The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-26
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gently that the child looked up at him
with a little start.
The parks never looked brighter and
greener and cleaner. and when the
wayfarers paused where the ripples of
the lake came up on the white pebbles
the child clapped her hands with de-
light
"Oh," she cried, how lovely 1t must
be to have window with Il lake in
front of i'll"
Then they rolled across the smooth
boulevard, and Cameron stopped at the
spring where everybody stops and gave
the child q drink of the refreshing
water. And then as the afternoon was
fast waning, they turned toward her
home.
YES" she said as Cameron carefully
placed her back in her chair at the win
dow, II am u little tired, but it's the
kind Of tired that does you good, you
know. And. oh, I've got something to
remember now! Wasn't it heavenly"
II can't come again tomorrow" said
Cameron, "for must go out OF town,
but I'll be here the next day. And on
Sunday. IL you like, we'll go UP and
steal the doctor and take him along to
a picnic out on the lake shore, with q
big basket Of good things to eat and a
hammock when you are tired and just
nothing to do but loaf and rest"
"Oh, iny!" cried the child in an &C.
stasy. But I'm almost sorry you told
me. Between thinkin' of what I've
seen I'll get all mixed up
On the way back Cameron caught
sight of the young doctor as the latter
turned to enter his office.
Hello, Cameron" he laughingly
cried. "How are the symptoms?'
"Abating.'
"Trying my prescription"
Yes"
They both laughed.
by the way" said the young doc
tor, alma Grayling is home. Have
you seen her?"
NO" replied Cameron sl,irtly. Good
night"
The young doctor looked after him
and softly whistled.
So the weeks sped away, and almost
every pleasant afternoon Cameron took
the child for a ride. Nothing could do
her so much good the doctor said, and
her appearance was certainly greatly
improved. And Cameron enjoyed these
little journeys. It was a pleasure to
him to know that he was doing good.
The child's lively prattle entertained
him. and her patience and cheerfulness
wer Il constant lession.
One afternoon she gave him a great
surprise.
II had q caller this morning" she
said. "a lady, and she knows you. A
beautiful lady, who came in fine car
riage and wears such lovely clothes and
has music in her voice. And what do
you think? She cried over me! She
cried over me! Wasn't that silly?"
"a lady?" repeated Cameron.
"Yes, a lady; a real lady, just like the
ones We see In the park, only much
nicer And she brought me some rose
buds and hid 'em under the table
cause thought you'd be Jealous. And
she brought me some white grapes, and
put a paper over them cause I knew
you'd eat them"
And she laughed nerrily.
What did the lady say?" inquired
Cameron softly.
"She listened most Of the time,' re-
piled the child. "And I told her all
about you. How kind you'd been and
how gentle, and how YOU wasn't bit
too proud to go riding with a shabby
little girl like me. And she nodded and
said pride was hateful thing, and
that some people made themselves and
other people very unhappy because
they were proud and foolish. And
when people set themselves up to Judge
1t1
takes and were sorry for it. That's
what she said.'
isis that al she said?" Cameron
asked.
The girl looked up at him with
quick smile.
"She said You must bring me to her
house very soon, because she wanted to
get acquainted with ME. But, really"
said the child, IT think it was you she
wants to see. And, oh, yes,> he name is
Alma
Alma" murmured Cameron. and
was silent for a moment. I'VE will go
there Tomorrow" he said.
1t might have been a week later that
he met the doctor.
Doc" he said, II want to thank you
for that prescription"
"Tardy gratitude" grumbled the
other. But Cameron did not heed him.
you understood my case exactly"
he went on. "And now want to say
to you that never felt better or hap
pier or more ambitious in all my eight
and twenty years.
"Good," said the doctor and they
gravely shook hands.-W. r. Rose in
Plain Dealer.