Show 1910 wr jm JOSEPH STAGG IS FILLED WITH DISMAY WHEN HE LEARNS CAROLYN HAS BEEN LEFT TO IS CARE SYn synopsis opals iler her father and mother reported lost at sea when the Dnn ravon aravell on which they had sailed for europe ww bunk carolyn I 1 slay y cambon Oain cron Ilan hannahs carolyn is 18 sent cont from now new york to her bach dor clor uncle jaseph stagg stage nt at the corners nera tho the reception given hw hor by her uncle Is not very enthusiastic carolyn la Is also chilled by the bo stern demeanor of aunty aulty rose hose uncle joes housekeeper II if continued 3 the window was open and she eho went to it and looked out A breath ot of honeysuckle blew in then betow on the porch she heard the uneasy move of prince and lie he whined epli ph poor ll 11 lie k know now become of me thought carolyn may downstairs in the great kitchen aunty aulty rose was stepping hack back and forth from table to sink from sink to dresser from dresser to pantry As AB the daylight faded lit the lamp which swung front from tho the ceiling and gave cave light to all the ri om am 1 it would have beet beai impossible for the wisest person to ness what were the thoughts in aunt roses mind A glad little yelp ft fr nn lilt the dog tied to tho the rall rail of the sounded suddenly even aunty aulty lose hose could not mistake that cry of welcome and she ehe knew very little about dogs to their credit at least she had hoard heard no other suspicious soun 1 but now she crossed the room with firm trend tread end till opened the porch door yes a little wilt figure was down there hugging the whining mongrel carolyn rolyn mays tearful face was nazeed sed from princes rough neck olt oh aunty aulty rose nose I 1 ob aunty aulty rose I 1 she lie sobbed 1 I just had to say bay good night to somebody ednas mother came and heard our prayers and tucked us into my bed after my pupa papa and mamma went away so go it seem so bad fiut but tonight why I 1 tonight there lint anybody cares whether I 1 go to bed ori or riot iott t but princel prince I 1 prince ho be knows lnona just how how empty I 1 feel ill 1 I 1 you ton would better come in now and wash your face and hands again before beford going to beil bed tint that flog has been lapping then them with his tongue longue sobbing the little gt 1 obeyed then she would have gono back up the stairs without a word hall had not aunty aulty rose ros e spoke chiae here carolyn may sho she salil quite aa sternly as boore the little girl ampro imbed her the old lady sat bat in III ane one of the straightest of the straight backed chairs her hands in her rap the wet blue eyes were raised to her composed face timidly if you all wish to say your prayers b here arii before going upstairs airs you may carolyn may mai she suld oh may I 1 the little I 1 girl she dropped her hands hand into A aunty anty roses jill hip somehow they found those 2 larger rier comforting hands and c cuddled 1 into them as the little girl sank to lier her knees on the braided mat if the simple now I 1 lay we ine was familiar to aunty aulty roses ear from long ago she gave no sign when tho the earnest little voice added to tho formal supplication a desire for the b lessing blessing of uncle joe and aunty aulty rose I 1 the batters lat countenance retained its composure she asked a blessing upon all her friends including the prices find even prince but it was after that she put the timid quett question loa to aunty aulty rose that proved to bo be almost too nuch much for that good womans comans studied calm aulty aunty rose do you ou eppse I 1 might ask god to bless my mamma and papa even if they are lost it at sea men somehow I 1 dont think it would seem to so lonesome if I 1 could keep that in my illy prayer kayer CHAPTER III ye well I 1 I 1 shell be a nuisance mr josoph joseph stang going down to his store past the he home and carpenter shop eliop of at which he be did not fiot pen look finally cal came ae to ills his destin destination atlon in it very cry brodil study so disturbed hall had he been by the arrival of his little niece that lie ho forgot to question end and cross question young ClieO gormley regarding the possible A cu tamers that had been in tho the store during his absence and I 1 tell you what I 1 think moth enoth er chet sandwith said with his mouth full at supper that ev evening erting 1 I think her comings coming Is going to bring about changes ch angea yes miami lira airs gormley was waa a faded little aunan a witco aldow v aho vho went bent out sew ing for better to do people in sunrise cove cov 1 she naturally naturA liy thought tier her boy chetwood v great deal smarter than other people thought him you know mother