The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-08-30
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Felicia
by OHIO b. sENcA


Jimmie lou khld YOU'D pa. hh'
buktu today"
"Tm going 10 be very busy this
morning. Jimmie" eyaded Felicia.
Going TO try onfH cried Gladys
ecstatically. "oh, do let me stay"
TIN not going TO try on Gladys; II
isn't the dressmaker who ID coming"
Felicia smiled happily,
The brown eyes OF Bobby the adora-
BILE opened wider and then narrowed
knowingly. "You goln' 10 have p'tIclar
eomp'nyf' he demanded.
Felieia's joyous laugh rang out
sweetly. "Yes. Bobby. very partieu-
lar company"
I'm bet anything it's Mr.. Parker
rrumbled Jimmie Il don't want 10 go
away II II is."
"oh let us stayw cried Gladys, jump
I ing up and down. Mr. Parker'll want
TO see us-be always does. You know,
Aunt FillIe." argumentatiyely, "he
said the other day he was very fond
OF children" th
Yes, know" hurrledly, 'he Is
fond OF children good children. obe-
dent children
"Then wen thtay." agreed Donald
placldly
"Of COURSE asscnted Gladys and
Jimmie, with one accord, seating them
selves on the steps with cheerful alac-
rity. ~
Come on, Bob" Jimmie added pat
ronzingly.
But the adorable one stood aloof,
regarding Felicia with gravely re-
proachful eyes. Has he got somepin'
ptlc'lar to say TO youf" frigidly
Felicia laughed and blushed roslly.
Il think So Bobby" gently. Now,
Jimmie" coaxingly, you are the oldest
you ought to set the others a good
example. Take them away and have
them play something. want to talk
with Mr.. Parker little while. and
then perhaps wen play
Jimmie rose grandly. "i'm most
nine" Importantly. "Ill boss the 9th.
ers. Come on, kids"
He stopped and turned to his pretty
aunt with masculine superiority. 'But
II you're smart you won't keep Mr..
Parker shut up In that dark parlor
very long bet he druther play tim
buktu' Come on, Bob. What you
standln' there forf'
Felicia paused on the steps and looked
back apprehensively. The adorable
one stood in the path, his feet planted |
wide apart, his hands thrust into the
pockets of the recently acquired
trousers and faraway look upon his
beautiful face that somehow filled |
ruiiSi..'s h-~.. ---i.L s~.@laairu Had |
she known Bobby better she might |
have feared lessor more! She ran
down the steps and laid a OBTAINING
hand on Jlmmie's arm.
Jimmie, DEAR she whispered i'm
pressively, remember that Bobby Is
your guest, and you must do every
thing you can to make him happy"
"All right" gruifly, still with sense
Of being defrauded. "Come, Bobby"
go with the others. Bobby" coaxed
Felicia alluringly; "they will show You
their pets"
He brought his heaven turned eyes
down TO her face.
"Some day." he breathed sweetly, II
shall give you Sarah Made"
80 you shall, Bobby" gratefully,
whenever you wish"
Bobby skipped away. and Felicia ran
singing up the steps.
isn't IL sweet Of himr she thought
II never heard him sing except that
once at All Saints. don't wonder they
call him the adorable one Such a
lively thought, TO give me a serenader'
"Ihis is my dorg," introduced Jim
mie proudly. Ellis name Is Bunch O.
Brightness but we call him Bunch for
every day. Get your cat, Cad. Glad's
cat is blue rIbboner"
The big, fluffy Persian was brought
out for the admiration Of the guest,
who regarded II with coldly critical
eyes.
where's Don's petT
Its parrot" explained Gladys.
"IIe's In the house-in cage. When
we got rIufr we had TO shut the parrot
up, cause he wanted to pick Flun's
eyes out"
you orter hear the parrot talk"
cried Jimmie. 'IIe can say 'Nows the
time Go II, old boy and I'll bet on
you. plain as | 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'ty' cried Gladys hastily.
III they should fight, Aunt Fillie would
be most scarf 10 death"
The back Of tho adorable one IL
turned squnrely upon the timorous
Gladys, Girls" wltheringly. ''are al
ways scart!'
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. Wen give
her Sarah Made"
What's a Sarah Nader
"He means lemonade" intcrposed ,
Gladys, anxious for reinstatement |
"rll help make H."
mo, it's a Sarah Made singing and {
and bringing gifts You make q (
p'ccssIon and have your pets for gifts. |
and we'll all sIngu
Cant we dress upr The girl never
wanders far from her wardrobe.
HAS II got tailsf" The possibilities
OF the proposal appeal TO the adorable ,
one.
II can find one with tails" eagerly
two tails"
"All right Cant you put skirt on. ,
Doni Then fhcre'll be two ladies and
two gentlemens IN the Sarah Made" A
Don objected. bat bis 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 IA
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