Middletown transcript., 1906-12-22
FINDING THE WAY OUT
BY OWEN OLIVER

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again, but Mrs. Fray uloK hold !
OF her arm
Then be mine, my dear she
begged / am ia enough W pel
your grandmother You can go
away to.night.
Indeed you can The PRIZES:
sor declared
She drew a deep blta1tll ! will;
lst;ly tonight with Mrs Fray.
she said slowly. Good evening,
sir. She bowed to The professor
with great dignity.
When they had gone he poked
The fire almost to destruction.
Well, I'm dashed he mnttered.
Pour little thing Poor little
thing ] suppose I'D better leave
her alone till tomorrow It's
livery awkward but Really i
almost think I should like her.
| He sat down again to his writ
ling, but could not fix his mind
upon it. At last he got up reso
Ilutely and walked round to Mrs.
Fray's room. They we're talking
over the fire. Miss Cousins eyes
appeared as though she haA been
lcrying, but they flashed Zen he
appeared.
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which know | s. kKed very awk-
wardlg for dE PLEASURE. Now
that / have bad time TO realize
thoroughly the defect 10 your
age, and hine, I wish TO welcome
you heartily, and to do all in my
power to be of service to you.
Believe me.
Miss Cousins looked at him
)frowningls for a moment; +; but
the frown gradually smoothed
tout into 8 smile, and suddenly she
| held out her hand. I do believe
you, she said. It wasn't your
fault really. Iquite see now that
| / can't stay here.
j Yon can stay with Mrs. Fray
till after Christmes Then / will
make the best arrangements that
/ can for you, if you find you can
trust me.
! trust you already, she said
frankly | am sure you would
have been very good to me, if ]
had been young enough.
You Should see the prepara-
tions he made for you, Mrs. Fray
told her meaningly.
No, no! he cried hastily It's
too absurd.
i Doiet me see themi she begged.
You can = begin BY refusing the
] first thing ! ask.
He smiled, Very we'll Come
land laugh at me. He led them
down tile passage and opened .
door This, he said, is your night
nursery. He nodded at a little
cot daintiIy decked in white and
a variety of childish furniture
What dear little room she
cried. like everything, aud the
wall paper best Of all. She
smiled at the boys aud girls with
their hoops, and the animals and
boats and swans.
The professor chose it himself,
Mrs. Fray whispered as be went
on ahead. You've no idea what
Interest he took in il.
| Itwas very, very kind, the girl
said softly
This, the professor announced, !.
is your day nursery we chose
il because il looks ever the gar-
den and is light and airy.
II is lovely, she declared.
Were these books all for me 4
Dear old Anderson, sshock-
HEADED Peter, Alice in Won.
derland Did you think ! should
be able to read that. professor
| Moo; but 1 could have read it
10 you. meant to devote a little
ltineio you every day Yon we're
his child. you see and really IL
would have been a pleasure. 1
am sorry to lose it.
She smiled up at him. | dou't
know that Tin too old to like L
little Ut yDur time: You bought
that great rocking horse for me?
And those pretty dolls ? And the
dolIies house and cradle OH /.
Size clasped her bands Ishvuld
have been happy here, if | lad
Ebeen Il little girl | almost wish
She walked over TO she window
and wiped her eyes furliveIy
i After d few moments the pro-
fessor pst his hand on her shoul-
der. ! am so glad That il would
have pleased You. Perhaps we
can find some grown Up pleasures