Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-30

it seemed but few minutes to them.
After the parade was over they went
From there to toy shop to look at a
new game Polly was so enthusiastic
about. And before they realized 1t the
noon whistle was blowing.
cried Jessie. II had no idea it had grown
so late. Nancy will be setting the table
for luncheon, and by half-past IL papa
will be home to lunch. And Babel won
der IL he's all right There was some
anxiety in Jessie's voice as she spoke OF
Babe.
She ran home as fast as she could, and
entered the big living room. No one was
there. She ran to the library, but Babe
was nowhere to be seen. Then she ran
to the kitchen, but no maid nor baby!
The table was not set for luncheon and
the house seemed deserted. What had be-
come of Babe? And for the first time in
her life Jessie felt a pang-an ache in
her heart. She had been ugly toward her
dear baby brother that morning. Sup
pose something terrible had happened to
him and Nancy had carried him of to a
doctor! Oh, the thought was dreadful
and Jessie felt q chill Of fear creep over
her. Oh. how she wished she had re-
manned with her darling little brother!
Just as she was becoming i'll from sus-
pense Nancy came In the front door. She
was carrying bundle in her arms, which
proved to be loaf of bread for luncheon.
she said to Jessie. Il had to run to the
bakers for some.
Where's Babe?" cried Jessie. Didn't
you have him with your
Then Nancy looked surprised. mo. L
haven't seen the child" she declared.
Haven't you been with him upstairs all
forenoon? Your mother said she was
leaving him in your charge. l haven't
thought about him.
For moment Jessie thought she would
faint Than oho
Say, Nancy. help me to find that precious
child. Don't ask me any questions, but
get to searching for him. I've been
wicked, bad girl, and went off with Marie
during mammals absence. Oh, what shall
do II anything has happened to our dar-
ling? am almost crazy
Upstairs and down they searched for
Baoe: in the back yard. in the stable.
about the front lawn. at the eighbors'.
But not sign Of him could ley find.
The whole neighborhood was reused. and
Jessie was white from fear. If anything
had happened to her darling baby brother
it would kill her. she knew it would.
well. let's so back to the house and
wait for your father said Nancy.
We've looked everywhere that he could
possibly be. He couldn't get far. for his
legs are too short to run fast
Jessie obeyed her, for she was now quite
ill from anxiety. She was white and
trembling. She went into the library and
sat down on a chair. She was wondering
what she should say to her mother when
she returned home. Then she heard a
rustic in the corner behind the table. She
jumped to her fee, and ran to examine
the spot. There. to her joy. she found
her little brother. waking from a long
nap. He had crept into the most secluded
spot he could find, and some heavy cur
tains had quite concealed him. He was
smiling-just as he had smiled that morn
ing-and Jessie clasped him to her breast,
kissing his pink cheeks frantically. 'Oh,
you darling Babel she cried. How
happy 1 am to find you. Nothing on earth
could ever induce me to leave you again
when mamma is away. But there's papa
coming In at the gate. We must run and
tell him all about how wicked 1 have
been and how I was made to suffer my
punishment