Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-12-04

looked quite thin and white for 1T
tie girl named Rose, but she looked up
happily when Bob entered.
'Hi Bobby" she said in her jolly IL
tie chuckle. you has to be my Muv-
yer this day. Halo, Muvver Bob"
Bob had to smile. well, kidlet,
what do you want to do most of all? Go
on cutting out pictures?"
mo. I'm tired of that. What I
want to do most is to write story for
the Children's Page bout my Moses.
You must write it, an I'll tell you
what to write. She Is the most cum
ningest kitten that ever was She does
more funny things than that kittie you
read about last week"
Bob went for paper and pencil, which
he put down beside Rose, and Moses
climbed up beside her to see what was
going on.
Suppose you begin the story while
run out and tell Roy l can't go hunt
Ing with him this afternoon. Don't
stir till l come back. will you, Rose"
How long?" asked Rose, anxlously.
"Oh, a minute or two, you can write
on the paper, but don't get down out
of your chair"
"All right 1 won't. honor bright"
said Rose, and Bob knew she always
did what she promised, especially when
she said honor bright"
Its a plagued shame!" said Roy.
when Bob told him. Cant you tie her
up somehow, and come on for a little
while?"
shes as good as tied up now" said
Bob. ''for she's promised me not to
stir"
"Hark! What's that?" asked Roy.
Both boys listened
Sounds like brass band" said Bob.
Lets just run down to the turn IN
see what 1t is"
Both boys ran to the turn. and far
far down the road they saw a cloud of
dust. They watched for a moment a
clrcusw gasped Bob.
1t was the first time In the lifetime
of those two boys that a circus had
come to their little farming town. Bob
and Roy forgot poor little Rose, and
tore down the read to meet the circus
1t was a long time before Bob remem-
bered. Then his conscience smote him
terribly.
Poor little Kid" he thought. at
ought to go back to her" But Just
then a bear began cutting up as il he
wanted to escape. and all the animals
turned restless, and there was so much
excitement that Bob forgot again. The
circus had turned down a long level
road. and Bob was quite a ways from
home when he thought OF Rose again.
1t was getting late In the afternoon.
and with great effort he turned his
face homeward As he looked toward
his home. which was almost out OF
sight, he saw a big, golden blaze.
Looks like fire." he thought to HIM
self. Then like flash came the men,
DRY OF his mothers warning to look
after the FIRE He turned suddenly
faint. What IL the house was on FIRE
and Rose was burned TO DEATH She
would not stir from that chair when
she had promised honor bright" He
flew like the wind mp tae road. bending
his head and speeding as he had so Of
ten done in racing with the boys. His
fright made his swift. He did not stop
for anything. but went on-on-on
with the horrible fear in his heart
He hardly dared look up TIL he was
almost home then he gave a r-asD Of
relief. The fire was nothing more nor
less than the setting sun blazing on the
upper windows.
He stole softly into tSe house There
was poor little Rose, her head on her
arms. She was talking to herself.
II hope muffin dreadful has happened
to my darling Brother Bob. He said
be would come back In a minute. and
seems IL II was long minute. and