Show anlyn ofine BY comes 1 I a vf DODO COMPANY CAROLYN LEARNS WHY HER UNCLE AND AMANDA DO NOT SPEAK AS THEY PASS synoptic her father and mother report reported 74 loot last at a sea when the file do rui reet on which they had bad sailed led tor for lim europe pa wim sunk carolyn may Ca cameron turon hannahs a carolin n is sent from new york to her bachelor uncle jose joseph it stagg stag nt at the correr corners the reception given he her by her uncle act is 1 not at very carolyn is also 1 a chilled for bv the stern stem rl demeanor N emnor of amity rose kose uncle joe a housekeeper stagg la Is dismayed when he learns ft from a 1 lawyer 11 friend of hla him brother 1 in 1 law that carol caroln has been left practically penniless and consigned to his care as gu guardian ardium CHAPTER IV continued so said eaid the carpenter pushing M his big spectacles up to his forehead 1 I read it about it too bad too mighty might bod badi I 1 remember member 11 hannah s b stagg hi he tided added winking hla his eyes Cart carolyn ilyn may mas thought khong h I 1 ft R good deal a aa rhoa prince did yo yon look like her ber do I 1 carolyn C yu M may returned drawing derning nearer I 1 im in glad I 1 do ani and tin 1 gaid I 1 sleep 1 p la I 1 sh what a I 1 used to be her bed too it dochat doesn t seem so lone mine borne go sol I 1 reckoned van aoud d be lonesome loneso mt up there at the cornera comers c said the carpenter the ter mr stripped an another othet BUST an ing g train from the edge of the board he be was sirs pi plumbing b I 1 ng carolyn mays eager eyes rowed f followed that curling coding ribbon and her bar lip lips period parted th the can carpenter tomme paused passed before pushing ir g the plane piano a second roud time the length of f the board don t you yen want a drink adriol of water ater little girl he asked oh yes shi sh sir I 1 would and I 1 know knew prince would like a drink 0 she eha told him q m bickly OGO go right around to the well in the hack back Y yard mid bald mr me farlow you yon U find fad a glass there ther and ad moody mandy keeps keep a curb P pan a on the well curb tor for the dogs and tills am thank yon yoa ril pit go the little girl bald it she hoped she he would see bee an hiis winanda ad but she he saw nobody body ahl we went t back to the door of the c carpenter ter imp enop and found mr air il belll ltv b autly Y at work seems to rez me he said in hla his dry voice oice after r a little while you aren reo t ouch much like other ather little girls gills alcot I 1 ir responded C carolyn ty may w won den ugly no dust little girls girl th eliat t come me here west want shoving I 1 to be play vrr with 0 mid bald the carpenter quizzically eying her oter me his him work hl tied cried C CIT carolyn IT may almost jime bamping p ng and do you give am to 0 P em emr most always admitted mr pid in 0 ill can I 1 be ba a she ahe g aped alt all you want t said amid ur mr parti vibon A bm tire old hack back crawled long along the he road from town with an aulty aunty rose boc bitting Itt lin inside enthroned addda a and mal ot of 1 bundles C carolyn 71 may was witia be decked with st a wig lg of long crisp cm twirls well child you yen certainly have made mesa of f Y yourself if said M 11 the houe hou e n keep steeper has ehe been annoying yo you jedadiah r she a the only stagg that aln I 1 t an doyed yd nr store her mother went way said mid the ear carpenter gruffly amity rose looked at him levelly J wonder der be ahe bald amid but you aee a ah he 1 lant t wholly a S stage a thia of ardaine did not explain mat to tern to C carolyn am ly may 1 in the least nor did what arouty rome bose said aid to her on the way home in the hot taffy bluffy hack back be help the th little girl to understand the trouble between her uncle and mr me pill better not at let joseph stage see you 0 o friendly wi with h I 1 let t bleeding bleeping Ble 1 mg bulgis it lie mra kennedy oa b kerned rel CHAPTER V A tragic situation ried so waa the a introduction tion of carolyn may we to th the Car comers nears it we was not at she he had entered a very ry exciting life lit into at but at th following two or three weeks w ere cre ve very y full A aulty aunty rose jo stated insisted upon her being p proudly fitted out with clothing for or the summer manner and ad tell all larl may bad ad to in go to tile the drem drema maker kera a hal to he fitted and that I 1 is how she he be came acquainted lilt chet chef gormley gormleyy Gorm leya a the mr mra ormy was helping the dim dress ahr knur and ahry both made much ot at mal M aunty aulty row rose allowed her to go for or her fitting filling alone of lif courtw cour tift with prince as a companion w n with out at doubt mrs M 1 bialle who lovid a dish of gaa more or frely freely with th the me little gill the than she be would old hole have done in mrs kennedys Kenn edys