Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-06

OF VIII oh simply crafty, but do not ben
but you do not feel like being
reasoned with this evening, | know; SO
Will help you to forget your disappoint
ment by giving you nice story 10 read,
| Whlle l DO some mending, after father
has gone to his quorum meeting"
don't want TO read, ! said, can't
read good enough to understand, and
IT'S no iun anyway"
You can read well enough for me to
understand YOU" replied Ruth. "And
can correct your mistakes, and help
you TO understand what you read too;
you VIII be learning, besides entertaining
| poor sister, who would be very lonely
to have you and father both away all
evening"
| Nothing more was said, and presently
| father went away to his meeting. Then
| Ruth and ] together cleared oil the
! table and washed up the dishes
One of the babies SMILED little, and
had TO be cuddled 10 sleep again, and
then Ruth sat down to her darnlng and
patching.
was irresolute then; didn't feel that
| could sit down and remain IL the
| mouse al! tue evening, and hear the other
boys laughing and running outside with
all the freedom which | felt naturally
belonged to boys Did not want to dis.
| obey my father, but felt that he had
! been too severe in telling me-, positively,
{ not TO go away from home that evening.
went to the window and looked out,
| then to the door aud stepped out intend
i ing to go no farther than the gate. But
as | stood there, holding the gate open,
I was strongly tempted to break and
run down the street, where could dis.
tnctly hear the scampenng leet OF others
who were enjoying their liberty, while
mine was prohibited. Most likely, |
should have yielded to the templer-in
fact ielt myself doing so-but Tor the
lnterposilion Of a strong, dark figure
which ran up against me and Knocked
me back into the yard The other Eel.
low irlPped too, and came sprawling
over me, and then tumbled head over
heels into the snow by the path.
He muttered something terribly like
a--rough word, and then asked it |
were hurt, as he got up and shook the
snow off his coat.
When l could stop laughing long
enough to speak, said No Is that
you Frankie For | recognized the
voice Of Frank WILDER, one OF the work
men where father was employed, and
where helped sometimes.
why! Hello Mark, is il you - he
said "What kind oil new game is
this you have, sprlng'ng suddenly out
OF gate and tripping people ~ as they
pass1"
n didn't mean to Frank, positively"
| said, laughing hard again. "a didn't
see you tai you struck me; was lust
ne ia.
other fellows, thinking to help them
make little more noise"
1T is well ior you, you got knocked
down then" SAID Frank. Those
'hoodlums' are a nuisance to civilized
people, and disgrace TO the commun
ity. There ought to be tne law against
such doings. Shouldn't think your
father would approve OF your taking
part in their rowdyisms
''He doesn't" confessed, feeling nv
face flush, but IFS awlully dull, staying
at home always" DO you live here?h
asked Frank.
Eyes. Come in wont you1' | said
quickly, for ! liked Frank, who was a
jolly fellow, getting to be quite an oldish
young man, twenty-five or SIX and max
ing good wages. but not bit stuck up;
just as sociabie with boy like me, as
with any OF the men,
rs your father at homer he inquired.
mo, gone 10 his quorum meeting.v
And you, spending the evening all
alontl"
Not exactly; father has other child.
rem" "Boysl"
only one besides me, and that a
baby; but a real nice girl who never
IA al IA a an
lnf She is a lovely reader, and was go
ing to read to me. Come in, Wont Won on
Frank? My sister always selects good
things to read, aud know you would
like the story she will read to us-come
on in Frankie
Frank laughed a little now, at my
esgcrness; then asked.
Really Mark, were you not hurt by
our TALL and scrambled
mot Bit" | answered, laughing
again at thought OF it at did me good,
gave me the laugh Pve been sick for ali
day."
"Some OF those beautiful bushes
that tumbled into have scratched my
wrist rather badly" said Frank, wrap
ping his handkerchief round it.
''My goodnessp exclaimed, "and | |
hadn't sense enough to ask if you were
hurt. Forgive my Observation-Disclosures,
Frank And now, you must come in, |
and have the wound dressed; Ruth is |
splendid at such things. the best doctor
ever saw. Come on now," and tax. |
ing his arm, directed him 10 the door. |
AS | stepped inside, my sister said |
without looking up from her work, "Oh! |
good Mark. l am so glad you have |
come in again; was so worried about |
you; but l prayed for you, rs mother |
usel to, and"-She looked up suddenly, |
and saw Frank as led him forward. |
Then she arose, blushing deeply, and |
laid down her work
1t was an awkward moment for us all. |
ielS real guilty myself, for taking Frank |
in like thai, without first asking permits |
sion.
Father and Ruth were both very par.
ticular abou. who visited the house; and
| had urged Frank so to 20 in, il made |
me afraid should be blamed very much. |
While ! was thinking all this over, for.
getting that the injury to Franks wrist
was sufficient cause to justify my &C.
ton, in the eyes OF harder hearted peo-
pie than mine, poor Frank and Ruth
stood looking hrst at me, then at each
other; and at last, in their embarrassment.
he began TO twlrl his hat on his hand, |
and she to strike her teeth with her
like two ashiul school children.
The idea began to draw upon me that