Show I Daily Short Fiction Story I AUNT JO JOBy JOBy JOI By CLARISSA MACKIE Cop Copyright 1913 by th the McClure Newspaper Newspaper Newspaper News News- paper Syndicate A crash of breaking breaking- glass glans followed b bi ex excited voices In altercation brought DavId David David Da Da- Da- Da vid Carver out of or th the th house at a bound What he the matter now he asked the flaxen haired twins Reme did Jt it a accused used Robbie Robbie did IU iti accused Reggie in turn It If you OU please Mr Carver I think the they both did it said eald tho the housekeeper in In- In Two wo stones BlaDes came flying through the pantry window and ond the broken glase laa flew all over everything and the stones tones landed In ta the berr berry pud ud- ud dl ding cook was 48 making for or dinner It If ever eter there were two mischievous mischievous- That will do Mrs ui Soper interrupted David I am sorry it has happened and amid you will see that cook does doe not make any ny more b berry rT puddings for fOl a n month month- stop top crying Robbie Bobble 1 I And Mrs Soper turning a again aln to the woman please telephone telephone telephone tele tele- phone Into town to have the tho glass re replaced re- re placed placed Baker Baker will give you yon tim tho th name of the glazier Bo Boys Boy come into the library Reggie and Robbie Bobbie burst Into fresh walls wails an and nd slowly followed their uncle up the steps and into the gloom of the library No o for a week sniffled Re Res- Res ci gle de In his brother ear Robbie gulped down down down-a sob Berr Berry nod Dud s were the delight of or their childish soul eoula Boys Boy said Uncle David DavJd sadly dl this I. I the third time since breakfast t that ha t I ba hive bare been called away from my work b by your naughtiness When your our father and mother went to Germany I offered l to take care are of or you during their absence because SI 1 I believed you would be good 1000 boys Why la I. It that you cant can't enjoy lh tb the pleasures I have prepared 0 for you ou You Yot have hae ponies to ride you OU have lavo swings and games of or every description and Yf yet t you continually run a away out of ot bounds and cause me no end of or tro trouble What hat nm gun I I to do dot The twins hung their heads had amid the Uio I yellow 1 shocks shock k of or hair towed like wind T windswept Int swept cht chrysanthemums I Im not goin Soni to best belt you to be good od If It I hear another ba bad report of oC your what i la is It Ii Baker to to the servant ervant who stood tood Jn n the he doon doorway Please PIe sir nl said ald Baker with a n. swift witt fiance glance at the th chast chastened n d twins twin has baa tent sent a a. messenger tr to to say aay that t the little bo boys h have he e overturned two of her beehives David flushed This wa wu the latest of oC many complaints he had received from his nearest concerning the antics of ot his little visitors Miss Scoville's caustic caustic caustic caus caus- tic letters embodying these complaints had mode made him hini extremely ly uncomfortable for tor mon many weeks He lie lid cud not know Miss Scoville But Bul neighborly demanded that something be done about the matter so taking the twins the three walked hand handIn In hand across the wide Ide III lawn wn till thc they carne came to a gap sap In an evergreen avers hedge that admitted them to Miss Scoville e estate Wh Why did dill you ou turn over the tue hives hive Robbie Rob- Rob bie bier bleT asked David flavid Robbie paused and hun hung back to kick a pebble I 1 dunno he muttered lIe He wanted anted to see 21 It if the tho bees would come out tattled d Reggie le Did you jou ou find out asked David id suppressing sup SUP- pressing a smile Ye Yes said Robbie gra gravely One stung me inc on an the time hand and Re le ran on ahead an andas and andas as they came amp abreast of oC the summer summerhouse summerhouse summerhouse house they paused a and ami I with onn a accord cord dived through tile and ana disappeared from view jen Da David did not unbend from h hi ins dignity to follow Collow them Instead he ho pro proceeded eded along the path and presently stood in the presence of at Miss Scoville She was as a tall thin thIn- hl high h nosed elderly lady who looked cold coldly I at him from prominent light blue c eyes es f r brought m inv mv nephews to make apologies apol apol- 0 ogles ogies 1 to you ou Mica s Scoville he smiled ruefully hut but the they have o escaped from fromma mo ma and and Miss 1188 Scoville lifted an ear car ar trumpet trumpet- Politics she shrieked Young man I Ibe be beg you to understand that I am nm not in interested In- In In politics I politics politics-I I dont don't caro care whether women ever eyer vote or M et t of or era em m arc aro running r around the Count country bent on pleasure pleasure pleas pleas- ure urt while their ill