The Washington times., 1913-07-07

woman all in white and wearing a
white cap.
She was telling the little girl a story
and Elizabeth became so interested in
1t she quite forgot where she was and
pushed her head further through the
bushes until the woman in white told
funny thing that a goblin did. Eliza
beth laughed ont loud and the woman
and the little girl looked around and
saw her.
Elizabeth's face was flushed with her
long walk. and her hair was tossed and
hung in ringlets around her face, and
when the little girl saw her she smiled
and said, You are the little girl that
lives across the street. aren't you?'
Elizabeth tried to draw back her head,
but one of her curls caught in the bush
and the woman In white came to help
her.
II want her to come in." said the
little girl.
So the woman in white helped Eliza
beth through the bushes
My name is Charlotte" said the
new neighbor. what is yours?"
Elizabeth told her and offered her
some of the berries she had picked. IT
wish i could pick berries" said Char
lotte, 1T must be nice to pick them and
eat them right from the place thew
grow"
III show you where they grow thick
ana we can go tomorrow morning early
before 1t Is too warm" said Elizabeth.
Charlotte shook her head and smiled
at Elizabeth. Il can't do things like
that she said. You know I cannot
walk. don't you?''
why can't you?" asked Elizabeth.
I'VE can go to place not far from
here; 1t is not long walk"
But l am lame. l cannot walk a
STEP said Charlotte. throwing aside a.
linen cover that was over her legs.
Elizabeth did not know what TO say
for second. when she saw the thin
little legs and tiny feet.
She looked at Charlotte, and vhataver
she saw in her eyes only she and Char
lotte were locked in each others arms
and kissing each other.
You must not cry" said CbarInt.e
when she saw tears in Elizabeth's ewes
Il don't mind much. ONLY whe, 7 sec
other little girls running about than
sometimes wish they would play with
me. but, of course, that would be col
tish Tor me to ask any one to sit and
play when they can run and wall,
about
Il didn't know you could not walk. T
thought you rode because YOU were rich
and had pony cart, and | wished 7
could ride as YOU did," said E,lizabeth
Il thought You knew was lame and
that was the reason you did not come N
visit me because l could not plav like
other girls" said Charlotte.
"I'll come every day If you want mo ..
replied Elizabeth. And il your coach
man will drive you some day know
where there are lot of berries cIosa
to the road. and you can sit on the
ground and pick them from the bushes {.
Gould l. really" said Charlotte the
color coming into her cheeks at the
very thought
Gould We have a picnic some dav
too. 90 you think?''
of course we can I know ubar.
there is a river and a grove that will
be the very place" said Elizabeth
When Elizabeth went into the houss
she told her mother what had han.
pened. But. mother. will neyar
again wish ] had n thing Charlotte has
1t is wicked for me to wish for any
thing when | am well and strong and
can walk and run about"
Charlotte and Elizabeth became creut
friends. and the pony cart made NAM
pleasure trips for both little girls. The
picniC and the berry party brought
much joy to Charlotte and the rides in
the pony cart and big auto save much
pleasure to Elizabeth, but she never
wished to change places with her little
lame friend.
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