Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-11-13
Angels Fad.
By ANNA MUNS0N.
Copyrighted 1908, by Associated
Literary Press.
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Michael Angelo Moultrie was his
name, and the diminutive Of Angel"
bestowed upon him by a doting moth
err was well applied. At least this was
the opinion of other tenants in the pig
! Burlington apartment house.
/ Angel was eight years old, but he
scarcely looked six, with'his long gold
en- curls and ethereal beauty. In his
velvet suits he suggested some child of
/ the Little Lord Fauntleroy period held
over into an age of Buster Browns.
Mrs. Moultrie was possessed of n
theory that as the child is named so
the tastes incline, and she had set her
/ heart upon his being a painter.
Angels splotchy water colors were
carefully preserved in a huge portfolio
against the day they should become
1 the priceless memcntos of world
| famous painters youth
The only child of a widowed mother,
Angel was about as badly spoiled as a
boy could he and yet escape the reform
school, but his seraphic countenance
and his big. innocent eyes had enabled
him to successfully lie out of compile
lty in many Juvenile crimes Though
the small boys of the block invariably
explained that Angel was the instiga.
tor Of all the mischief, even their own
fond mothers believed them to be in a
conspiracy to destroy the fair fame OF
| the model child.
Angel was quick to perceive his pop
ularity, and with unerring instinct he
found his way to those apartments
where candy and cake were to be had.
He seemed to know when callers with
offerings of candy had visited the diff
ferent young women, and his own calls
were scheduled for the following day.
His one exception was Mamie Dim
mick. Mamie seldom entertained call
ers of the sort Angel most approved.
No five pound boxes of sweets lay
upon her table, and no great masses of
flowers scented the room, yet Angel
liked best of all to visit at the Dim
mick apartment. for there was a GER
tain tenderness in Mamie Dimmick's
manner of which Angel approved most
highly.
"She always looks like she's going to
cry" he had told his mother in an en-
deavor to discuss the girls peculiar
charm. "She looks like she's going to
cry, but she doesn't She just holds
you tight in her arms. and you feel
glad and sorry all at once"
Clearly this blending of emotions APP
pealed to Angel, for he was a regular
visitor to the Dimmicl apartment, and
the girl found odd comfort in his pratt
tie.
Mamie sorely needed comfort, for
the look of sadness in her eyes deepen
ed as the weeks sped by with no word
from Arthur Ryder. When he had
come to her with his face ahame with
happiness to tell her that he had found
his chance at last, that the firm had
decided to send him on a tour of the
African and Asiatic countries to intro
duce their wares, it had seemed that
fate, with kindly hands, had swept
barriers from their path
at will be the making of me-" Ar
thur had explained. Il start at Cape
Town and work Rp the east coast Of
Africa, then cross to Asia and SO up
to China. 1t will take about eighteen
months, but if | make a success l
shall be taken into the firm and we
can be married, dear"
Mrs Dimmick had refused to listen
to an engagement Time enough for
/ that when Arthur came back, she had
j told them. An engagement of a year
and a half would be worse than use
/ less.
1t would deprive Mamie of many
pleasures, and no formal engagement
was really necessary. If they both
were of the same mind when Arthur
should return there would be no oppo-
sition to a short engagement and an
early marriage.
And so Arthur had gone on his long
journey with gladness in his heart, for
Mamie had assured him that it did
not need the formality of ring and an
nouncement to ratify the promptings
of her heart.
First had come glowing letters from
London and from Cape Town, letters
that breathed Of hope and love, then
blank silence. For more than a year
not letter in the familiar handwrit-
Ing had been received, though an in
quiry at the office of the firm elected
the information that Mr.. Ryder was
not only alive, but exceedingly well.
according to his reports to the hone
Office
Mrs. Dimmiek had stormed at what
she had termed his discourtesy. but
Mamie would not listen to her moth
er's urgings that she go more into So
clety and forget the affront
In spite OF everything she still loved
Ryder. though pride forbade her to con-
less that fact even to herself. and she
had no heart for the hustle and stir of
social events. She preferred to stay
at nome and tell Angel the fairy stories
IN which he delighted.
She was telling for the hundredtb
tline one Of his favorite tales when
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