Evening star., 1922-07-30

had for all that 1t stood for. How, in
tensely she lived in her new life!
PEFORE long she had developed a
new line, advertising (this was
before the modern science of adver-
tising was dreamed of, and, while
I dare say 1t would BE- an exaggera-
tion to claim that she was the first
to expand the present principles OF
psychological advertising. I know a
good many people who think she
came very near doing so. Merchants
from other cities came to see her
window displays, and talked with her
about advertising. Aunt Emily. who
never did anything for nothing, soon
saw that she had a marketable
product there. and proceeded to put
1t on the market. She organized
what I'm sure was the first adver-
tising agency, and ran it IN odd mo-
ments Of her busy days.
She was up and of to work early,
reading the morning paper as she
ate-;breakfast. which Uncle Charles
had seen to. Then they saw her
no more till night, when she came
home. walking strongly in the door,
looking very distinguished and chic
in the beautifully cut tailor suits of
the best material that money could
buy. am speaking now.
of course, of the times after that diff
cult beginning. That period lasted,
after all, only till she could get her
bearings in the new world. Very
soon she was earning more money
than Uncle Charles had ever dreamed
Of making. By the time Uncle
Charles was around on crutches,
there was a good competent girl in
the kitchen. This left Uncle Charles
more time and strength to give to
the children, more leisure to perfect
his own music, and more energy to
plan the thousand ingenious varia-
lions on the theme Of domestic life
which made their home the most de-
inc.
Aunt Emily fitted in it all very
comfortably. She was always agree
ably tired by night and, relieved Of
her surplus energy. she was astonish
ingly good-natured and easy to get
along with. There was plenty of
money these days for competent
help. which Uncle Charles managed
smoothly; there was plenty Of money
for good clothes. and for good food.
and nice china, and pretty glass
ware. and fine linen, all of which
Aunt Emily enjoyed with a hungry
pleasure which was never blunted by
ceaseless repetition. She was happy
for the first time in her life, Aunt
Emily was, and although she was
by this time middle-aged and gray
haired, she was handsomer than she
had ever been in youth. She grew
and grew in acumen and business
ability and ripened with experience,
till our small city was not big enough
for her. She scared off to New York,
carrying the family with her to an
expensive apartment, and from there
to Paris. where they lived for many
years, Aunt Emily being the Paris
representative of a great New York
department store.
To the day Of his death. Uncle
Charles always kept the children
close to his heart. and directed their
growth just as lovingly and wisely
as ever Phoebe is a professional
pianist now, well known all over
America and Europe. For years she
was usually companioned by her
father. crutches and all. Charlie is
a successful architect, with a lovely
French wife and two babies. It was
beautiful to see Uncle Charles with
his grandchildren! Bobby would GER
tainly have gone straight to the
dogs il he had not had the most in
spired handling at his fathers hands.
He was a wild, temperamental. un-
reasonable warm-hearted, hot-tem-
pered boy. who could not get on an
instant with his mother. But Uncle