The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-05-08

4 3ESSi6 VI 11S-lesAlUu - 1luISSsS A0s Ill ISL
as soon as she saw you sittin here one
day she said. There's old Colonel Rob
son. She knew you cause you used
to 60 to the Bronsons, where she was
Twin then. An pretty soon she looked
| at me an said, he's your grand.
j father, amt he 2 An said didn't
know, an she thought it out an said,
Yes, he is, cause your mamma IS his
/ daughter, an she ran away with q play
actor, an the old hunks shut his door
on her forever. That's what Marie.
Isaid An when went home said to
Della, sM grandfather's sittin over
there il the park. an he's the lonesom-
est lookin thing. An Della says: If
/ he's settin IN the park, he's either a
tramp or a millunaIre. # he's a tramp,
| you must keep away from him, but If
he's millunaire you want to rope him
! In An when ! looked at you again I
saw you didn't look like a tramp. an so
thought I'd take my chances an rope
you in. an that's just what ] did. Z
And your mother knows nothing
about my being here? the old man
asked.
es. she does I, replied the child
| Fl told her, an she looked SO queer. an
| her face got red. an she said !: Philippa.
dear it may not beSyour grandfather.
| But anyway you mustn't speak to him.
| unless he speaks to you first. An 1.
| made you speak to me first, didn't r.
The old man leaned back and looked
at the child.
"Philippa, he said slowly. how
| would you like to come aud live with
me? lou would have your own beau
| tiful room. and all the play hings you
could want, ard somebody to wait on
you. and pony to drive. and every
thing that could make a little girl
happy"
An would mamma come, too?" the
! child asked. asssss 9s
The old man shook his head.
IT'D like the room" said the child,
IAN the pony alb all the rest but 1
! guess I'd be too lonesome without
mamma
But you'd have me- urged the old
man. IS
Wed be just two lonesome ones to-
gether,' said the child. Then she add
ed. IF you knew mamma, you'd see
how it is.
Perhaps am beginning to see"
said the old man softly.
II ii tell you what We'll do cried the
child. You can borrow me. How's
that r.
! lit sounds well,' said the old man.
How must set about it 2"
"Oh, it's easy. replied the child.
You just come to our fat an send up
your card. an then mamma will whis-
tie down an say, Please come up,
| Then you go up, an I'm there. an say.
| Mr.. Grandpapa, this is mamma, Then
you bow an say. Pleased to know you,'
| an mamma says. Where have / seen
| you before? 2 an then you say, Can
| borrow your charmin daughter for the
rest Of the day for you've come very
early In the fnornin, you know, an
mamma says, Have you any security
for the rent mean for the child z an
| you say. oh. yes; indeed have. an
then you put up silver quarter for
i y Guilty. Dill lSdhG sLuG, dill we go AWAY
somewhere an have a splendid time to-
| gether an get home when it's real dark,
an mamma is gettin fdgety. I'd like
| to see that house Of yours an that room
an those ponies. We ought to get bet
ter acquainted we ought to, really
/ The old man smiled at her enthusi-
asm. Evidently this was delightfully."-
original child
DO you think your mamma would
paint my portrait z. he asked. 3
She'd be real pleased to, said the
child. An I'd get the commission, too,
wouldn't II She told me If Il got any
orders I'd get the commission. You're
my order. amt you r. 5 3
Yes," said the old man as he slowly
arose. Come, we will go and seek your
/ mother. must get that picture before
/ 4 grow any older-and before your
ma mma's memory quite outgrows the
"reminiscences of her childhood. Come,
Philippa.' 8s5ssa
And hand il hand they passed down
the graveled walk and through the big
gates and presently found themselves
in front Of the huge apartment house
that the lonesome Philippa called
home. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Too Hungry to study.