The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1908-03-06
PRINCE. HENRY'S
DEMISE
(CopyrIght, Ia Daily story Pnb. 90
BY LULU L. BAKER


II you come III, EuQIe, yOu.ll. HdN6
to sit on the bread can" laughed Eliza.
beth turning round in her chair to
look at her nephew, who was seven
years old, had freckles and bare legs,
and was protecting the doorway with
arms akimbo
I've got toad in my pocket" Ed
die said, abruptly bringing the bread
can close to the wobbly legs Of a one
time sewing table, now serving as
typewriter desk
How lovely!" Elizabeth was never
hysterical; Eddie would have scorned
her if she had been.
Fat as butter-caught him on a
log-bu-"
Something was the matter with Ed
dies speech at this point; he couldn't
get the words out just right. Elizabeth
glanced at him. He wasn't crying?
No, but his lips were dreadfully twist
ed in the effort to keep from it. A
sudden spasm of anger caused him
to throw the toad on the floor
Put him in the bathtub and turn
the faucet on, advised the girl, SO he
wouldn't think she noticed his agita-
ton.
Il found him on a log, and-and.
prince Henry was with me-and he
got drowned" he finished, laconically,
as if that ended everything Resum-
ing his novel seat, he became the
sturdy little stole she had always
loved.
1--WE fished him out, me and Tit
mouse Saunders, and he's drying off,
with big leaf over him, so he won't
be all wet when we bury him"
Where's your mother?"
Gone to Aunt Mildred's dress-up."
That was his originally devised name
for any social event.
$50 | came over, thinking you might
come to the funeral this afternoon,
and maybe preach it?" he added with
rising infection If Elizabeth had not
been looking directly into his earnest
face just then she must Aave shaken,
with laughter, but with the real grief
she sawtthere, she couldn't have even
smiled.
iii come, Eddie, but hardly think
I'm capable Of attending to the serv-
ices" she managed to- say.
Prince Henry, in explanation, was
pup of uncertain ancestry.
you'll be there, thought" wistfully.
Eddie never coaXed.
Eyes, and I'm very sorry, comrade;
accept my sympathies-"
Certainly; don't mention it," the
boy answered, majestically, as he got
up from the bread can.
He gritted his teeth as he picked up
the toad which had been the cause of
Prince Henry's untimely death. One
would have thought he wanted to tor
talre it. "The services will be at three
O'Clock" came from,over Eddie's shout
der as he went out.
After luncheon a ring came at the
door.
Hello, Bee, what are you going to
do this afternoon?" called a CHEEKY
voice from behind the screen, as she
came into the hail.
Come in and can tell you better.
You must have something booked,
you're oJunconventionally early"
Il have, but shoe your formali-
ties" T"
well can't go if it were to spend
the day in Paris, for Eve stayed home
from Aunt Mildred's, presumably to
finish story, part of which is already
printed, and now l find l must attend
a funeral"
"A funerall"
Then she told him, and the mingled
amusement and understanding in his
kindly face showed he appreciated the
situation-and the girl. That kid"
though, was all he said.
We'll go to Paris, then, some other
day." a mischievous quirk at one
corner of his mouth, For I'm going
with you"
"Oh, doctor, you daresn't-"
Are you going to begin to be one
OF those dreadfully proper people now?
afraid to help a youngster, and, me,
incidentally" he exclaimed almost
roughly. I've run off from the office
this afternoon on purpose to be with
you, and I'm going to. Get your para
sol and come along. I'd just as lief |
go to a dogs. funeral with you as any
place else" he whispered
Eddie greeted them on the yeranda, |
gravely meeting the young physicians
outstretched hand.
"Come around, it's all locked up in
front" he said, leading the way.
Two or three, little fellows were
there, and over against the dry-goods
box, once serving as Prince Henry's
home, was big shoe box, with black
calico Enthusiastically arranged about it.