Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-24
THE DAILY STORY
AUNT 10

You are collecting money for the erec-
tion of what"
David drew out n notebook and pencil
and wrote a few words which he pre-
sented for Miss Scoville's near-sighted
inspection. While she scanned the words
his eyes roved past her to a corner of
the veranda around which peeped three
pairs of merry eyes. The four brown
eyes belonged to the yellow-headed
twins but the wonderful hazel eyes set
beneath broad brow, above which was
a coronet of jet black hair, belonged to
n girl.
But the girl and the impsh twins!
Who was she and what were they doing
together?
Indeed cried Miss scoville, as she
read the note 80 you are the mis-
guided young man who has charge OF
those bad little boys?"
"I am. madam" answered David, as
meekly as he could with those six eyes
fixed on him. He suddenly felt very
young ''I brought them over to apollo
gize to you, and here they are!'
with one bound he reached forward
and grasped the nearest twin and with
him pulled the three eavesdroppers.
'JO!" exclaimed Miss Scoville severe
ly. What are you doing here? Have you
no regard for the conventions that you
rush upon me in this manner"
The girls face changed and the dim
pies faded II found the little boys in
the garden. Aunt Hester" she said, sob
erly, "and ! brought them here"
'Now that they are here l can dispense
with your presence" said Miss Scoville.
Her niece withdrew from the clinging
grasp of the twins and had reached the
hall door when as by one accord the two
started in pursuit.
"Aunt Jo-we want you to stay, Aunt
Jo!"
Miss Scoville, who had heard the out
cry of the twins, Erasped Reggie by one
white linen shoulder.
young man, why do YOU call my niece
Aunt Jo'?' she demanded.
The frightened Reggie bawled his an
swer Justify: Because every little boy
has uncles and aunties together! There
only Uncle David here-and Aunt Jo
promised us she would be our auntie"
Miss Scoville glared at the embarrassed
but not unhappy bachelor.
MT Carver. has Josephine promised
you that she would be an aunt to these
Cnildren?"
Not yet, Miss scovile." said David
wickedly.
Miss scoville gathered up her skirts
and turned toward the door you may
tell Josephine that l Will never give my
consent to her marriage with you unless
you court her i'm the conventional man
ner-the idea" And Miss Scoyille -four
ished INTO the house. leaving David to
! face very indignant young woman who
came from some safe concealment
How dare you-how dare you?" she
/ cried.
"Reany. I was rather pushed into it,"
David began TO excuse himself, then sud
/ denly he said abruptly: I'm not a bit
/ sorry, Miss Jo-and | mean every word
l say. ! shall hope to gain your consent
/ TO be The childrens Aunt Jo.'"
1 David Carver led his ehastened neph-
| ews home. But 1t is significant that Jo-
/ sephine Seovllle was not as finty-hearted
as had appeared that summer afternoon.
/ While she was cold to David himself,
/ she was kind TO the twins and graciously
/ permitted them to call her 10" leaving
/ Off the Objectionable title.
l David sulked over this, but after he
l understood women little better, and
l 10 In particular. he went impetuously
about his wooing. and when the married
/ CaTyers returned from Germany they
We're lust in time to attend a wedding
whereby the twins were furnished with
an auntie OF their own-and they called
/ her Aunt Jo"
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