Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-03-04
"G'wayr shouted Miss Mike. sud.


why. Mike" exclaimed her father,
entering the room. What kind of
talk is that
''G'way" she screamed. stamping
her feet. Father tried to pick her up
but she ran from him and threw her
self In the pillows of couch. Father
bent over her. but she sobbed and
kicked and struggled
I'm afraid she doesn't like IT," said
the woman, serenely. They're often
that way
You're not going back on dadee,
are you, Mixer asked father.
&c Wayp screamed Nike.
Come and see Helenf" asked faith
er, but Miss Mike only struggled the
more The woman suggested that she
be left alone for a while, and father
agreed, sadly. At the end of the half
hour he found that with Miss Mike In
her condition he needed comforting as
much as she. He came back IN the
room TO find little girl curled about
cushion In dark corner. hidden by
the couch. 1t required some hunting
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tears and her hair was flying at loose
ends.
She did not struggle az he picked
her up, only sobbed. What's the trou-
| Bile Mke?" asked father gently.
Don't you like the brother? Sure,
you're going to like him. Let's go up
stairs and see him"
Miss Mike was sobbing on his shout
ders, but he construed her silence as
consent and started. He noticed that
her hands frightened IN their clutch on
his coat as he went up. He stopped
/ a moment at the door.
Now, you won't holier, will you,
Mike?" he asked.
Miss Mike made no reply, but tried
to bury her face In his coat. He
opened the door and went in. The lit
tie girl did not look up.
rs that Agnes. Frank asked
mother
Here's Helen" said father to Miss
Mike, but she refused 10 take her face
from his shoulder.
"Come here, Agnes" said mother,
but there was no sound from the girl
except that of a long-drawn breath.
whats the trouble. Mike, dear"
asked mother. and the only reply was
another long -drawn breath
Pm afraid Mikes jealous" said
father
"Oh, no." exclaimed mother.
Look said father. carrying her
over to a crib. "See here. Mike"
The little girl refused to look. Faith
err coaxed and coaxed. Just look" he
insisted why, you wanted to Dor
row Mrs Nelson's new baby. Here's
one you can keep
Miss Mike opened her eyes slowly
and took one long look at the crib.
Then she raised her right hand, and
before father knew what she was
meditating she smote the new baby
across the face and buried her head in
fathers coat again. He did not say
anything to her and mother did not
sea 1t.
Shell come around all right after
while,' he said. and then carried
girl said nothing. She seemed to have
settled down to morose calmness.
Father had to leave her alone down
stairs for n few minutes. When he
| looked for her again she was gone.
Presently one of the neighbortng WON
| en- entered the house with her.
"She came over to me with all her
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Within the next hour Miss Nike
was returned by three different WON
en- She did not cry or struggle when
brought back. After the third failure
she had supper and then retired to a
corner with Supo and the other dolls
and preserved moody and defiant ST
lence Father found her there when
bedtime came. He gathered her up In
his arms and sat down in the easy
chair. close to the table with the light.
He had become wise father by this
time and said nothing He merely
held her and smoothed her hair. Pre-
entity looking down at her. he caught
CLINT Of her eyes, hurriedly averted
from his. Slowly and cautiously they
We're turned toward his again and
Miss Mike looked at him. The corners
of her mouth dropped Just little and
then she asked piteously:
My nose amt cut OF joint. is it,
dadeey"
Il should say not" cried father. AS
he tightened his arms around her.
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