Arizona republican., 1912-02-18

ful, its sides were still shiny with the
gummy yaTnish daubed upon il by the
Jew second handler" who had sold it
TO Mrs. Schmidt; its guard straps were
still sticky from the sweets that the
O'Brien baby had lavished upon them
before he became a good walker"
Mrs. O'Brien had fairly wept when she
sold it TO the second handler"
You'll niver have the like of this
in yer shop again, Mister Solom'n." she
assured him: at was the rich as
bought it-'nd havin' lost their young
God rest his pretty soul. they give me
the buggy for me own that's the age of
one they lost-you're fair Robin a
poor dead baby by payin' no more for it. !"
II was certainly true that the poor
battered cart did retain, somehow,
something of its former smartness
The glory of the collapsible hood that
would no longer collapse, the wonder.
full rattle of the wheels, with the rub
her almost rotted from the tires. were
things 10 be very proud Of: but best
Of all was the little gilded monogram
on the footboard, much furnished to bt
sure. but still a memory OF the first
Wee occupant. Nazileh puzzled a great
deal over the involved curves of The
old English lettering. ii was much pref
tier than that in the school book, al
most as pretty as the graceful Arabic
that her grandfather taught her to love
Antar nearly wore the skin from his
dimpleG fingers trying 10 pull the
pretty gilt trifies away While he
pulled he made soft, adorable baby
noises: NaZileh solemnly believed he
was 'readin' the nice story" and IL his
seraphic smile meant anything he
surely read a very happy tale.
In her rapture over the cart and its
beloved occupant she began to move
away from her friends without any
consciousness of their being. She
smiled dreamily as she strutted be
tween the handle bars and the dilapi.
dated hood: the handles were far toe
wobbly 10 trust going down grade. She
was pretending that she was a very
rich lady taking her own little boy
10 a wonderful confectioner's shop
where she was going 10 buy him a
large thick handful of fuzzy spun sugar
candy and little round mamoul with
figs inside.
Tommy sighed heavily as he gazed
after her.
Oats date fer Thoisday." he
screamed. "youse remember 10 hand
around. NuZly"
Il leeke thad l go" called Nazileh
politely; 'eet ees mos keen thad you
asl, me. TOmmee-o6-breen"
Gee" murmured the lowest ricken
Tommy, dat COILS got de SWEETEST
manner in dis whole town. wouldn't
mind takin' her anywheres.'
Geraldine dropped despondently.
"Haindt you going TO take me, too
Tommy" she asked.
And Tommy rose scOrfullv.
Don't butt in he advised hruskly
Sc nd yOuse won't ger trun down"
On Thursday. Cheerfully Juggling az
one handle Of the clothes basket. for
perhaps after all it was no only love
that had moved Tommy 20 ask her
Nazileh took her first journey 10 the
uptown end of Dix Street Her darkly
frinsed eyes opened wider and wider
as she stared at the bits of lawn and
at shining houses whose windows.
"efery one haf lace-same keen pat
tern thad othaire weendow haf" AMI
when they finally reached the charm
ing old corner guarded by high hrici.
walls she drew a deep breat!
"Tommee-o6-breen." she ASH softly.
ices thad NIFTY ladee the ladee of a
sultan or a beg?"
A WHAT"
"A reech mans-leeke thad you call
preeseeden' or melOnairs?''
Nope" he replied. she hain't. but 7
bet you any money he could. be nald-
erman if he'd get out in de district
he's de goods, he is
q
way they put down the basket and
Tommy reached up for the bell.
The boy peered cautiously through
the gratings.
'Squint," he ordered tersely "She's
there"
Nazileh nodded. 100 awestricken for
words: she shiyerei as she stepped
close 10 the ornamental bars and then
she looked for the first time at the
unity" lady.
Slender and dropping. sitting list
lessly in a great willow chair, white
fingers twisting a bit Of gay ribbon.
gray eyes staring at nothing al all
Nazileh drew long signing breath,
her expressive little hands few TO her
heart
Allah mus SEN thee tears, lofely
Iadee. she whispered. ner own dark
eyes filled with sadness. Allah. mus,
lofely ladee. weeih eyes of sorrow"
Gee" gasped Tommy as the maid
opened the gate. cut il out. Nuzly,
youse looks nutty YOURSELF
Often in the DAYS that followed the
little Syrian sat brOoding over the rec
objection Of that dropping woman.
Once she caught up Antar and Rugged
him so closely that he squcaled all his
funny little Oriental sqUeals.
Don you go dead. an make mo
nutty," she whispered passionltely:
me-eef you do thad | wecl sia-ap vow
good, leeke that bad DoOtch ladee
slap thad bad DootCh babce,"
And once at night. when she lay
awake watching the wonderful stars,
she made a little prayer. stretching ont
her hands as she had seen Father Shis-
kim. the priest. do. when he prayed.
"Eef You please. Allah" she muir
INJURED. Il leeke thad you take a lectle
time-ius' lcetle, 10 SEN ihad lofely
ladee the geeft Of tears-to take away
thad eyes of sorrow. please. amen
II Tommy O'Brien had not been q
young man Of many affairs. his
mothers customers would have GER
tainly enjoyed more prompt delivery
of their clean linen. There came 4
Thursday when Tommy slipped away
surreptitiously on a little matter of