The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-05-17
SUPERVISED
ny GrHEL ". FARMER.


'Dorlslo called a shrul Voice from
the recess OF the house. what arc
Ioa doiak cut there 90 the plaxza1 u
10 gsttiBa dark and growing rather
chilly; yOu had better be coupling inp
I'VE see only talking" came back
the quiet aus yer, and 1t 10 not q Bit
: cold"
very WE'LL" the shrilI voice went
on, but you must come In very short
! ly,"
"All right. Aunt Milinds." and Doris
sighed, as she looked at the manly
form dlmly outlined 10 the twilight
before her I'VE have . good super
visor. Jim" she spoke slowly.
1--WE have. ut that" he said, teas
ingly: "but | DO not blame her, when
she Is your guardian"
Doris D-o-r-i.sw Came the call
again,
Yes. Aunt Milinda, we are coming"
And with q final. wistful glance at tbs
harvest moon they entered the house.
Aunt Milinda sat beside the kitchen
table knitting, 100 ID not seem to
notice their approach.
Would You like some music, JUMP
Doris asked.
Jim ophRcd his mouth 10 Egrco
heartily with this proposal. but shut
II with O snap. for Aunt Mtllnds was
ready before him.
| "No, Doris, Il Is too chilly In ihn
parton this fall evening, and anyway,
the lamp needs fixlng"
Doris sighed and Jim unconscious
ly Joined In. II was hard being in
love with girl for four years, who
had an aunt like Aunt Milinda.
The old-fashIoncd clock licked away
henrtlessiy, but somehow the CONVEX
sational powers Of the trio were
limited
Finally Aunt MIinda looked at tho
clock suggestiyely and pccred over
her goid.rlmmed spectacles ut the
caller.
at seems TO me the men folks make
rather late calls on the girls nowadays.
When was girl the boys always
went home sharp at nine O'clock"
{ perhaps | had better he going" Jim
said rising TO his feet, alphabetically.
"Plcase don't" Doris begged 'you
have just barely got here"
T Then the rapid clicking OF the steel
needles grew siowers and finally
stopped entirely. Aunt Mlllnda's head
g fell back against the chair and sho
a was asleep!
a. shall we see IL that harvest mooU
Is still thcrc1" deep voice asked JOY
fully.
"Of course" softer voice replied,
=, and two dim forms crept stealthlly
from the house.
HAS your aunt ever been In iover'
Jim asked abruptly, as they wandered
+, along the river bank
"Yes, once, but she lost faith In her
lover and IL now n sworn man hater"
size answered Ills name was Paul
and they we're going TO be married,
but little trouble arose just before
the wedding and the wedding was can
, oeIlcd. But Paul wrote to her and
asked 10 he allowed 20 come 10 her
home "a explain. Aunt Milinda was
very prond, but decided to let him
r come. She wrote 10 him, telling him
so, but he never came and died very
suddenly short time afterward."
Tint was unfortunate" Jim spoke
2. seriously, land can understand nov
why she is so opposed to me-
They walked along thoughtfully and
contcn,edly, forgetting how rapidly
L. the time was slipping by.
,e Aunt hlinda opened her eyes II
fright and jumped to her feet. Wher'
was she, and why was she alone? Sh'
Le rubbed her eyes in bewildermcnt ant
NJ reached anxiously for the lamp
D., Doris! DOriS!" she called bu
~ there was no answer. The clocl
W struck ten.
M II did not take long 70 light IN,
=, lamp and begin a buried search 10
her beloved niece.
- Suddenly she heard a little scratch
Of ing and a weird scutfiing In the wal
= Mice" shrIeked Aunt Milinda, an
with a frantic bound landed on top a
- the table. There was crash and
IL crnmbllng sound, and the next thin
w. she knew she was sitting on the foo
surrounded by pieces Of an old kitche
table.
vi A. she sat there, trying to discoye
what had happened, she saw an OH
yellow letter in the ruins addresse
(" In her own handwriting
Ien Well declare" she spoke excite'
I've ~, reaching pervously for It. Il nevC
mailed that letter to Paul, after al
~" II must have slipped 10 a crack Of ii
10 tnble when the other letters wer
the mailed, No wonder he never ~
swercd 80
Doris md Jim heard the crash
ely the house and came rushing in
900 seq what had happened. There s
mr. dlgulfed Aunt Milinda ON the to-
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