The state herald., 1908-01-10
They we're
BLIND

Herrick, as they waited on the sta.
ton platform for the train. ITS
cruel to think that you will not see
her again for whole week, but we
must remember all the friends down
to Bixby who have never seen her
even once"
That's fact" Herrick agreed,
generously. You write me every word
they say about her, Bessie-especially
Uncle Doctor. ! bet he'll be aston
ished to see such fine, angelic baby
81 know he will. The truth is, one
reason I'm so eager to take the baby
down there is that she's never had
any real appreciation outside of ours.
It's no wonder, in big, selfish city
like Chicago, where every one is abb
sorbed in his own affairs. Why, even
the grocers boy acts as If he were
doing me favor when / tell him he
may look at her asleep in her basket!
I'm just going to revel In seeing IA
ther and mother and all the Bixby
friends go wild over the little darling.
There's the train"
htNt alllN'u ~ Nh'
home of her girlhood, Mrs, Herrick
waited in flutter of anticipation,
while her own mother cuddled the
wonderful baby.
you haven't once said how pretty
she is. mother" she complained ut
last
The grandmother smiled. You
see. my babies all had dark hair and
a great deal of it right from the start, !"
was her apologize reply. She's n
nice, healthy little girl, though, dear.
Don't you mind"
Hello, there" broke in boyish
voice as Mrs. Herrick's young brother
bounced in at the door. How do,
sis? Where's that kid? Gee. but
isn't he funny! This is your Uncle
Dan, sir"
What are you thinking of, Dan?
Your little niece is girl"
"oh. it's a girl. l know" sheepishly.
Il wasn't thinking for minute.
Wasn't Chester awful disappointed
cause II wasn't a boy?"
"of course not, We both wanted
a little blue-eyed, golden,haired daugh.
ter"
Call this golden hair?" inquired
the baby's grandfather, whlmsically,
as he bent and stroked the scanty
down. In my day we'd have called
that u towhead"
Tow" echoed the RULED little
mother. You ought to see the baby's
hair CLEAN and CLINT in the sunlight!
This house is so shaded with trees
that you can't half see her. Here.
I'll take her. mother. She's tired and
sleepy-llttle blessing' DO ! 20 to
my own old room?"
From her own old room Mrs. Her.
rick issued that afternoon proudly
bearing a freshly dressed baby. On
the stairs she stopped to pull down
one OF the petticoats, so that its fine
lace and inHnltesimal feather stitch.
ing should peep from below the dainty
dress.
Man Fielding was always so crazy
about pretty clothing that she'll ap.
preciate the work on that petticoat." /"
she was thinking. as she hurried down
10 the parlor. where one OF the friends
OF her recent girlhood was waiting TO
see her.
Well. well. Bess!" was Mans greet.
ing. "Awfully glad to see you. II you
do look Ike ghost OF yourself. So
this is the wonderful infant? Let
me get look at the little like. Well
declare! Ny goodness! Did you
ever!"
with that Nan definitely dropped
the subject OF the baby and began TO
tell about the course of study In the
literary club.
n Mans call was a disappointment,
the visit OF the married friend was a
tragedy
what mlto!" she exclaimed. Il
suppose she looks 10 little to me
because my Harold was always no
big. And don't think she's Ms strong
M she ought 20 be. LESS, ~ her age.
Harold would atraighten himHelf right
up. But then. Harold had cut two
teeth when he WIS NJ old aa she H.:
he's sort OF n prodigy. ! can hardly
walt for you 10 see him"
The event OF the day was stlli to
come. Dear old Uncle Doctor. the
man who had of'iclatod NJ tho advent
OF little Mrs. Herrick herself and who
had made a tremendous pet Of her
ever since. was coming To view her
baby She was especially eager 10
hear what he would say.
when he walked In the iirst thing
he did was to pick M the child and
carry her 10 the window. where he
studied her at arms length for fully
minute. Then he turned To the
little mother who stood, awaiting his
comment. her heart In her eyes.
"iIer face" ho said, amiably. "Hcoms
20 be perfectly symmetrical. except
that one eye II slightly ntrabiamic."
That evening. In her room alone.
Mrs Iicrriok sat down nj douk TO