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Show SUPERVISED I I ' y kthkl m. farmer, i B . till, k MoClur Ntwoipu !jJlctt. HH '"Deri!" called n shrill vote from Wi the recess of the house. "What nra - H you doles out there on the ptaxxal It unl le setting dark and growinc ratW WK chilly ; yon had better be coiplng lu I" Kfi "We -are only talking," came bark wH the qn.vt aim vor, ",md It la not a bit y3 cold." QSj "Very well." the shrill voice went E5 on, "but you must come In very short- ' ly." mt "All right. Aunt Mlllnda," and Dorie MS sighed, as she looked at tho manly K&fa form dimly outlined lu th twilight jMii before her. "Wo have a good super- BE visor, .llni," she spoke slowly. Wm "We have, t that," he Maid, teiu- aw lugly: "but I do not blnute her, when ffl she Is your guardian" flM "Doris! Do-r-ln!" Came the call gMJ ngnln. H "Yes, Aunt Mlllnda, we are coming." JM And with a llnst, wistful glance at ties B harvest moon thry entered the honne. H Aunt Mllliidn snt beside thn kitchen 1 tnbtn knllttn; t"1 it'. I not seem to B notice tliolr approach. HJ "Would you like some uiuitlc, .11 ml" HJ Doris asked. HJ .Km ' opl'tieil his month to fcgrco H heartily with this proposel. but shut H It wjth a snap, for Aunt Mlllnda wae HJ icj.ly hVifiiro lllni. HJ "No, Doris. It Is. too chilly In this parlor this full eve'ning, nnd enyway, HJ the tamp needs fixing." HJ Dorl.s algbed, and Jim uncnnscloiia- flj ly joined tn. It wns hard being In BJ hue with a gtrl for four yearn, who HJ had an mint like Aunt Mlllmlu. HJ Tho ohlfnfihloneil clock ticked anay HJ henrtlessiy, bul somehow the ronver- HJ sntlonnl powers of the trio wero HJ limited. Flnully Aunt Mlllnda looked at. tho clock suggestively and peered over HJ her , gntd-rlmmrd spectnelei ut tho HJ HJ "It seems to me the men totks mako mther late calU on the girls nowmlnyn. H When 1 was a ijlrl tlie boys nhvaya went home hlmrp at nine o'clock!" HJ "IVrhnpi I hml better be going," Jim snld, thing to his reet, apologetically. "I'leiiBe don't," DorU begged, "you HJ hnve Just lift rely got here." HJ Then the rupld clicking ot the steel HJ needles grew slower and llnnlly .H stopped entirely. Aunt Mlllnda's bead HJ fell back sgulnst' the ehnlr and slid BJ whs nsleep! HJ "Shall we see If thai harvest moon HJ Is sllll Ihenil" n deep voice asked Joy- "Of course!" n softer voice replied, . HJ and two dim forms crept stealthily I HJ from the biiue. "Hs your limit ever been In lover' i HJ Jim axked abruptly, as they wandered I HJ nlong the river bank. HJ "Ves, ouce, but she lo.U fulth In her HJ lover nnd la now n ftworn uiuti hater," HJ she answorvil, "Ills name was Paul HJ and they were going to be married, HJ but i Illtle trouble arose just, beforo HJ the wedding and the wedding wiii cani HJ eelled. But Paul wrote to her and HJ afked to be allowed to eome to her HJ home to explain. Aunt Mlllnda was HJ very proud, but decided to let htm HJ ciine. Hhe wrote lo htm, telling him H so, but he never enmo nnd died very ' HJ suddenly a short time nftcrwnrd." HJ "Tim I wits uufortunale," Jim spoke HJ scrluuoly, "and I can understand now HJ why shells so opposed to me." HJ They walked along thoughtfully nnl HJ contentedly, forgetting how rapidly HJ the time was slipping by. H I Aunt Mlllnda opened her eyes In HJ fright and Jumped to her feet. Whero HJ was she. and why was she alone? She HJ rubbed her eyes In bewilderment mid HJ reached anxiously for the lamp. HJ "Doris! Doris!" alio called, bat HJ theie was no answer. The clock HJ Htnick ten. HJ It did not Lake long to tight tho HJ lump nnd begin a hurried search for. HJ her beloved niece. HJ Suddenly she h.'.ir.l a little scrul.li- H lug and a weird scathing In the wall. HJ ".Mitel" hhrleked Aunt Mlllmlu, nnd HJ with a frantic bound landed on top ot HJ the tablo. There was u crnh ami n HJ criimhllng sound, and tlwc next thing H she knew she was sitting on the tloor, HJ surroiiniled hy pieces of nu old kitchen IM (able. HJ As she sat there, trying to discover HJ what had happened, slie nw an old, H ellow letter In the ruins, addressed wM In her own handwrltlug Wj, 'Well. I deelure," alio spoke excited- m&, ly, reaching uervously for It. "I never iaH ninlleil tlmt letter to Paul, after all. jgjjt It must huvo slipped In a rrurk of the 9G2 tnble when the othr letters went, fi mulled. No woniier he never an- SS snerud!" fin Tiorla'nnd Jim Iwurd the crash In Hie house and enme rushing in to ffil see whnt lind happened. Tbero sat Wk dlgiiltlcd Aunt Mlllnda on tho tloor mSL wllh n broken table around her nnd HP u letter III her hand. Wm "Oh, Aunt Mlllnda," Doris cr'ed, 8g "are you hurt?" fcjgjl "()nl iii pride," she nnsvsered fejj brightly, u thi-y helped her eiiiefull.v n to her reel, "now, you two younjc Ki rolks go out on the pluai and Mhic "MB (he moon. I am going to bed." And iH sho started up the smlr $9 "Hut Aunt Mlliudu -" DorU begun. "No 'butjt.' only wrap up worm; It HJ may be chilly," and she diMippenrd HE with the letter rluspeil tlxlitly In tier HJ hand. jH Jim looked at Doris and Doris looked -WM Ht Jim and then tvo happy peoplo HI I hurried out to the plazxu to "ilslt will OM the moon." JH |