The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-08-10

way SO that the kid could see her,
and one day Jane opened the window
Ct learned this later), and asked
Juanita (the kids name) if she
! wanted a candy. The kid made Il
face and ran away. No getting
civil word ont of Jane that night.
Once she shifted "Jlanita! What
name!" Adding (Jane loves to add:
"Just you wait till l get hold Of herr"
Dolls, we tried, jumping jacks.
humming tops, dolls tea set
(things that Jane played with when
she was that age), and Teddy bear
| (Which l bought specially. We had
! made our call long lefore this, but
| the call had only whetted James ap-
petite for further information, and
every night before she went to sleep
Jane lay and wondered.
II WONDER" said Jane one night.
| whether she does study s-rt or II
that art magazine was just BLUM.
'Ah," I remarked, Il wonder"
Il wonder" said Jane, why they
left the place where they used to live
| and why the postmaE doesn't bring
them any letters"
"Ah," remarked. II wonder"
| Il wonder" said Jane, eff she IS
older than him and if that hair OF
| hers is her own"
Adding:
"Drat that contrary kid"
That was on Saturday night. The
next morning, getting up late, heard
voices downstairs. Tiptoeing to the
head of the stairs l heard enough.
| and l was downstairs before you
could say Jack Robinson.
Jane must have had the kid in for
| some time, for the fruit shop was out
of stock and the consumption of can
dy was strong and steady. l gave
Juanita the Teddy bear to play with,
worked the jumping jack, spun the
humming top and set the dolls
things for breakfast.
| Then we started.
"Nice little Teddy bear" said Jane.
mice little Teddy bear goes to the
seashore every summer"
Juanita looked wise, but was sud-
denly stricken with silence.
'See the sand" said Jane, "and
plays in it, and sees all the water"
| We both looked encouragingiy at
the owlish child, but the owlish child
made no remark
That's what the Teddy bear does
said Jane, land so do l."
! Silence from the child.
"And SO do l." l made remark.
Silence from the child.
do you?" asked Jane.
This was brutal, but Jane was ex-
asperated.
II want to go home" said Juanita.
"Do you like apples?" asked Jane.
Eyes" said Juanita.
| do you like oranges?"
do pos: yoS like canay:"
Eyes"
do you like to go and play on The
sand?"
Il want to go home" said Juanita.
l jumped that jumping-jack, spun
the top and put real sugar and cream
in the dolls tea set.
| do you like to play?" asked jana
| eyes," said Juanita.
do you love your papa"
"Yes."
do you love your mamma?"
| "Yes."
"What does your papa 10 in the
city,"
Il want to go homc," said Juan
ita.
"Juanita, listen to me. Where did
you come from before you moved
here?"
"A million miles"
"Now, Juanita; that isn't nice.
Where did you come from? Was It
Pompton?"
II want to 60 home"
"Was it Peapack?"
II want to go home"
"Does your mamma paint, JuaL,
tia? Does she have little brushes
and paint?"
Silence from the child.
Ibid you have a girl to cook and
wash, Juanita?"
II want to go home"
Listen. Juanita. Have you got
grammar"
yes"
whats her name?"
II forget"
"Now think. Think and you shall
have" James eye wandered for
something suitable.
1.-THE Teddy bear?" cried the child.
"Yes," said Jane, and she gave me
a look that said, "Once get her start.
ed and she'll tell everything, and 1t
was only a dollar ninety-eight, any.