Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-21

sin successfully II the wrong became the
right so easily?
Fla Eye sat on the porch step while Uncle
Chad and Miss Grace talked.
Fla Eye loved Miss Grace Ever since
she had lived with Aunt Lou, Fla Eye had
found in Miss Grace a suitable companion
for her years. Miss Grace did not do fool
lsh things with dolls as the little girls did,
nor did she treat Fla Eye as an odd child,
as other ladies did. She answered ques-
lions and did not laugh at them, and she
never Rugged and kissed Fla Eye except
just at the right time - when Fla Eye
wanted 10 be Rugged and kissed.
Fla Eye sat on the steps and listened as
long as she could bear it. From time to
time she opened her mouth to speak, but
Uncle Chad and Miss Grace were chatting
| for little girl to say anything. There was
nothing on Miss Grace's lap but a fan. and
| at length Fla Eye quietly removed the fan
and started to climb upon Miss Grace's
knee.
Don't, Fla Eye" Uncle Chad admon-
| ished. Miss Grace doesn't want you on
her lap"
Fla Eye set her lips firmly and edged a
| little farther on to the coveted knee
Let her be- Chad" Miss Grace urged.
Il like to hold her. 1 would like to steal
Der away from her auntie and keep her
forever and ever. Wouldn't l. Fla Fye?"
IF you wanted to steal another member
of the family" said Uncle Chad, Il think
you could be accommodated. l know one
who leaves himself lying around quite
prOmiSCuouSly, just to tempt you but YOU
won't have him"
IF he was as good as Fla Eye" laugh
ed Miss Grace, Il might be tempted but
he smokes, and he leases me, and he isn't
as good Fla Eye"
Uncle Chad did not seem the least both
cred by this He laughed Fla Eye look
ed from one to the other She longed to
be like Uncle Chad.
"Of course" Uncle Chad said, with his
Lea inc II 7 no nc
good as l might be. Teasing is natural
to me. 1 even tease Fla Eye, and that is
like tickling the Sphinx in the ribs. And
/ smoke, but that is to drown my Woe
But we can't all be like you and Fla Eye.
That is impossible"
.Why?" demanded Miss Grace.
Because Fla Eye is Fla Eye and could
mt be bad il she tried.
The little girl stared at Uncle Chad
with troubled eyes Then she saw his
eyes were twinkling and she sighed with
relief 1t was a joke, evidently. A joke
was something Uncle Chad said when he
wanted you to think he meant what he
didn't mean.
And u" asked Miss Grace
Your" said Uncle Chad, and his eyes
lost the joke look and took their really
truly" look. Il have known ever since
first met you that you were an angel"
Like one who is stunned Fla Eye re-
Taxed her grasp of Miss Grace's hand. She
slid slowly from her lap and stood a mo-
trembling; end then, before Uncle Chad
or Miss Grace realized it, Fla Eye had
flown at the smiling girl and was tearing
and pulling the light, fluffy dress and
scratching the white wrists and hands
that vainly tried to hold her off.
1t did not last minute. Uncle Chad
grasped the frantic little figure in his
strong arms and bore her across the
street. When he set her in chair before
Aunt Lou she was sobbing, but her eyes
were quite dry. She chung to Uncle Chads
coat when he tried to go. He told Aunt
Lou quickly and forcibly of Fla Eyes
strange fit Of temper.
They agreed that Fla Eye must be
ill-she never acted so-and Uncle Chad
was told to fetch the doctor. Neither Of
them said she was a bad girl, and she
glared sullenly at them.
"She is certainly ILL., said Aunt Lou, so
Fla Eye was rocked and kissed and lay in
Aunt LOUIS arms, thinking until Uncle Chad
returned to say the doctor could not come
until after tea. which reminded Aunt Lou
that people must have tea, even when little
girls were ILL She put Fla Eye in the big
arm chair with a pillow behind her head
and went to the kitchen, Uncle Chad went