Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-10-04

WHY.
After the shyness wore oil, and she
grew accustomed TO her surroundings,
they found that she could intcrcs,
, them, in her description of the city
and the stores.
Miss DORM la said that she was a
right smart talllpr for chill;" but
deep down in her heart she never
trusted her, or approved Of having her.
The turkeys AL chickens were her
especial care, and she soon grew very
fond Of them.
Most of all, she was Interested In d
turkey hen, which was the property Of
Miss Nariah. and was one Of lroo |
raised by hand, as she expressed it,
She had pctted it until the turkey had
crown to be real nuisance, and took
liberties that no ether turkey hen had
ever been known to take. 1t would
follow Miss Mariuh into the house and
pick up spools of thread with It's bill,
or other small objects within reach.
When Cynthia had been with them two
days the turkey wandered of, much
to Miss Dorinda's pleasure, but Gym
thia was never tired OF hearing OF the
funny things 1t had done and was sorry
that it had gone.
Almost three weeks had passed, and
twas Cynthia's birthday,
Miss Marian cane into the wide, cool
kitchen and began preparations for
stirring up cup cake for tea in honor
Of t'lo day; and she tied Oh IN apron
and proceeded 10 doit, in spite Of Miss
Dori4ltlu,
well, Mari~h. Of you uin't. foolish,
and ut your ase, too. Where's t.ass
child? want u bael,et Of water"
She's goue to the Ilcdslar to liuat
fer that turkey hen; its been gonc
nearly three woc.:s, ana believe what
said at first, that it's gota nest some
where aud some youns, ones"
"Ef the young ones air I'LL like their
mother, | hope Cynthia won't find
her. said Miss DGrilla, as she went
into the spare room to change llsr
dress
Presently She c.sne out looking
strange and excited
Mariah Smith," she said, n put INV
pin right on that spare room pin cash.
ion after | came home from the pur-
sons, two days altar that child came,
and It's gone! Now, where is itp"
"Are you sure9" said Marian.
"Ycs, know it. | amt worn it
since that, fer amt had on my lace
collar. I've worn that pin for forty
years-it was mothers, and you ana
sally know what u store set by it.
That child's done took 1t, fer there
amt been nobody else in the house. |
Seen her twice when | sent her to
tho spare room closet stop and lool, ut
1t, and now she's took it,
"Why, Dorinda" said Miss Marian,
"she liked the pin, and she said SO,
and she wouldn't havo talked about it
If she had been going to take 1t.
don't believe she would, anyhow"
Children don't have no judgment,
and her times most up" answered
Dorinda, grimly. And maybe she
thought that would not miss 1t Til
after she was gone. Any way I'm
goin' to make her tell me where she
put 1t the minute she comes in that
door"
Miss Mariah protested in vain, and
finally had to be contented with beg
ging her not to scare the child into
keeping still, tho first thing, even il
she had taken 1t.
They were interrupted by Cynthia
herself, who came rushing past the
window, breathlcss and rosy with OK
ercise, her bonnet hanging by the
strings around her neck, and her fair
hair blown into tiny curls about her
face.
She gave Miss Dorinda no chance to
speak, but began talking almost be-
fore she was Ia the room.
'0h Miss Mariah, I've been all over
the meadow aud down to the orchard
hunting that turkey hen, and | found
1t down by the spring, in the high
grass you know, and she's got nest
and six little turkeys, six, Miss Mariahl
and she's 80 cross, and made her ret
up, to count them, and there right in
the edge of the nest, was Miss Do
rinda's pin, and 1t is not hnrt one
mite" and she paused breathless, as
she unclasped small brown hand and
triumphantly held out the pin.
Miss Dorinda gave quick glance at
her sister, even before she took the {
breach. In the look was more appeal
than Miss Dorinda often put into a i
glance.
She was distinctly conscious Of feel
Ing ashamed Of herself and Of not ,
wanting the child to know what she
had thought But she need not have .
feared, for Cynthia was Us unconscious '
Us possible, and when she had gained '
her breath went on again. I
1.-THE turkey must have taken it, for n
you said she took one of your hand
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