Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-09-13
Serenading
Felicia
BY OHIO B. SEN G A
Copyright. 1906. by Ruby Douglas

along with the skirt of her pretty
gown.
you come too. Aunt Fillie,' begged
Jimmie. You said you'd play tim
buktu' today"
I'm going to be very busy this
morning. Jimmie" evaded Felicia
Going TO try on?" cried Gladys
ecstatically "Oh. do let me stay"
I'm not going to try on Glldys; it
| 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'ny:" he demanded
Felicia's joyous laugh rang out
sweetly. Yes, Bobby, very particu-
| lar company"
I'm bet anything it's Mr. Parker
grumbled Jimmie. Il don't want to go
away IL it vs."
"Oh, let MS stay" cried Gladys, jump
| ing up and down. MIR. Parker'll want
| to see us--he always does You know,
Aunt Fille," argumentatively. he
| said the other day he was very fond
| of children
Yes, l know" hurriedly, ''he is
| fond OF Children good children. ODE
dent children
Then wen thtay.' agreed Donald
placidly
"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
ronizingly
But the adorable one stood aloof,
| regarding Felicia with gravely re-
| proachfu eyes HAS he got somepln'
p'tc'lar to say to you:" frisidly.
Felicia laughed and bluShcd rosily.
Il think so, Bobby" gently. Now,
| Jimmie" coaxingly, you are the oldest
you ought to set the others good
| example. Take them away and have
them play something. | want to talk
with Mr.. Parker Il little while. and
then perhaps We'll play"
Jimmie rose grandly. I'm most
nine" importantly. "I'll boss the oth-
| ers. Come on. kids
He stopped and turned to his pretty
aunt with masculine superiority. But
| IL you're smart you won't keep Mr..
| Parker shut up In that dark parlor
very long. | bet he druther play tim
buktu.' Come on, Bob. What you
| standin' there for?'
| Felicia paused on the steps and looked
| back apprehcnsively. The adorable
! one stood in tue path, his feet planted
| wide apart. his hands thrust into the
pockets of the recently acquired
| trousers ana PARKWAY look upon his
beautiful face that somehow filed
| Felicia's heart with foreboding. Had
| she known Bobby better she might
1 have feared lessor more, She ran
down the steps and laid a OBTAINING
hand on Jimmie's arm
Jimmie, dear" she whispered i'm
| pressively, remember that Bobby is
your guest, and you must do every
| thing you can to make him happy"
"All right" grufliy, still with sense
| Of being defrauded. "Come. Bobby"
! "Go with the others, Bobby" coaxed
Felicia allurngly; they will show you
| their pets"
He brought his heaven turned eyes
down to her face.
Some day" he breathed sweetly, II
shall give you Sarah Made"
80 you shall, Bobby" gratefully,
whenever you wish"
| Bobby skipped away, and Felicia ran
singing up the steps.
| isn't IT sweet OF him. she thought.
/ II never heard him sing except that
once at All ~, ints. don't wonder they
! call him the adors BILE one, Such a
lively thought. to give Inc Il serenade"
This is my dorg," introduced jinn
mic proudly. His name Is Bunch O.
| Brightness but we call him Bunch for
every day. Get your cat, Cad Glad's
cat is blue ribboner"
The big, fluffy Persian was brought
out for the admiration of the guest.
who regarded 1t with coldy critical
eyes.
where's Don's PETE"
It's parrot" explained Gladys.
Hes in the house-iu a cage When
we got Fluff we had to shut the parrot
up, cause he wanted to pick Fluffs
eyes out"
You orter hear the parrot TALK
cried Jimmie. HE can say 'Now's the
tine Go it,, old boy, and I'll bet on
you plain as | can"
Lets bring him out" tempted the
adorable one, land look at all three
together and see which is the nicer
est y7
ooh. we cart" cried Gladys hastily.
'If they sh2Eld f2ht, Aunt FiEie would
he most scarf to death"
The back of the adorable one Is
turned sQuarely upon the timorous
Gladys. Girls" wltherAgly. are al
ways scarf"
II guess we'd better Glad" said jim
mic slowly. she said do everything
we could to make Bobby happy"
Wen make everybody happy" an
severed Bobby Serenely. Wen give
her n Sarah Nadcr'
Whats Il Sarah Nader"
He means lemonade interposed