The diamond drill., 1894-09-15

"Yes, / will OH you 60 along,
Kate. know what I'm talking abopt-
Amt got iirst-class chancc?"
"No; it's wrong"
Wrong? Ohl go along with your
notions. Won't the Bowery Paradise
give me eight dollars week 10 dance
only about "a half-hour every night ia
the new pantomime? I'm 60 be one OF
the Moonlight Fairies. Why, Kate,
just think! My dress'll be all white
lace and silver. and a pair o. silver
wings and spangled slippers and
wand and big half-moOn on the top
o my headl
Don't 60. Susiel" urged Kate. "Itll
bring you into bad company"
"Ijad companyl Amy worse than my
fathcr-drunk most always?'
Your mother needs you at home,"
Kate persevered. 1T would break her
heart for you 20 run away and leave
her"
"But she won't iet me join the show
IL keep on living At home, said Susie,
with an obstinate pout.
shes right; she's right, Susie. Obi
say, do give up all this! What are
your little brothers and sisters going
TO do without you? Why, they can't
never 90 out az all If you go No more
play for them--oh say, Susie"
just then Millie paused and looked,
with her infantile candor, full into the
faces of the two girls.
"I'm going to have green peas for
dinner to-day, / am. I've been good,
and my mothers cooking the green
peas now"
Instantly the attention of the two
WINS caught by the child's confidence
and beauty.
"Ain't She a funny little thingpp said
Kate, lSnceling beside the child.
II amt always good" said Millie,
gravely.
"Oh, guess you amt ever very bad,
are you?' said Susie looking down,
her pout lost in amusement, SO facile
was her disposition.
Millie pondered this seriously for
three seconds.
II fret and worry my mother she
replied, conscientiously, and looking
down with shame and wonder whe ether
her elders would speak To her after
such a confession. Both girls laughed
with delight in the child's pretty sim
?licity.
It's very wrong for little girl TO
fret her mother - that's what my
mother says, said Millie, stoutly per
sisting.
And what If you was a big girl9"
said Kate, not looking at Susie.
mo matter If was as big--as big"
/ Millie paused and her eyes rovcd for n
comparison--"a big as the engine
house." she ended, surprised by her
own imagination of attaining such
size.
You dear little grill Whose girl
are you9" said Susie, trying to clutch
and kiss the child.
But at the tonG of praise all Miles
JOY came rushing back TO her.
But now I'm good and I'm going
60 have green peas for dinncrl" cried
Millie, skipping with delight past
Susic's reach, and then strutting i'm.
portantly away.
As the girls watched her their faces
were sweet with smiles of delight and
humor-smiles that gave them again
for few moments the looks OF their
less troubled childhood. When Kate
turning, caught this look on Susie's
face, deeper satisfaction came into
her own.
"Wcll, let's go home, them" said
Susie, as Mile disappeared. Wasn't
she dear little thing?"
Kate was too wise TO risk any ref.
erence Go Susie's former mood, for O
word Of argument or moralizing might
| have thrown her back on her oh
stipacy 10y renewing her sense of tho
monotony of home and the attractions
of the Bowery Paradise. All that Kate
said was:
Let us have green peas for dinner,
Susie. IL there amt any in the house
I'll run round 10 Mullen's for some"
Eyes. I'm good, too, now, Kate" said
Susie, with look OF tears and smiles
"And I'm going 10 have green peas for
dinncr!" she cried, initiating the very
accents Of Millie. skipping in her fash
ion and then strutting away impor.
tantly by Kate's side.
Kate still said nothing.
| putANli9 NhNlt 1bopp'h loOhth
earnestly at her friend.
"The Bowcry Paradise won't have
me for fairy, if you want TO know,
Kate"
"Well, I'm just as glad Susie! And
we're both going TO have green peas
for dinner!"
Katcs failure In attempting 10 imi
tate Miles tone made Susie laugh
more than before, and the two went
happily away with arms round each
others waists.
Meanwhile Mile entered the little
kitchen where her mother stood with
the flushed face of toilful yet tri
umphant cook.
II guess dinner must be ready By
this time, !" said Mile.
1T is" said her mother, and pointed
10 the pine table, with two plates and
three dishes cleaning from its coarse
clean cloth. Millie, with a glecful
smile. climbed into her own chair.
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