The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-03-03

01APTAIN CY did not reply t6the
request for the box. It Is
doubtful If he even heard it.
- Mrs. divers astounding letter
had, as he afterward said, left him
high and dry with no tug In sight"
Mary Thomas was dead and her
daughter-her daughter, of whose very
existence he had been ignorant-had
suddenly appeared from nowhere and
been dropped at his door like an out
Of season May basket, Accompanied by
the modest suggestion that he assume
responsibility for her thereafter. No
in utter bewilderment.
Don't you think you'd better send
For the box?" repeated the child, shiv-
erIng little under the big coat.
Hey? What say? Never mind,
though. Just keep quiet for spell,
won't you? want to let this soak in.
BY the big dipper! OF all the solid
brass cheek that ever run across this
beats the whole cargo! And Betsy
Howes never limited! Probably you
would be glad to take Be glad!
Why, blast their miserable, stfngy-
What do they take me for? I'll show
'em. Indiana amt SO fur that I can't
Hey! Did you say anything, sis?'
The girl had shivered again. mo,
sir" she replied. 1T was my teeth,
guess. They kind of ratified"
What! You amt cold, are you,
with all that round you and in front
of that flre?"
mo, sir, 7 guess not, only my back
feels sort of funny, as if somebody
kept dropping icicles down it. Those
bushes and vines were 50 wet that
when 1 tumbled down twas most like
being in pond"
"Sho, shoI That won't do. Can't
have you laid up on my hands. That
would be worse than Humph! Tut,
tut! Somethin' ought to be done, and
I'm blessed IL l know what. And not
woman round the place, not even
that Debby. Say, look here! What's
your name-er-Emmie? Hadn't / bet
ter get the doctor?"
The child looked frightened.
"Why?" she cried, her big eyes open
ing. I'm not sick, am T.
Sick? No, no. Course not, course
not. What would you want to be sick
for? But you ought to get warm and
dry right Off, I s'pose, and your buds
are all up to the depot. Say, what does
what did your ma used to do when you
fclt-er-them icicles and things?"
She changed my clothes and rubbed
me. and if 1 was very wet she put me
to bed sometimes"
"Bed2 Sure. Why, yes, indeed!
Beds good place to keep of icicles.
There's my bedroom right in there.
You could turn in just as well as not.
Bunk amt made yet, but can shake
1t UP i'm no time. Say-er-er-you can
undress yourself, can't your
''Oh. YES. sir. Course i canl Fun
most eight"
Sure you are! Don't act On mite ba-
byish. al right; you Set still till y
shake up that bunk"
re entered the chamber, his own,
opening from the sitting room. and pro
ceeded literally to ''shake UP" the bed
II was not lengthy process. and when
1t was completed lie returned 70 find
his visitor already Invested of the coat
and standing before the stove.
Il guess perhaps you'll have to help
undo me behind" observed the young
Lady. This Is my best dress, and "
can't reach the buttons I'm the mid
ale of the back"
CaDtain Cv scratched his head. Then
he cIumsily unbuttoned the wet waist.
glancing rather sheepishly &c the win
dow to see if any one was coming.
50 this y your best dress, hey?" ne
asked, to cover his confusion. IL was
obviously mot very new, for It was
neatly mended In one OF two places
Yes, sir"
so. Where'd you buy it-up to Con
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