The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-07

Davy looked wistfully at the road
which passed his aunt's house. he knew
that it led to the village, for he had been
there. and he could see it on the hill in
the distance He wondered if it ended
there or if it kept or and on. perhaps
if he should follow it long way IL
would take him where his pretty mama
was. His aunt Kate wasn't pretty, and
though she took good care OF MIN, ne
didn't like her a bit And there was MS
papa, who was a doctor and knew a
whole lot but a papa isn't like a mama,
somehow. Boys always thought more of
their mamas-at least boys Of Z did. IL
was hard enough for little boy not 10
have a mama, but il was lots harder
to have one and not know where she was.
For two years Davy had not seen his
pretty mama. He remembered vaguely
that one morning he had asked for her,
and his father with grave face mad told
him that he could not see her any more.
He knew that she wasn't dead, for he had
heard his papa say once to Aunt Kate;
1T would not have been so hard If sht
had died" He had decided then that his
mama had gone long way off and left
him and his papa. At that time they lived
in the city; but the next summer his papa
had sent him to see his Aunt Kate and
somehow he had stayed with her ever
since. This year his father had moved
into the country, and now had large
practice
Davy was not happy. His aunt wouldn't
let him do what he wanted to. 1t was
fancy of his that some time he should
find his pretty mama if only Aunt Kate
would allow him to look for her, and it
seemed to him that if he should follow
the road over the hill that she would
be waiting for him somewhere. But he
had never had a chance to try until to-
day, when his Aunt Kate was called out
to see a sick neighbOr
Then Davy quickly decided that he
would follow the white road over the hill
until he had found his mama.
Tt was the hottest day of the season,
and the sun beat mercilessly down on the
little figure as it trudged bravely along.
After a while Davy grew very tired, but
he still kept on. When he reached the
steep hill which he had so often looked at
from the distance he was nearly eX-
hausted. bur he only stopped to rest for
moment. Then he started to climb II.
Tt was hard work for the little chap, but
finally he stood on the summit Just
little way In the distance was a summer
hotel. As he drew near he could see ladies'
i'm white linen fitting about and gentle
men in flannels.
DAVIS face was flushed and his throat
parched. and although he was usually
timid with strangers he determined he
would ask the lady who was sitting under
a tree with g tall, dark man bending oveF
her for a drink Of water. They were
talking in low tones and did not see Davy
as he approached. He would wait a min
ute, he thought, before he spoke, for he
did not want to interrupt them The
little boy had not seen the man who had
assembled the hill a little way behind him,
and who now stood only a few feet away.
"Why do you follow me from place to
placer the lady was saying. Davy
could not see her face but somehow he
was sure he would like her. He did not
like the looks of the tall, dark man at
all
You know I-"began the man. but
the lady. to silence him, put out her hand
and it looked so soft and white that Davy
wished that she wOuld rest it just one
minute on his cheeks which Were burning
as they had never burned before.
You spoiled my whole life" she weni
on Us that not enough? You madesmy
husband believe that ! was false to him