The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-15

laughed and settled comfortably for the
trip home Peggy explained rather am
, biguously that she thought she'd run I'D
home for a day.
Take my day off. you know. daddy"
she said, gayly. You won't mind having
me keep house for you a day, will you?
/ can boil tea 10 perfection, and I'll make
you fritter for breakfast. Then l can do
some shopping between times. II you re
a very good old daddy indeed. I'll buy
my stockings of your
on the next mo- niIg but one Daddy went
down 10 Bruce's with a long face. 1t
was the morning Peggy was going back
TO ma and the girls. He had taken ii for
granted, and il filled him with homesick
misery 1t had been so pleasant 10 have
the child at home. She had taken his
lonely heart by storm.
He hung up his hat and began mechan-
ically to straighten some OF the boxes in
one of the tiers. behind the counter He
had not thought TO say good morning to
old Adam, as usual. II was Peggy-gay,
little, harum-scarum Peggy-Daddy was
thinking of.
90, l say. Mr.. Knox. good day to you,
sir!' some one out in the aisle was say
ing. 1t was the boss. He leaned over the
counter and pulled his sleeve 81 saw.
Knox, you don't look pulled together vet.
You need another day off. Why not take
say fortnight, and go somewhere trout
tshinR-Adirondar X way, YOU know? Can
as well as not-don't say a word! Fact is.
I've made arrangements with somebody
TO take your place and you We got to so.
Can't help yourself. Stay two weeks,
and-er-you needn't trouble about your
pay. Thafn go right on, you know
Might as well go to-day-why not?'
He was gone before the astonished lit
a a
recovered himself. Old Adam was re-
gardng him with a grin
Got your waikiki ticket, eh?" he drawl-
ed We'll. you deserve It! You won't
be half a man till you gee out into the
woods somewheres and holler Put in for
all you're wor'h-you need it, Let your
self go, old man, for once. I'd go with
you II | hadn't got an engagement with
my wheel I say, man, I'm powerful
glad the boss has come round. He amt
half bad. Now put on your hat and start
--shoo!"
1t was half-past eight-there was time
to get the 10 o'clock train that went
straight toward the little dark brook I'M
der the willows! There was time time !
-timel
If Peggy had only stayed long enough
to know. 1t would please Peggy.
On the 10 o'clock train. George Knox
sat back In his seat and wished again
that Peggy could know. He had half a
mind to telegraph her. but on second
/ thought, decided to wait and write from
/ Sims. He could tell Peggy so many
things that would be interesting, then
how her Uncle Simeon looked, and how
The old place had stood the wear and tear
of thirty years-and whether the tall tree
/ apples tasted as good as they used 20
| and II the trout were biting well. lie
would write Peggy long letter-the drst
/ letter he had ever written TO one Of the
/ girls. He was glad the first one would
/ be 10 Peggy.
/ Two weeks later, Gregory Knox, brown
/ and HAPPY. got off the train in the crowd
/ ed city station. He walked away with
| a spriugy stride that htted his little
stopped figure oddly People turned TO
! look again at his happy face.
The whm seized him 10 walk by
| Bruce's and see how II looked from an
! outsiders standpoint--to stand and look