Show cd ca j c 1 i iZ Io I a o tN V Z Z 1 1 I r B TING MR I R RANDALL RANDAL R AN DAL L 4 tJ 14 iV I 1 Vi I In C 1 n N ROUTE L r P R n R n Dearest Dear at Mabel I gi 4 After a three I hi r e e months merry go round of or balls opera i and had the 1110 your yourth OUI th I provincial little con cou conti ti Is le returning to tod f d pastures green grcen and her home on the Lice hlll bull tie I r met mot man men but bul did not nol meet my m ate fate as tm OU predicted that hal t halI 1 I would do o Thoy Tho wore were nil all very Vem nice men mOD but so 50 much alike Three of thorn thom came tp tu the limO train to see CO mo ma off Each sent sont a nt me inc a box of red red TOUCH a it hox of at candy euclId timid and a II novel nOfI The roses wore alike nUke and from franc the tame same florists the tho af of o Use the tuune brand thai and from franc the c same sante cra tho the books the tho same title I r sent Henl you jou au tuy hU programs of or the operas and and rind mj my dunce c so IO you oU know kilo abo lI oL t what hat 1 J Jhao havo hao boon bean doing There is nothing else lac to 10 tell Q there will ho bo I Imay Imar Imay may mar meet my Jim fate ato right on my o own n doorstop door to I think not however be because because because cause I am awfully tired Llred of him al already a aroal alread ready roal read To be bo sure I 1 seen him et cl but hut isis his name namo has haH crept into Inlo every 1 line lint of every page pg of every sheet of every oer letter I 1 have bae had from fiora horns home lie Me JE is 6 Mm tho Clery Jc King Icing He UP real roal realP P lv h bar another but if fr I I tile the ever mentioned il t 1 l IIno it i Ho UP IK It called that thul by h oll lie He bought all nil that lowland for or 01 around QUI our farm and 0 IB in growing cel eel celery ery Cl IT I KM smi slimmer turner ho an alt Ideal rambling near our farm arun l l ho only anI rame camo there to live the I day city after I went wont In lo visit sit Aunt Janet JanetHe I He line hUB a big hiS success j and nud ho I II I I H UK HAID I J BEG nJ G PARDON AH NT YOU MISS nOBYN and his lila are arft ro really a They 1110 Tic a ure IHO H 53 vory n with IV th him himat himat ii at tt home Ho II Is li over oer there over every day cloy hi lor or evening and to h t hon havu made himself himsel one of or the family Papa Papu writes fluently of or his manly qualities ties tics mamma of o his charming man manners m ll liars ners disposition and kind heart while little brother and sister laud his generous bestowals of or rides and bon boa lions hons I 1 am really bored to death deal h by br 11 de 10 descriptions ce of oC him and his belongings Doubtless he Ito Is in III the same B Dle condi condition lion Ion regarding mo me for Cor you yost Oll know they the mire are all nil to dissertations lions of tho undersigned and mamma writes so often Wo Vo told him ii till 1111 about you youIt ou Ott OIL It seems accrue ho Ito hUG has an understudy living with him a young n man m Q tromp from the time F who lo is la learning the tricks and manners of or plants They have written very Vet CI little about him however hoever how I I feel cl that T 1 I shall Rhall much macli him to tie lac chevy Celery King KingI 1 I will finish this letter leHel tonight at al alm my m Ill own hearthstone s I nd then 1 I can cantell C toll tell you ou till all about him for fol in III mam mammas mammas mas last lost letter site she said that our one and amid only onh driving delving horse horge has haH gone sone lame and that time the Celery King ICing Kin und and the tho understudy Ird hd both botic volunteered to lo conic como to the th station for me nie They drew drow outs cuts to lo see would como come amid ml the time Celery King was Wall the th hulo 01 unlucky man Tho rho understudy hud had laughed and said that h was quite to a diplomat hi lid self Ie und antI that it l might happen that thal hf Iw would 11 hI pee tiPa mo Inc Or after a II aWo all 11 Wo Ve W are arc showing Blowing up III at iii inSton J and I J jit Ju just 1 paw as tho I hs man oln Into tho time oWer MahO he ice will get got on this I Jcl twin train I Moro Apr 10 I 1 G i There wan var much more and and n quite anon T Tho flie p han h leomo man camo into the tho h oar ai and mie for mite inc lie said I ip your pardon but arent you ot 01 Robyne 41 Yes j replied r ph anti and thou then b I know I I thought out ont loud lou And A nci you ou must be he the understudy to h tile the Color Celery King KingI I wish ou U have vc seen tho tita dancing of or his j yes nyes Ho sat sal down beside bel me ape and hUl said Bald gt Q i 1 would you ou Mim un p byne nc for I know jou were wore to o j ho o op ml this train nd till J have photo photographs graphs of you omi times but hew dd dId dl Vou u know linow who 1 