The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-09-18

vlom poor Ned had parted so mourn /
fully when he went away in February.
ADDS was the only face in all the mer-
ry party that seemed to have known .
trace of sorrow. Her big, dark, mourn
ful eyes and shaggy hair, her sallow
face and shabby frock, twice let down
and still "skimpy," told a pathetic
story. Thirteen years of age. the child
had already seen much of anxiety and {
trouble, much indeed beyond the ken OF {
many an elder, and the week going by
brought hour after hour of nervous wear
and tear, the cause of which only one
woman knew and strove in vain to
Danish. Ada shrank with actual dread
and repulsion from the thought Of hav-
ing TO meet the man who had come TO
take her loved fathers place.
Thrice had Barclay spoken TO Mrs
Blythe Of a desire to see the children o2
Colonel Lawrence; now he felt confident
that he knew the cause of her evasion
and pressed no more. But all through
dinner, even while speaking in the low.
somewhat measured tones habitual TO |
| him, he lost no talk IN which the chill |
dren were mentioned, and At Blythe's
they were never forgotten. It was not |
long before he discovered that the
Blythes and LAwrenoes-the young peo-
ple-were at the doctors, Ada presid-
ing Indeed, with much gusto, almost
as soon as soup was served, Collabone
began telling Of her matronly, mother
ly ways Half an hour later q messen-
ger came to the door and asked il DIR.
Collabone would please step over and
see Mrs. De Lancy moment. Tell
her I'll be there in just one hour, said
the doctor, looking at his watch. Then
he added for the benefit Of the party
present, There's nothing in the world
! the matter with Mrs. De Lancy, and by
that time she'll have forgotten she sent
for me-" Ten minutes later came an
other call. 1t was the Collabones' do
nestic this time. Little Jimmy's cut
his hand, and Miss Ada can't stop the
q bleeding" "Say I'll come instantly" 4"
said he, springing from the table and
+ making his excuses to the lady Of the
q house.
BARCLAYS face shone with instant
q sympathy and interest. Dessert was
! nearly over. He turned to the motherly
q woman, whose own gentle face betrayed
= her anxiety.
i "Will you think me very rude:" he
said. "You know l do not smoke, and
: I do want so much to meet those chill
8 dren. feel that Ada purposely shun:
v me, and this is an opportunity not tC
d be lost. May 1 be excused? I will soor
N return" Mrs Blythe's eyes were elo
s. quent as she bade him 60.
n Three minutes later he softly entered
Is the doctors sitting room. There IN
at big easy chair sat a tall. sallow faced
H. tumble haired girl, holding in her arm
g q burly little fellow whose frightene'
9. sobbings she had at last controlled, an
6c who, with only an occasional whimper
or was now submitting to the Doctors ex
MT animation and deriving much comfoI
ne from his professional and reassurin
nd manner.
AZ. "Why, this is no cut ut all, Jimmy
ed nv boy. The reason you bled so muc
of is that you are SO uncommonly health
w. and full of blood. This won't keep 20
ed out of mischief six hours. Hold the b
nd sin steady, Purlina. Kick all you wal
40 to, Jimmy. Don't you dare to laugl
bit Kittie Blythe. Well, if here isn't Ca
3D. tain Barclay, too, come in to see yo'
,ad Here is the little wounded soldier, ca
md tain. You had your arm in a sling s
70 months, didn't yUuS The Sioux did tn
use for him, Jimmy, and you've only g
I'M to be done up in bandage till tome
row night. Let Captain Barclay no
,fi- your Indeed I won't. He doesn't knc
ON how to hold little boys-like Ada Ht
loo got no little boys nor big Ada eitht
all Bet your boots he wishes he had, Jill
the nv" Thus the doctor chatted as
,ul- bathed and bandaged the pudgy lit
,ost fist, while Jimmy lay, half relieved
had the rapid termination to his woes, hi
ade resentful they should be declared 80
bles fling, and, with eyes much swollen WI
Col weeping, critically studied the new c.
amt tain appearance and gave token OF mt
,ont fled approval. But Ada's white l
and and long dark lashes were never ol
luet uplifted.
ing Presently Collabone pronounced
ield erything doing finely and said he'd
, re- and see Mrs. De Lancy. "You
ont them there's nothing much the matt
tion will you?' he said to Barclay.
the "I will-when I get there" was
was smiling reply, oue I'm going 70
, OBJ this little fellow a story first abou
Sioux baby boy knew in Wyomi
and his playmate, a baby BEAR"
with 'ondering. wide open eyes n
\ him Barclay seated himself close
Ada's chair, while the doctor stole
- lently away.
S& Half an hour later when he retur
~ a circle Of absorbed listeners was gaz
kI into Barclay face Ada only sat ap'
~ and little Jimmy's curly head was
lowed ON the story teller's breast.
K& ICoNTINUED NEXT sUNDAY.J