Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work

ble in her cosy New York apartment, "here is som

ng up I am, an' taking waffles. If anything at all

a brought in, "you Irish are such confirmed flatterers that you flatter your ow

and her blue

e," she retorted. "We've only been back three days,

ed the Major, composedly. "An' stop wavin' that let

nne

' how is

I want to talk to you and Uncle John about," she replied,

gle out?" ask

of

tro

ms not.

. "If I judge right there's some sixty pages i

d Patsy, turning the letter over, "-ex

. His shrewd old e

s the last p

sy, quickly. "It's this way, you s

his elbow!" exc

neth," said Uncle John, so

For member of the House of Represe

the Major. "But Kenneth's a bright lad and a

hook he

rrying him to death. He doesn't like to b

pushed back

hat ever induced him to

nneth's district," explained Patsy, whose wise littl

and won't be defeated," added the M

efully. Her father never would be serious where Kenneth was concerned.

surely wouldn't have undertaken such a thing himself. And, now he's in,

destitute of a smile. That meant a good deal with Uncle John,

an for coroner an' got two whole votes-me own an' the undertaker's. It's because the p

"and an important game. Every good American should take an interest in politics; and Kenneth, espec

oo, Uncle," declared the girl. "If

urneen!" cried the Major. "But luckily ye'll

sy. "It must be the girls. No

; and then the door flew open and in came two girls whose bright

Patsy, "however did

" was the answer, "and I'm so ex

sy's side. "She read her letter in bed and bounced out of bed like a cannon-ball. We dressed li

ay," observed the Major. "Patsy's h

Louise; "and do you kn

ages about it," re

n, what's

hanged inquiring glances and then turned their eager eyes upon the broad chubby back of Uncle J

here was so little sympathy between the girl and her parents that she was happy only when away from them. Her mother was Uncle John's sister, but as selfish and cold as Uncle John was generous and genial. Beth's father was a "genius" and a professor of music-one of those geniuses w

although she still had her periods of sullen depression she was generally as ga

girl wore looked appropriate and becoming, and her manner was as delightful as her appearance. She was somewhat frivolous and designing in character, but

would fail to like her, so she did not win friends as easily as did Louise. But those who knew the beautiful girl intimately could read much to admire in the depth

bout the girl's laughing, freckled face and dancing blue eyes that could not well be resisted. Patsy was not beautiful; she was not accomplished; she had no

red the Major to Uncle John, in discussing his daughter's c

one?" demanded Louise

Major, "or there would be six votes to his cre

t will ruin his life," said Beth, softly. "I wish we

gested Louise. "That would take him away fro

hook he

run away. He must accept his defeat like a m

nd and regarded his th

hink he will be d

himself," an

hope, for the people are all

contemptuously. "What

our out his heart to some one or go wild," said

t down and allow all this?"

g her brows and making a pret

k!" said U

ked Patsy

And success doesn't lie so much in the cards as the way you play 'em. Here are three girl

Uncle

as certainly disc

ckings, read the history of woman's suffrage, cultivate a liking

f it would help Kenneth any

ohn," said Beth

u won't need to humiliate yourselves, my dears. All you'll need to do is to exerci

ew," propose

urst and look over the gro

going on

es

you," said P

eds moral encouragement and support

aking himself miserable," said Louise. "Le

cle John was sm

too, if it were not necessary for him to stay in New York and attend to business. But we mustn't lose a

me, and so can B

he blue stocking

is means work," said

of a certain amount of work," r

ar

and look up the next train. Go home, L

uckled the Major. "He doesn't suspect

sy, "you hush up.

l run for alderman on a petticoat