am LUll rhel t I told him what had bud written about their th ll drawing cuts p i concluded I 1 presume you OU cnn dpn on the t e mowing train to outwit The rhe celery King I I No he Glow J I care car i outwitting hini I 1 to see ace ec you oh NoW Nov that tho t joy o have n c seen scull me 1110 merou you rou might night You Yon wore oio Simply an as a tho young man mun learning tho celery busl I so 60 1 dubbed you jou ou The Under Understudy study Pardon lardon me time my lily m name is Owen And wore were the is as reticent regarding The Tho oler dory King Kingo No o I 1 groaned They havo grown so mo absurdly in him thought though I 1 dont know his hla hl name Randall the HIP hf r tudy an Imo havo written of or or him 1 ml r ij I grew of reading reaching I l eters t You Y were wore scarcely mentioned honed which l IS 16 In III your favor M I levo O 1 I like Uk ito tho I or Of Tlc Pile he lie mused You en O an p 1 n has noth h ing to do but commit tIme the and nd then stand around und and wait walt for or an un opportunity to play the tho role rolo rol roleS S Yes I i replied dill did you OU mor notice that when limo tho under understudy study Ludy gels goL a 1 chance he makes a IL II bIg hit hilt than LImb tile the th star I lj bP so Jo he murmured in fond I Lope lone that It will prove move true In Jp ease case caseI I 1 wap really sorry sony when we wo wen n ranched time no t station for Cor I know Lila stop would bring us mis to par pur journeys JOn ln end and there would be he hetha that tha prig of a Celery King I lpg ng You Yon know 1 I am confidential sometimes and I told Mr Owen what I was thinking and ind asked l him in Jf f wo Ye ll shako the lIp said sli that would bo ho hardly right lISIt for after nil all Mr 1111 Randall had been bce fall fair in km Use Die We Se stopped so long at U time tie station that l Mr Owen got gol off to 0 pee see what still wap UC he delay He came back ad and said a U freight train had Imad broken down a ij fw fv mills ahead and uni that it WOI bo M li three houis we wo could go Oil Olli iP fp o he telegraphed papa popa und and we had a co j little dinner at al a ics tea walked about town Lown and be Ice before h fore ore I knew It those three lovely hovel lovel hours hail had slipped bj by byI b bI I wonder If IC the tIme Celery dory King Is waiting wall lug all this limo unto I said saul as us the train drew Up at our station I t I n w J I would be ho Ito made mado amwel There Thore bo io is I exclaimed 1111 ell as we gp gIlt gOI nUl and aal 1 I saw S sit a Jl louring du on r with willi witha williI iii It a 11 I gilt hl n html at u L j jw wheel w 1 I No o Hint Randall l it n 15 is lila his r ld Mr going soh tr up l p tp the man maci He lie cano hack back to me JU so I with shining shimming eyes oc 11 Randal IJ come conic He Ho sent his Imla man for far Jou though So wo we had bad a lovely hovel 1001 sixmile drive before us its I asked him II to come over I MRS ROBYNE but ul he ho said al ho Q owned owne Jt t to td R ri L q Jp pt ct him hl came Mamma a papa P fI amId a d I talked our heads hoa 5 off at least I did They ibid md not get S much mu cba mc It cit was top had bind lla mourner maui mam mamma ma limo that fill Mr l i r t 1 come jf 1 Jilt hut it Jt was nice in him to send for Cor Corrou you IOU Ills His l h man mami stopped stop pc d hero bore on I Iway way yay to tho the train after we got tho the message S SI 1 I toll toil her about Mr Mm Owen I II then I J w wua afraid alma sho I it 11 I was unpacking in il II tho evening when slip JJ into lulo my ny roomi Mr Randall is downstairs Lou Lour LouI r I am no ro dressed and ae your yoni father is isitt at itt timo tho barn Go 00 Introduce yourself Wo Vo Su mire aie It 10 tp Q p Informal with him S S I went down and thoro t oro sat Mr Owen 0 I i Its you jou J JI I Mamma said Mr Mm l Randall Ra F It I I I 1 am Mr Randall Mr Owen r Randall RH ho said sald gravely U the king icing I stain stam mored I d Yea Wont you OU wait please until 1 I explain I was so eo anxious I to ingot you a ou I get bored b by hearing pf or jou YOtt that I went to Lo Lox Lex Lexington ington lo to ride back bacic with you Be Before Before Before fore 1 had bad tn an opportunity to explain who 1 I was you Ol Oll confessed to a prejudice udice to me mae and amid you jou OU seemed to ilko mo inc tolerably well In the lolo iole oC of o lr lrI I someone also olse a 1 t so I venturo to foss fess up until I had won a ti little fa favor a ayom yom vor 01 Wont you OU forgive me I please I like the thu deception a bit i inn nn lips nd 1 I r 1 was W j fully ashamed dJ I Iping ping all il I had IJ 1 but I heard d well weH I said know I 1 r told pJ jou I len always macho a lilt Jilt r rI And I woH W late Jac I fe I J i S any aim tonight L As 8 ever everI 11 I Q rI Lou I i e |