The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-05-09
CHAPrER III.

b-;xh. hI,,a ~ a,d uloriors s,nl;.b+ ~
CornwsIl in tbe close atmoSnhere Of the
No. haa,ar ths+ cann,;as low
9as5o, ,a;.hhortood IN ,ba same 10
=, ~ .arna ho,r snotbsr child a girl'
-. =, c,aI;d roor, . .tranoa .If-Iike
Ioo,,irn ati,d ter dorL bo,r and aves
Sba aIso n,as GAZING mon a nictr1re.
49, 80 - nnothar L;rd - +h.t which
fssc;natod Artb,r panrhvddvn 1t was
onlv a common nbotograph taken upon
Slass II Vas nictnre Of herself; and
navar ala b;,b. horn besntv arrayed for
hall contemnIate her reflected image in
nlate glass with more pleased attention
thar did tbis child of noverty that mis-
ersbIe inartistic sun-nicture.
Now she held II straight before her,
now obIioue,y. now in the full light, and
now in the shadow now she frowned and
then she smiled II was a Narcissa who
had fallen in love with herself.
While. she was thus engaged. huInming
tuneraIl the time. a stout, dirty-looking
woman game into tbe. room: but so abb
sorhad was the child that she was .un-
conscious of This presence until the in
truder snoke ~
what have Won got there. EIeonore p
"Mv nicture ,; answered the child. with
ont taxing ber ewes off the beloved object
"Notber had II taken Yesterday"
..Sbe had better ha; bought herself a
hottle Of conqb medicine or ha' kept her
money towards her rent than have spent
If in sucb rubbish" retorted the woman
aRut 7 wantad II and 7 would have
II ~ cried tbe child with the air of a
duchess uho had been removed for ex-
trayaeance
you're nice vonng chit Won are 7"
exclaimed the woman .rd buy YOU like
nessas If 7 was vour mather: I'd buy
a good cane for your back
The girl answered. with a derisive
Ianob "If any one was to heat me. I'd
MT no;son IN tho;r Zoo IA s,notber them
with the pillows when thew were in bed
Ia nu+ n;ns into their aarsp
AWbv Won horrible IittIe wsetch !" cried
tbe woman shrinking back involuntarily.
"Ha ba ba % laughed the child. clap
ming bar hands ..vo,, coo Won orest big
woman. are afraid of little me. But
come here, Mrs Drew" She went on.
CHANGING bar tome 70 ona ~ WINNING soft
ress ..co,,o o,5 lool, Of nv nictura
don,t vo, tbirk Tn, verv nrettr ~ and
cb lnnl-od with an arch
o,,iia An tha ,nalioa had d;ed ont of
her faca which now wore an expression
of babv-lika Innocence
"Wbat witch If is p, mnttered the
woman Who cbad her ebrintinglv
"a tbongb She tbongbt her a thing an
cannv."
"Rut am NOT nrettv dear Mrs
Drew reneated Eieonore istilI more
coaxinoIv. and holding nm tbe nicture. ~
shall he q fine ladv some dav and ride in
nv carriage. and have sucb neonle as Won
TO wait mon me.n
Here the conversation was interrunted
bv tbe entrance of . male conservative
looking noorlv dressed woman
Mamma cried F1eonore running 70
her "NIrs Drew WON'T toll me that am
pretty.~
That is because Mrs. Drew is afraid
of making my little girl vain" answered
her mother, stopping down and fondling
her.
oh you're as bad as she is" cried
Eleonore, pushing her angrily away; II
wish you were dead ~
Il haven't patience with you. ma'am,"
cried the andlady; you're running that
u
her and she so ungrateful for all your
indulgence, too"
"Oh, the darling doesn't mean 1t; 1t is
only her pettishness, murmured the
mother.
I'D soon beat the pettishness out of |
her if she was my girl" muttered the
landlady as she went out of the room.
II have come back to YOU with good
news, my darling" said the mother. ..Your |
good aunt has sent us sufficient TO fake
us away from this dreary place into
France. where we shall find kind friends" |
And shall have fine clothes and gold |
rings. and necklaces. and silk dresses and |
servants TO wait uDoD mesr
"You NAV NOT have all tbesa 5arI;nr
INT Won win have q comfortabla 49,,
and nurs air"
.,r, ~. -,
nc - Hill eoIne ai,erwardS!
u my ~ ~ n1pe snah NE l
"ouip noonel " ueau man poor ana
we snsii SUI" ie"'e 'ii's mouse ana Mrs.
D, Nv ,,., -,
dush, my udtiluS. one mas Oeen very
goou 20 US ~ iel 1ei we snoula o1teh
nave oeen M..lou' iyou anu n'u She oeen
h3rSn, as luoSt idhuiaules are, we should