The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-02-20


my! I'll go back and share II with the
fam, and then as we come by, they
shall tell you how much 1t added to
our lunch, for we have not eaten II
yet" She turned to 60.
perhaps I'd better get the horses
ready, for we sometimes have to pull
people out Of these holes" suggested
the bee man.
"Well, what have you there. Mrs.
Christopher COlumbus?" asked her
aunt as Wilifred approached her
aunt's perch at the side of the road.
bubbling over with delight at her &C
QUESTION.
Sitting down beside her Wilifred
proceeded to tell her all about 1t.
Sweetest man on Gods green earth.
auntie. He was honey from the crown
of his hat to the soles of his shoes.
Fact! You'd be crazy about him.
guess the girl that he was going to
marry stung him so hard that he took
up bees as a counter irritant. What's
the matter auntie?" For her aunt
gasped. turned white, sprang to her
feet, looking from left to right in dis
may, as though she must flee-but
where to? For the bee man was COM
ing few rods away leading his
horses. He stopped for fleeting mo-
ment as If he, too, had seen ghost
then taking off his hat he said:
"Ah, so that explains the re-
semblance! Your daughter. suppose,
Mrs.-Mrs.-"
"NO," faltered Aunt Carlotta; "it's
my niece. Toms daughter. That's
Tom over there"
But Mr.. Allerton had recognized
him. "Why. hello. o. B. Where In
thunder did you come from? Live
around herew And he FASTENED out
of the mud to greet his old-time
friend, and almost once-upon-a-time
brOther-in-law. This Is young Tom,
Ned; you ought to remember him.
Tom, this is Ned O'Barron; used to
live In our town."
The bee man. without further cere-
mony, began backing his horses
around, to hitch to the stalled auto.
All effort was directed to getting
the machine once more on solid
earth; then Mr.. O'Barron turned the
horses heads toward home.
Hold on, Ned" begged Allerton.
Glitch the nags to the fence and
let's visit spell; or, say, We'll drive
along down and meet your family"
Were all here except the dog and
the bees, and your daughter rather
objected to the latter. I'm running
prlmeval bachelors paradise" with
just a suspicion Of bitterness. "But
really, Tom, there's no use In your
coming down this way, for the bridges
below are all washed out, and the
water Is coming down that deep
arroyo like old Mad river back In
Ohio. You'll have to go back to Anna
rillo and wait till the bridges are
fixed. I'd ask you to share my shack
If the bees would allow me. but IL
you'll wait little I'll ride along and
help you back over those bad chuck
holes"
"Why. I'm not awfully afraid of
bees, Mr.. O'Barron," ventured Aunt
Carlotta timidly.
That's fortunate. Mrs.-Mrs-," he
stammered. waiting for some one to
supply her married name.
"Just the same name, Ned. that
have always had-Carlotta Allerton,"
she announced with trembling little
smile.
IF the bee man uttered something
under his breath, It went no further
than Aunt Carlotta, unless those
young ears Of the niece caught 1t.
Guess I've discovered something
this time worth while. So Aunt Car
lotta was that girl, was she-bet I'll
call him Uncle Honey-Bunch before
this trip Is over" chuckled wIlifred
to herself, then to the bee man:
"Oh, do come with us, Mr.. O'Bar-
rom she pleaded; "the bees can get
along a while without you and we
need you dreadfully," teasing look
at her blushing aunt. "You see, we
will have to stay In town few days.
and we'd so much like to have an old
friend for company"
OF course, he needed no further
urging, for Carlotta had looked I'D and
smiled and nodded. She was too wise
to trust her voice, so the bee man
hurried off to change into another suit
of clothes.
Aunt Carlotta turned to her beaming
niece. who could hardly contain her
self, so keen was she to hear all the
details Of the old romance, and asked
what did you say, dear. about Mr..
O'BarrOn?"
"Oh." giggled Wilifred, 81 said he
was the sweetest man Oh Gods green
EARTH"
And Aunt Carlotta stored the re-
mark away in her memory. for she
was sure that she was going to have
occasion to use 1t when they were
back in town.