Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-12-04

nausea, but under his uncle's encourS
agement he was able to be explicit.
"She said my mother wanted you to be
friendly to her about Eugene Morgan.
She said my mother had been using
Aunt Fanny as a chaperone." 81
Anderson emitted laugh Of dis
gust. Its wonderful what tommy-rot
a woman in a state of spite can think
of! / suppose you don't doubt that
Amelia Anderson created this speci-
men of tommy-rot herself? OF all the
damn nonsense!"
George looked at him haggardly.
you're sure people are not talking?"
Rubbish! Your mothers on my
side about this division because she
knows Sydney's pig and always has
been pig, and SO has his spiteful
wife. I'm trying to keep them from
getting the better of your mother as
well as from getting the better Of me,
don't you suppose2 Well, they're in q
rage because Sydney always could DE-
what he liked with father unless your
mother interfered, and they know I got
Isabel to ask him not to do what they
wanted. That's all there is to it."
"But she said," George persisted
wretchedly; "she said there was talk.
She said"
'Look here, young fellow!" Amber
son laughed good-naturedly. There
probably is some harmless talk about
the way your Aunt Fanny goes after
poor Eugene, and I've no doubt I've
abetted it myself. Fanny was always
languishing at him, twenty-odd years
ago, before he left here. Wen, we
can't blame the poor thing If she's got
her hopes up again, and don't know
that / blame her, myself, for using
your mother the way she does"
How do you mean2"
Anderson put his hand on Georges
/ shoulder. "You like to tease Fanny,
he said, "but / wouldn't tease her
about this, if were you. Fanny hasn't
got much in her life. In fact, | doa't
know of anything much that Fanny
has got except her feeling about Eu-
gene. She's always had it-and what's
funny to us is pretty much lfe-aIid-
death to her, suspect. Now, I'll Bet
deny that Eugene Morgan is attracted
70 your mother. He is; and that's an
other case Of always was; but know
him. and he's a knight, George
crazy one, perhaps, If you've read Don
Ouixote.' And I think your mother
likes him better than she likes any
man outside her own family, and thai
he interests her more than anybody
else-and always has, And that's al
there is to it, except"
Except whatT George asked quick
ly, as he paused.
Except that suspect" Anderson
chuckled, and began over: I'll tel
Won in confidence. Fanny uses ysul
mother for a decoy duck. She does
everything in the world she can t.
keep your mothers friendship witt
Eugene going, because she thipki
that's what keeps Eugene about fh'
Mace. so to speak Fanny's always
with your mother, you see; and when
, ever he sees Isabel he sees Fanny
Fanny thinks he'll get used to the 1dei
of her being around, and some day he
chance may come! There! Dyo'
J seer
"Well-I suppose So" George
, brow was still dark, however. i
r you're sure whatever talk there is, /
I about Aunt Fanny. If that's So"
e Don't be an ass" his uncle advises
him lightly, moving away. I'm off TO
E a weeks fishing to forget that wolnai
!. in there, and her pig of husband.
|, (ais gesture toward tie Mansion lad
t Gated Mr.. and Mrs Sydney Amoei
SOM SCI recommend a like course t
: you, if you're silly enough to pay an
n attention to such Furnishings! Coco
: byT
q George was partially reas
sured, but still troubled: a word haunt
ed him like the recollection Of a nigh
mare. 'Talk -
He walked rapidly toward his ow
n front gate. The victoria was taer
o with Fanny alone; she jumped OF
4 briskly and the victoria waited.
v "Where's mother?" George aske
i sharply.
e "At Lucy's. only came PACK te 9
e some embroidery. because we foun
the sun too hot for driving. / haven
time to talk now, George; I'm eoir
d right back. 1 promised your mother
# "You listenl" said George.
t "What on earth
He repeated what Amelia had sal
b This time. however, he spoke ccldl