Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-07-31
A DAUGHTERS
PEACE OFFERING
Unusual Gift Softens an Oh.
durate Father.

ward This was because Jim haG
been wild and hadn't settled down Ii
was hard Oh us all. for Del VAS IN,
only child, she had always been her
fathers pet and his treatment almost
broke bet heart.
The years Went by, and pa instead
OF softenng appeared to harden
though Jim made Del II splendid nus
band and grew rich. They had our
child. Il boy. the prettiest little chap
you ever saw. One day an artist saw
him in his bath and was 50 struck
with his little form that he asked
leave to copy him into Il picture he
was painting 1'he picture was sue
cess and brought the artist a tine rep
utation. all on account. everyhnd,
said. of the little figure in the corner
One day pei said 10 me. MIA. I'm
going 10 send pa IL present"
I'm afraid. my dear. he'll send /,
right back to you"
Maybe he will. and maybe he
won't. Anyway. I'm going to try it
I'm going TO put 1t in the dining room
so that he'll see 1t when he comes
down the first thing in the morning"
How are you going to send it?"
Jim and | are going to get up ear.
~ and take it round. You are to le,
US in. Well place 1t right where pa
will see il the first thing when he
comes into the breakfast ROOM
didn't believe 1t would do any
good. but | told Del l-would help her
ranged that they should bring their
gift the next Sunday morning. ON
that day we breakfast at 8 o'clock. and
pa does not have to go downtown to
business. When Sunday came the sun
was shining bright and beautiful, the
birds were singing In the yard. and
there was delicious freshness in the
air. ! was thankful. thinking that II
anything could put pa in good humor
1t would be this beautiful morning
little before Jim and Del drove up
to the side gate. which was hidden
from the house by trees. though that
wasn't necessary, for pa was shut up
in his shaving room, where he couldn',
see anything and Jim carried an OBJ
long box about three feet In length up
to the side entrance. let them IN.
and they went to the dining room.
while | went upstairs to keep an eye
on pa.
what a pleasant day" | said. for
family party to go for drive In the
country"
There's no family party except you
and me" he said.
knew that he was pining for Del.
but | didn't say anything more for
fear of making him ugly. | saw by
the clock that 1t was five minutes to y.
and went to the banister and cough
ed to give Jim and Del warning, then
told pa that breakfast was ready Ht
got up with n sigh. and we went down
stairs together.
We both stood mute looking at whut
we saw in the bay window at The END
OF the dining room. The marble bust
that always stood on the pedestal hao
been removed. and in its stead wac
the statue Of little hoy about nv,
years old 1t was Of white marble
that Is. 80 far as we could iudgeAan
held out pair Of little arms to us.
Great guns" pa exclaimed.
Little darling!" said /. What {
pity it isn't alive!"
How do. grandpa ?" cried the statue
and. tearing Off it's white face. it dis
played the rosy features Of Del's little
Jim Jumping of the pedestal. all In
his white tights, he ran up to his
grandpa. who bent down and took him
in his arms.
! never saw pa so overcome in my
life. He Rugged the boy so tight that
! thought he would crush him. Then
Del came from the pantry and put her
arms around them both. Del was
laughing and crying. and pa was try
inv - tooo r~ovn doing both. Then he
!" "'," I'm Gown. ana without no
ticily that his ru hes We're covered
with the white powder that had made
the boys tights look like marble he
folded Del In his arms,
Jim big lin. | mean-seelng through
IL crack In the pantry door that the
plan had been success. came into the
room and m put out his hand
That was the hapniest breakfast par
ty any of us ever sat down to. ! had
taken pnins to have n nice breakfast.
though | didn't believe Deis present
to her father would break through his
crustiness. but hoped that 1t would
and we would all take our Sunday
morning meal together After the
breakfast we sat In the library and
talked while pa and jim smoked
MA" said pa to me. didn't you say
something about a family party going
for drive? | reckon Veil have out
the horses
Pa and Jim went out to the stable.
while Del and | got up lunch. Then
we started for the country. There
was room for Jim and Del on the back
seat. while pa had little Jim with him
in front
Who got up the statue: Why. the
artist who used little Jim for model