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

and without the emotion he had ex-
hibited during the recital to his uncle:
Fanny was the one who showed agita-
ton during this interview, for she
grew fiery red, and her eyes dilated.
"What on earth do you want to bring
such trash to me for2" she demanded,
breathing fast.
81 merely wished to know two
things: whether it is your duty or
mine to speak to father Of what Aunt
Amelia"
Fanny stamped her foot. ''You lit
tie fool!" she cried. "You awful little
fool! Your fathers a sick man, and
you want to go troubling him with an
ANDERSON family row! It's just what
that cat would love you to dol"
''Well, +"
"Tell your father if you like! 1t
will only make him a little sicker to
think he's got son silly enough to
listen to such craziness !"
'Then you're sure there isn't any
talkT
Fanny disdained a reply in words.
She made kissing sound Of utter con-
tempt and snapped her fingers. Then
she asked scornfully: whats the
other thing you wanted to knowT"
Georges pallor increased. whether
1t mightn't be better, under the cir
cumstances," he said, 'if this family
were not so intimate with the Morgan
family-at least for a time. 1t might
| be better"
Fanny stared at him incredulously.
'You mean you'd quit seeing Lucy|
81 hadn't thought of that side OF It,
but If such a thing were necessary on
account of talk about my mother +
L" He hesitated unhappily. II sug-
gested that if all of us-for a time
perhaps only for a time-it might be
better if"
"See here" she interrupted. swell
settle this nonsense right now Il En-
gene Morgan comes to this house, for
instance, to see me, your mother can't
get up and leave the place the minute
he gets here, can. she? What do you
want her to do: insult him? Or per
haps you'd prefer she'd insult Lucy
That would do just as well. What is
it you're up to, anyhow? Do you really
love your Aunt Amelia SO much thai
you want to please her? Or do yoJ
really hate your Aunt Fanny so mucf
J that you want to-that you want to
She choked and sought for her hand
! kerchief; suddenly she began to cry.
"Oh, see here" George said. II dom
hate you, Aunt Fanny. That's silly.
DON'T"
, ''You dol You do! You want to-
you want to destroy the only thing
that THAT ever" And, unable t
J continue, she became inaudible In he
handkerchief.
+ George felt remorseful, and his owl
t troubles were lightened: all at once
t became clear to him that he had bee
7 worrying about nothing. He perceive
: that his Aunt Amelia was indeed a
5 old cat, and that to give her scandal
: Gus meanderings another though
would be the height Of folly. BY n
! means insusceptible to such pathos a
: that now exposed before him, he di
' not lack pity for Fanny, whose almos
4 spoken confession was lamentable
D and he was granted the vision to VI
r derstand that his mother also pitte
= Fanny infinitely more than he dit
t This seemed to explain everything.
= He patted the unhappy lady awl
i wardIy upon her shoulder. "Ther'
there!" he said. II didn't mean an!
: thing. OF course the only thing to q
about Aunt Amelia is to pay no attel
n ton to her. It's all right, Aunt Fam,
I Don't cry. feel a lot better now, m!
r self. Come on; I'll drive back ther
s with you. It's all over, and nothing
o the matter. Can't you cheer upT
n Fanny cheered up; and presently ii
S customarily hostile aunt and nephe
e were driving out Anderson boulevar
$ amiably together in the hot sunshine