The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-24

know II you had decided 10 give II to
me-, proceeded Ned.
Now, Ned" said his father, this is
altogether too eager. Your birthday does
not arrive until next Monday"
mo. father" persisted the boy; that
is not what | mean at all | saw Poly
matter. just as j did 10 you last night
and he was so kind and generous and
SO forGiving. that ] Thought as / had
been so hateful 10 him ] should like 10
do something Tor him. Now he has no
gun at ALL and whenever We 80 shoot
ing no has 10 borrow one from some
| body, and ! thought that ii you neanl
TO give me a new gun, ! should like it
better II you would give 1t to me TO
give to Polly"
But, Ned. what will you do?'
| I'll do very well. ! can use my old
single barrel still and IL is not so much
of nuisance after all when one is used
to il. Please let me have my way about
IT, father: that Is he added "lf you did
mean me to have the new gun"
VERY well, Ned it shall be as you
wish. and I'll order the gun tonight from
New York. How would you like 1t
II hadn't thought of that, but will,
and let you know In a littlc while" ans
wercd his son joyfully, as he started 10
much
Retiring to his bedroom he closed the
door, emerging an hour later with slip
OF paper which he handed to his father,
saying. THAT is what / should like. sir.
# I may. Only 1t might be engraved
better than that"
Mr.. Saunders smiled as he read this
legend laborlousy traced on the slip o;
POLLY BROWN,
From NED SAUNDERS,
Aug. T. 1906.
"I think l can understand thls Ned
but you have made n mistake about the
date. Your birthday Will be a reminder
10 Polly OF our making up today"
| hAll ri ~ cl
Polly, and we will make it sprprise
want to do something for him myself
We Will have il all shipped by express
to arrive Monday morning.
Ned could scarcely wait for Monday II
come, so excited was he at the though
OF the surprise perty; as he termed 1t
he was preparing for his friend.
On Sunday. Polly was pronounced Fl
TO sit up. and the next day. in honor %
Ned's birthday he was TO be allowed Z
come downstairs.
1t must be confessed that Ned on hi
birthday morning. when he looked Owe
the gifts laid out for MIN In the break
fast room. did feel as If he was making
q pretty big sacrifice.
Ills mothers present and his sister 5
md those OF an aunt or two, who still
remembered to send him necktle or
pair OF gloves. were there, but his IN
thcrs SIft. always the great prize o
those occasions. was. Of course. absent
and the boy felt for minute rather lik
= martyr TO duty
tary, and after thanking them all nc hur
rIcd through breakfast and ran off 20 tn
HBrowns
He found Polly downstairs at last. an
after receiving his and Mrs, Browns con
gratulations. they sat down to a game O
checkers, Ned was usually the mastc
at this game but this time was disas
trous!y beaten through his inability 10 at
tend to his play.
Several times ne started UP at tn
sound OF approaching wheels. only to fin
vehicle he was so anxious to- see: bu
Mt last, when his patience was almos
exhausted up drove the eNpressnan an
stopped at the door
Wonder what he's got?" querie
Polly. Come for the nurses trunl
though, I suppose"
Probably that's it, answered Nee
with wonderfully assumed calmress cor
: sidering his state of mind. But, POLL
l. he seems TO he taking something off. 1t
y a long box and there's another, a squar
v one"
= what in the world can it be- sal
Y Polly Suppose sou call mother Me-
d Mr.. Slocum VIII want his book signed.
Ned choking with excitement. sum
r moned Mrs, Brown from her houscwor
: and resumed his seat as she opened IN
door to Slocum.
r Morn Mis- Brown" said the latte
Il as he stood on the doorstep wlpinG h
brow with his red bandanna handkei
r chief for the morning was a warm on,
" II got two boxes hardware from Ne
York for ye.'
o Ned volunteered to bring the boxes in