Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-02

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LET US be honest with each other,
Ethel" said Peg.
a roguish look Of triumph in her eyes.
Down the front Of her charming new
dress were the marks Of Michaeps
muddy paws. Peg was also breathing
quickly and evidently more than a lit
tie excited.
'"Take that animal out of the room!'
cried Mrs. Chichester Indignantly the
moment Peg appeared.
Peg turned and walked straight out
into the garden and began playing with
Michael on the grass.
Mrs. Chichester waited for a few
moments, then called out to her, MAR
garrett then more sharply: Margaret,
come here! Do you hear me?"
Peg went on playing with Michael
and just answered, II hear ye."
''Come here at once!''
"Can Michael come in, too?" came
from the garden.
"You come in and leave that brute
outsider
IF Michael can't come in I don't
want to-" obstinately insisted Peg.
''Do as tell you. Come here!' COM
manded her aunt.
Peg tied Michael to one Of the French
windows and then went slowly into
the room and stood facing her aunt.
Look at your dress!' suddenly cried
Mrs. Chichester as she caught sight of
the marks of N1ichaels playfulness.
michael did that. Sure they'll come
off,"
Mrs. Chichester looked at the flushed
face Of the young girl, at the mass Of
curly hair that had been carefully
dressed by Bennett for dinner and was
now lowering around her eyes untidily.
The old lady Strengthened it.
"Can you not keep your hair out Of
your eyes? What do you think will
become Of your
II hope to go to heaven, like all good
people," said Peg.
Mrs. Chichester turned away with a
gesture Of despair.
''What is it?'' continued the old lady.
II say what is it?'
"What is what?" asked Peg.
us it that you don't wish to improve?
Is it that?'
"1'll tell you what think it u.s." be-
gan Peg helpfully, as If anxious to
reach some satisfactory explanation.
II think there's little divil in me ly-
in there, an every now an again he
jumps out"
"a devily' cried Mrs. Chichester, hor-
rified.
Eyes, aunt" said Peg demurely.
"How dare you use such word to
me?"
II didn't I used it about meself.
don't know whether you have a divil
in ye or not. l think 1 have"
Mrs. Chichester silenced her with q
gesture:
Tomorrow am to give Mr.. Hawkes.
my first report on you"
Peg laughed suddenly and then check
ed herself quickly.
"And why did you do that?" asked
her aunt severely.
II had picture Of what ye're goin'
to tell him.
"Why do you constantly disobey me?"
pursued the old lady.
II suppose it is the original sin In
- ron0in1 ror f,,I1xy
"What?" cried Mrs. Chichester, again
taken completely aback.
"Oh, l say. you know! That's good!
Ha!' And Alaric laughed heartily. Peg
Joined In and laughed heartily with
him. Alaric Immediately stopped.
any one.
Peg sat down beside her aunt and ex-
planned to her: "V'henever l did any,
thing willful or diSturbin' as a child
me father always said it was the orig
1nal sim In me an that wasn't to be
punished for it because l couldn't help
it.
Then he used to punish himself for
my fault. An when saw it hurt him
l usen't to do it again-for awhile at
least l think that was a grand way
to bring up daughter. I've been won
derln' since I've been here if an aunt
could bring a niece up the same way.''
And she looked quizzically at Mrs,
| Chichester.
Jarvis came In with a letter on q
salver.
"Well?" asked the old lady.
"For Miss Chichester, madam" And
he handed Ethel the letter. by hand,
MISS"
Ethel took the letter quite uncon-
sciously and opened it.
"Who is it fromY' asked Mrs. Chi
chester.
MIR. Brent replied Ethel indiffer.
emily.
"Brent?" cried Alaric. what on
earth does he write to you for?''
HE wants me to do something for
him. And she tore the letter up into
the smallest pieces and placed them In
receptacle on the desk.
"Come, -Alaric." And Mrs. Chiches