Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-10-06
Serenading
Felicia
BY OHIO B. SENC
Copyright, 1905, by Ruby Douglas

Jimmie. You said you'd play tim
buktu' today"
I'm going TO be very busy this
morning. Jimmie" evaded Felicia.
"Golng TO try on?" cried Gladys
ccstatically oh. do let me stay"
I'm not going to try on. Gladys: II
isn't the dressmaker who Is coming"
Felicia smiled happily.
The brown eyes OF Bobby the adora-
bile opened wider and then narrowed
knowingly You goin' TO have p'tic'lar
comp'nyy he demanded.
Felicias joyous laugh rang out
sweetly. Yes. Bobby. very portlcu-
lar company"
"Ill bet anything it's Mr. Parker"
grumbled Jimmie Il don't want TO go
away II II is"
"Oh, let us stay" cried Gladys. jump
Ing up and down. mir Parker'll want
To see us he always does You know.
Aunt Fillic." argumentativcly, he
said the other day he wNs very fond
OF children"
Yes, know" hurriedly. he Is
fond OF children-goo children. ODE
dent children
Then we'll thtay." agreed Donald
placldly
"Of course" assented Gladys and
Jimmie. with one accord. seating them
selves on the steps with cheerful alac-
rity
Come on. Bob" Jimmie added pat
runlzlmgly.
But the adorable one stood aloof.
regarding Felicia with gravely re-
proachful eyes. HAS he got somepin'
p'ticlar to say TO you:" frIgidly.
Felicia laughed and blushed rosily.
Il think so. Bobby" gently. Now.
Jimmie. coaXingly. "you are the oldest
you ought To set the others a good
example Take them away and have
them play something. want TO talk
with Mr. Parker little while. and
then perhaps well play"
Jimmie rose grandly. I'm most
nine" Importantly ''Ill boss the 9th
ers. Come on. kids"
He stopped and turned TO his pretty
aunt with masculine superiority. But
II you're smart you won't keep Mr..
Parker shut up in that dark parlor
very long 1 bet he druther play tim
buktu Come on, Bob What you
standln there for?''
Felicia paused on the steps and looked
back apprehensively The adorable
one stood in the path. his feet planted
wide apart. his hands thrust into the
pockets OF the recently acquired
trousers and PARKWAY look upon his
beautiful face that somehow filled
Fclicia's heart with toreboding. Had
she known Bobby better she might
have feared lessor more! She ran
down the steps and laid OBTAINING
hand on Jimmic's arm.
Jimmie, dear" she whispered i'm
pressively. remember that Bobby Is
your guest. and you must do every
thing you can o. make him happy"
IAN right" gruftiy. still with n sense
~ being dcfrauded. Come. Bobby"
Go with the others. Bobby" coaxed
Felicia alluringly; they Will show you
their pets
He brought his heaven turned eyes
down TO her face.
Some day" he breathed sweetly. Il
shali give you Sarah Made"
so you shall. Bobby" gratefully.
whenever you wish"
Bobby skipped away, and Felicia ran
singing up the steps.
Isn't Il sweet Of himT" she thought
Il never heard him sing except that
once nj All Saints. don't wonder they
Gull him the adorable one Such a
lively thought. 10 give me serennde!'
This Is my dorg," introduced Jim
mie proudly His name Is Bunch o.
Brightness but we call him Bunch for
every day Get your cat. Cad. Glad's
eat IL blue ribboner.''
The big. fluffy Persian was brought
out for the admiration OF the guest.
who regarded II with coldly critical
eyes
where's Don's petY'
Its parrot" explained Gladys.
Hes In the house in a cage. When
we got Fluff we had 10 shut the parrot
up. cause he wanted TO pick Fluff's
eyes out"
You orter hear the parrot talk
cried Jimmie. "IIe can say 'Now's the
time, Go II. old boy and TN bet on
you. plain rs can"
Lets bring him out" tempted the
adorable one, and look at all three
together and see which IL the nicer
est"
ooh, we can't." cried Gladys hastily
IL they should fight. Aunt Fillie would
be most scarf 10 death"
The back OF the adorable one Is
turned squnrely upon the tlmorous
Gladys. Girls" witherlngly. ARE al
ways scarf.
II guess we'd better. Glad" said jim
ME slowly she said do everything
we could 20 make Bobby happy"
"we'll make everybody happy" an
swered Bobby sercnely. Well give
her a Sarah Nader'
whats a Sarah Nader
"He means lemonade" interposed
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