The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-29

could remember?
 But before could say another word mother came She saw the man. the auto. my red face. Her eyes fairly blazed What could | do?
 The man smiled down at me Then l I knew that hadn't anything to do about f. How he managed if I 1 don't know. but in five minutes Ec had explained everything and he sat down on the steps. with mother nearby in the little rocker. And the: were talking together like old friends
 Next day it was past o'clock and the little auto hadn't come. was beginning to feel so disappoint- ed Then I saw big red car with top and room in it 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 smil- 1 ed
 The auto stopped in front of our house Up the walk came the lady.
 You are Miss Kathleen Lestero' she said She took both my hands T am Wright Engleby's sister"
 Then l remembered that Wright ] Engleby was the man in the little green auto. And there he was in the i big red auto lifting his cap and smiling in just the friendliest way. Put on some wraps. please. kath- leen." said Wright Engleby's sister You and mother, too are going to l ride with us.
 When I was ready MT Wright En- glcby 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 l were all flying away around the curve
 After that there were many rides the four of Us. and sometimes Bill l ly scrubbed ttll he shone. But one day. instead of the big red car. up toI our house came the little green one. Somehow il looked like an old l friend.
 Mother kissed me Then Mr Wright EngIcby carried me out and put me in the car.
 On and on we went ill we came to streets that were crowded full of big motorcars and little ones. trolley cars and trucks and cabs and all sort of vehicles In one place there was such a jam We had 10 stop and wait
 In the midst of all the noise and hurry the man in the automobile put one big hand over mine.
 You will walk again and he well and strong" he said, but jus as you are now. little girl, l wdrt to tell you something love you Win you rcmcmhcr?1
 All through those long weeks in the hospital, when I was too sick and tired and discouraged and home sick to remember anything else, Il thought of those words When at last l was little better Mir. Wrigh' Engleby came To me often, with flowers and fruits.
 No more dolls" he laughed. 1 You are quite grown up now. Katn- | leen Mayourneen.'
 Sometimes his sister came and sometimes mother And l had a lovely white-capped nurse who took splendid care of me. And every otl- CT day almost the great surgeon spent an hour or so with me By and by he told me I 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 to. And the nurse promised too. 1 The man in the auto and his sis ter 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 sis ter went into the house.
 Mir. Wright Engleby came close to me. He lowered up over me, strong and big and handsome Remember, little girl?" he said. I nodded. could scarcely bear the sorry look in his eyes.
 Just as you are, l told you then, dear, and just as you are l want pou. Tomorrow you and mother and Annie and I will take a ride in the red auto. Do you remember a | little church which stands all by it. | self in some evergreen trees across bridge beyond a little village?"
 Again l nodded
 The clergyman is a friend of mine. I've told him about you, and he will be ready Will you?"
 Not tomorrow" I said-"the day after if you wish.'
 He yielded Then he and his sis ter went away.
 Next day l sat behind the vines and waited. I wore my blue linen