The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-12-11

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lifted lie child and put her on
fallen tree as tenderiy as he
mother could have done? Wa
that Old Snap'em.up who SAT-
.The naughty chicky!' and thel
dipped his handkerchief in a it'll
run Of water and gently washet
Mans face and grlmy hands +?
"Yes it was" said Nan, land
runned so far that Nan lost he
shoe and hurted her foot, and she'
So tired. Please take Nan home.
| And Nan was lifted into stronl
arms and cradled so comfortabl,
That she was fast asleep when Mr.
Carpenter met Mrs. Carroll in dis
iracted search Of her darling, ant
did not hear him say in his grnffes
tones:
"Yes, | found her. Here she is
and | wish people would look aflel
their own brais, and not lev then
run wild all over town"
How could The mothers thank:
be gracious after such speech as
that?
But she dld not fail to give her
timid acknowledgment Of his kind.
ness, her great, blue eyes misty
with tears, and her little white
hands trembling as they were
stretched out TO take her one
treasure.
"You know | am teaching all
day." she said in apology, "and j
must leave Nan with Jane, or
cannot earn enough 10 feed her."
A grunt was The answer TO this,
and Mr.. Carpenter sirode home
ward, irowning heavily, like the
woman-haier he was known to be.
How could Mrs. Carroll know that
just such baby blue eyes as hers
had desolated his life, just such a
wee rosy mouth had spoken false
VOWS and broken faith.
But Nan remembered the gentle
touch, the sympathetic voice long
after that naughty chicky was en-
tirely lost. She was a thorough
gypsy. always wandering away in
spite of James vigilance, and was
as Independent as boy, perfectly
fearless and iull of resource.
Snowville's Main street was The
magnet That was most powerful ;
and when Jane, at the hours when
Mrs. Carroll might be expected,
went IN search of Nan, she was
usually found lost in admiration at
the window of the five shops that
comprised the mercantile enter
prise Of Snowville.
II was three weeks after he met
her III The woods that Mr.. Carpen-
ter, walking up Main street. felt
again a tiny hand in his, and lock-
ed down upon Mans yellow curls
and big, brown eyes.
Good morning" said Nan, po-
litely.
No answer, but scowl, yet the
little hand nestled closely. Pres
emily, sill walking beside her
friend by election Of one, Nan sad /:
"pm pretty well, | thank YOU"
as IN reproachful reminder that
her greeting had not been answer
ed. The tone said:
"If you are too rude TO inquire
how | am, | am polite enough to
tell YOU"
Sill no answer, and the heavy
beard hid the quiveripg lips. Then
the little hand gave strong pull,
and the baby voice said lmperious-
ly:
"Candy !"
"Candy?" said the bewildered
bachelor, stopping, obedient 10 the
pull.
"Candy! Nan wants some -
and the wee finger was extended
10 a tempting row OF molasses-
candy pans in the window Of the
only cake and candy store III Snow
vile.
A silver piece was put in The
rosy palm by Mr.. Carpenter, amaz-
ed al himself and hoping nobody
was looking. But Nan was still
holding fast 10 his hand.
"You come, too!'
"No, no." he said, hastily, "get
that candy aud run homel" aud
gently disengaglng himself, he
hurried off.
Bul silver piece bought more
candy than Nan had ever before
possessed, a great sticky parcel
her baby hands could scarcely |
grasp. Eager 10 show her prize,
and 10 share il, she ran quickly |
down the lane leading to Mr.. Car
penter's house, aud reaching it,
bumped on the door with all the |
strength oil her baby fist. Jona-
han Slubbs was out, and nobody |
came. Nan pounded Till she was
Iired, and then her restless eyes
spied a little round window wide !
open.
Ii vas such a small window that
burglars could find no entrance
here ; but IT was over water
butt, and under The butt was a
bench. How Nan scaled the
and wriggled in at the
without losing the pre-
cious paper Of candy. must ever
remain a mystery. But she dropped
on the floor OF a wide
hallway, and looked about her.
Door after door yielded 10 her
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