The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-19

tCoNfiHE,a /,sm y>s.syaay)
i've heard if you see the new moon
over your right shoulder and bow
seven times and make a wish you'll
get it, she piped.
Grandmother Pollard frowned, Lit.
tie girls should be seen and not
heard"
Well, shouldn't be surprised"
Mr. Barry said. If we had another
snowstorm before we see summer"
"Gosh-all-firelocks."
This vulgarism burst from Valera.
"The h'oodrotll All be frozc to death.
saw 'em peepin' ont all white where
! lhe snoW'd melted to-day"
Grandmother Pollard rose rigidly.
Ir. Barry's shoulders shook, but his
fa"c seemed grave.
"Valora, where-who uses such Ian
Guage?"
Leah Gardener, gran mother" Va.
iora replied, "her papa says it, 50 She
| does"
Tel Mr.. Barry good night chill
dren.' Grandmother Pollard led the
way from the room.
lie held out his hand as though
nothing had happened; Narcissa let
| aim sec that she felt the disgrace. by
her silent dropping retreat. Valera.
hugginG the candy, huddled behind:
It the door she looked back TO see
What he and Aunt Doddy might he
linking of her and saw their look,
! Z .s.tn hnNF D.
Zach other.
Grandmother Pollard saA her bad.
lea3 involved the whole family. even
| Narcissa. who really behaved like a
| little lady. Narcissa got quietly into
ed and said nothing of the two pieces
II candy she smuggled by way Of de-
| 'errinG comfort Also Nalora's con-
luct would set Mr.. Gel Barry wonder
| NJ what kind OF person her Aunt
tcris must be.
And what do you s'pose he th.als
! + mc?' Grandmother Pollard de-
handed.
Valora couldn't say and her dear
| Grandmother blew out the liGhl aad
ilcntly left them. Presently Aunt
cris began to play her guitar and Mr.
larry to sing. He sang beautiful
Way down upon the SuWGnoe
}iver' and "Juanita," bnt Valora pro
! erred Nellie Gray" "Oh. my Gsr-
inG Nellie Gray, they have taken l.r
way he finally began. "They haze
aken her to Georgia, there to wear
,ey life away, and I'll never soc my
| 'drlnG any more
T!e must have been Imagining that
t was Aunt Doddy tney hal ta!.,n
| lway, his voice was so sorrowful. Va
| ora found her pillow wet with te,js
ghcn the song ended and turned If
| Iycr qaicElJ in the dark. Then ttc
| in2iHg stopped and she knew they
! yere having the drop cakes and lotn-
| made. Narclssa had fallen asleep
! With n piece OF candy in her mouth
| melting and choking her; Valora
Judged her sister and she swallowed
| nd turned over Valera felt aw-
| Willy alone then completed
',ono with her sins They were all
| round her. She covered up her head
| NJ thought She yearned to be for.
! iven and said several prayers. Then
! he remembered something from SHn.
ny school about sacrifices. She knew
| ! splendid sacritce-a loose front
Goth, Narcissa had long wished 10
ull II OUt--well. on the morrow she
Mould do 50. 1t would hurt though
Earrissa said. lit wouldn't; it icoS
l"riiiac then, and all she got ont of
{ was the tooth 10 add to her treas
70 box. After this she fell asleep.
II was Uncle Cal laughing tant
| ,wokc her. she thought it was morn.
9g Then she saw the starry sky
Morgh the window and slim, new
"orn Uncle Cal was on The door
tcp lCnCath the window which was
/ .0o1. NalOra sprang out OF bed and
'aaod out. She heard Aunt Doris
| le"c, 100, telling something in a low
! '1t.n. Che waited, 10 make her pres
! % lnown by a spooky imitation Of
y owl. but suddenly she caught Aunt
ori4 Saying, about the children'5
ANNA
Valora stretched out eagerly.
'She had been performing in a the
l'riyal company when she married tho
'hijdrcrs father. and when they were
orngcr then she-wel." Aunt Doris
iecmod TO hate to go on--"she got resi-
'CCs; they say You never get over IL.
on know" She SPOKE rs of sick
! leSs. and she went away. back TO it
again for "a few Ioouths and taen one
lay she came home quite unexpeet-
sdly"
Well" Uncle Cal said after 4 mo-
ment, Just 50 she came home, back
o hrr husband and children"
"ChcS very" Aunt Doris stopped
'Nc love her. but it has made gossip
and the poor children hear il and don't
understand. We can't tell them she's
Neeu ar-actress, so long as she hasn't
oil them: anyhow, they wouldn't Ea-
dCry:GH,!."
Vaiora strained her hands 80 rer
moIth TO keep from screaming ont
how well she understood what an ac-
'ycss was. how they We're little
I:vas" and little EVa's mothers" and
ELIAS" and "Topsys." How she had
scen three Chcle Toms Cabins: ON @
before her mamma Went away. and
'wlcc she had taken her and Narrissa
since she came back. to matinees. Oh
how well she knew. How much more
more and M 1r1. ii possible she loved