Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-12-26

Never mind. grandnamnla: ! know
something with importanee some
thing excellent and very extensive as
WE'LL
She smiled. And what is that. dear?"
by and by you shall know. Not
yet. 1t will come. ! know"
Il will wait"
1T is not comfortable to wait" re-
marked the little boy. balancing it in
his mind whether to tell his grand
mother or not about the key to happi-
ness.
Then he recoIlected quickly that his
promise had been given to Miss Supple
not to tell. and he moved uneasily on
his ottoman until Betty answered.
After one has waited twenty-Six
years it is not SO hard. dear"
oh" Little Peter rolled this over
and over in his thoughts until finally
he concluded that he would not wait
any longer to tit the key. Christmas
must be nea by. 1t was to be before
Christmas that he was to fit the key.
When was Christmas?
"Grandmamma, when will be the
Christmas?"
I'm three days, dear"
And be had agreed with Supple that
it was to he fitted when Nine. Grand
mamma should be very busy with her
books n pens or else when she had
gone to Bloomingdale.
"Grandmamma. when will you go to
Rloomingdaley"
I'm going up there on Christmas
eve, dear. just for a little while. to have
dinner with Miss Amy and Mr.. Davies,
and afterward to st. Michael's church"
The little boys face fell.
Betty saw it and misdivined the
cause. 'Grandmamma is not going to
take you up there with her because
there are no little boys and girls to
play with. On that night you are to
go to the Ogdens' for a very merry
time"
Little Peter now forgot the key to
happiness completely. will Miss Polly
Manierre be there, grandmamma?"
Il expect so. She is going to marry
MIR. Lawrence Ogden. you know"
Then l will not go!" The little boy
stamped his copper toed shoe vehe-
mently.
But, Pierre. why notY
Because. grandmamma, Tiff l were
Cain and Mr.. Lawrence Ogden Abel, I
would kill him."
Peter Van Zandt de la Quereau, l
am ashamed Of you!"
Yes. Nine. Grandmere, / would"
You must no say or think such
things. Why do your"
Because" the child almost suffocat-
ed with his emotions-'Miss Polly is
which l love and have promised to
marry me. and it is wicked for Mr..
Lawrence to steal her from me!' AS
usual, when deeply moved. the child's
use Of his second language was per-
| turbed.
But. Pierre. dear child. Miss Polly
was only in fun. Don't you know you
are a little boy and not to marry any
II for years and years?'
'In fun?" the child repeated wonder
ingly. and the woman inclined her
head.
How many years?' he asked SOL
EMMY.
TWENTY-FIVE Or thirty"
The boy scowled.
80 many?"
Eyes: boys do not get to be whole
men until that long"
"Oh.." He thrust his now relaxed fist
deep in his pocket. To be sure. the key
of happiness was lying there. warm
and safe. But. grandmamma. all the
same. l will not go to the Ogdens'. l
will stop here with the pussy cats and
Rrigitte and the butler"
He looked very earnest.
Every well. dear" Betty was wise
with him and always let him guide
himself when she could. Il am going
to the OgdenS' for dinner this evening.
| Will you mind? 1t is the first time
grandmamma has dined out since we
came to America"
Little Peter said "No'' placidly: then
with an accession of joy he began to
hop about the room. to clap his hands.
to pull the ears of Paganini and to sing
with delight. He remembered that he
could fit the key while his grandmoth-
err was away and that when she got
home he would have happiness ready
to bestow upon her.
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