Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-31
you must be mIstaken, Y she said.

you must be mistaken,H she said.
 T am Dr. North-Tom North, my
 mother wrote" He was blushing a little at the queerness of her reception.
 You = you are little Tommy? ? Why She began to laugh merrily, and the young man laughed, too, bit stifiy, for he did not understand the joke. "You have the advantage of me" he said.
 Madge sobered at his tone and real ized that she was not displaying any marked hospitality, She held out a repentant hand, which the young man took eagerly. "We're sort of cousins, I guess," she said. Anyway, if you are Tommy North we've been looking for you, so get in, and we'll start"
 T can go away if 1t is not ccnven- ient," protested the man.
 Convenient! After I've worked for three days getting picture books and kites and little blue overalls ready for you? No, sir; you will have to use all those things"
 You see," she explained as she drove along, i've got the impression from some one that you were about eight years old. Your mother never mentioned your age or height, and so we got ready for small boy, and-and here are some cookies I brought along so that you would not ask questions on the way home" She thrust a paper bag into his hands.
 They were both laughing like chill dren as they drove in at the gate, and by the time explanations were made to Mrs. Vaughn the young man was thankful that the surprise had hap pened. He felt that it had been a good thing to take Madge by surprise, for when two people have laughed to- gether they have rapidly progressed in their acquaintance.
 On the very first day Mrs. Vaughn had looked at the two with compre- hension in her eyes, and as the weeks grew into months she felt reasonably sure that Madge would never go back to the office.
 "Why should she," whispered the old CT woman to herself, "when a prosper ous young physician is not only will ing, but obviously anxious, to monop- olize herr" -...
 The day before he was scheduled to go back to the city a new man by reason of Pinecroft air and agreeable companionship they took the big red and blue kite to the top of a nearby hill to fly 1t. It scared clear above the trees as the man slowly unwound the long yellow string. The girl watch ed 1t rather sadly, for as yet there had been no word of love between them and she realized that she had grown to care so much that it was hard not to let him see it. She felt glad, though, that she had not let him see 1t, be- cause there might be another girl in the city to whom he was bound, and she-well, she had her work at the office. The tears had come into her eyes, and now they splashed over. The young man looked up just in time to catch sight of them, and, letting the string go, he turned and caught her in his arms.
 Dear" he whispered, "what is it?" She did not speak, but she did not try to get away either, and after a mo- ment he said:
 "Is it because am going away-is It, Madge?" She shook her head. .
 "Why. then" he urged, tell me-" Suddenly she began to laugh-a soft little laugh that made the man hold ler closer.
 T was only wondering" she said, whether or not there was a girl"-
 You bet there is," he interrupted, and I've got her right where I want Ter" Which sentence, slangy as it vas, seemed to be wholly satisfactory o Madge.