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TtieAdvontures of a
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iLO. Uncle Abel! Here" me! Here'i your
little ray of sunshine. Aunt Hetty (prunf
a C Q. D. at me over the telephone and said
she had to go to a meeting of some Hen's Club or other,
and would 1 come around here and alt with you. So I
came Just as soon aa I could skittle over. Too poor
arc yen awfttU tired of Marine m tks tease?
Well. I sappew goat it anneylsg. Wby doe't ym try
Mental galence? Tbey aay Ifs Jtf Tea know, yoa Just
Minis you haven't any gont, and thea. you oa'r bava
any! Though, for that matter, you might as well think
you hadn't any food."
"And. then, wouldn't I hare any?"
"No, I suppose not But that wouldn't do any good,
because I've beard that soldiers, or any people with their
feet cut otr. feel them hurting just the same. But, never
mind, my poor darling, I'm going to be ao entertaining
this afternoon that you won't know whether you have
any feet or not"
"Entertaining, hey? I suppose that- means you'll
chatter like a confounded magpie till I'm nearly craiy.
I don't see why women have to be eternally talking!"
"There, there. Uncle Abel, your foot it bad to-day,
Isn't It? Aunt Hetty said you were as cross aa a teeth,
ing baby"
Oh, she said that, did she?"
"Yes, and ahe said she honed to goodness I could check
you up some, for she'd just about reached the end of her
patience!"
"Pooh! She never had any patience! Now, If she
were !n my plight full of chronic hereditary gout, and
Just getting over the grippe"
" Well, you ought to be thankful It Isn't chronic, heredi
tary grippel But men can't stand a bit of discomfort!"
"Confound your Impertinence, Miss! What are you
talking about? I doot know what your aunt meant by
Butting yoa over here this afternoon! You've no more
feeling or sympathy than a Dutch doll!"
Oh. yes I have. Uncle dearl Here, I'll rest your foot
In an easier position"
"Ooo! EE! ouch! Oosh. Lilly! I wish I had
something to throw at youi Get away, girl!"
"Oh. I'm no sorry for youi poor. dear, suffering old
wnipped-up bundle of foot! Here, let me put another
sofa cushion under It Say Uncle, I sew the loveliest
burnt leather sofa-pillow in Van Stylea window aa I
came along It would suit my room beautifully. There,
there, dear let me rub yout forehead with, this cologne:
isn't that soothing?"
"Soothing nothing! You'vt doused It all in my eyes,
they smart like Are! Gi ouch! Lilly, set out!"
"Well, try that meniat science again. Think they
don't smart. Think you haven't any eyes!"
"I Winn I hadn't auy ears! Do stop chattering, Lilly!"
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"My! Aunt Hetty sited up your state of mind all
right, didn't ahe? Well. Uncle. I guess I II read to you.
Here's a lovely story In this new magazine. Listen:
The pale young man fulrly trembled as he looked at
her. "Ethelyn." lie murmured, in sighing-tones, "you
are so adorably subtle, so tragically Intensive, that I
feel I feel
l rrtase to know hew that young nincompoop felt!
Shut Bp that fool tows, Lilly! If yoa mast read, read
me some Wall Street news."
"All right. Uncle Abel, here goes. I'll read from this
morning's paper. Toffee declined rather sharply at the
opening.' Why, how funny! Wbat waa the opening?
A sort of a reception day? And It people declined coBee.
why did they do so snarp'yf Why not say. INo. thauk
you.' and take tear
"I don-'t want that columu, turn to 'Gossip of Wall
Street.'"
"Yes. here that la But. Uncle, do the magnates and
things posmp.' I thought that waa a womana trick!
Well, here we are: 'Bteel rail ehaugea discussed all day!'
Oh. Uncle, and then to call women chatterboxes! Whea
men talk all day long about a foollah little thing like
changing a steel rail! Why. I can change a whole hat
In less time than that! Say. Uncle, there waa the oYorett
bat In the Kentherton'a window"
"I'll bet It waa dear If It was In that shop!"
"Well, but It had been reduced; marked down to
(27.99. Such a bargain! Uncle, you know my birthday
comes next week''
"Well, which do you want, the hat or the sofa pillow
you hinted for a while ago?"
"Oh. Uncle, how lovely of you! But It's so hard to
chopse between them. Suppose I hid them both sent
home on approval and then I can see"
"Yes, I know wbat that means!"
"Oh, here cornea the maid. With your beef tea. No,
Jane, let me take It, I'll give It to him. You may go,
Jane. I'll just taste this, Uncle, to be sure It Isn't too
hot for you Oh, how good It Is! I've often thought
I'd like to be an Invalid just on accounl of the lovely
things they get to eat Why, this beef tea Is delicious!
And such a pretty ciip and saucer Do you know,
Ethel Wylle baa a whole set like tills. Coalport,' isn't
It? Say. Uncle, what do you think about the coal strike?
I tell me all about It I'm shockingly Ignorant of polit
ic Do they call it a strike because the men get mad
and strike each other? Or what?"
"Lilly. If you don't want all that beet tea, I belleva I
could relish a little."
"Oh, Uncle, how thougbtleeaof me! I've sipped nearly
all of it! I suppose I sort of thought I was at a tea.
But 1 think there's as much as you ought to take. Dear
Uncle, It's to nice to see you eat something nourishing.
I'm sure it will do you good. It must be awful to bava
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'How thoughtless. I've sipped nearly all of If "
the grippe. And yoa bava headache, haven't yoa? Now.
don't aay no I can see It In your poor, dear eyea. I'm
going to tie this wet bandage round your forehead so
oh. no. It Isn't dripping down your neck It can't be.
Well, It will soon atop. Now I'll rub this menthol on
the bridge of your nose now, now. Uncle, don't scowl,
Ilk that If you wont try mental science we must use
remedies."
"Lilly. If you don't 1st me alone 111 throw this cup and
aucer at you!"
"Ob, Uncle, dear, don't be so peevish! There, now, I'll
pat your poor foot and sing to yoa."
"Oocb! Oh, the devil! my, get outl Thare!!
"Oh, Uncle, you've smashed that lovely 'Coalportt'
Did those gentle little pat a hurt your foot? I don't be
lieve It! I declare a man la worse to take care of than
a baby! Thank goodness, here cornea Aunt Hetty!"
Next Week-At the Fortune Teller's.
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" 'I declare a man is worse to take care of than a baby! Thank goodness, here comes Aunt Hetty.'