Show at ra I 1 1 fa 4 compana coper bv D APPLETON ARD LULU ONE general factotum in the house of her sister ina wife of herbert deacon in the small town of warbleton War bleton lulu belt bett leads a dull cramped existence v ith which she Is constantly at enmity though apparently catl fled with her lot she has natural thoughts and appl rations wh ch eh neither I 1 er s ster nor her brother in law seemingly can comprehend bhend toe other members of f the he tami y are dl DI deacon eigl t een monor a dei des on a child and mrs mr 1 1 bett mrs alre deacon a mother wh who baa lias tan tantrums trims I 1 cor t aued 2 at length they U ey rose il join i 01 a dug herself upon I 1 ler fati fabier er lie ile jut ut her tier aside firmly eiery inch tie tle fitter filter no no fatter fati er was nas occupied ion io mrs deacon coabe I 1 I 1 er or it ay motion i enci encircled rIed her moti ers in i st lifted I 1 er ovin feet from tie floor and bury bung upon ler I 1 er ashes she s such an active cl ellla lid lulu ventured brifil aly not unduly active I 1 think her brother in I 1 iw w ed he ile turned ill on I 1 lulu ulu his bright smile lufte i his ea eyebrows ebrown dr droppel e I 1 I 1 Us Is I 1 As Is stood for coment in ing the yellow ellov tulip and go so left tl ti e room lulu cleared cle ired the tit t il ie le mrs dea cco essayed to wind aind tie clock well now lid did herbert say it was twenty tl tj ree tonight wien na en it struck the half hour ind twenty one list alit t r twenty one t and find last nikl t twenty three sl SI e I 1 f it as its tl ti ey cleared the table but lulu did not talk cant you remember rem rein enber mrs dea con said at last I 1 thirk QU ou might be useful A lula was vas lifting t tre te e yellow tulip to set it on the sill oil si e changed her mind sl SI e took the plant to tl e wood shed and tumbled it with mth force upon the ct ip pile the d nine ning room table was laid for breakfast break fist tie two braug t their work and sat tl ere tl e child orionona luig miser ill about watch match ing the clock 1 I 14 11 or wrong she was nias put to bed by it she had eight ral more seven six five I 1 ulu laid down her sewing and left the room sl SI e went to the woo shed groped about in it tie e d rk fo foad ind the stall of the one tul p flower in its I 1 leip e ip on tl tie e chip pile TI tie e tulip ale sl e fastened in her own on I 1 er flat chest outside were to be seen U e early fears it Is tl U at if our sun were as near to as we are near to our sin the art t hire rc turus furus would N burn our sun to noth i gness 0 0 in the deleons parlor sat at lurkin teen lie ile was in liln all over 01 er lie ile was co cone ne on an errand thith las contrived to i nil vi I 1 e a an n oi 01 ie le I 1 batore I 1 tin on tl e table stood a pho hosni h i f D am ani an i deacon also eigl teen he ile I 1 abed I 1 er ith p piss is i kt t SA ool she mod ed I 1 1 fin ai at e I 1 I 1 fin whispered about I 1 in 0 lured I 1 in it I 1 or two jears he had h tilted cited I 1 er IN melts ts he tell fell asleep g to build a great houe ani an I 1 engage I 1 er as its sen ant I 1 let et a as I 1 e ii waited I 1 e coul I 1 n t keep his eyes from froin tl Is pi eph it WT vis tm DI at her curl cur est at I 1 er V innest dt DI cone cons lous of I 1 er I 1 pi di smil ing pot 1 h girod I 1 is I 1 lisle asle a aversion to ler 1 er larlor t ar i pr el 1 IV i i t st relic rel ic taut tant pleasure he ile I 1 pe pel I 1 tl if at he lie v boull out I 1 nut not see her i nd I 1 ie e I 1 stoned f r I 1 er i voice owe mr deacon led up ul 4 n hn with ith tin air binl 1 fr ra in t it if I 1 0 ir bl bi it 0 1 dl 11 tens ng IN ell I 1 et us I 1 ae ane it wl at d d i v it w sh to see me at about out in biti it t i i use f tae p tt st tense as co 0 enoth g soi etl et ing of in it 11 n and I 1 ence price of del bicy a n ety custon in 1 net et un us P I 1 by had arill I 1 in I 1 is best clot es Ps ai at d with an nir or of bucl ton fori clity tl it t mr deacon t ad t e ell I 1 I 1 in tit of minting to jo n the 0 clur ur 1 imd and to tre it tl e ti t 0 NN ith due sol ai n I 1 id put I 1 im tin in tl ti e i art i un til he could attend it lets ire C i fronted tl it u us by D s t f tier the eibel eq eek I 1 wild wl let PL P L N lad I 1 ad alinn I 1 I 1 d de sea ted ed I 1 im ini 1 1 tl buo ouo oufa t it