The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-11

laughing to herself between her songs at the little
white papoose and chanting few notes from pure Joy
and pride at owning such baby as Sparkling Eyes
Up by the four crossroads, where the wild wood
bne wines about the old fenceras the prancng span
drew up and stopped; and Ellen and her mama got out
to pick the violes that hid their blue heads among the
grasses.
But while Ellen and her mother were gathering flow
ers at the crossroads, there was waIing in the camp
Olla-Ula went out to get her baby, and found her
gone Dsmay was in her heart and sorrow in the viii
age and the braves rushed here and there in search
for the lost while the mother wept beat her breast
and tore her hair
AT the crossroads the flowers were thick and Ellen
and her mother gathered them to their hearts con-
tent A joy filled Ellen's heart, for she owned
very big dolly now Little did she dream however of
the sorrow she had caused the Indian mother in the
tent she had visited Ellen's mother approached the
back OF the carriage to place her flowers there where
they would keep fresher than in her hands.
NO, mama, not there! Let carry ern,-oh
please, dop exclaimed Ellen. She didn't care to have
her mother know her secret yet The surprise would
be greater she thought if she waited until they reached
home. But just then from the extra robes under the
seat, there came merry chucele, and from out the
depths two little brown fists were thrust upward and
grabbed for the bunch of flowers
oh, my soul = gasped Ellens mother fairly struck
dumb with amazement @Where-Whatl" She could
say no more in her surprise and the expression on her
face was udcrous to She leaned over and lifted
the little Indian baby out
"Why-wfyp she gasped again; and Ellen's pana
and Big Jim in their seats and laughed. SO concaI
the sight
It's my dolly" Ellen exclaimed Indignantly al
most ready to cry They were all MISUNDERSTANDING
at the dolywhen they all ought to be as surprised az
they could be-
On my word" gasped her father at last. in such
amazement as. to satisfy even E1len-"on nv word
yoRr dolly!"
But when Ellen had finally told them the whole
story, little by little JIM papa and even mama laughed
and laughed and then suddenly began to look yerv
serious until Ellen beginning to cry.
Before long there drove into the midst Of the sor.
rowing village carriage containing big. black coach
man, smiling father and mother, a very penitent n
len, and little brown Indian papoose Ellens mama
had told her how sad and sorry Snarklino-E ves,.
mama must feel to lose her baby, and had explained
now she came to consent to its being taken away and
last of ALL had promised to buy Ellen the yerv incest
doll her papa could find in all the great city of Bos-
ton When ne returned to his business there the fol-
lowing Monday So Ellen was partly satisfied at last
Inc Indians clustered about the carriage, quite as
surprised at the grand return of baby Sparng-Eyes
as Eens parents had been when they discovered her
in the carriage
Ulla-Ulla received her lost one to her arms again
and laughed quietly in her strange Indian fashion
when she was told the tale of how she gave her bahw
away.
But Ulla-Ulla's husband fastened back to his wig
wan, and bronght Ellen the very incest and pretiest
basket of all his store