lie ho sall eald on oa this evening of the arrival of carolyn may 1 I never have seen any gre great at chance to rise for mr joseph josep lawt r 2 0 hut allut lie paya you rou chet hla his said anxiously yep I 1 know dont ile be afraid ill leave him till I 1 isee something better he reassured her but I 1 might be e clork lul for him till the hie rows cows como come homo niad never see sea moren six or eight dollars lo llara a week kut but now its apt to bo be different irow how different diet chet site sho asked puzzled pu you yen know mr stal stages gs as hartl hard as an nails as hard as the goods he be sells declared tile gawky boy mind you lie ho dont do within mean that aint ills his way vay but lie he dont seem sc cm to have a mile of interest in anything but hla his shop now it seems to roc me this little niece Is bound to wake him up ue lie calls lier her llan carlyn hannah stagg washes was his only sinter olster said sirs mrs gormley softly 1 I remember her fier and ashes just died or something and left tills this little girl chet contin bcd 11 mr hound bound to think of something now flow resides business and debbe itell hell need me more and ill got get it a chance to show him im worth something to liani so by and by hell put me forward in the business said the boy ills his homely face who knows debbe be stagg stage gormley over 01 er tile the door one of these d dayd a v A Str stranger angor things have happened 11 perhaps even Chet woods assurance would havo been quenched had bad ho he just then known the thoughts lit in the hard I 1 I 1 I 1 AN if f the simple now I 1 lay me was wa fa millar to aughty aunty roses noiea ear she gave no sign floro merchants mind mr stagg tint mat in his back office poring over the letter written by his brother ln in laws lawa lawyer friend a part of which road read F from rom the hove oboy recital of 0 facts you yoli will plainly see sea being ft a man of business yourself self unit that mr camerons camerona financial ivere in ili a much borao condition when lie ha went away ulan than lie ho dreamed amell of I 1 immediately looked up the bridge and loan association it Is even more moribund than ihan tho the papers tato state the fifteen hundred dollars mr air catheron Catu eron put into it from time to time tim might just as welt well have beer been dropped into 8 tile sea ca you know lie had only ills his sata alary ry on the Morn Alor allig lii beacon they were rather decent to him when they naw bis its health brcak ln down to offer will him tile ali chance of 0 going to tho the mediterranean renean tig as correspond coi respondent on lie was to fur furnish silah articles on the dob debris of a world warl stories of the peaceful sections section of europe which have to care for tho auman human wrecks from the battlefield tle field it rather mr camerons Come rons immediate resources for your sister to so go alth him and b ha drow ahead on ills ex cr benali benbo and salary account I 1 know that mrs cameron feared to allow barn to po fo alone acrons tile the ocean lie ifo was vaa really in a bad way but she prop proposed olied to corne come i back immediately on the dunraven Dun raven it he bo improved on the voyage across their means meana really did not allow of their taking the child tho the steamship ship company would not hear ofa half hak fate fam for her bar the to li a nice bitle girl anil and my arito would hilive been glad to keep tier her longer longa lr but in the end and she ohis would have to go e to you iou an am I 1 aad thero there are no other relatives of course the ilat dat Is 1 here and the furniture ril ture if you rou do not care to come on t to attend to the matter yourself I 1 will do the bet beat I 1 can to dispose ot of e ither either or both mr gameron Gani eron had paid a years lears rent in advance rather an unwise thing I 1 thought and arid the term has still ten montha to run iia her did it so ao that hill hl wife on her return from abroad might have no worry on her daina perhaps the flat might 1 lie to 1 vantage you might otate your pleasure hla his you will see cc by the of your or er ln in laws lawa will that I 1 enclose that you aro been ban wit left in full fall and solo po neMlon and g ot of his bis property ard at including corolyn may and if somebody had shipped him a crocodile from ills vile nile joseph stars stagg would have felt little more at a ls loss as to what disposal to molke mol ke ot of tho creature than he be felt now recording mardi tir ills his little niece well shell be 19 a nul nuisance ark aw lul ful nuisance sance was ills final comment with n R mountainous sigh thus fur far aunty aulty noso koso attitude tit ude