Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-01-18

~ IN @- ana MS due eyes
M were wi istful.
W Just obliged to-.
You see, Maysie. we ara poor. 1t Is be-
cause my papa died. mamma says, ana
that Is why we have to do without a
great many things that we want. Nam
ma was so sick this summer that DIR.
James said she must come to the sea
shore to get well. And so we came. and
now we haven't any more money. and
SO We are just obliged TO go back
Maysie tossed up her head. We'll.
justh wouldn't. Why don't you stamp
your feet and scream? That's the way
/ do when | want something. and Sally
nearly always lets me have 1t"
There was a little silence. Tediie
sighed wisifuIly. and Maysie sat with
her chin In her little brown hand and
her dark eyes fixed thoughtfuily on the
sea She was thinking hard. Suddenly
she sat upright and her cheeks famed
excitedly. III just tell you what, Ted
die" she cried. I've thought Of splen-
did plan. You haven't any papa and
haven't any mamma. Now, my papa Is
rich, YOU know-ever So rich-and he
can do anything he likes. I'll just ask
him to adopt you and your mamma.
Then you will be my brother. you know.
and we will each have a mamma and a
papa"
Here Maysie was struck by possible
fla win her splendid plan. Are mann
mas nice" she asked doubtfully.
But Teddie dispelled her fears in
stantiy.
"Deed they are" he cried. enthusi-
asticaily. They are just as nice as
nice! Why. Maysie. you would just
iJye my mhnilTaN She is so pretty7 and
she can sing as soft >and sweet as birds.
and she can tell such beautiful stories
all about fairies and things.
'Can she?" Maysie's eyes sparkled
"Why. that is splendid. And then we
can stay here and finish our beautiful
castle"
Il will not have to so home, them
said Teddie. "Maysie, you do think Of
splendid things. You thought Of the
castle and the sand cave and every.
:hing."
Teddie gazed at her admiringly.
20, that's nothing" she said with fine
Indifference. Il always think Of things
Now I'll go and ask papa"
"tAll right" said Teddie. "And won't
tell mamma till you come. so We can
s'prise her. IL go home now. Good-by.
Maysie."
"Good-by"
Maysle sped across the sands. and
said to herself In Sally. MY lucky
stars" when she saw her papa coming
toward her along the shore, a big.
brown-bearded man. with merry eyes.
Hello, Puss. what is the news! You
look Important" he said. tumbling her
curls over her head.
well, guess it Is important" said
Maysie Il have just settled about hav-
ing a brother and a mamma. Such a
nice boy, and l know his mamma is
nice. too. You won't mind having lit
tie boy, will you, papa?
You see," went on Maysie ,"the little
boys name Is Teddie. and I've played
with him every day since we came. We
are building a beautiful castle now. such
a grand one. with rooms and rooms but
II Teddie goes away We can't ever fin
ish 1t. They are SO poor. you know
papa. that they can't stay here any
longer. And so l told him that l would
Just ask you to adopt him and his mann
ma. We are rich. aren't we. papa? And
there Is lots of room in our house. nd
sometimes l get so lonely without any
one to play with. Teddie is lonely, too
and when he goes home he won't have
anything to eat but bread-just only
bread, papa"
Dear mer' said her papa. ''Whers
did you pick up this little ragamuffin
NaysieT
why. papa!' cried Maysie. indig
nantly. He isn't q ragamufhn at all
Sally says he is more lady-like than
am. But l can run faster than he can
and he was afraid of the water Al
nrstw Maysie shifted contemptuOusly
and her papa laughed outright Maysie
considered this a good sign and she
took his hand coaxingly. Papa. how
would you nike to sleep In a bed witf
the rain all leaking down on It. and
only bread to eat? Teddie's mammt
cries about 1t. And you don't want YOU
Mttls girl to be lonesome. do you"
"YOu sly little witchr' cried the goO0
natured father But would nothing
less than adoption suit your highness'
1t would give me a great deal of trou
BILE, you know, even with my limitles:
wealth. Now suppose you and l bu!
Teddie something nice and see what W.
can do for his mamma. Won't that do 2
20, no, no, that won't do at all.
want them to live with us and staJ
with US always Now. papa, do say
yes"
But. my dear little girl. that canno
be done. Don't you know that II Is a!
much as can do to manage you. with
out having another youngster on my
hands? However, we will so and SEX
them now and then decide what Is t.
be done"
Wise little Maysie said no more. Sh'
felt sure that when her papa saw Ted
dies soft, fair curls and Teddie's pret
II mamma be would succumb 1t once