Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-06

absent tone, either. being too absorbed tn the contemplation of her Sootgear.
 'Tisn't bit easy to tie bows, now not since I've growed % much. growed all this much since Christmas.' 2 ehc indicated on sturdy black stock inged leg space of about three inches. Her tone held subtle expsc- tation of his astonishment. The man was coughing again. When hc could find his voice. he said. Real ly!" with quite the requisite note of awe in his voice, and she rippled into a gleeful laugh.
 Just you wait till i've growed all I've got in me! Then you1l be s'prised." She laughed again at the thought of 1t. I'm going to be 'mense big. You can. If you're good. you know"
 T shouldn't wonder" said he.
 You're very big!.. she drew long breath. T s'pose you're drefful good. What makes you all like-bony? Cause you growed too fast?'
 He laughed little bitterly. T sup pose that must have been it.''
 I'm Bess, and I'm six" she said wlstfully.
 ''Indeed!" said he, somewhat amused. He pressed hand to his side to stifle fade from his lips. I'm Langham, and I'm very much older than six, Bess," " he said, after pause.
 Bess clasped her hands in front ut cne knee, and her brows puckered. "When broked my doll, was horrid sorry" she said. T s'pose you haven't get no dolll"
 .No."
 When eated all my candy. too. cried hard-once. Pr'aps-p'r'aps- you've eated all your candy!"
 You've hit 1t. Bess, this time. That's just 1t. I've eated all my candy
 There's more-in the shops"
 Bess went back to her seat. A steamer was passing over the water to the pier, and her attention was caught by 1t. Do steaming- boats go to bed at night!" she inquired abrupt ly.
 T don't know. No, don't think they do. Of course they do not" a.
 Tt would be drefful big bed. I s'pose the shops hadn't any big enough. so they couldn't have none," said Bess thoughtfully Then her mood changed. She crushed her wide hat down over her ears and laughed out at him from rnder the improvised bonnet. When the sun shines-hard, then do this," l" she said. What do you do?"
 Grin and bear it," said Langham. carelessly. Then he caught her puzzled glance and reproached himself. T come here. Bess. and lie in the shade. as you see. It's the best plan"
 Tits dreflul dull. Don't you ever play yourself?" The childish eyes al- most held pain at the thought of his dullness.
 "Oh, yes. of course-what am l thinking ebout! You never saw any one play as do. Why, play at heaps of things!"
 What frst7" asked Bess. the inex- orable.
 Langham cudgelled his brains. "Oh, Curiosity, thy name is-Woman!" he muttered. A struggle to repress the laughter which he felt would offend the small Miss Dignity beside him brought but another nt of coughing. When 1t Was over, ~weil. I make fairy boats. to hegin with," was his declaration.
 The rejoinder was inevitable. Make some now," commanded Bess.
 The mans hand went weakly to his pocket He brought out letter and shook 1t out of its envelope. The two sheets of notepaper were yellow and . little worn. He looked at them for a moment. Then he folded sheet in two. Bess forsook her seat and crept over the sand to watch. She dug little elbow into his chest to steady herself, and he bit his lips and then panted: but he did not ask her to move it. Az best he could. he fash toned a boat out of paper. and as he did so there came a rush of remem- brance of his own childish days, and his fingers trembled.
 Tt takes a drefful long time to make . tcat!" complained the small maid. with a sigh: and Tt does," said the boatmaker. with a sigh not less deep than hers.
 At last 1t was made and Bess clapped her hands with delight The boat had charming sail in the middle of it, and looked quite real. and was beauti- fully light. There was q little space underneath it into which you could poke your little finger, and SO hold the