you i out I 1 gis glie 0 me i jol jo I 1 ie le said 0 0 tl flats at it air daie n alo fl d wai wais s a valte I 1 but a touch t abe be eld er ie le or f iceal us In inclined lined now t be ficeti us I 1 ill ng teeth ie le boull out 1 1 know now marn ins folks tien bif tint int justice justie or wl 10 I 1 my bly blishel 0 no o no out aut in that bit build tag of mr de icon 9 wl v I 1 ere I 1 is lb oace wis ais wasn gasn t tl ere something boni ething it fide vide I 1 from him I 1 ri I 1 culms cul nis of course there was n tl it ing he ile saw it no v there was noti ing in mr deacon co armeil him I 1 ut tit mi deac n ht I 1 an idea hold on I 1 e said 1 old on tl TI e gass 11 B I 1 11 I 1 y ab nb n ler tit atalig it g charge 0 tie crass grass tl TI bugli mr deacon atis of hie the t avie I 1 e I 1 11 I 1 1 i I cut its it awn wn abass and glor es li it its V 3 bor and its energy yet in the time after blat tl at adich he called dental hours sir mr wished to work ir in ills his garden ills grass growing in late lat april rains would need attention early next month he oared two lots of course property Is a I 1 II 11 would cire care to keep the grass dovin don and raked bobby would care accept LI this business figures and find all thail ed mr air deab deaun n with earnestness bobby s aversion to dl DI it seemed should not no stand in the way of his advancement adian cement tl TI en tl it at Is checked off said mr deacon heartily bobby debby wavered toward the door emerged on the porch and ran almost upon dl DI returning fiam her tier tea party at jenny plow s oh bobby lou came to see me sl e was as fluffy as curly assell as smil ing as her picture she was carrying pink gauzy favors and a spear of flowers undeniably in her voice there was nas pleasure her glance wag was startled but already complacent she paused on the steps a lovela figure but one would say that nothing but the truth dwelt in bobby oh hullo said he no I 1 came to see 3 lour our father he ile marched by her ills hair stuck up at the bac bacs s ills coat was hunched about his sl boulders ills insufficient nose abundant loose lipped mouth and brown bronn eyes were completely ex press onless he ile marched by her with out a glance she flushed with vi vexation mr dea con as one would expect laughed loudly tool tl ti e situation in his ele ph antine lne grasp and pawed at it mamma mamma I 1 what do you s pose dl DI tl ought she had A beau oh papa I 1 said dl DI why I 1 just hate robby larkin and the whole school knows it mr deacon returned to the dining room I 1 emming in his throat lie ile en upon a pretty scene ills ina wis darning I 1 our minutes of grace remaining to the child mo me rona t ona she was spinning on one toe t oh hullo hutto sad sa d he no I 1 came to see your father with some anallan idea of mak ing tl e most of the present dl DI domi bated fer ruffles her blue hose her bracelet I 1 er ring oh and minima mimma ale sl e if tie e sweetest jaity and tie dearest sup per and tl e darl ingest decorations decoration s ai at d the gorgeous est Cra nimar grammar spoke dv dwight herbert deacon lie ile was as not sure 8 1 fit I 1 ie e i ie nt but ti tie e good allow felt sone some violence olence I done ere or oti er 11 ell wid said 1 positively a ca were I 1 apa see my fa favor or SI ale e sl N wed pd him blin a sug r ion love e and he duped t it ina gl gi n cd ed at tl ti era em I 1 er face assi ahsu r ine inz its ton loveliest bellest lagl t she ni was as often rid cul cut us I 1 ut 13 1 s sl st e was tl h wife A ile and n oti er and I 1 er r ie le re I 1 iced I 1 er individual absurd ties tics at ie le st t to its ann 11 1 e door to the bedron om now alenel 01 ene 1 and mrs fett pett appe red anell all notter nott er red r ed il eilert tie well 11 ei I 1 curving hie file in arm tie if e mod moil er descending wending de 11 I 1 I 1 e a br sk rk sill hui but gr g low now mrs rett as I 1 unav no v sl 1 I e I 1 a it I 1 emerge I 1 intend n rip to pass tl dougl it 11 e i loom m out sl SIP e I 1 ling ing n nl I 1 find too fool I 1 in tac aktiv anti liv by ol 01 pro alq s I 1 er s n li it I 1 w s ton tort in binl I 1 faed all 11 tl if Is N sl e ai I 1 I 1 ni m rot I 1 no sow tl 0 ht at sl e N wis as tl if erf 1 sl I e see eeb ed in ert ain nit ht to 1 e 1 le I 1 f in ne t n ll 11 er a bit of le sly low lom felti