Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19

W the old gentleman. You
certainly have a great deal of pluck
But 1 wanted to see Tommy ana
that little boy, and oh dear! they have
the coolest cookies at his house'
wish l had one now"
Il happen to be his grandfather.
have recently come from the east, and
in a day or two intend to visit him"
II kind of wish l was home" muir
INJURED the kttle one. Il am aWful
hungry and sleepy"
In the meantime her parents had
missed her. They searched in the
barn. in the attic and even in the clos
cts, but no little girl was found. They
finally decided she had gone to
neighbor's, so thought no more about
it until evening, when she did not re-
turn. Her father and friends started
out, and it seemed to them they mad
looked the town over, but still no trace
of her was found.
While the old gentleman on the car
was engaged in reading the paper she
slipped from his side and left the car.
She trudged on and on until she came
to a bridge and she became frightened
and ran on all the faster. She was
now so tired she lay down and was
soon fast asleep.
The next morning her father went 10
work with a heavy heart, but what did
he see lying there on the step? "Oh,
my daughteri" he exclaimed, and he
lifted the little stray one into MS
brawny arms.
The building in front of which she
had fallen asleep was that in which
her father worked, exactly one mile
and a half from her home.
She then and there resolved she
would never run away again, even for
9 EDNA POST
125 South Eastlake avenue; Gates
street school, grade BS.
HE did? Now, that is fine, because
1 can go all the way with you. Have
you ticket?" asked the gentleman.
DO l have to have ticket? If L
do I'm afraid I'll have to get off, be-
cause l haven't one" said she.
No; l will pay your way and take
you safely there. But why haven't
you one-didn't your papa buy you
one?"
"Oh, no; papa and mamma are not
at home. nursie is taking a nap, cooks
mother is sick and the maid has hol-
iday, SO 1 thought I'd go to see Tom
my. 1 got awfully lonesome by my
self" she ended, sorrowfully.
"Why. child alive! And you were
going all the way to see Tommy by
yourself?"
/ went once before"
The tears stood in her eyes as she
said this. The gentleman felt sorry
for her, and petted and talked to her.
At last the conductor called "CroVilie
avenue!'
1--WE will get off here" said the gem
tleman, taking her by the hand.
Stepping off the car, the little girl
fell down, spraining her ankle severely.
"Boo-hooI she sobbed 81 hurt my
leg! L. hurt my leg!" and she fairly
screamed with the pain.
Luckily there was a drug store near
by, and the gentleman carried the little
girl there, called for doctor and the
ankle was soon bandaged up and alto
gether as comfortable as sprained
ankle can possibly be.
What is your name?'' asked the doc
tor, kindly.
"They call me Bobby although my
real name is Esther Elizabeth Ear
hart she replied. proudly.
And where do you liye?" again
asked the doctor.
"At 915 East Washington avenue"
was the answer
Turning to the drug clerk, he said:
Call a carriage"
Bundling the little girl into the car
riage, she was driven rapidly home and
put to bed
1t is needless to say, her father and
mother were thankful that nothing
worse than a sprained ankle resulted
from the days escapade. AS it was,
five or six weeks passed before the lit
tie girl was able to walk without
crutches. for the sprain was unusually
complicated. FLOSSIE ZERMON.
Sycamore street, Stnta Ana,
Dear Aunt Laurie
/ want to thank you for the delightful
day we spent Friday at Redondo.
First, there was the lovely ride on
the car which soon brought us to the
beach.
After we arrived we had lunch on
the sand, which / enjoyed very much
because we were near the water.
What 1 liked best Friday was the fun
we had in bathing, because the plunge
was so large.
1 like to watch the water coming in
at the two fountains, which l think
makes the plunge very attractive.
1 hope I may be so fortunate as to go
again some day.
MARY MAE CATTERN.
FL CaOtr0 school South Pasadena