Otherwise Phyllis: Large Print

By: Nicholson, Meredith

"Stuff's all packed, Phil, and on the wagon. Camera safe on top and your suit-case tied to the tail-gate. Shall we march?""Not crazy about it, daddy. Why not linger another week? We can unlimber in a jiffy.""It's a tempting proposition, old lady, but I haven't the nerve." Kirkwood dropped an armful of brush on the smouldering camp-fire and stood back as it crackled and flamed. There came suddenly a low whining in the trees and a gust of wind caught the sparks from the blazing twigs and flung them heavenward. He threw up his arm and turned his hand to feel the wind. "The weather's at the changing point; there's rain in that ""Well, we haven't been soaked for some time," replied Phil. "We've been awfully respectable.""Respectable," laughed her father. "We don't know what the word means We're unmitigated vagabonds, you and I, Phil. If I didn't know that you like this sort of thing as well as I do, I shouldn't let you come. But your aunts are on my trail.""Oh, one's aunts Oh, one's three aunts " murmured Phil."Not so lightly to be scorned When I was in town yesterday your Aunt Kate held me up for a scolding in the post-office. I'd no sooner climbed up to my den than your Aunt Josie dropped in to ask what I had done with you; and while I was waiting for you to buy shoes at Fisher's your Aunt Fanny strolled by and gave me another overhauling. It's a question whether they don't bring legal process to take you away from me. What's a father more or less among three anxious aunts As near as I can make out, Aunt Fanny's anxiety is chiefly for your complexion. She says you look like an Indian. And she implied that I am one.""One of her subtle compliments. I've always thought Indians were nice."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B086PNXH1R
• ISBN13: 9798632001045
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"