The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-07-20
MOLLIE'S TRIAL
BY AGNES q. BRoGAN.
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> 10 use, keep TO your own side OF II
garden. You ought to be ashamed ?,
Almost In tears, Mollie turned
2 her elder sister, Mrs. Manly. 81
now, the younger sister found not tn
championship she expected. Mrs. Mani
instead, leaned out of the lattice
window with 4 smile Of sudden In
terest upon her face.
"WhoY she asked eagerly, 'qs tia
tall fine looking mani Tell me, Mo-
lie Her sister stared aggrieTed.
why that" she replied, "is Ill
doting father Of those five irrepres
sible, boys"
''The father!" exclaimed Mr.,
Manly. And You spoke Of the boy
as being motherless7 What a pity
that there are fve."
Il fail to see what his wifeless con
dition has to do with me-" said Mol
lie crlsply.
She had caught her sisters infer
ence
"The sour faced woman who keeps
house for the man and his cherubs
told CHLOE that the boys might have
been better, If they had not been left
motherless."
Mrs. Manly drew in her head, dis.
appointed
And he has such fine face-your
new nelghbor MollIe," she regretted
IF only he had happened along before
he took unto himself a wife. Or at
least II he did not now possess those
five terrible boys"
Half impatient, half laughing, Mol
lie turned to her sister.
you poor matchmaking hopeful"
she said. will you never give up your
fancies for me7 Now, that / have that
careless father here In his garden, l
shall go down in my severest manner
and call him to task. A spinster has
some rights of her own, even holly
hock-fiowers, and pet cats.
Indulgently smiling, Mary Manly
watched her small graceful sister, as
cend small ladder upon her own
side Of the garden wall and beckon
her neighbor to conference. The
neighbor came with alacrity. He ap-
peared almost as joyous as Young
Danny had, In his guilty pursuit Of
hollyhock blossoms. The conference
lasted sometime, ending peaceably
with floral offering from the opposite
side OF the fence. The neighbor had
evidently given In, exchange for Mol
lies denuded plants, rare and bloom
ing one of his own. and as Mollie pre-
cariously descended with her burden
1t was necessary for the nelghbor to
hasten around to her side Of the wall,
and assist her.
Ellis name" Mollie calmly confided,
sis John Ainsworthy. He has taken
the place for the summer. The Lemon
1t seems that the boys dub their
crusty housekeeper The Lemon'-has
no control, over their actions; Mr..
will reprimand them"
Aollie turned her face away.
"He reminded me Of the fact" she
aid, that they have no mother"
ut was upon the following morning,
hat Mrs Manly again saw her sister
This time she bore q basket Of Chloie's
'resh baked cookies, and enjoyed toss
nE them to the freckled faced
,rchins, hastily congregated beneath.
The boys caught the cookies with
shouts Their manner Of
leaving much to be de-
tired.
"Hit us another, Peachy." cried
Danny. Mollie REDEEMED In indignation.
II that lie the way you are going
O talk 10 me, sne .S4::::enIshed mot
mother cookie"
"Ahl sayl" exclaimed Pete, the
econd boy. dan means all right,
'eachy. That's what we call you when
re're alone"
Nollie was shamedly pleased.
"Peachy!" they named her. these
TRANCE half-civili1ed young creatures.
md when evening came, more often
han not Mollie rotle in the new
eighbor's carat the new neighbours
Ide. with the delighted boys crowded
! behind. Mrs. Manly became seri-
usly alarmed. From her sisters first
pen condemnation Of John Aims
'orthy and his family Mollie had re-
.psed into determined silence upon
lie subject Mrs. Manly's cleverest
forts could bring from her no word.
larry Manly at last deliberately put
er question. Mollie laughed happily.
~ do love John Ainsworthy," she
omitted, "and I am-going to marry
I'm.
"The boys" she added, "are some
lat were brought to Johns notice
! In need OF assistance. They are
-phans and recently conyalescent.
ohn conceived the idea Of bringing
rem out here for the country air.
,hn Is a bachelor, you see, and here
fore had no one to think Of save
mself. From now on" added Mollie
,eerfully. ''he will have me-" She
ghed. II will miss those boys" 'he
i'd
Declined the Honor.
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