towards tho little stranger had been the single disappoint anent mr stape stagg had aulty aunty rose hose was nn an autocrat t joseph stagg hall never been so ao comfortably comfor comfort tab ablo 0 o lit in lila ills life as since mrs alm kennedy had taken take up tho the management of tits his home but lie he stood in great erent awe of her ire ile ifft the lawyers lasers letter in tho safe for once lie ho was unable t to ia spond to a written communication promptly although he be wore that ma band of crepe on lits his arm he could bof actually reulla tho the fact th that at bla big sister alannah was bend ia any time these fifteen years le li might have run down to nw now york to lo see her first birst she bhe had worked jim in the he newspaper office as ft a pher then she lind married john lewis cameron Cai neron and they hall had goue gone immediately to cameron wits ft a busy iuan inan he held it u desk job ott on the paper IOUs had find ben been liard hard to get and before long hannah alannah had bad written ritten rt about hw hor baby Illan carlyn 11 1 1 after tho the little ones arrival thero there seemed less chance than before for the city family to got up to sunrise cove but tit at pay any time lie he might havo have rone gone to them if jospph joseph stagg hall had shut up his store blore for a week and gone to new york it would not havo havn brought the world to an end nor was it because ho he was vas stingy that lie hp had not done this no lie he was no miser but he was fairly hurled bulled in fit ids his business anil and there was waa no look up in that dim bilm little la in the back of the hardware store on title this lie he closed tho the store later inter than usual and set out for the comers slowly to tell the truth sir bir staffs rather shrank from arriving home the of having a child in the house disturbed his tranquillity quil litY the kitchen only was lighted when he approached therefore ho he wits r reassured lie ife knew hannahs carlyn must have beep put to bell bed long since it was dark under the trees and only long familiarity with the walk enabled him aliu to reach the back porch noiselessly then it was wag that POMO como thing scrambled up in the dark and the roar or of a dogs barking made joseph stagg leap back in fright I 1 drat that inon mongrel grell I 1 lie he ejaculated remembering prince tile kitchen door dooe opened revealing aunty aulty rosels ample figure prince whined sheepishly and dropped ills his ab brol broy atod tall going to llo ile down ag again I 1 4 at the extreme end of ills his lensh leash and blinking ills his eyes tit nt mr stagg the critters as af savage as an a heart bearl grumbled tho the hardware merchant lie ile Is a good watchdog you must allow that joseph bragg aulty aunty said eald calmly tho the hardware dealer gasped again it would be hard bard to say which had startled him the most the dog or aunty aulty roses manner CHAPTER Cli APTER IV V aunty aulty rose roio unbend there never M was as a lovelier place for a little girl to say nothing of a dog to play in than the yard about the homestead 1 lilt and tills carolyn may confided ded to aunty aulty rose one fore noon gifter after her arrival at the corners behind tile the house bouse the yard sloped down to a broad calmly flowing brook here the goose and duck pens were fenced off for aunty aulty rose hose would not ilot allow the web footed fowl to ahn der at large as did the other poultry it was dilli difficult cult for prince to loarn that none DODO of those feathered folk were to be b molested there lucre mas ans tt a wide branching aau tree on a knoll overlooking the brook around its ita trunk uncle joe had built a sent carolyn may found this a grand place to sit elt and dream while prince lay lar nt at her ter feet when they hey saw aunty aulty rose hose in her sunbonnet going toward the fenced fenc edIn in garden gaiden they both jumped up and bounded d down the alope tit ter her it visas ivas just hero here at the corner of thra tho garden fence that carolyn billy had bad her first adventure prince of course disturbed dlf the so eo of the poultry tile the hens went shrieking one way tile the guinea fola oil lifted up their voices lit in angry chatter the turkey hens scurried to cover but the turkey cock general doll boll a big ahli white holland 11 olland fowl fth not dot to have ills his dignity disturbed ant aad hits his courage impugned bv any four footed creature with waggish cars and the stump of a tall tail carolans Ca anny sunny disposition begins to have its lt effee upon aunty aulty rose with results that are amazing to uncle joe you will enjoy the tha next installment TO UK BE CONTIN UrD |