The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-06
UNCLE PETER ARRAnGES
BY MARTHA M'CULIOCH-WIl-
lIAMS.

Jenny Gray waited on the Gray
piazza, which had look Of spick.
span new-fashionedness to match
the affections of its 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
everything-even the whiting, 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.
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-heres 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; a long,
measuring gaze. She turned to her
father, saying amiably: please, sir,
Id 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
SO she could barely stand, seeing
CULTS of black unhappiness ahead.
Jenny looked steadfastly at the floor.
Across the tense moment came q
gay. boyish voice crying: Fine!
Bully! The very thing! I've moped
50 since he" nodding at Mr.. Gray
-"overshadowed me with Sarah.
Now. all's right with the world; there's
Jenny in my heaven, a Jenny who
Will find me troublesome"
Him. Two words are necessary to
some bargains" Jenny retorted, recov-
ering herself a 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.
l like her best just So" Peter Everett,
honor man of his college. athlete de.
spite his slightness and stature. SAID
pleadlng.y. Then with swift change
he touched his new brothers arm say
ing: Better let our Sarah rest q
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 q 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.
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 surer
l partly deserve her love. It's the
Sarah sort"
Il don't understand" Jenny inter.
rupted.
He smiled at her. Il was sure you
did not" he said. III 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 we're
betrothed In early youth. Chance
oAou6hS uiM Al Suo way VI ulb OIu
sweetheart, and the two of them were
young again. Fact! l saw it-and for
a minute at least hated him. Sarah
had been everything to me since our
mother died. Twenty years between
us-yet she isn't old. Haven't they a
right to this autumnal happiness?"
1T seems they have-yet l can't
agree-when l think of-mother,
Jenny broke out, hiding her face In
her hands with a dry SOP. I'VE seem
to be-so superfiuous," she went on
bitterly. Il mean to insist that ia.
Their shall send me away"
He will never do 1t. Never In the
world" Peter said with a confident &C.
cent.
She gave him q hard. reproachful
look. 80 he added merrily: He sure
ly will not send you-because he IL
going to take you himself--with Sa-
rah to make home for you both. You
shall stay as long as you like-study
or play at your pleasure"
This Is your DOING" Jenny broke
In. He nodded roguishly. saying with
= sly smile. well. you mustn't mind