The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-12-19
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big md round and peculiarly blue
Me- twin eoFn1owers-and thare were
perpetual disc Of pm In the small
oval cheeks.
Ths day WAS hot 70 saitrinass. the
I'm beating upon the Ike with flsrcs
tnesHsity and Transforming It into .
greet sparkling pool q melted metal
WInifred hurried doxn the read a.
esst as her long. whieeseockiassd Iegn
would carry her. tAs big sun hst-
scarlet with poppies-Gzang back from
her had By Its mus rtbbons. he
npan1 tenpEiag tasz q grass n khs
hadow Of giant w. oak. ID sat
hown 10 ct her Ii. Wa che
hAd finished. ne crossed her haa1s in
hsr lap. and sat sszaaTsout across
ne laks with suddenly drez. absent
eyss. She heard the village osock
STRIFE two-tAen tkrss-AAd I'll at
once. the water begsn to dance and
simmer and grow 80 before her
eyes. "A horrible szs=aaess sszslsA
over her, and she ft4zg herself down
on the cool. grateful gzass and caossd
her eyes. Then cane ssatyioa-
When the little CIR came back %
earth again she was Ing IN b own
bed With the pretty esooDy q blue
satin. and tie cloudy zzAAs drapsrtes
all around. She felt .aznb aa1 HtiH
and Ilstless, and wheo he opened her
lips 70 speak. her rs4os sounded %
tiny and far away. Many days pase-
ed before she was allowed 10 1T IN,
and hear all about kszssif and the
grave. kind man vizo had rescued
her.
Il should Ike 30 "a to - him
and to-to thank klzn.- said VIM.
fred one day-ths Arsl 10 spant out
Of bed.
you may" replied her aunt. "for
he II here right now. He was very
Ill himself that day. ne heat played
him an even more serious trick than
1t did you"
So tho little girl - wheeled into
the sick mans room. where he lay
pale and Frustrated against his PHI
low.
II can never thank you enough"
she began. the pink IN her checks
deepening to : vivid scarlet What
In the world would have become of
me II you had not happened upon
me?"
The invalid laughed and shook his
head. I'm glad, indeed. that did,"
he answered quickly. -but--uhat on
earth would have become OF me II
your kind aunt had not taken M INF"
Then / suppose No must be
'quits?'" She laughed merrily, show
Ing all her dimples at once.
The other nodded. DO you know
he asked presently. why 1t vas
wanted 30 much to see you a. soon as
] oould?"
Won't You tell meT.'
1t was because once had . little
girl. With long yellow eurls juat like
yours. and big blue eyes You-you
reminded me a lot of her that day /
found you unconscious by the lake.
Do you mind my telling you THAI"
"No-oh. no. And your little girl
where is she now? She Ii not-ls
she"
she is not dead But"
Winifred looked at him suddenly,
with wide. bewlldered eyes
Il lost her" the man explained
after a pause. and the little girl did
not question him further
MY mamma will be home tomor-
row." she remarked. IN a change of
tone. and I want yon to meet her.
She-oh. you don't know how crate
full she will be TO you. f-she hasn't
any one but me-" she added quickly
Have you no fatherT' he question
ed gently.
Winifred shook her pretty gold head
slowly back and forth. Not now"
she said.
Never mind. / oughtn't TO have
asked you Won't you tell me some
thing about that-MammaI"
She is the dearest, beat and most
beautiful creature In al the world"
WinIfred broke out, N upliftsd smile
on her dainty flushed face, Every.
body loves mamma. She is 30 good
and kind and true
The sick man nodded, not trusting
himself to speak He watched her
in silence a. she unfastened the lock.
ct from long gold chain and held 1t
out to him.
SO this is=-your mother7" he ask
ed, after long. long pause.
There was long silence. during
which, the door opened and closed on
noiseless hinges and some one came
softly into the room.
Mammal"
MY little sweetheart" The wom-
an elasped her arms about the child
and held her In a long. fervent EN-.
brace. When she looked up. . pair
of dark, eager eyes we're fixed upon
her.
This is the gentleman who saved
my life, mamma. Aren't you-lp But
the look on her mothers face inter-
rupted her.
"Katharinel For Gods sake don't
turn away from me now. Il am a
different man. Heaven knows | will
try to be worthy of you II you will
come back to me and give me one
more chaneei"
The woman had buried her face In
her hands, and her body shook with
sobs. When she looked up, her eyes
were moist II am different wom-
an. too, dear. was al she said. But
It seemed to be enough-at least TO