Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

"what,-what do you WaN. ~
,,oaos she asked when she had re-
coycred sufficiently 20 speak
owell, m'amauy old name you pleas !,
put If a seem more natural-llke -
yo,,d cav Poppy. II makes me '0lpn
Of Dick and the Rat and | don't iee'
so homesick'
"Homeslck2o The old lady soush.
the missionarys eye, which reneo'e'
her own amazement
"pek and the Rat has been pretty
square 10 me, you know I'VE was pa'N'
tiu | got the mlaria, and then '"e'
1us' keep me fer nothing"
"Pards?" Madam WarIng eehoeu,
Newspaper biz 1t pays II yer Dig
enough TO fight the other felas'' Pop
ny" nodded her head sagely she h"u
seated herself on high taboret ana
was swinging one leg rehectlvely,
oHow old are you?" Madam Warlns
continued aingng out her question ~
her usual quick, tense way.
oThlrteen, --unlucky number you Jus
betl" cried Poppy with an emphatic
shake OF the red mop d,
"you don't look more than ten. Anu
you're thin. Have they given you
something to eat downstairs?
"Ioads. They said in the Kitchen
that I was a living example OF the ram,
Inc in India. Seen the picture m am
Madam Warnings face was study
Horror, amazement, and compassion
had an equal place in its changing eA,
pressions, and the missionary stuaieu
IL closely He was confident oil the
result.
"You look cold in that dress we
must get you some new clothing.
Madam varing began on new tack
Guess do need It. This old dress
has had about every operation Its con-
stltution can stand,-it "a better be laid
away TO rest"
She looked up with a smile at the con-
ceit and then continued DICK
saws l could make big money as
scarecrow. Mlaria's bad thing-its
left me 50 yellow you can't tell whete
my face leaves off and my hair begins
She stole a look at herself In long
panel mirror and began to make races
at her grotesque image.
'TIl expect you to make yourself use
full, II take you into my house, Mad
am Waring said presently, without
meeting the mlssionary's eye. The IT.
tie waif ran her fingers through her
tangled locks with comieal gesture Oh
perplexity.
"Wen, I'm bout as much use as
stray cat In the Palace hotel, but DICK
says I'm quick as old Harry at chatch-
Ing on. ! can try"
"Wel, tell susan-thats the maid
that you can sleep with her. NOW
don't let Inc see you again until you
look less like n victim OF famine
With a grateful, Thanks, ma'am''
and a nod 10 her first benefactor, the
young missionary, Poppy went to seek
the maid. Madam Warnings face was
warm with the sympathy the poor
waits plight had excited, but In her US
ual brusque way she concealed her FEEL
lngs and turned upon the young man.
Nov II she makes Off with the sill
yer, / hope you'll be satisfied
'If your bite were half so formidable
as your bark, dear Madam Waring, !
should be in constant terror of my
life" he returned lightly But he was
satisfied: It was enough that he had
helped to pluck one poor little weed
from the rank soil In which II grew and
transplant II to a sheltered corner of a
sunny garden.
All that December day the sun had
not shone. but lurked behind gloomy
banks Of fog thick enough to cut. It
was not raining, but the mist drpped
mournfully from the caves. In the dark
ness Of Washington street, where the
Warlng house, a vast lumber mansion
Of the early days, lifted It's square,
unloyely height, now doomed only a
shapeless black mass like ship at
sea, with few pale winking lights
fore and aft, On the corner where a
2O-foot wall rose sheer from the side
walk. stood a group Of three holding
NEST animated conversation.
Guess rs an right one Of the three
was saying-a bundle Of papers under
his arm betrayed his calling But its
too ALFRED big. ia get homesick'
Not II you had enough to eat every
single day OF yer life,-and gnewlns
Chinese cooking az that" Il was Pop
py who spoke. with one OF her en-
phltic mods.
We'll when you gets tired hobnob-
bling with Vanderbilt ard j. r Morgan
jus come down to our li,tle villa-aut
don't wait fer any Jap to let you In
This from John Bldile. surnamed III
Water Rat because OF certain marin
exploits concerning which Poppy could
have expatlated at length.
There's our auto. Rat" cried Dlol
suddenly and with an uaceremonlol
ieave.takirc the two swung themselyc
onto d passing truck, leaving Poppy q
ascend the long stone stairway that Ie
10 her new home.
The inside Of The house reflected non.
OF the gloom Of the exterior The Old
fashioned HAN and stairway gltamtd .
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