Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-04
me Miss Lester. How could romom.

But before could say another word
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
knew that l hadn't anything to do
about 1t. How he managed It | 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 like old friends.
| Next day it was past o'clock and
the little auto hadn't come. i was be-
ginning to feel so disappointed. Then
saw q big red car with top and
room in 1t for four or five people come
proudly around the corner from the
city. On the back seat was 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 Lester?'
she said. She took both my hands. ~
am Wright Engleby's sister"
Then 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 u.s."
When 1 was ready Mr.. 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 1 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 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 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
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 we'll
and strong" he said. "but just as you
are now, little girl, want to tell you
something. i love you. Will you re-
memberP
All through those long weeks in the
hospital. when was too sick and tired
and discouraged and homesick to re-
member anything else, I thought of
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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
vourneen."
Sometimes his sister came and some
times mother. And / had a 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 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?" he said.
nodded. could scarcely bear the
sorry look In his eyes.
"Just as you are, told you then.
dear, and just as you are want you.
Tomorrow you and mother and Annie
and will take a ride in the red auto.
Do you remember a little church
which stands all by itself In some
evergreen trees across bridge beyond
| a little village?"
| Again / nodded.
1.-THE clergyman is friend Of mine.
I've told him about you, and he will
be ready. VIII youT
mot tomorrow" I 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 big, foppy hat. with blue veil.
BY and by saw the little green auto
| coming. Then did just what the
| great surgton and the nurse had made
me do over and over again. ] stood up
| on my two feet. waved mother
away. I crept across the porch back
of the vines. When the auto stopped
In front Of the house stood quite
] alone on the steps of the porch.
| threw kiss to the man in the
auto. Then / did what the surgeon
had told me could-I walked straight
down the walk toward the little green
auto. Halfway the man met me.
| Nor / cried. Don't touch me,
please"
| walked. almost running. to Billy's
house and back. ] would have been
walking yet with the joy of it had not
the man caught me up and set me
down In the auto.
"Why didn't you tell me. little girl?"
he cried.
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