presence pre pret senie isme on oi t allocation afternoon the me little girl gill ap ped p ed at the dr dress spark maki r a with prince primes collar a il or demented deco with short shark curly ab it I 1 take it yon e stopped at jed par I 1 low s hop gilld froia id 11 mrs Go rinley bit lh a agh f I 1 fc ma urn mu re returned buried carolyn mi may do vou van know knew he a very lib bit ral ml 0 repeated mrs gormley 1 I never heard of old jed ham bein accused of that before did you mr maine main mrs met maine was a the dressmaker avi and she bit off air he her V worda word ahn she spoke much as she bit off air her threads thread no ho 1 I never eh e h heard d jed called that no declared mrs maine emphatic emphatically IRA sf yoho itt little I 1 le 0 may mid quite eagerly he eles me a all 11 the shavings shaving I 1 want vant 1 I 1 I guess folks dont dmit jut just mid dundei stand mad bout about mr me howo she bhe added remembering what her uncle had first said bald about the car cal penter HP he Is real nil lib r ral 1 it a a wonder to me d drawled mrs grimley Go imley that he be has a thing to do with it a c certain e ertain mrs maine 1 con 0 i derin how his daughter feela feel toward w a r it tm tint list certain hit party bartys relation what at ayou d you think I 1 I 1 gala gal a theres there sompin to be sald laid or on both side ailing a 0 that c contro a nam leria conon responded ded the d ebion m ter IM meanon nin that debbe a certain party a relative feels just a aa cross as mandy farlow farber suggested mrs mra gormley le top agreed the other th woman carolyn camlyn may listened much puzzled she mon wondered dered just ho a certain party cart could 4 be mrs me maine sea called away upon some household tak leek and mrs gorm gorea rg i 1111 I 1 I 1 it j ep I 1 1 R reckoned ked be lonesome up th there at th the camara Corn erB said aid the carpenter try ley seemed to change the subject of conversation vema VE dont lour uncle mr me stagg ever peak to you beat about mandy Parl owl mile asked the little girl carolyn may had bad to think bout about this before am answering crullo th then he bhe remembered on oh yes she ehe mad eadd brightly Us ned does oeal I 1 do te tell I 1 I 1 exclaimed mra mes gormley gaind Y eagerly what due does he a ayr an why by he says her name I 1 Is mi mira amanda da mra mr gormley flushed abr rather oddly and ad glanced at the child with suspicion an but little ca carolyn 15 may alay ls ft as perfectly fati frank lad and lage ingenuous humph d chet a mth he near nothing about bein 1 in I 1 loe with ith moody mandy do doc bel bal they we was get goan with each other steady once are the little girl looked pil puzzled ad lu when folks love each ale kotlier they look ok at each other oilier and talk to each other don t they she ah asked owell 5 es generally admitted M mrs r gormley then my joe and miss MJ amanda it parlo areat in love announced car carolyn in may with ce tor far they do don t even look at each other the they used led to why J stagg and ad mandy we was etli sweethearts rt leuia c and ad years agoa go long before low our mother left these parts child that was a salong a long time fore I 1 was horned mid baid the little girl wand wonder whitt uh oll y yes L EVry everybody body that went want to th the corners church thial thought hilt they d be married my uncle acl joe and ad mi ulna moody ais Y 8 th then conot would have her become of an aulty aunty ty rater queried carol carolyn may oh ob mra kennedy haim t gone to keep house tor for mr air stags stagg then the re plied mrs mr gormley xie lie tiled filed at 1 tri flin critters critter there them bt at the stagg stage place before she took hold held c carolau y may looked k at t mrs ve conn ley Y encouragingly gaty ahe was very nal much interested in uncle joe and LEW amanda A m a n d a lo 10 w a I 1 love a a affair why clida t they tic art t married rhe lilie ro iny p papa p ond ad mamma she he asked oli oh goodness kumle a exclaimed mrs driy borne says hia fault mul and some oyt saya maln airn and mebben a third partis mortis that I 1 might mantion at that added mis gormley up her or lip upa 1 ID a very my knew knowing g way one dav she said growing maill it estial it we wua in earn camp P meeting it time mr one mm day d by somebody soine borly 8 seen joe s stags hunt darivin as out I 1 with girl char tell lotto leon lenny Y that was ab she was married to ti ft man oner oer in Sp ringdale long ago mr took tok charlotte to pg fidia camp a meeting it a teerat then the may next weel week mandy went with ahlan mcvan P peckham kemia to a ham barn dance at Ce ackett a and nobody aln t a eier seen cert your nude mich and ad mandy P speak since much less lem ever walk together ore one particularly muddy day prince prime met the returning merchant at the gite with vociferous barkl nga find ad a plain desire to