The Coolidge examiner., 1934-09-28

bone, deau1 You might be slck-
There followed a silence before
Mother Eaid I'm not In favor Of
this move-yei. but III have to ad.
mli that according 70 Doctor strons
Jacks more likely 10 De sick u hs
stays ia school She went on 10
tell them Of the doctors chance re
mark. and added: Il thought at the
time that be was orercAuuoua
Jack seemed 90 well: but that boz
hss grown sppaIlInxly. and / dare
kay life In the open air would build
him up II be dldut have 10 work
too hard"
Aunt Judith sank back and stared
AZ her sister.
~Td never have expected that
from ron. Margaret. Ba, II you ask
me. Nancy will expire of loneliness
IN about one month. What wlll she
DO With no young friends to run
around with. and Jack three miles
OF on a ranchT'
The boy laughed
You talk as n the population of
Pine Ridge vas made up % lnhab-
i;auis over seventy. Aunt Judy
Didn't Cousin Columhlne mention a
posimasfer's daughters And OF
course there are others who knows
but Nancy will nnd her-hcr affinity
or whatever they call II. out IN the
biz wild wes; -
Affinity :" shifted Aunt Louise.
where did you pick up that non.
sensei And It's far more proha Bile
that what she'll End 10 devaSsAt-
lng attack OF homesickness. young
man"
Well Jack re,oried. that's
nothlng fatal"
1T might an well be- observed
his father. Il remember spending q
summer az my Ernndmo,her's farm
when I WAS twelve expected q
real iArk - bot homeslckl Well.
warn yos Kids that homeslckness
il no light matter. Where's Cousin
Columbine's letter. Margaret Let's
make sure what Is expected 81 our
Nance"
There ensned q fruiileSs search
for the long epGstle. but Mother
said I remember those duties prei.
~ well. Jim. Nance wRH 10 dust
the mansion every morning. get
supper Thursdays. sew. read the pa
per aloud. get 20 bed by nine
thirty"
And abstain from the boy
friend" chnckled Jack Il adInI;
that last Is a big orsier-for Nance. .
a lot you know II you think
ia run around with those coun-
try pumpkins" replied his sister
Would any fellows who could help
themselves stay IN a back woods
place like thatY And I've no inter.
est in the other sort. 80 Cousin
Columhine needn't worry about those
young men callers she mentioned
And you needn't. either" Nance told
her mother with = smile.
Il spose you'll see Pixies Peak.
observed the small boy ihoughtfully
~it rises fourteen thousand feet
above the plains. and was sighted
By Zebulon Pike In November. 1876
when with fifteen soldiers he
climbed TO the summit OF Cheyenne
mountain and
You see" broke 10 Jack. grin.
ming. that's the boy who ought 10
20 10 Harvardl Imagine me recit.
Ing whole pages out OF history Dad
Why In
He stopped abruptly. because the
curtains at the door had parted and
a maid announced Dinner Is
served. Mrs. Nelson. And fshe
came forward. extending a silver
tray on which was lying a yellow
enyelope) here Is another telegram
for Mr. Jack"
Jack took the telegram. staring al
IL for q surprised moment. Then
Phil cried out imaptlently why
don't you read it, I bet you any.
thing that Cousin woodblne has
changed her mind"
"woodblne Z" Jack shouted, while
even Dad forgot his worries In
amusement At the little boys mis-.
take. The lady's name Is Colum.
blne. you crazy kid. and" Clearing
open the envelope). ~she says: 'Ad
wise bringing plenty OF heavy under.
wear and flannel nIghtgowns for
Nancy Stop Nights and early morn,
ings apt to be cold Columblne Mel
SON."
I'D give a lot 10 see Nancy In a
flannel nightg0wn." observed Phi
dryly. Mrs. Grant had one on the
night | slept over AT Tins house
and she came In to give him some
medicine. II made her look Ike AT
old lady. | bet Nance wouldn't be
found dead In one. or Mother
either. Come on Let's eat"
Dad was stIll smiling as they
moved toward the dining room: but
once seated, he looked across al
Mother and his eyes clouded. Both
were thinking that this would be
the last well-served dinner In the
old home. Two maids were leaving