f lit 1 in her agi d t SIP brushed at her skirt the veins of her long wrinkled td hands catching an ln in tenser blue from the dark cloth bhe put her hair behind her can ears NN ate e put a potato la in the oven for you said ina she had never learned quite how to treat tl eee ese periodic refusals of her er to eat but she never had bad ceased to resent them iso no thank you said mrs bett evidently she rather enjoyed the situ atlon crest creating t ing for 1 ersell a spotlight much in the manner ot of monona mother said lulu let me make you sone sorie toast and tea sirs mrs bett turned her gentle blood less face vice toward I 1 er daughter and her eyes warmed after alter a little mabe ehe ab e bald said I 1 think III run over to see grandma gates now she added and went toward the door tell her cried dwight tell her sl e s my best girl I 1 grandma gates was ras a rheumatic rb cripple wl 0 lived next door and when 11 ever the deacons or mrs betts were angry or I 1 burt urt or wished to escape tl ti e I 1 ouse for some reason they stalked over wier to grandma gates in lieu of say slamming a door these visits radiated an almost dally daily friendliness wl ich lifted and tempered the old la in valid 8 lot and life dl DI flashed out at the door again on some trivial permission it V good many of mamma mammas stitches in thit dress to keep clem clein ina called after I 1 arly dirling early r her father reminded her A faint regurgitation of h a was sor so mellow nellow invested with the paternal flats cried dwight her bert deacon abruptly on the clock sl 1 elf lay a letter oh dwight I 1 ina was all tion it came pame this morning I 1 forgot I 1 forgot it tool and I 1 laid it up there lulu was eager tor for her share of the bl me ine it understood that my mall mail cant wait N alt like this dwight s sense of importance was now being fed in gulps I 1 know I 1 ira m awfully sorry soy lulu lura said but aou ou hardly ever get ft it let er this might have made things worse but it provided ded dwight with a greater importance of course pressing matter goes to mv office he admitted it still my mail should have more careful he ile read frowning he ile replaced the letter and they hung upon his motions as he tapped the envelope and regarded them newt ow said he what do you think I 1 have to tell you something nice ina was sure something surprising dwight said but dwight Is to it nice from lis I 1 la ina that depends I 1 like it go soil 11 lulu he ile leered at her it its a corn com pany oh dwight said ina chor who from oregon he said toying with his suspense your br brother otherl I 1 cried ina Is he coming yes ninean s coming so he says ninian I 1 cried ina again she wa was excited round eed her moist lips parted dwight s brother fintan how long was it nineteen years south america central america mexico panama and all when was he coining coming and what was he coming for to see me said dwight to meet 5 ou on some day next week he ile don t know what a charmer lulu Is or he d come quicker I 1 ulu flushed fiti shed terribly not from the implication but from the knowledge that she was not a charmer the clock struck the ea ild mo me nona uttered a cutting shriek her iler berts bert s eyes flew not only to the child but to his wife what aly hat was this was tl it air progeny I 1 lurt urt bedtime his wife rife elucidated and added lulu julu will ou take her to bed I 1 im in pretty tired lulu rose and took monona by the I 1 and the child hanging banging back and shaking her hair in an un co mIncing ne latiNe As they crossed the room dwight herbert deacon strolling about and snapping his fingers baited and cried out 1 sl I aiple lulu one cornei 11 he ile approached her A finger was aas ex tended his lips were parted on his forehead was a fidan you picked the flower flomer on the plant he asked incredulously lulu made no reply but the child monona felt herself lifted and borne to the stairway and the door was shut with violer ce on the dark stairway lulus lulu s arms aring closed about her in an embrace ni wl I 1 ich left her breathless and squeaking and bet et lulu was nas not really fond of tl e child monona either this was mas a discharge disc large arge of emotion akin say a to slamming the door well I 1 m bert berta brother sa d N man nian so I 1 can come in can cant t IP IF TO BE CONTINUED |