Bisbee daily review., 1910-07-03
me Miss Lester. How could remem-


mother came. She saw the man. the
auto. my red face. Her eyes fairly
blazed. What could l do?
The man smiled down at me. Then
l knew that l hadn't anything 10 do
about II. How he managed il don't
know. but In five minutes he had ex-
planned everything. and he sat on the
steps, with mother near by in the lit
| tie rocker. And they were talking to-
gether ike old friends.
Next day il 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 LesterY'
she said She took both my hands. II
am Wright Engieby's sister"
Then l remembered that Wright En-
, gleby was the man in the little green
auto. And there he was In the 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
|, ride with us"
When l was ready Mr.. Wright En-
gleby picked me up In his arms aud
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 We're many rides
the four of us. and sometimes Billy
scrubbed till be shone. But one day.
instead OF the big red car, up to our
house came the little green one Some
how it looked like an old friend.
Mother kissed me. Then Mr.. Wright
Engleby carried me out and put me in
the car.
On and on We went till we came 10
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. VIII you re-
member
All through those long weeks in the
hospital. when was too sick and tired
and discouraged and homesick TO re-
member anything else, l thought Of
those words. When at last / was lit
tie better Mr. Wright Engleby came to
see me often. with flowers and fruits.
mo more dolls" he laughed. you
are quite grown up now, Kathleen Ma
yourneen."
Sometimes his sister came and some
times mother. And / had lovely
white capped nurse who took splendid
care of me. And every other day al
most the great surgeon spent an hour
or so with me. By and by he told me
could go home.
He told me something else too. But
begged him so hard not TO tell any
one else that he promised not to. And
the nurse promised too.
The man in 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 girl?7 he said.
nodded. l could scarcely bear the
sorry look in his eyes.
Just as you are. / told you then.
dear, and just as you are l want you.
Tomorrow you and mother and Annie
and / will take ride IN the red auto.
Do you remember a little church
which stands all by itself in some
evergreen trees across a bridge beyond
a little villageT'
Again l nodded
The clergyman is n friend Of mine
I've told him about you. and he VIII
be ready VIII you:"
Not tomorrow ! said-"the day
after II you wish"
He yielded. Then he and his sister
went away.
Next day / sat behind the vines and
waited. wore my blue linen gown.
the pretty silky coat Wright Engleby's
sister had given me on my birthday
and a big. fioppy hat. with a blue veil
BY and by / saw the little green auto
coming. Then I did just what the
great surgton and the nurse had made
me DO over and over again. ! stood up
on my two feet. l waved mother
away. 7 erept across the porch back
Of the vines. When the auto stopped
In front Of the house I stood quite
alone on the steps Of the porch
! threw a kiss 20 the man in the
auto. Then ] did what the surgeon
had told me / could walked straight
down the walk toward the little green
auto Halfway the man met me.
No. cried Don't touch me.
please
/ walked. almost running to Billy's
house and back ! would have been
walking yet with the joy Of * had not
the man caught me up and set me
down IN the auto.
why didn't you tell me- little girl?-
he cried
"Oh. Wright" cried. Il was so
afraid. II seemed too good to be true.
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