Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-09-27
Serenadlng
Felicia
BY OHIO B. SENC A
Copyright. 1905, by Ruby Douglas

run out, children; run out and
play" coaxed Felicia, '-shooing" them
along with the skirt of her pretty
gown.
"You come, too, Aunt Fillle," 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 Gladys; 1t
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. Eyes, Bobby, very particu-
lar company"
'I'll bet anything it's Mr.. Parker"
grumbled Jimmie Il don't want to go
away if it is
"Oh, let us stayr' cried Gladys, jump
ing up and down. "Mr. Parker'n want
to see us-he always does. You know,
Aunt Fillie," argumentatively, ''he
said the other day he was very fond
of children"
Eyes, 1 know" hurriedly, 'he is
fond of children-good children, obe-
dent children
''Then We'll 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
proachful eyes. HAS he got somepin
p'tic'lar to say to your" frigidly.
Felicia laughed and blushed rosily
81 think so. Bobby" gently. Now
Jimmie" coaxingly, you are the oldes
you ought to set the others a goot
example. Take them away and hav'
them play something. L want to tall
with Mr.. Parker little while, ant
then perhaps we'll play"
Jimmie rose grandly. "Pm mos
nine" Importantly. 'T1l boss the 9th
ers. Come on, kids"
He stopped and turned to his prett.
aunt with masculine superiority. "Bu
if you're smart you won't keep MI
Parker shut up In that dark parlo
very long. / bet he druther play tim
buktu.' Come on, Bob. What yo'
standin' there for?"
Felicia paused on the steps and looket
| back apprehensively. The adorable
one stood in the path, his feet planted
wide apart. his hands thrust into thu
| pockets of the recently acquires
| trousers and a faraway look upon hi
| beautiful face that somehow file
Felicia's heart with foreboding. Ha
she known Bobby better she Nigh
have feared lessor more! She ral
down the steps and laid n detainin
hand on Jimmie's arm.
Jimmie DEAR" she whispered i'm
| pressively, remember that Bobby
| your guest, and you must do every
thing you can to make him happy"
'AIl right" gruf1y, stNl with a sens
of being defrauded. Come, Bobby"
go with the others, Bobby" coaxet
Felicia aliuringly; they will show 20,
their pets
He brought his heaven turned eye
down to her face.
Some day." he breathed sweetly, a.
shall give you a Sarah Made"
$50 you shall, Bobby" gratefully
whenever you wish"
Bobby skipped away. and Felicia rar
singing up the steps,
isn't it sweet Of himf" she thought
81 never heard him sing except thai
once at All Saints. don't wonder they
call him the adorable one, Such 6
| lively thought, to give me serenade!
This is my dorg." introduced Jim
mie proudly. His name is Bunch o
Brightness. but we call him Bunch fol
every day. Get your cat, Cad. Glad't
cat is blue ribboner!'
The big, fluffy Persian was brough
out for the admiration of the guest
who regarded it with coldly critical
eyes.
"where's Don's petT
Its q parrot" explained Gladys.
"He's in the house-in q cage. When
we got Fluff we had to shut the parrot
up, cause he wanted to pick Fluff's
eyes out"
"You orter hear the parrot talkr'
cried Jimmie. HE can say 'Now's the
time Go it, old boy and Tll bet on
you,' plain as I can."
Lets bring him out" tempted the
adorable one, "and look at all three
together and see which is the nicer
est"
'Oh, we can'tw cried Gladys hastily.
'If they should fight, Aunt Fillie would
be most scarf to DEATH"
The back Of the adorable one Is
turned squarely upon the timorous
Gladys Girls" witheringly, ''are al
ways scartn'
II guess we'd better, Glad" said Jim-
mie slowly. "She said do everything
we could to make Bobby happy"
"We'll make everybody happy" an
swered Bobby serenely. well give
her q Sarah Nader
whats q Sarah Nader
"He means lemonade" fnterposed
Gladys, anxious for reinstatement.
'I'll help make it."
mo, it's q Sarah Nade-singlng and
and bringing gifts. You make q
p'cession and have your pets for gifts,
and We'll all sing"
Cant we dress upr The girl never
wanders far from her wardrobe.
"Nawr' in concert from the thret
masculines.
"Oh, / mean play dress up" pleaded
Gladys. "I'll put on one OF mammals
dress skirts, and Jimmie can put on
papa's coat"
HAS it got tails?" The possibilities
of the proposal appeal to the adorable
one.
81 can find one with tails" eagerly
'two tails"
''All right. Can't you put a skirt on,
Don? Then there'll be two ladies and
two gentlemens in the Sarah Made"
Don objected, but his minority vote
was not recorded, and twenty minutes
later the procession stole noiselessly
up the steps and opened the door into
the cool, dark hall.
Don, bearing the bellicose parrot,
staggered patiently up the front OF his
mothers new tailored skirt; Gladys,
with Fluff's claws digging wildly into
her bare arms, switched the train OF a