The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-07-18

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the answer ana thsy barred aWay
The next dag he laW rs same chil-
Grsn a. hs wss coming through TIE
.ssfie PARK g. hsa ua7 koze he sal
6oHn On : bs1eA beSioe fheu. and puf
forth az LIS @r+E Of easeTEa.nIenk
To INTEREST then TIE boy vas a
narly little fellow ot slz. wh0 took
care of fae taresyear-old bzby In 4
responsible manner. When the chill
dren stzrtsd home be ualked with
them. Wh4a he rarned in the garden
gate the 10y led TIE little one o. but
she hung hack. saying positively. -iss
IS where I i've che vas sobbing
6olefuily zhsn the brother finally per
suaded her % 60 o.
Mcdonald Was puzzled He eat
down On q garden seat t0 think u ont.
he had not asked the children their
names or whsEe tnsy iired Undcnht-
ediy they knsF Mrs Burt, perhaps
we're related. and 10 the habit Of eom-
ing oftsn. Bot Why then. had be
not seen them n the six weeks be
had been therez He suddenly rsmem-
bered his abrupt question On the day
he had taken the ROOMS Could Il
Be that she thought he hated all chill
dreng
His reflections we're interrupted BY
Whisper behind him Looking
aroaad be saw the two children com
ing down the Taik When they saw
him the little lad stopped and looked
as II he we're about % run aWay.
McDonald arose and. taking q child In
each hapd. led them to the door
Mrs. Burt met them zt the door.
Shs VAS very pale and her hands
we're trembling but she held Up her
head and looked straight IN bis eyes.
Who are these children?"
They are mine"
Good heavensi Where have they
been all this timer"
They've stayed upstairs when you
I we're ia the house. OH I know what
you must think Of me for deceiving
you this way And ! haven't had .
f peaceful moment since I did It. But
knew when you asked me that you
+ wouldn't take the r5om Il there we're
& children here. Taxes were due, and
& / needed The money SO badly. knew
you would pay. and / couldn't bear %
see you 90. You see the children are
I very quiet Their fafher-wasn'
very foud Of children, either. and
they had 70 learn TO be quiet and
not bother him.
Mcdonald recalled something he
he'd heard about a brutal husband and
father and stood aEhast 10 think he
had been put in the same class. Mrs
Burt was awaiting his verdict and
the children we're looking on Will
scared faces. Without q word be led
the two little ones into his room
The mother waiting outside heard
loud shouts o. giee. In about half an
hour the children burst iato the kitch
Ell. stilI laughing merriiy.
Oh. mamma shouted the boy
"the man gave me a quarter, and told
me to 20 up to the store and buy ice
cream fof baby and me-
When they were gone Mcdonald
came out where Mrs. Burt was still
waiting.
They never made such q noise be
fore" she said.
I No7 Well, then it's time they
! learLed how. Think Of those little
things cooped up Tor SIX weeks and
never daring to cheep when I was IN
the house. It makes me feel like an
assassin. told them to yelI as loud
as they could.
Oh.h said sirs. Burt, and then
for some reason she dropped her eyer
and blushed.
Then Mr. Mcdonald. who had beer
IN some doubt before. smiled with
great satisfaction.
Yes" be said. -iust that I'm surs
I'm needed to help bring up those chill
dren. And you need someone to take
care Of you. and l want some one te
take care Of. Can you trust me se
much, littse woman1
n don't deserve anything 70 lovely
when have been so wicket, shs
whispered, but she was not permitteS
to finish that speech.
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