Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-09-27
BLUE UMBRELLA
BY LIZZIE NJ. PEABODY.



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# the umbrella had been found yet,
and foir-mfudrd Eileen could not blame
them for remaining away, although
She missed them terribly.
When spring came the mystery wRs
rs far from being solved as ever.
Eileen had grown pale ans thin,
Stacy had gone to a distant city 10
work. Annette now greeted Ei!een
very coldly. aud Aunt Polly, tircSOmc-
Iy insistent. still asked daily: II Au.
nette brought back that umbrella,
where is III"
Then. one particularly bright and
warm morning, Aunt FOLLY told Eileen
that it would be fine time to 3nt
.hings TO rights in the attic, and Eileen
gathered puils. brooms. brushes aud
soap, and sang at her work. She
jerked up the cover of the large box
in which they kept the extra bedding,
Her brown eyes widened in surprise
as something went crushing to the
floor, and with little scream OF Joy
-she keized- tlle eld hliita 81 q Rii6
Rugged II closely. No one could com.
plain of lack of color In Eileen's
checks now as, cutchng tightly the
umbrella, she ran swiftly down the
slairs to the sitting room, where her
aunt rocked slowly back and forth by
the window,
See what found in The bedding
box" she shouted joyousIy, and Aunt
Pollv's face turned slowly to an ashy
gray. while il in turn EXPRESSED sur
prise. pleasure und-yes-chagrin
"Whv. Eileenl You have found the
umbrella" she cried family.
but, Eileen. where did you find it?'
she asked, brenthlessly. And then
again. with slight wrinkling of her
forehead. "WhO could have placed il
in The bOX?" Il wonder WAS all that
Eileen said.
1t happened that Stacy came home
the next day for short visit. and
after Eileen had told her story he re
manned silent for r.ument
Eileen ~ he cried at las. don't
you remember that we cleared out the
lower bedroom the night of the candy
party TO make room for playing games
And don't you remember that as
reached the entry struck the pile
of quilts was carrying against The
rail at the foot of the stairway?
dropped some of them and had to
stoOp to pick them up again.
You called out to me to hurry and
get the bedding in the box up to the
attic, as the guests were beginning tC
come.
IL hurried and | must have first
knocked down the umbrella. and then
must have picked 1t up among The
quilts"