Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-05-08
WHERE'S EMEL!NE?
BY AGNES C. sRooAN.

The girl looked about the old fash
toned room with the French windows
she had admired as a child. opening
out m wide verandas. Then she went
TO the piano and sorted over the mu-
sir. The songs of a by-gone day.
| which she had expected to find. had
| given way surprisingly to new and roll
licking ballads. SO Aunt Emeiine also
| had become mOdernized in her taste
| for music. Salie tossed her hat on
chair and placed her travelling bag
beneath il, and began to play the one
sentimental piece she could find. 1t
was something about "Oh! I'm lonely"
ard +Oh, I'm blue" and carried a
| touching appeal But as Sallie for
| the second time reached the chorus
and was waiting softly, "Oh! I'm so
lonely, q masculine voice nearby en-
| phaucally remarked:
$50 en- l."
And as Sallie, Undecided whether TO
stop or to proceed, unnotlcing with her
song. finished oh. I'm blue" the
F4a44 4AAttAt eA=AlA CAA4hltlBEAs
That's me. too. I've been sitting
out there" he went on, as she turned
on the stool. wanting 10 curse every
thing in this dull town from the band
Stand TO the pump, wh1n your musical
voice expressed my feelings for me-"
Ny singing" Salle demurely re-
piled has never before been ikened
10 cursing. But IL it helped to relieve
you win you tell me" she broke
OF abruptly, where my Aunt Enc
line is?"
I'm afraid" the young man sadly
answered. THAT I cannot obiige
wish that | might know-your Aunt
Emellne."
But if you don't know her. per
sisted the girl, then why are you
here5"
Pardon me" the young man saso.
Il have been wondering that very
thing about you"
Sallie turned from him coIdIy.
4 came to visit my Aunt Emeline."
she replied. but She seems not to be
al home, while you-?"
~ am very much at home" the man
pleasantly interrupted.
SaIIie stopped to pick up her bag.
She would 90 in search Of Aunt Fine
line.
Who are you3" the girl asked
q am James Oliver Lodge" he an
severed "and hope the name duly i'm
presses YOU. Some people call me
Jim
Tell you what he suggested i'm
pulsiyely. "Tll get our the ear aud We
viii 90 and look for Aunt Emeline To-
gether. Wen try the shopping dis
trict frst-iust one short block
Bring your vallse." be advised
"Certaiuly not" SalHe answered
promptly
Il ala going to stay right on in this
house"
Nothing would give me- greater
p. easure." Jim said cheerfuily.
You are funny" Sanle exclaimed.
why should you be 50 pleased about
IT."
1T is rather soon; fear To tell
YOU" he answered with a ruefuI
glance. aud the girl sighed In exasper-
alton
SalIie ignored this levIty. She felt
! that she had joled enough
Under pretense Of reading she took
book from the table aud the young
man obedently passed out through
French window TO the veranda. On
the dy-leaf Of the book. Sallle read on
Inscription. 10 James Oliver Lodge,
from Dad"
The girls pretty brows wrinkled in
perplexlty This young man whom she
had dismissed professed no knowl-
edge Of Aunt Emeline. Yet here upon
her" table was his" book-from dad
Come here she called peremptor-
'ly. and the young man came.
You don't know Aunt Emeline.' she
accused. vet here Is your book, upon
her table"
1T Is not her table" James Lodge
retorted; It's mine-my table. my
uouse. my everything"
Your home" Sallie murmured. "and
you Iet me- walk In and play your
piano, and"
4 didn't let you" Jim denied. You
came i'm Yourself. When / heer1 the
piano. ! followed from the garden.
when YOU asked for your Aunt Eme-
line and offered to take yeu out and
Try 10 locate her you drove me-" he
ended tragicallv, "from my home"
i arrived al the station this after
noon. aud asked 70 be taken to the
Orton place" Sallie carefully ex-
r'a'ned. and the town driver brought
ue here, sud left NE AT the deor
remember the house from childhood
visits When no one answered 20 my
ring, ! came IN to aait for my aunt
If this IS your home then where's
Aunt EInejine:"
At her bungalow. no doubt" the
youu. man answered briskiy. Il viii
take YOU there. II you had mentioned
the name Ortou. I should have known