The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-21
THE MOUTHS OF BABIES.
By Troy Allison.

| Copyrighted, 1907, by c. H. Sutcliffe. I'd like to come over there" said a small feminine voice somewhere from the neighborhood of the hedge row. Drayton, sitting on his garden bench with a newspaper and cigar. turned forward the hedge that separated the two gardens, and locating his visitor She was evidently standing on some- thing high enough to enable her to over look the adjoining territory
 Drayton went over to the hedge and looked down into some exceedingly blue eyes. surrounded by fun of yellow hair, surmounted by a still fuffier blue bow. Hello" he said, looking down from his six-foot height. Where did you come fromT
 rye been here often and peeped through" she confided. Lift me over, she commanded in the tone of one ac- customed to be obeyed. holding out her arms.
 He lifted her over to his side of the hedge and she ran directly to his rus' tic seat
 I'm not prepared to entertain ladies'" He stood with his hands in his pockets and smiled into her upturned face. What can offer you madam2"
 'T'll take chocolate. please" She settled her skirts over her chubby It, tie legs and smiled back ingratiating- ly.
 Drayton looked dubious.
 "Er-Tm sorry to say the chocolate is all out--wouldn't grapes do, he sug- gested
 "Yes-I dess dwapes will do very nicely, thank you," and Drayton inn agined she was probably giving very good imitation of her mothers man. ner
 xUho,, ha rat,r0ad from tha housa with a bunch of grapes and huge peach, he found that she had filled her lap with his choicest roses. and was hugging them to her face.
 I'm doing to live here always-I'm doing to marry you" she announced.
 Drayton, thrty-six and bachelor. actually felt his face turn red.
 "Er-when?" he asked feebly.
 lust as soon as you can det the be- dagement ring"
 Of course--of courso--anything you say. But what might be the nama of my future wife?"
 "Louise-it's mamma's name, too"
 Tt would be lovely to have wife named Louise, but you wouldn't like my house. little girl it's full of pipes and things
 T could stay out in the dargen with the roses-and you could bring an um- brella and hold 1t over me when 1t rained," she suggested resourcefully.
 That would certainly be&eunique. see YOU wouldn't be able to plan things like a real housewife should. But do you think you could stand the pipes?'
 You could keep all your pipes in on" room-and I could have little blue and white room and not have any pipes. couldn't I? l never have any pipes in my room.
 That's the scheme-we'll plan that blue and white ribbon room righ' away he agreed heartily.
 His housekeeper was Surprised when the paperhangers came the next day and did the south room in blue. She was still more surprised when the van drove up with all the furnishings for a dainty little bedroom. She felt hurt. considering how long she had been In his services. It was special slight for Drayton not to tell her. first of all. that he intended to be married.
 But Drayton. following a whim, was fitting up the room according to the childs fancy.
 Late one afternoon he strolled down the garden path, and found little Louise waiting for him to lift her over the hedge
 Your blue room is all finished. lit tie wife" he said, tossing her in the alr, to her great delight Its ready for you o look at. told the house. keeper young lady was going to visit her this afternoon" Are there blue roses on the wall?