American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-09-09

voice. N tnlS meanf Nnat w
you want aboard my shIp?"
! looked up at a red-faced man in
a large straw hat.
81 want my aunt" | explained.
"Your aunt7' he reared. "Why the
devil should you think I've got your
aunt?"
'You have got her." I replied with
frmness. 81 don't see her. but she's
here somewhere"
The captain Of the Rufus Smith
shook two large red fists above his
head.
"Another lunatic !" he shouted. I'D
as soon have q white horse and a min
lister aboard as go to sea In a floating
bedlam !"
AS the captains angry thunder
died away came the small. anxious
voice of Aunt Jane.
"What's the matter7 Oh, please tell
me what's the matteri" she was say
ing as she edged her way into the
group. Her eyes, round, pale, blink
ing a little in the tropical glare,
IOFEu ONti INT NllIit anu thVy hN Oh
me. Right where she stood Aunt Jane
petri6ed. Her poor little chin dropped
until It disappeared altogether in the
folds of her plump neck, and she re-
NAMED speechless, stricken, immobile
as a wax figure in an exhibition.
"Aunt Jane" I said, "you must come
right back to shore with me-" I spoke
calmly, for unless you are perfectly
calm with Aunt Jane you fuster her.
She replied only by a slight COB
bling In her throat, but the other
woman spoke In a loud voice, ad-
dressed not to me but to the universe
in general.
1.-The Young Person Is madi" 1t was
an Enthusiastically British information.
This, then, was Miss Violet Higgles-
by-Browne. l saw a grim, bony.
stocky shape, In a companion cos
tune to my aunt's. Around the edges
of her cork helmet her short iron-gray
hair visibly bristled. She had a mas
sive head, and a scanned and rugged
c~ountenance which did its best to live
down the humiliation of a ridiculous
little nose with no bridge.
But what riveted my eyes "a the
deadly glare with which hers were
turned on me. | saw that not only
was she as certain Of my identity as
though she had guided me from my
first totterlng steps, but that in a
flash she had grasped my motives,
aims and purposes, and meant once
for all to face, o%ut-general and defeat
me with great slaughter.
SO she announced to the company
with elaboration: 1.-THE Young Per.
son is madi"
1t nettled me extremely.
"Madp l flung back at her. BE
u I wish to save my poor aunt
from such a situation as this7 II
would be charitable to infer madness
I'm those who have led her into It'll"
When / reviewed this speech after
ward / realized that 1t was not, under
the circumstances, the best calculated
to win me friends.
"Jane I" said Miss Higglesby- Browne
In deep and awful tones, 'the time hn'
come to prove your strength"
Aunt Jane proved 1t by utterfng q
shrill yelp, and clutching her hair
with a reckless disregard of Its hav-
ing originally been that Of a total
stranger. SO severe were her shrieks
and struggles that 1t was with diff
Guilty that she was borne below In the
arms of two strong men.
| had seen Aunt Jane In Mysteries
before-she had them that time about
the convict. l was not frightened, but
/ hurried after her-neck and necl
minutes before Aunt Jane came to
and then she would only moan.
bathed her head, and held her hand
and did all the regulation things un
der the balefuI eye Of Miss Browne
who steadfastly refused to go away
but sat glaring like a gorgon whit
sees her prey about to be snatchet
from her.
In the midst OF my minlstrations
awoke suddenly to a rhythmic heav'
and throb which %pervaded the ship
Dropping Aunt James hand rushet
on deck. There lay the various piece
of my baggage. and in the distanc
the boat with the two brown rover
was skipping shoreward over the riI
plies. AS for the Rufus Smith, sh
was under way, and heading out Q
the roadstead for the open sea.
l dashed aft to the captain, VIII
stood issuing orders in the voice Of a
aggrleved fog-horn.
Captain l cried, "wait; tur
around! You u put my aunt an
me ashorei"
He whirled on me, showing a erin
son angry face. Turn around, Is
! turn around?" he shouted. "Do yC
suppose / can loaf about the harb'
! here a-waitln' on your aunt's flo
You come aboard without me askiI
Now you can go along with the res
This here ship has got her course S
for Frisco. pickin' up Leeward islar
on the way, and anybody that air
I goin' In that direction is welcome