Evening star., 1934-03-18

u green 1Ouage OF June, Win tiiC
last of the graceful iris over
there and the first of the gorgeous peonies
over yonder Joy and Mirth, with the Benson
boy and the Gordon boy, were having rip
ping mixed doubles
"Aw but Merri" the Calvert youth coaxed.
~be sport. Marry me. why won't you. Merrl?
I love you don't I? You like me- don't you?"
robin hoped near and because Bobbie
shut off her view Merri put her foot against his
hip and pushed him away.
Jaw, you big oaf!" Bobbie complained.
That's no way for lady to behave; I ought
to smack you Please, Merr let's get
married"
mo" said Merri We're not going to marry
any one not ever. Not l. not Joy, not Mirth.
We took an oath on our cradle-the cradle
We were all rocked in. Even all Uncle Alfs
money can't make marry. We're going to
live bigger and better and finer lives and
things like that"
In the big but not very recently painted
house Prof Day was reading Some Aspects
of the Life of the Lower Middle Class in the
Early Middle Ages in the original German
and making notes. In the next room a middle
aged woman vas typing ndustriously, putting
chapter XXVI of volume II of Prof Days
work on the Middle Ages into readable form.
She jumped up as the telephone bell rang.
"Yes" she said. Yes. Yes, thank you.
yes" She walked into the library. Prof.
Day." she said, your brother Alfred telephoned.
He will arrive in half an hour"
Dear mel said Prof. Day, quite helplesSly.
you had better tell my daughters. I mean
Joy and Mirth and-dear me!-whats the 9TH
er ones name?"
"Merriment' said Miss Tanner.
"Ah. yes! sweet child-my youngest,
believe, Miss Turton."
IT am Miss Tanner said Miss Tanner Sc
verely. Miss Turton was your secretary be-
fore last. Miss Blivers was the"
"Ah, yes! Ali think that will be all, Miss
Blivers"
Miss Tanner shifted scornfully and went to
find Joy and Mirth and Merri
"Your Uncle Alfred has just telephoned he
will arrive in half an hour" she said with the
air of who enjoys imparting bad news
"Oh gosh" cried Merr, and she scrambled
to her feet. Girls girls! Uncle ALI is coming
in half an hour"
"GoShl" cried Joy, and "Goshi" cried Mirth,
and "Beat itI' they told their partners, and
all three ran peI nell for the house
IN 20 minutes they were seated in the wicker
] chairs on the veranda. You would not have
known them. Mirth was knitting and Joy was
crocheting and Merri was pushing needle to
and fro through a bit of embroidery. They
were quite transformed; they were sweety Sc
date. Their rotous bobs were hidden under
coils of hair such as their mother had worn;
they wore no rouge Ipstick.
ST do not quite know whether to make this
rose blue or green, sister DEAR" said Merrl.
hestating with frown.
IT think I would make it blue dear sister"
said Joy.
"Green is a pretty color" said Mirth "The
leaves of the trees, the beautiful trees, are
green, sister dear
"Ah, but the sky is blue" said Joy. The
blue sky stretches over all the trees and over
all the grass, sister DEAR and over"
"And over all the spinach, old thing" said
Merri. "And are We good? I'll say we're
Simple, honey, old-fashioned girls the kind
men like to marry" giggled Mirth; simple
honey old stick-in-the- -muds"
The big car drove into the yard and Uncle
Alfred Day got out.
Hello chickabiddies!" he hailed and the
three dear girls arose and offered their mouths
in turn. "Ouch!" he exclaimed as he kissed
Merri
Dear uncle, I'm so sorry" said sweet little
Merri contritely. II must have stuck you with
my needle. Look, uncle DEAR I'm embroidering
lis it not pretty?"
"Pansies, hey?" he said, giving the roses
half glance. And not married yet, you poor
kidsp And all my fault. ALI a mistake"
What do you mean dear Uncle Alfredo"
asked Merri.
He dropped into one of the chairs and laid
his hat on the floor. He was q big, hearty
man. He had mop of iron-gray hair and his
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