New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

LIS g.-5-z-- ..---s he KEY Little Anne
--- -z- ----------- She was thoroughly e---
4 --- he excitement she had created / was -o-
4 -- -=- ---- have much attention from -he
A II T------- ---- were al Big and healthy. and
4 as -aE --.--- --- nd The bows were strong.
/ = l--e ---- -.- ---- and pale and PLAIN.
4 Hiss E-.--- E----- Know / vas -le-e- sand
-=z--z ---.- ----.--a he cook hat Ie- me N
4 -.r 5l- -.-- --- -. know her. asked Joe Ior-
= no Was -------- e--E great tease Ills tone
/ s------ a-- .---- Anne face flushed
#- ---L ..-= ---= she sa5G. and Ie-l2--,la Is
.- ---5 20 re ..--E -1ev Ee- ou- Il her Il -he
4 -=--l ---e----.- made through he garden
-= 1=-~==- HE .-e-- I'D servant and ne lonely
an % 2. --~ said E--le Anne presently.
] - --=- --=-.- 7 shall see ne -eI room.
81. rc1 ---.. sid Tge Miss N5lllcer- shut
--.--a -a- ----= 40. when E--le Mile died and
~ believe g. has ever been -pe-ec since
II ------- stared WIN round eyes a ms on
E-r 5-r--. =-ea-.er -. asked Emma Joplilg-
Nobody z-.E- sa,E Joe --lys-e-lo-sly-
r awhile --= .E-- children sa- Il silent circle
--- lie --g e The Iorl--g kitchen through
--se- --.- --a- Led l--g ne -eN- room came
--- Il q ----. -l-ous lullaby crog1ec ~ Mrs
ING . he -z- --d -1e s-lal-es- 81 he Jopllng
recently E---- -orli-g spoke 90 What do you
md --- -ae -ez- -i-ae g, - said little Anne
b. Eaea She .se=-saned Je-1aiaa. not a word
1--- vo- -.-s .f.a- The red room. she said
II cc-- -.- a- Miss MIlcerr know that you
-7-e She -.e--- Ike children.
LIE ---e 5-- = q low chair = front y The
-7- --e and -..ze6 back and forth Is Mss
--si- laIlE. .a--5-la, she asked
SIZE lonely. said fe-li-aa.
L-~rr -.- 49, - 7,.-,a1-- nd
-e-.-es E-e- She had helped % put al u
.---g babies -. led and mad rashed Pa JoI-
- supper l-s-e- md had heard Emma lopllng
-r tsz-. a--- had corrected Joe JopHLS
- 7.- had ---e-. .--r- away - bed. she had cTled
-5 dark ~ -a- -algh II her mother bps and
---tss .t hey mother hands For little Anne
- orphan. and though the Joplngs were nct
----r .-er did -.- know that 70 q lonely HLcle
Is ne greatest thing II the world % De
-5 1a- -ee- alone. little Anne Fltiea Mss
5,a- ,al-- she s4:d when Jerlinaa came over
-1 --e p. se- a. fresh 5rou.
.--z ----- -le --gu with q careful finger, then
80 = l.H- "a The -able. Don't YOU % -
- 1e- She said she needn't be lonely i
nay. Has The question Oh little Annes lips;
A--ea mar questions were not really polle'
~. 27re- ---. --- -re little longer and then
1..e had a -.e -.rae. Je-lliula She said, and
-.[ -- - woman rough hand "lth HeI -I-i-
- - - ---z-- ~ her with sof-eued eyes. No"
a-g- 81 c."- again and wait for laIch am
~ = ge- hers -.r And she brought out eggs
.GF-+ s1- began ~ make golden batter
N cg ... think -r77ar-s" said little Anne.
80 55- -e-.-e had been invited - lunch al me
IN '1-se said Ter1i-ua. and that settled IL
-.- 49, 49, -a'er. wleu jemlma brought plate q
.-ss ls7-es i--. The dining room Miss MiLcent
NJ y i-l-- her book
~ ~ laa- noise Jernlrna," she asked stern-y
---g + s- -1e -..r had come . soft grooming song
III -- q ea.5 than treble
n 70 1e-.-a. ice flushed. It's little Anne,
--e SAID
la-5 ~ -.-s --1e." Miss MilEcents voice was