The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-04-04
FRECKLES
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reckles." she cried. come TO your
SCOPES! he thinking. reasoning
man! You just must see IL. Like
breeds like IN this world. You must
be some sort OF reproduction OF your
parents. ana l am not AFRAID TO vouch
for them. not for a minute.
'And then. TOO. II more proof Is
needed here II IL: Sir. Mclean says
that you are the most perfect gen
tleman he ever knew. ana ne mas
ira veled the world over. Then
there's your singing. / don't believe
there ever was mortal with a sweet
er voice tnan yours. ana while that
doesn't prove anything there Is a
point that does. Just the little train
ing you had from that cholrmaster
won't account Tor the wonderful &C.
cent and ease with which you sing.
Somewhere IN your close blood Is a
marvelonsly trained vocalist: we
every one OF US believe that. t'reckles.
why does my father refer to you
constantly as beng OF fine perceptions
End honorI Because you are,
Freckles. Why does the Bro Woman
leave ner precious WORK ana stay
here 10 nelp look after you; 1 never
heard OF her losing any nine over
any one else. It's because sne loves
you And why does MIR Mclean turn
all OF nis valuable business over 10
hired men ana watch over you per-
sonally? And why is ne hunting ex-
cuses every day to spend money on
you? My father says Mclean IS full
Scotch close With a dollar. He Is a
hard headed business man. t'reckles.
and be is doing II because ne finds
You worthy OF It. Worthy OF all we
can all do ana more tna7 we know
how to do. dear heart! Freckles. are
you listening TO me? On. Won't you
see IT. Won't you believe itY'
"Oh. angel" chartered the bewtl-
dered Freck les. ARE you truly mean
ing it? Could 1t beT
"Or course it could" flashed the an
gel. because IT Just isr'
"But you can't prove It" walled
FreckIes. at amt giving me name
or me honor"
"Freckles." said the angel sternly.
you are unreasonable" Why, | did
4 rove every word said! Everything
proves it! You look here! II you knew
for sure that | could give you your
name and your honor. and prove to you
that your mother did love you. why.
then would you Just go TO breathing
like perpetual motion and hang on for
dear life and get wellr'
A great light leaped into Freckles
eyes.
IF knew that. angel" be said SOL
EMMY. you couldn't be killing me II
you feIled the biggest tree in the Linn
berlost smash on mer'
Then you go right 10 work" said
the angel. land before Dight I'll prove
one thing to you: / can show you cas-
lily enough how much your mother
loved you. That Will be the first step.
and then the rest will all come"
Freckles caught her sleeve.
Me mother. angel. Me mother" re
marveIed hoarseIy. did you say you
could be finding out today if me moth
er loved me? How: On, angel! All
the rest don't matter. II ouly me moth
ar didn't DO it,
Then you rest easy" said the angel.
with large confidence. Your mother
didn't do it Mothers of sous ike you
don't do such things as that Ill go to
work at once and prove it to you. The
first thing to do is TO go to that home
where you were and get the little
clothes you wore the night you were
eft there. | know that they are re-
1uired to save those things carefully.
We can find out almost ali there is TO
know about your mother from them
Did you ever see them. FTecklesf
"Yis." said Freckles.
The angel literally pounced on him.
"Freckles, were they winter sne
,ried
Maybe they were once They're all
7ellow with laying, and brown with
blood stains now" said Freckles, the
Id note of bitterness creeping in. You
amt be telling anything at all oy
hem. angel
We'll. but 1 just cam said the an
,el positively.
But how? Angel. tell me how"
why. easily enough. thought
-ou'd understand. People that can ar
ord anything at all. always get white
or little new babies-linen and lace
md the very finest things TO be had.
There's a young woman living near
is who cut up her wedding clothes TO
AVE fine things for her baby Moth
rs that love and want their babies
make fine seams. and tucks. and put
n lace and trimming by hand. They
IL and stitch, and stitch-little. even
titches, every one just as CAREFUL
heir eyes shine and their faces glow.
When they have TO quit to do some
hing else. they look sorry. ana fold
% their work so particularly. There
,n't much worth knowing about your
,other that those little clothes won't !