New-York tribune., 1903-04-30

The angels crying was long and vehement IL
woke Joan several times. but she was dazed WITH WITH
weartneSs. Once she murmured with a smile: III 8
most cold bath stead of a teppy to-day. mother
and went to sleep again
In the dily lit the Mhite y Ijtte bed tle H4sa
blue ladies' it hurts bad in your stufnlh h1 .h,S,
I'm I'M not i%a crYss, YIN "'S You aGs know SSF ' - :
mo. my brave little darling. murmured the
But YOU is motheri in an access of utter
grown ups s'' never-oh. itNhurts, mother!'. her
fingers cging around Sn her mofhef bTes 1t hurts you
Presently she began anxiously: That did SOUND 1Il
No no dear-I know--try to go to sleep and
You sing very nice all Of you babbled the rest
the Wind sbaSing T siAt their Voicesbnt Man Daddy
won't come! One day. it was years and years ago.
really p bu9tedy, but, @ then when buttledes
their legs they go quite slow and l haven't any
| A frock-coated figure bent over the bed now. and
Fever high-she must be soothed'
81 want Man Daddv--you,re not Man Daddy-d9 .1y,-
mine ngerI criedwasnt it funny 5 b But ad Nan
Ras aspS doy i6G Would T6 m he tie my sumIek if he
| was here? 1t hurts. you see-oh. it hurtsE 49,.
80 AngGished @ and bgGa broken IN same the woman
The doctor looked grave. and presently he he WEI vent T.
| Darling, brave and good, Will you try
| to go sleep toto be well when Daddy comes
rs he coming back. mother? Oh. it hurts" with
| a sob "it hurts So mother :"
try 49,. .,.. 90.
II w ssgt Pts tns bSGy syfghf y rgdg %9t9sH s
Think of the sheep dear said the I, m05heT the
in former childish illness. Count them as they
come up to the gate and and jump over 1t see' 'nefe
PTesentIy the great eyes opened with piteously
Mother, they sticki They won't Jump over the
All the womans lde had gone.
She racked her Drain for some me 3sw hoygb} fG Fe
| had one faint and elusive but she would try-she
would telegraph She crep from the room IN While Enid
| gram. and sent it off with wild prayer in her
| The night-so long that Joan thought after each
doze that 1t fresh weary night oegun agaln- IN
room and shone pink the weary little face lying
o on the a ed 5d PST e ong one a of gd
ing through the blinds and resting lovingly on the
You see, queen Of the garden, 6abbled the
you the bestest of all; but he won't come-and 1
| mustn't cry. you see But it hurts!'
| He bent over her. her tiny hands in his
lie has come Queen ef the gaTden-Man Daddy
has Conner she said. with an infinite content. and
When She awakened the pain had "'most gone"
you TGGG aunt ta 9d yoH e%i did %
! He glanced across the bed at the woman's down
Yes joan you did. If you hadn't looked for me
/ I should not have come" 49,.
She half smiled
Never mind how. little 1t is all through
you I here
Honest Ingin, Man Daddy?''
Honest Ingin JOAN
She beamed. satisfied.
IF hadn't looked for you. you wouldn't have
coined Aren't you ever glad, mother?'
Low and earnest came the womans answer:
May go and tell the flowers now. Man Daddy?''
Not yet, joan
But you haven't tied up my stummick into a
Not this time. Lie still and be good. little one
Yes. Man Dadoy: KISS me.
He bent and kissed
gleefuIiy. II want a iumbe kiss She said.
You haven't forgotted. Man Daddy In shrill
tones mes Of a woe
Then be quick!"-hoding out her hands. Come
| long, mother
We must humor her" her mgTTuted 1!I the mother.
| The kept his around her when the
, game was over
I'VE must pretend well she is so sharp he
! Joan lay and chuckled drowsiIy. When the long
lashes rested the baby's cheeks the woman
| made a slight movement away from him; but his
| frightened.
! Suppose she wakened?" he said.
! There no sound then in the room save the
| ticking of his watch Presently he spoke:
| Mora, l cannot go away again
'Stay''-she breathed-"I do not believe that tale y
| God bless you, dear!''
Silence again. Then
/ 4 should have denied IT, Nora
! Mono; was wicked TO doubt you
| II deny it now before
| But she stopped him with kiss
Man Daddy. kiss ne. too May go and tell the
flowers in the mornin,? am ker-wite well now
| Go to sleep again. little one"
She shut her eyes obediently. then opened them
with a gleeful smile.
IAN the sleeps are jumping over the gate now,
mother"' she cried-"every one Of them"-(The
| CULVER