The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1906-10-27

banged the door hard and helped himself to fresh
~ baked heavily sugared jumbes from the big tray
full on the kitchen table
Rose, who had had a long siege of whooping
cough-such foolish disease, Bob thought-was
cutting out pictures at the dining room table She
looked quite thin and white for little girl named
Rose, but she looked up happily when Bob en-
tered.
Hi, Bobby" she said. in . jolly little chuck
le. Y on have to be my muv'er this day. Halo
Muvver Bob"
Bob had to smile. well. kidIet. what do you
want to do most of all! Go cutting out pic
lures 2"
NO I'm tired of that. What want to do
most is to write story bout my Moses. You must
write it, an III tell you what to write. She Is the
most cunningest kitten that ever was. She does
more funny things than that kitte 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 | can't go hunting with him this aft
ernoon. Don't stir till | come back, will YOU
Rose! Z"
How long," asked Rose, anxiously
oh, minute two; you write on the
paper. but don't get down out of your chair"
"All right | won't, honor bright" said Rose,
and Bob knew she always did what she promised.
especially when she said "honor bright"
Its plagued shame!" said Roy, when Bob
told him. Cant you tie her up somehow and
come for little while?'
Shes good tied now" said Bob for
she's promised not to STIR
"Hark! What's that" asked Roy
Both boys listened
Sounds like a brass band" said Bob
Lets Just run down to the turn to see what it
Both boys ran down to the turn. and far, far
down the road they Il cloud of dust. They
watched it for moment. "A circusl" gasped
Bob.
1t was the first time in the lifetime of those two
boys that circus had come to their farming town
Bob and Roy forgot poor little Rose and tore down
the road to meet the circus. 1t was long time
before Bob remembered. Then his conscience
smote him terribly.
Poor little kidr' he thought: Il ought to go
back to her"
But just then bear began cutting up as if he
wanted to escape, and all the animals turned rest
less, and there much excitement that Bob
forgot again The circus had turned down a long
level road. and Bob was quite ways from home
when he thought of Rose again. It was getting
late in the afternoon, and with great effort he
turned his face hOmeward As he looked toward
has home, which was almost out of sight, he saw
big golden blaze. Looks like fire. he thought
TO himself. Then like flash came the memory
of his mothers warning to look after the fire. He
turned suddenly faint. What if 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 few like the wind up the road.
lone in racing with the bows His fright made
ending his head and speeding as he had so often
aim swift. He did not stop for anything but went
n-on-on with the horrible fear in his heart
He hardly dared look up till he was almost
1pme then he gave a gasp of relief The fire was
nothing more or less than the setting sun blazing
"a the upper windows.
He stole softly into the house. There was poor
little Rose her head her arms. She was talk
ing to herself
Il hope muffin dreadful has happened to my dar-
lag brother Bob. He said he would come back in
= minute and seems if it was a long minute, and
know my dear, big brother Bob wouldn't go
If and leave his little sick sister all alo-o-one.
Maybe big BEARS ate him. But I can't 90 to see
cause promised honor bright I've had time to
have whole long nap. l didn't spose minute
was so long. Did you, Moses?"
Bob tiptoed softly behind her and picked her
up in his He Rugged her hard and cuddled
Ter, and told her wonderful stories with animals in
hem that barked and mewed and crowed and
growed, and Rose forgot all the lonely time. and
hought her big brother Bob was the dearest that
ever was. And after that day she was not mis-
AIKEN. for Bob forgot his little sister again.
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