Her trunk was taken down out of the express wagon , and Mr. and Mrs. Stephens drove away . Then Jane Lavinia went home . She found Aunt Rebecca washing the breakfast dishes , with the big tears rolling down her face . `` Goodness me ! '' she cried , when Jane Lavinia walked in . `` What 's the matter ? You ai n't gone and been too late ! '' `` No , I 've just changed my mind , Aunt Rebecca . They 've gone without me . I am not going to New York -- I do n't want to go . I 'd rather stay at home with you . '' For a moment Aunt Rebecca stared at her . Then she stepped forward and flung her arms about the girl . `` Oh , Jane Lavinia , '' she said with a sob , `` I 'm so glad ! I could n't see how I was going to get along without you , but I thought you did n't care . You can wear that chiffon hat everywhere you want to , and I 'll get you a pink organdy dress for Sundays . '' -LSB- Illustration : SHE EYED CHESTER SOURLY . -RSB- Mackereling Out in the Gulf The mackerel boats were all at anchor on the fishing grounds ; the sea was glassy calm -- a pallid blue , save for a chance streak of deeper azure where some stray sea breeze ruffled it . It was about the middle of the afternoon , and intensely warm and breathless . The headlands and coves were blurred by a purple heat haze .
The long sweep XXXXX the sandshore was so glaringly brilliant that the pained eye sought relief among the rough rocks , where shadows were cast by the big red sandstone boulders .
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