Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-14
The Cross and Grabbed old Lady Receives Surprise
HONORABLE MENTION

bright May flowers, and the golden
curls which fell all around her beauti-
full face certainly did make pretty
picture.
what are you doing hereY MISS
Murray exclaimed.
The childs blue eyes looked up from
the flowers. After a moment she re-
piled:
"Oh. papa and I came out here to
gather berries and flowers"
''Where is he?" asked Miss Murray:
"Do you mean papa?" the child said,
rising and extending her hand, which
Miss Murray was startled to find her
self reaching down and clasping In
her own.
yes" was all Miss Murray could
say
The little girl led the way, and
little bit farther up the brook she
stopped before a man of about 40 years
of age. Miss Murray had intended 10
tell him that he should not allow his
little girl to be alone at some other
spot in the woods, but she found her
self saying:
DO you often visit the woods?"
eyes" replied Mr.. Conan. Helena
enjoys il so much"
Then they fell to talking about things
Miss Murray had never thought of be-
fore. Miss Murray also found that he
was a great friend of her fathers.
After Helena was better acquainted
with Miss Murray she began to like her
better, and as she had no motner
Helena soon fell in love with her, ana
when Helena's father died year later
she went to live with Miss Murray.
Miss Murray is not a cross ana
grabbed lady any more but lady who
loves children and lady who devotes
her time to making them happy NC
MADELINE EVANS.
" palO1S
and the angry reprimand died from
her lips. Her hard heart softened
when she gazed into those baby eyes
and her thoughts went back to the
baby sister of years ago.
After her parents had died MISS
Amanthis cared for er sweet baby
sister. Constance, who a few years
later joined her mother. Miss Aman-
this had grieYed so that she could not
stand the laugh of a child.
Often when she seemed so cross and
grabbed it was to hide the tears.
"Come see auntie," she coaxed, and
by gentle pleading soon had the baby
in her arms and started toward the
house.
The big blue eyes began to droop and
the little head to lean toward Miss
Amanthis' shoulder Soon the baby
was fast asleep.
When she reached Ine HOUSE MISS
Amanthis laid her gently on the bed,
kissing the sweet red lips.
While the baby slept Miss Amanthis
went to see where it had come from.
When she reached the spot where the
baby had been she beard sweet voice
calling:
Constance, Constance" Her heart
stood still. Constance! she had hoped
the baby was an orphan, but here was
her mother. She hurried forward and
taking the surprised woman by the
arm said brokenly:
IL found her and she looked so
like my Constance that took her
home. Come"
The two women went to the baby
and for the first time Miss Amanthis
unburdened her heavy heart to an
other.
Her new friend said that she lived
Just beyond the woods. She had some
to the country for her health The
baby's father was dead and she had
earned the living by sewing.
AS they stood by the bed looking at
the baby Miss Amanthis said:
Couldn't you live with me? I have
this great house all to myself and all
the money / want. 1t seems as If l
couldn't give this Constance up"
The mother did rot like to be de-
pendent on Miss Amanthis, but at last
Those were happy months and such
a friendship sprang up between the
two women that when the time expired
neither wanted to leave the other. so
they agreed to live together.
Your loving niece. EDNA NAE.
609 East Twenty-ninth street.
There, sitting on the meadow grass,
was child so beautiful that at first
she looked like a wee child just arrived
from heaven.
She was as pink as rosebud with
hair like a danodil and eyes like the
sky; her teeth were like pearls and
her lips like rubies.
She wore a pink frock and her arms
and legs were plump and bare.
In the babys lap was Miss Aman-
this fox terrier and she was taking
big bites out of one of Miss Amanthis'
big red apples which had fallen to the
ground.
That lady's face softened visibly as
the child continued laughing and talk
ino n harSe1f without noticing Miss