Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR DECEMBER d. 1912

body wants you, Emmy he asserted warmly; aThe
only trouble will be find out where you would fit in
best. You run along to Miss Grimsbys now and tell
the meantime. think Miss Grimsbys is the best place
right now, don't your"
"Oh, yes assented the child eagerly. @Dd you ever
have supper at Miss Grmsby's? It's fine! She has
cake lots of nights besides Sunday and two cups of tea
if YOU want them"
Winters gowed with enthusiasm over the prospect.
"Isn that great?" he exclaimed. mo, never had
per at Miss Grimsbys but maybe shall tonight Kun
along now-and sort of tell her I'm coming"
Emmy tripped away toward the candy shop, her
absurd black hat that welmeaning neighbor had
given her for the funeral Hopping wildly. about her
pinched little face while Winters walked thoughtully
to his lodgings at Mrs. Gerstenbergs. He found his
andady entertaining Mrs. Watkins in the dooryard,
resting easily upon the handle of the broom she had been
welding and he seized upon the moment to PROFOUND
the problem that had been worrying him all day and tor
the solution of which by of the women folk he had
been praying.
WELL, we buried Mrs. Seymour al according to
w program" he announced "And that place we had
to take her really isn't bad you might think from
what you hear people say about it. But the question
now is, What's going to become Of little Emmy
"The very thing said to Mrs Gerstenberg this morn
ing when they were bringn' her Nav QUIT exclaimed
and says to her, What's goin to become of little
Emmy1' Didn't l, Mrs Gerstenberg?"
She paused with CLEAN of triumph in her eye, as of
one who had forestaled slower and more ponderous
thinkers serious problem.
Eyes, and say to you the very thing said to her
this morning." countered Mrs Gerstenberg. .! sup
pose the county will have to take of her and send
her to some home for orphans somewhere We pay out
enough taxes in support of EN-, goodness knows!"
Winters drew back step in disrnay and surprise
But YOU wouldn't anything like that to happen
Mrs. Gerstenberg!" he exclaimed ITO have the child
shipped away to institution, where she would be
herded with two three hundred orphans of all sorts
and types andand all that sort of thing he concluded
amely.
Best thing in the world for her!" snapped Mrs. Ger
stenberg "Shed be of her living; but she'd have
work forit. And she get some education
knows she got little enough of that around here! Why
it would be Godsend to the poor, neglected little
thng!"
ooh, no, we don't want anything like that pro-
tested the amazed Winters. We've ought to be able
to think of something better.
"Why, what had you thought might be done with
herr" Mrs. Watkins wanted to know. Mrs. Watkins
Now she watched Winters rubbing his chin rather help
essy he glanced from to the other of the lnqulr
ing faces and she had guessed his reply before he SIAM
mered 1T.
"Why, didn't know exactly Sam said at length,
"but sort of thought somebody around here would
WELL would take the little tke in and keep her for what
she could do around; knowsort OF open their door
to the motherless kid and give her home. AS mat
ter of fact Mrs. Gerstenberg he went blandly fix
ing his mild glance upon her. Il had rather counted
upon you
Mrs Gerstenberg let the broom fall and raised face
and hands to Heaven for protection. LANDS sakes!
The is crazy!' she exclaimed "Why, what in the
world would do with Emmy around here? No, thank
YOU Mr. Winters! III have nobodys homeless brats in
mine to rise up and sting you like adder when you
get old. There's homes enough and places enough sup
ported by the taxes for all such-thas the place for
Emmy to be sent' Saying which Mrs. Gerstenberg
folded her and brought her chin down with a snap
that should have settled the question for all time
RUT it was far from settled in the mind of Samuel
- Winters actor. His vague plans for Emmy future
had no concern with a barrackslike orphanage and
marching columns of hapess little ones, with the cold