Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-05-01

returned Alison. your hair IL a little
rough-and, oh your boots are muddy.
You have wanted me to keep you In
ORDER
Il don't seem to match you, somehow"
he observed. do you always look as
though you were just turned out of a
bandbox? l wish you would take Missile
and Poppie in hand: they drive Miss
Leigh crazy with their untidiness. oh,
we are a happy family, Allie-nothing
but billing and cooling. and that sort OF
thing going on from morning to night
You might take Rudel and Missile for a
couple Of love birds, the sweet young
creatures are so fond of each other, and
as for Poppie and Missie-look, there is
a specimen of the home music dulcet
strains floating up the staircase. There
goes missile"
Alison's brow knitted with some per
plexity as she listened. Flora, will you
go into your own room? 1 insist on it
you are not fit to be seen in that torn
frock." in a sharp. girlish voice.
What does it matter? She won't
mind" in a shrill, childish treble; you
are so cross. Mabel. Do let me come in
with you and see Alison"
mo, no; do as I tell you you shall
come in presently. There you have tram
pied on my dress and torn some Of the
trimming, you horrid little thing l will
tell papa if you are so naughty, and
then he will not let you come down to
tea" Here an expressive roar on Pop
pies part interrupted the discussion. Ali
son, who could bear no more, moved
quickly to the door and opened 1t. A
pretty looking, fair-haired girl, dressed
somewhat untidily and in bad style, with
rather a vixenish expression on her flush
ed face, was standing just outside Alisons
room, and behind her a somewhat plain
little girl between eight and nine years OF
age, rather small in stature, and with q
droll, freckled face like Rudel's, only il
was just now puckered up with crying
a red. inhamed spot on one cheek was
evidently the result of a smart blow on
her sisters part in payment for the torn
trimming.
"HOw do you do, Mabel?" she said,
with a somewhat cold salute Of Missiles
cheek. 'Please do not prevent Poppie
coming to me. / could not help hearing.
you spoke SO loud, and do not mind one
bit how she looks. Come here, Poppie.
dear" but the child, evidently shy and
upset by the late fracas, held back in an
embarrassed manner. until Missile gave
her a rough push. ''Why don't you 20
to Alison, you stupid little thing?" she
said GROSSLY, for she was put out at her
sisters sudden appearance on the scene.
please do not force her to come to
me; we shall be very good friends direct
~" returned Alison, sorry for the poor
child's awkwardness. Come with me.
Poppie dear; Roger is in my room. and
will show you the pretty new game
have brought for you"
The child's face Frightened In a mo-
ment, and she moved instantly TO take Ali
sons hand; again Missile interposed.
'She must change her frock. Alison
tea is just ready, and / hear papa's step
in the garden. He will be very angry il
POppie looks rough or untidy and / can
not allow him 10 be yexed." pursuing up
her lips with a yirtuous expression.
Alison controlled a quick retort with
some difficulty. She had fully expected
70 find Missile a most aggrayating little
person, or why should Miss Leigh com
plain Of her SO BITTERLY But the reality
was worse than she anticipated.
Never mind she said. calmly; I'VE
must not Yex papa, must we, POppie2
will help you change your frOck, and per
haps after all we may have time 10 look
al the fish ponds" And without another
glance al Missile, Alison made Poppie
cheerfully lead the way, as she did not
know her room.
As Alison, after dressing PoDpie, came
down uhe staircase with the child still /
clingng 10 her, Mr. Merle suddenly made
bis Appearance from the study. lie al /
most started a. the sight of bis daughter
and an expression Of pain crossed bis I
Handsome, CareNorn face. ln the dim /
gli Alison recalled Der mother 100 plain
y 10 biz eyes.
ron, papa abe said. hurrying 20 him.
and putting W her falr young face 10
bis. iie kissed Der kindly, pafted I'd. Told /
her fbai she bad grown Into woman
since he bad seen her and questioned her
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