behaved children are ar left to An annoy nay th the neighbors Be B. sea seated ted David ld sat down suddenly although he healt Wt Celt a n strong inclination to toke take to hi his heels In the lie face of or this strong minded api spinster nat cr I I am Rm Mr r. r Carver Caner your our next door neighbor he h smiled Ingratiatingly I J came to talk to you about the tho bees Peace Miss lIss Scoville I You ar are aro collecting OlI money for the erection I than tion of or what hat I David drew out nut ft R notebook antI and pencil and a few words which he presented pre pre- canted for tor MIss nearsighted In- In While she scanned the words his his- his eyes eyes ees roved past her to a corner of the veranda around which f three pairs pair of or merry tJ 4 eyes S The four tour brown yes Oes belon belonged d to the yellow headed twin twins hut but the to wonderful hazel eyes set ben beneath H I broad brow n above ovo which was n s a coronet of oC Jet t black bohr b lonc d to a girl Irl David blushed furiously because e he lie was a young college professor and had ne' ne never ner r interested him hini Rut nut the illI And girt and the Impish twins twin Who ho ivas wa she and what were the they doln doing together Indeed I crt cried Miss oft iovine as she read the note BO so you are the e young man who has hilI charge of those ba bad I little boys I 1 am madam answered David a as meekly as he could with those six eyes fixed on him He suddenly felt very verb I young joung I Oil brought them over to apologIze apologize apolo apolo- apologize gize to you and anel here they are With one bound he reached forward and grasped the nearest swin and with him I pulled the three eavesdroppers i iJo Jo exclaimed Miss l Scoville oville severely severe severe- I I ly la What are aro yon yeLl OU doing doin- here Have you ou no regard for the conventions that you ou rush upon me In III this mann manner r The girls girl's face ace changed and the tue dimples faded I ur found the littie boys bOs In the Ji garden Aunt Hester heater she said soberly and I brought them here Now that the they are arc here T I can dl dispense p with your presence said Miss IJ Scoville Tier nice niece withdrew from the tile clinging grasp of oC the he twins and had reached the hall ball door when It as b by one accord the two to started in pursuit Aunt Jo we Jo-we c want you OU to stay Aunt Jo David l ca caught ht H R glimpse of oC the lie girls girl's face Cace suddenly aflame with color But in instantly In In- she he vanished from hl his J Might ht Miss Scoville gathered fa lIH red up her skirts and turned the door You ma may toil tell Josephine that list I 1 will never ne give gl he m my consent con con- sent to her marriage e wit with h you unions you lU court her in the conventional Con manner manner- the Idea And Miss Scoville flourished l Into th tIme the house leaving lea David ld to face a avery avery very indignant young woman who came cam from some safe concealment I How Ilow dare you you how how dare you you she crIed cm Really I was as as rather pushed Into It David began to excuse himself Then rhen suddenly he said abruptly Im not a abit abit abit bit sorry Miss Jo and Jo-and and I mean men every en word I Ia say say- sayI I shall hope to gain JOlin your jour consent to he the thc childrens children's Aunt Jo To Miss Mian Scoville who had hat h heard heard- ar tho outcry outcry out out- cr cry of the lie twins twine grap grasped d Reggie Roggie b by one white linen shoulder ulder Youn Young man why do you ou call m my niece- niece Aunt Jo she he demanded The Time Reggie ba bawled his hla answer an as' as lustily Because every little bo boy has uncles uncle and aunties together Theres There's only Uncle DAvId ld here bore and and Aunt Jo 10 promised us she alms would Bo tie our auntie Miss tI Scoville glared a at l the embarrassed embar embar- r- r ras i e but not unhappy bachelor Mr lr Carver has Josephine promised you OLl that sIlo sho would be an aunt Bunt to children Not yet ret Miss lIss S Scoville said laId David Dald wicked wickedly I Da David DaId Id Carver led his chastened d nephews home But it is fa significant that Jos Josephine Scoville lIle was wall not as flinty I hearted as at had appeared that summer afternoon WillIe While bile she was wall cold to David himself she he he was kind to the twins and graciously permitted them to call herJo her herJo Jo leaving heaving off orr the objectionable tiLe David bulked over this hut but after aner he und understood women womAn a 1 little hittie better and Jo In particular he wont went Impetuously about his hie wooing n S- S Sand and when hn the time married Carvers Car Car- vers vera returned from Germany German the they were ware Just In time to attend a wedding whereby where where- by the twins were wore furnished with an auntie of their own own arid and they called cune her Aunt Jo |