Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-08-10

this minute" said Nan Gray,
~ she threw herself In an
easy chair on the piazza. ssIt
did seem as IL school would never end
but everything has an end Il ,you can
only walt for It and this blessed day
winds up, the term, and now for, \
good summers rest from teaching the
young idea and all its attendant AZ
fictions." -, >
We'll, dear, are you tiredf'' said her
mother as she entered. es
Tired to death, and / believe I al.
most wish I might not see a child again
until September. Don't. please don't,
take any children to board at the cot.
tage this summer, ma" se 1s
why, Nan Gray. I always thought
you loved children" -.
so I do. mamma. but after ons. has
eaten pound Of chocolates abe doesn't
care for any more immedlateIy. does
shell Don't ron understandf. 80
Yes, Nan, ] see, We WIN anpounce
no children need apply. % dap't
-.
The next morning Nan ana ceorre.
with their mother, started foe thelr
house at the beach. whAts .they were
% take few bcarders. On ne ssaam-
er sitting sear them wa q young man
with three children and q nurse maid
The youngest child was aboat a rear
old. q bright. pretty little hips. The
other two were boys, perhaps thraa
and ase years old. with sweet faces
and cunning ways. =
Mar" said George, go and ask him
Il he doesn't want q nice boarding
place for the summer. That's lust
what you've been looking for In the
ray Of bcarders, you know"
Nan flashed q look at her brother.
then turned her eyes to the broad ex.
panse Of sea, but In spite OF herself her
thoughts would come back to the
group near by. 81 wonder where they
are going. Where's the mamma? Per
maps she's dead. He does look sad ana
seFioua. How lovingly he holds the III.
Tia boy% But Il was nearly time for
1ur travellers to land, and they began
b. pick up their bundles and bags.
Look. Nan. they land here, too. IN
bet cookie they are coming IN answer
to that 'ad for a few boarders Won pus /
p, the paper. Jolly! Wouldn't Il be
loke en- you, though. sisl' and George
chuckled heartily. - -
: Dear MEL ought to have added No
rhudFen. but I forgot. Do YOU sun
pcse they.can be coming to our house.
mar
thine viii tell. Man." said her moth
y, smiling. They walked briskly ON
ma reached their house In a few min
aees p advance Of the kindergarten
party, as Mans brother called It.
Looking around they observed the
sentleman evidently inquiring the way
'omeYhere. He had stopped the local I
lse nerehant, and fsen al apRe6Fsl
- Mas 0e directed to the Gray |
~ mement came ring at |
br. to which George responded.
Does Mrs, Gray live hereT' inquired |
ne stranger. who was leading the lit |
V boz Of three or four. Closely fol- |
swlng was another boy two or three |
years older, and the nurse with the |
baby giFl on her arms. |
George. though intensely amused nj |
Mans predleanaent, invited the party
U very politely. ana spoke to his
Nan. who lad dropped into chalrln |
the further part of the room, sat gar
ng out Of The window into the orchard.
Shei heard the gentleman Introduce |
as Mr. Bailey, ana tel her
neither that he had seen the advertise
nent Y the paper. His wife died about
year Aso,S and since that time his
Mother had been with him ana looked |
lfter Ais little ones and directed the
'erfants But Illness In her own hama
had ealied her there. and for the sum.
ner q least she must remain away.
After seeing the .-ad" yesterday ne tIe.
;tdsd thin morning to give tie babe. .
AL down the hnrbor and zee n any ar
Augment Ter isummer home eorla !,
'e made In case a suitabIe place raa
ound- The doctor had Advised tho |
'esshore. and he wanted them near |
'noush the city sohs could Dee fhs.6
very day. II assure son tisss are rt<,Il
'hildren, Mrs. Gray. ana N1r5s hfarysi
WI see that they trouble no one 1 4
VIZ pay Ton well II you win let them
ave a home with jon for a whiie.s