hadde implant at a we welcoming I 1 r in tongue tomm L on fie m man an a 8 cheek check he be succeeded V cited 1 in muddying u mr small a suit pull with his front fron t pa pans and fire almost at cast the angry ma man full le length late into a mud mad puddle paddle drat dent tile the bract beast ejaculated mr stagg stage id rather be have an epileptic ft fit loose around here than him now oak 1001 at th these ci does I 1 I 1 declare car iva you ve jest got get to tie that mongrel up amri and it keep him tied A all 11 the time uncle joe whlor the little girl ism ea m i am all the time if I 1 and him too loose gain again I 1 II 11 tie a bg bag b g of me to him hie neck and ad drop deep him 1 in the doele deep est hole in the brook after this thia awful faful threat prior prince alved ft a precarious existence and like his mis tress feels was much worried for him altair rose bose said bald nothing but she saw that both the little girl and her malma canine friend were very unhappy mi mrs a kennedy however has Z er had bad watched h mr air joseph stagg for or years yeara la in died deed she be had bad zinowja him a as a boyt ong g before she ehe had dosed closed up her a own little tie cottage around armand on the other rood mad and come coma to the stagg place to aade the hardware merchant tron from the oon COB tinned reign of those trifling creatures of whom mrs mra Gor e AVY niley had bad spoken bec As 3 a bachelor joseph stagg had bad leen preyed upon by certain most female harpies ao a prevalent la in a country community some tied hod families whom they partly supported out mat ot of mr larder bobae were e re ald widows who looked upon ti the w well it t todo d merchant aa it a marr marrying ving proposition position C aunt arntt rose ny kennedy did not lot need the tha proa position tion of ur air stagg 9 e house housekeeper keefe and could not be accused used of assuming ng it from mercenary motives it over tier ber back fence she had seen the h havoc c going on in the stagg homestead ra r a after to it hannah all stagg stage went at to the city and joseph stagg a final female ir relative had died and ad left him late alone in the bl big house ore one ties da the old quaker woman solid cofeld stand no more she put on an her sunbonnet bannek e came around by the toad read to the fr front t door of the stags is gg house which th he ehe found open an and walked through to the rear porch on which the woman w who h 0 then held the situation of houskie hous housekeeper p e r m was as wrapping up the best feather tied bed and pillai pillows in pat pair of the beat homespun breeta beat preparatory calory to their removal the neighbors enjoyed what followed amity aulty ross rose came through the ordeal as a thimi dignified fird and ad a as ever bithe th retiring incumbent went a away th taimy fully shaking the fund dust of the d bd b from her garments as s a te thy ethy e against oi o any I rich actions action when mr air stagg came home at t up p per it lime be found aunt aunts rose t the I 1 bl belm and already a different diT ernt air about b t the place gooda goodness me amity ross hose he be 1 lid I 1 1 biting into her bar biscuit ravenously 1 1 1 I wax was a going down to the mill it b wads d hotel to board based I 1 could t stand mthm it no longer if you d stay here or m do for me m I 1 it feel like a new man you tou ought to be made over ever lot into a new lew man joseph josepa stagg the woman said bald sternly A married man no 1 nol I never gasped ur the hardware lar dware dealer if I 1 came in here her joseph stagg it woud d cost at you more money than youva bey been P paying I 1 g these them account no cc omed women 1 I dont dant care eald amid mr me stagg reck k lessly go shrink ahead do what you yoa plem alease t say what you wool want I 1 m g pime thereby he be had bad put into let aunt aulty aunty y row ross r a power P he had bad renovated sh it the old kitchen kichen and some same of the other rooms it I 1 I 1 mr me stagg staga at first arst trembled bed tor for hla his book bonk balance noV he waa made mad a BO comfortable that he had not the heart to ran murmur rome of murse course carolyn may let prince to ann at large when film aha he was an eure uncle joe was well out of sight of the house he but she bhe was vry raful to chat chaan him v up p aga nguan n I 1 long 0 m before her uncle was wait ex ev fe pecked ted to r return atom prince had bad le learned ed not at to chase ani 43 thing that wore mothers feathers amity rose hose he if had to admit that he be w was a very e intelligent dog led and knew what hot at was for far but how bow did he know knew that in 1 trying t ila to alfi III out lot a mole a he be would be doing wore more ham barm than good car y him ft brokers and d v cheop P dr t he been J pa 6 bernat ternat an prince read about it in the next installment BE N |