Putnam patriot., 1912-02-23

Lo. piacidly returned the four. year-old boy. Does you love holly hocks7"
 Katharine said that she sdored them Then she explained about the broken-down motor and asked if she could come in their garden a while. Would their mother care, They were suddenly solemn
 Mothers gone 10 the end of the world" she said quaintly. and Mrs. Scott is drefful sick and Auntie Bess is to her house and we're To stay ,ight here so's she can see us till nurse comes hone" l. came in breathless sentence. as the child chung to her little brother. Then she opened wide the gate.
 Tim sorry bout the car an you can come in an play with us If you'll be good
 She sank down on the green grass. removed her hat and tried to WOO the shy boy to give her a kiss He would not, but broke a handful of hollyhocks without stems and put them grayely in her lap. The girl. Ianey. was hanging over bed Of mignonette like white butterfly.
 When Gustaye's hour and more had passed. Katharine looked up from her clumsy telling of the story of the three bears" 10 hear more ex- cuses He could not repair the ma chine II would have to be lowed in. Would maamselle take a train. or wait several hours until be came with the other ear? He stood wait ing. and a sudden whim possessed her.
 T win come on the train. Don't come back for me l may stop to make a visi, Tell Marie not to ex- pect me" She would not be robbed Of this new amusement-she seldom had been with children. and the sweet little experience was bringing her a queer happiness. With much prompting she told some of the familiar child-stories. and then. won derins at herself made up fairy stories with an ease that brought the little ones smuggling close to her. They told about themselves.
 Father had to take mother to the end of the world.- said David tAS boy And now you're here. we can % to Uncle Dse's snd see the ducks.-
 The children were on their feet in . moment, pulling her up ey tho hands. drawing her after then through a gap in the hedge into . sunken garden. exouisitely Japaness. with . pool where noated mandarins with clipped wings Everything was deltcateiy perfeet-even the brown bungalow ofY to the left was d. light
 The children threw themselves upon her. hugging her.
 Whats your name!" they asked. and she answered.
 "Kittie. because love soft places.- and she threw oH her big plumed hat
 David rose and began to stick the pink hoilyhocks into her crown of sunny hair and time passed. Peace came into Katharine's mind. Pres ently the boy announced. with mas euline force. that he was hungry. She saw that the noon hour had passed. and rose They pulled her back through the hedge toward their own cottage She would have gone any where
 Uncle Dee has only beer in his icebox. and he borrows lemons from us." said the girl quaintly He don't keep house-and he hasn't wife at all. Its lonesome for him.
 Its too bad replied Katharine. He might get one-
 He was going to. but she vas too spensive." sighed the girl
 Kit thought of David RobertsoA. and the humor dsed out of her syss. Had she condemned him to . life q ioosiinssss The boy nnbled on sn- plaining.
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