Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-03
folks. as she and Maud drove along the

folks' as she and Maud drove along the
country road.
II really don't see what is going to be-
come OF you, Maud. sentually." she said.
We been thinking things over and study
ing them out and unless Mrs. Bardette or
somebody gets you home soon. I don't
see what is going to become of you. The
asylum folks can't pay persons board
forever and ever: they're too poor
Maud's mouth fell open. II don't see
what's going to become of me, neither,
Kathy.' she said.
You and Rosy have got to stay together,
that was In the bargain; heard 1t with my
own ears said Kathy. Doesn't anybody
in this whole n.eighborhood want to adopt
q little girl?'
MRS. Burdettte says that they only want
something like q vase, oh. know now-an
ornament"
II reckon she's right said Kathy.
Il don't see that I'm like a vase at all"
vases easy enough, but nobody could
break me-
IAN unbeatable ornament cried
Kathy. with laugh. No. Maud. I
nestle servitude: for one thing. you'd
break too many Dishes" and Kathy
laughed again.
.You needn't laugh at me- Kathy,'' said
Maud. waxing indignant: .'and l don't
know that I'd break dishes at all. Mary
Ann eau count the dishes she's broken,
and none of them cost much. But don't
want to wash peoples dishes; / want to
live with him." She pointed to the one
great house in the landscape and after
that she confided to Kathy all she knew
about the oyer, winding up and he's
named after u.s.
Named after you?' inquired Kathy. be-
wildered
Eyes. indeed" said Maud he's named
he's the only person around here who could
afford to adopt me, and l wish he'd do it.
But you never saw anything but his
back" said Kathy. How do you know
you'd like to live with him?'
"Cause when l saw his back I WASH
scared bit" said the little girl boardtS.
you say" said Kathy. that he's going
to have his niece live with him. and that
nobody knows whether she's an old woman
or a little girl?"
II reckon she's real nice lady" said
Maud, wistfully.
Hes old?" inquired Kathy.
Hes got beautiful white hair, said
Maud.
"Then his niece isn't little girl" decided
the summer boarder. Il tell you what,
Maud, that old man is hungry for family.
He's never heard of you / believe IL ne
knew about you, and that you were named
Lawrence, and was to see you that like as
not he'd be glad to get you; for he won
want his niece to die of~loneliness. Suppose
we drive to the house and go in and have
talk with him?'
Would you tell him to adopt me,
Kathy?" asked Maud her voice sounding
little frightened.
Kathy nodded. .''At least I'd tell him that
you're up for adoption, she said.
"I'r stay In the buggy" sad Maud.
Here we are" said Kathy minute
later and then she was on the ground,
ordering Maud to hold the horse He
won't know you're with me-" she said,
unless he comes out to help me in the
buggy
''Oh. he won'tw cried Maud.
why not? inquired Kathy
"'Cause If he acted like that" explained
the little girl boarder. people wouldn't
call him an oyer; but like him, anyway"
The surprise of the oyer. who had just
finished his breakfast, was great indeed
when he walked into his parlor to meet
Mrs Burdette's first summer boardor. His
curiosity was excited and he was eager to
know what she wanted.
She's staying awful long" thought
Maud.
When Kathy returned to the buggy she
was flushed and her eyes were very bright
81 told him that he needn't come out to
help me-" she said; that l was used to
jumping into rigs without help but he'd
have come. all right, if wanted him to-
Then he isn't an oger?' said Maud,
hopefully.
I'm not so sure" said Kathy. Some