
But when she saw 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 pret-
tily when her husband led forward his
capable daughter, saying: You're al,
ways petting things--here' 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; it
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
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 i'll 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, if you'll tame he1
properly it'll be worth the best horse
; in my stable to YOU
+: "P1ease-she ought not to be tanned
i l like her best just so," Peter Everett
honor man of his college, athlete de
spite his slightness and stature, said
I; pleadingly. Then with a 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-beins
far from model young person. Peter
had in way turned the tables or
her-she owed him and his sister, the
first cause of his being there, Just sc
| much more.
She set out to pay it. girl fashion
by doing her best,> in a way skilfully
veiled, to capture Peter.
She grew to like him. Still, her
vanity got an awful shock when he
laid miniature in her hand one aft
ernoon, saying: Hope you like her
looks! Girl I'm going to marry-some
day-if 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 surel
l partly deserve her love. It's the
Sarah sort"
Il don't understand" Jenny inter
rupted
He smiled at her. 81 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 ole
sweetheart, and che two of them were
young again. Fact. / saw it-and fol
minute at least hated him. Sarah
had been everything to me since ouI
mother died. Twenty years 'between
us-yet she isn't old. Haven't they q
right to this autumnal happiness?"
1t seems they have-yet can't
agree-when think of-mother.
Jenny broke out, hiding her face in
her hands with a dry SOD. I'VE seem
to be-so superfiuous," she went OF
bitterly. Il mean to insist that ia
ther shall send me away"
He will never do it. Never in the
world" Peter said with a confident &C
cent.
She gave him hard. reproachfu
look, so he added merrily: He sure
ly will not send you-because he is
going to take you himself-with Sa
rah to make home for you both. You
shall stay as long as you like-study
L nj, 4 IL.