The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-02

Il @ ts us had H known also and R sn ~ s
exact place as he it out of Scottish Pres
- byterian eyes. The unobtrusive dignity Of his
bearing showed that he felt and knew that
others fell that he part o: his family Service OF
this sort t. "od man Ia rarely II gives livery that
It increases IN screspec through recognizing what long
n% he ws with l a,
table upon which he had set the parlor lamp and
fully turned down the fame under its red shade The
Went to one Of the bookease and kneene e Before
scanned in the hafgh the titles of the books AS he
upo.. the he sought he gave little grunt Of
expectation confirmed and taking out volume of Ten
nyson, he began to turn the leaves The book how
Tenderness FL my dear Mistress he unused aloud
the Palace O the King
,a he dvsr and 3do with mna s9n
there's true hamc here since the mistress. died
There's one thing ye Gamma touch, McKenna" His
tered that has no hed He reused Himself from his
revere and going to the closet took from it bright
doing his foot touched object under the chair and
picked it up tenderly ITS wee thing he said
"a wee thing to be toddlin' all aane"
satisfying himself more that the room was all in
order he about to 60 suppressed smoker stopped
him. 1t came from the direction of the chair His
mouth relaxed its seriousness he crept toward and
looked over the back There in its capacious leather
depths huddled little girl in her nghtgown her hair
tumbled about face pink with merrin,ent that it
threatened disaster if it kept in another moment
She shaking with mirth.
ingy not moment too soon. "You are so funny Don
laughed inside till almost burst my head"
He eyed her with transparent sternness Miss
Evelyn, what We doin there? left We in bed Have
We no. been asleep yeti"
Evelyn shook her tumbled curls gleefuly. Then
mot one s single tiny p Bit just can't 90 to Sleep
Donald And my room so big and dark" She doubled
s! sss @ o % Of his
"Im going to sit here and watch the fire"
no have s coe be- Eat s S
ye upstairs and tuck ye in"
ssep Without "a Na' always g
to sing me to sleep when was wake:f i I'
"but Heaven knows yed be long time awake. 1t wad
be like old corbe the fence rail croakn to
die doom noo and I'll give ye free ride to Noodle
"Oh, Donald" coaxed the little girl; please let
really very very wakeful tonight And want to
soon, won't he?"
~ Gamma say dearis" he said gently There's no
away uncomfortably-" sac regular
@ a he1 tro s was s"s her b R a BY b s
sued the topic And don't see Kenneth at all any
m en wen On home
night know shant go to sleep for hours and hours
So sh, Just sit here and see him when he comes in
careless confidence is often half the battle won't he
"To you cured up sound asleep and catchin your
death o cold But it's surprise he'll no get this night
Come now, my wee lassie!" He seooped her up sud-
..Plc,se please Donald" she cried "1m not sleepy
"Tubs, ye wee beggaar! The sandnian'l be snatchn'
ye in twenty winks. There ye. go!" He hosted her
lightly his SHOULDER in spite Of her wrggns protesta-
"Oh, will your" cried Evelyn delighted She made
but I'm so wake"
And how they churned the butter, Chng! Chng,
chug he took artfu step toward the door, "To pay
for the cakes she left the hearth for them Every
NibbleehHsgety' And one o the brownies the eharn
~p And p then it would begin again NbbsNehasgety,
NibeleeAnggetyl and they went out into the hall and
A live coal dropped from the crate and after
wards the mansel clock struck ten Left to itself the
ready for transient occupation The butle- right
It from, which the personality had departed
about the subtle melancholy Of place Which, Created
lovingly to be lived in, is now committed to the orderly
A short while only it left alone however. For
young man, letting himself in at the street door and
taking off his overcoat in the hail. entered brskly He
good looking, clean built fellow, wear ing youth in
buoyant fashion, though with suggestion of
drawing upon his vitality. His tine-graned face had
Seeun harden somewhat deantly dissipation, and
although the hardening was as yet but superficial i.
rnarred sensitive mouth and cleaned little uneasiy
fror frank eye.
He rubbed his hands together before the cheerful FIRE
"Brrh!" he said ALOUD. I'm nearly frozen' Then as
he turned his back comfortably it, he the smok
ing-iacke. spread out upon the armchair GOOD old
Donaldl" he thought. he took off his Tuxedo and
put it 1t really coy in the pleasant and
hey OIL ne all wa Than
the other places He shrugged his shoulders mpatienty
How fiat all these things got after the first taste the
same old round night after night: everything like every
thing cse-everything tiresome: