The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-06-23
CHAPTER x.-concIuded.

ID few minutes she appeared at
81 door with the soap-boxers in her
rrns and announced herself as ready.
'{hel Maud had picked up Blossom,
ia Luella had darted across the
treet for young Jim, and so skillful
IL the extraction Of the sleeper from
ia cradle that he had never even
Etned his eyes, and 1t seemed likely
"a he was to have the adventure of
Isl life In q state of Inconsistencies
With a great flourish of manner
S. ir beaming friend seated Miss Sc
ia Lue in the tonneau, and under her
action and with the assistance of
He meek young man, he packed the
Eildren In around her.
u cts see, l can hold both the
rites in my lap, and prop Glenn
6|e and Pattie in on this offside," she
<ected, with On eye both to comfort
~ security. "Luella can set on the
"a by me and hold young Jim in her
i. No, Bonnie. can't let you hang
i behind; you and Sammie set on
*'s little side seat and Ella Virginia
6A Ethel Maud on that one. Ether
+ bid, you take Blossom in your lap
W help one of the others by the
& We to stand up In front Of you.
anybody else fill In the cracks
ere they can! Now, we are all
S86y, mister, and you can let him go
S Soon as you are a mind to. shure
S feel safe with you up In front and
young man looking so careful like.
Ave Jest got confidence In his back,
d."
[iss Selma Lue's merry eyes were
IA cling with excitement and the wide
6on hat that Miss Cynthia had
pmed with purple lilacs was set at
Rther adventurous angle over her
hair, which was flying tiny gray
S in every direction
lands alive won't all the folks
TO the landing be surprised if
come back and find us gomez"
exclaimed. All her neighbors had
htered over the Bluff to take din
pals to the men passing on the
boat, and so were in ignorance
pc expedition on which their vari-
families were about to embark.
erhaps never in the history of the
ermobile" family had one carried
a load of jubilant, seething joy
Fas packed in that very fashion
member. AS 1t whizzed and spun
fhe river road all the passengers
ealed with delight, and as they
tied down the other side of the hill
rose to their feet as one child
danced and yelled, waved what
head-covering was possessed by
or two Of them and stepped on
another's toes in a frenzy of de-
I. At the top Of the far hill they
PED up, for their host was impress
BY the sweeping river view and he
led to point 1t out to Miss Selma
fes, indeed. 1t looks like there
er was SIGH a view of the whole
ID laid out before you anywhere
l have set on the grocery steps
watched the top of this hill in
Ter and In summer, sun-up and
down, in storm and clearing, and
the time a-wondering what was
on the other side that l never ex-
led to see In this life. | am glad
ways laid 1t out In my mind as
ptiful as could, fer l woulder
ashamed If had gone and made
e OF 1t to myself because | hadn't
seen it, and maybe never would.
pgs always measure up to what
expect-and it's the same with
pie, too; a-looking fer saints you
mighty apt not to run on sinners.
Sammie, Bonnie, all of you stop
pbing out! S'pose he was to start
all of sudden?"
ISIS Selma Lue was busily en-
ed in settling the squirmers as the
shine swept slowly around and
ted down the hill. A far, faint cry
her ears, and she turned sud
~
pands alive, mister" she called
I've done spilled Ethel Maud, with
4 mat climbing around! If we was
liking ride on the golden streets,
nat child woulder fell out into the
s4of glass. Please turn around and
'1k her up" Some distance back a
|@1ch OF blue calico sat In the road
nee lifted up voice of lamentation.
low ever did you happen to fall
honey?" said Miss Selma Lue, as
squeezed up Ella Virginia and
ted to tuck the stray down beside
didn't fall I climbed climbed
let the gentleman a flower-and
it's done broke!" she sobbed. as
held up crushed, blue corn
pr.
pom my word, that's sweet little
to get posy for an old man
hear?-a sweet little grill Come
here and sit by me and I'll hold
In, and the baby, too" And so as
big red machine pulled down the