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RESCUED BY A KNICKKNACK

AST summer, while travelling in Dahlia's strenuous activities. Instead, Italy, Bill Morse picked up a they took naps or sat on the veranda trick ash tray in a knickknack shop on reading books, and in between times about which was written: "L'ospite E Come they unpacked and distributed 11 Pesce Dopo Tre Giorni Puzza." the house the knickknacks they had Bill didn't know what the inscription bought in Europe. meant and he didn't care. He liked That evening Bill opened the trunk the ash tray, and he bought it.

containing the ash tray. He gave it to At that Sally, Bill's wife, didn't know what Emily, the maid, to wash. the inscription meant either, but she moment he heard, Aunt Dahlia thump- had always admired Bill's taste for ing briskly across the veranda. Her knickknacks. She thought the ash tray step sounded formidable and in order would be fine for the new summer home to escape the possibility of an evening they were outfitting in New Hamp- of three-handed bridge, Bill slammed shire.

the trunk lid and fled to his bedroom, En route back home aboard. the S. S. Sally had already retired. He heard Van Dyke, Bill was showing some of Aunt Dahlia approaching the door. She the things he had purchased a knocked softly, but he didn't answer. friend named Sid Lord. He came After a minute she went away and a across the ash tray and handed it to few moments later he heard her leave Sid. Sid read the inscription and grin: the house, bent, he imagined,`on some ned.

he "Well, well!" exclaimed. riotous adventure in town. "Subtle and smart, ch?"

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The next morning Bill and Sally Bill was busily engaged digging into were having breakfast alone in the sun a suitcase in search of an alpine hat room when suddenly they were startled he had purchased in Switzerland, and by a crash. They looked at each other the remark slipped by him unnoticed. in alarm. The noise had come from

Three days later the Van Dyke land- "Aunt Dahlia's room.

ed in New York. The Morses went A moment later Aunt Dahlia her- Her first to their Westchester home, then self burst into the sun porch.. drove up to New Hampshire to spend face was a mask of indignation and

By Richard Hill Wilkinson

the rest of the summer at their new fury. "So!" she cried. "That's how place. They wired ahead and the ser- you feel, is it? Of all the mean, co- vants had Loch Haven open and "eady wardly tricks! Don't ever invite me for occupancy.

here again!” And she walked away.

It was a relief to be home after rush- Bill and Sally stared at each other ing around Europe. Both Bill and in amazement, Simultaneously they Sally decided to notify no one of their rose and followed Aunt Dahlia. But whereabouts, and to spend the next she had gone. They saw her car shoot- two or three weeks in rest and quiet. from the garage and out the drive.

Three days after their arrival Aunt. They were dumbfounded. Dahlia arrived. Both Sally and Bill Neither could think of an explana- indoors. Bill groaned when they saw her drive into tion. They returned the yard, Aunt Dahlia was a profes- strolled into Aunt Dahlia's room. On sional visitor. She had no home of her the floor he saw the splintered pieces own, though she could easily afford a of an ash tray. He called Emily. Yes, good one. Instead, she kept track of Emily had placed the ash tray Bill had her relatives and flitted from one to given her to wash in Aunt Dahlia's the other, enjoying their hospitality:: room when she was out last night.

Billy and Sally thought and schemed Bill scratched his head. Then he and considered every possible way of had an idea. He pieced together the getting rid of Aunt Dahlia. But none ash tray, copied off the inscription, and seemed feasible. After all, she was a dispatched a telegram to Sid Lord. The rolative, and they had to

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polite. answer arrived an hour later.. More, Aunt Dahlia wasn't one to take *Translation of inscription follows. a hint. She seemed blissfully unaware 'Like fish, after three days, guests be- of the possibility that she might be gin to smell? Yours, Sid."

He imposing. She was a gay, riotous soul, Bill read the telegram aloud. insisting on indulging in the most looked at Sally. Sally smiled. Bill strenuous sports and insisting that her roared with laughter. "It cost a dime. hosts join her.

And what a perfectly beautiful pur- pose it served."

At dinner, the night of her arrival, she announced that she was remaining for two days only. Bill and Sally ex- changed quick, relieved glances. They could make some effort to be polite for that length of time.

So, forgetting their weariness, they proceeded to entertain Aunt Dahlia in the best way they knew how.. They went swimming with her. They went! horseback riding. They went sailing. They played golf and tennis and took her to a near-by club to dance. And

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"I've had such a glorious, wonderful. gorgeous time," Aunt Dahlia chortled at thom over the breakfast table, "that I do believe I'll remain a few days longer.!!

Bill and Sally were dismayed. What fools they had been to try to be enter taining. Well, perhaps the other ex-| treme would produce more satisfactory results,

Beginning with that day Bill and Sally refused to indulge in one of Aunt'l

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