The daily Alaskan., 1910-10-27

me Miss Lester. How could I remem- berg
 But before could say another word mother came. She saw the man, the auto, my rcd face. Her eyes fairly blazed What could I do2
 The man smiled down at me, Then knew that | hadn't anything to do about it. How he managed iJ l don't know, but in five minutes he had eS- plained everything, aud he sat on the steps, with mother near by in the lit tie rocker. Aud they were talking to- gether like old friends.
 Next day 1t was past 4 o'clock and the little auto hadn't come, l was be- ginning to feel so disappointed, Then l saw a big red car with a top and room in 1t for four or five people come proudly around the corner from the city. On the back seat was a lady with a lovely gray veil She looked my way and smiled
 The auto stopped in front of our house Up the walk came the lady.
 You are Miss Kathleen LesterT she said She took both my hands. q am Wright Englebys sister"
 Then l remembered that Wright En- gleby was the man in the little green auto. And there he was in the biz red auto lifting his cap and smiling In just the frieudiest way.
 Put on some wraps. please, Eath- leeu." said Wright Engleby's sister. You and mother, too, are going to ride with us.
 When [ was ready Mir Wright En- gleby picked me up in his arms and carried me down the walk and set me in the big red auto. And the next minute he and his sister and mother and were all flying away around the curve.
 After that there were many rides the four of us, and sometimes Billy scrubbed till he shone. But one day, instead of the big red car, up to our house came the little green one. Some how lt looked like an old friend.
 Mother kissed me Then Mir. Wright Engleby carried me out and put me in the ear
 On and on we went till we came to streets that were crowded full of big motorcars and little ones, trolley cars and trucks and cabs and all sorts of vehicles. In one place there was such a jam we had to stop and wait
 In the midst of all the noise and hurry the man in the automobile put one big hand over both mine.
 You will walk again and be well and strong" he said, but just as you are now. little girl, want to tell you something. love you. Win you re- memberT
 All through those long weeks in the hospital. when l was too sick and tired aud discouraged and homesick to re member anything else, I thought of those words. When at last I was It. tle better Mir. Wright Engleby came to see me often, with flowers and fruits
 "No more dolls" he laughed. You are quite grown up now, Kathleen Ma v0urneen."
 Sometimes his sister came and some times mother And I had lovely white capped nurse who took splendid care of me. And every other day sl- most the great surgeon spent an hour or SD with me. By and by he told me ] could go home.
 He told me something else too. But I begged him so hard not to tell any one else that he promised not Co. And the nurse promised too.
 The man iu the auto and his sister took me home. He carried me up the walk and set me down in my old chair back of the vines.
 Mother cried over me a little. Then she and Wright Engleby's sister went into the house.
 Mr Wright Engleby came close to me. He lowered up over me, strong and big and handsome,
 Remember, little glrl?' he said.
 I nodded l could scarcely bear the sorry look in his eyes.
 Just as you are, l told you then, dear. and just as you are I want you. Tomorrow you and mother and Annie and ! will take a ride in the red auto. To you remember a little church which stands all by itself in some evergreen trees across Q bridge beyond a little vIllage=
 Again ] nodded
 '.The clergyman is a friend of mine I've told him about you, and he will be ready. Will youT"
 Not tomorrow" said-"the day after if you wish"
 lie welded Then he and his sister went away.
 Next day ] sat behind the vines and waited. l wore my blue linen gown, the pretty silky coat Wright Engleby's sister had given me on my birthday and a big, hoppy hat with blue veil.
 By and by l saw the little green auto coming Then did just what the great surgton and the nurse had made me do over and over again. l stood up Ou my two feet. waved mother away. 1 crept across the porch back of the vines. When the auto stopped in front of the house l stood quite .Trr.a am tha stems Of fhp DOrCh