The Washington times., 1913-09-02

"Oulu surely tcpcht anu tuiL
around, for she thought her
blue eyes would be such a temptation
he could not resist, but the little soldier
had thought her as good as beautiful
and when he found she was only think
ing Of his fur hat and the use she
could make OF II FOR a muff, he
thought no longer Of her beautiful eyes
or her pretty pink lips and white
teeth; he only remembered that she
thought only Of herself, and tried to for
get her.
Blue Eyes even spoke in q very low,
soft whisper % him that 1t was a
pretty night and that the moon was
shining In the window. making his
gold ball on his stick look like q star
But Ii was Of no use; he did not turn;
he even pretended he did not hear.
Then Blue Eyes spoke right out, loud
and said: FIt has been a right busy
day. hasn't it? Many of our compan-
ions have been taken from the win
daw."
Yes. know they have answered
tfe little soldier without turning.
This time Blue Eyes did not have
the spurage to speak again.
The next day. early In the morning
q storekeeper reached In the window
and took the little soldier oaIt Blue
Eyes waited and waited. hoping he was
only taken out to be wound I'D and
shown off to some little boy, Ibut after
the sun went down and he was not re-
turned she gave up hope and and be-
gan to feel sad and lonely as well. Amy
way, he might have let me have his old
fur hat for q muff part of the time. -
she said, trying TO console herself with
the thought that he was selflshs ''then
we would have been happy, but he
wouldn't even do that, 50 now, he Will
never see me again. and 1t serves him
right"
But while Blue Eyes was saying all
this about the little soldier she was real
ly thinking about herself and that she
had been very selfish and had thought
only of having the hat fcU herself In
stead Of thinking of all the love the lit
tie soldier had offered her; and now he
was gone forever she felt she was justly
punished. Suppose had married him. y
she said that night when she was crying
all by herself; he would have gone
away just the same, but l npight have
loved him he would have found a way
TO have taken me, too.
"Oh, dear! oh, dear! How unhappy
ann and she sobbed herself TO sleep
The next morning a little girl looked
in the window and pointed to BhIe Eyes
Il love her." she said; please buy her
for me?"
Then the little girl went in the store
and the storekeeper took Blue Eyes
from the window.
Poor little Blue Eyes was too miser-
able to care what became of her just
then, for she was sure the little soldier
and she were parted forever.
The little girl who had looked in at
the window took Blue Eyes in her arms
and carried her out of the door. Il wish
had my doll carriage here" She said,
then / could take my dolly for ride
In the park
The thought OF carriage and the
park made Blue Eyes forget her trouble
for a minute, but then she thought of
the soldier and that he was lost to her
forever, and that made Ler unhappy
again.
The little girl took her to her home
and showed her to her mother. Il think
will name her Marie" said the little
girl.
Blue Eyes almost cried out loud that
her name was Blue Eyes and that she
did not want another name. but OF
course that would not do. SO she just
sobbed to herself and was named Marie.
The little girl took her TO a playroom
and there were all sorts of toys that
boys play with, so Blue Eyes 1--WE VA
call her thaU knew there must be
boy in the house. and she began to
wonder II boys treated dolls kindly.
BY and by the little girl grew tired Of
playing with Blue Eyes and put her In
a chair and left her.
Andthen something happeneh that
made Blue Eyes heart jump and then
beat very hard
She saw beside a box on the floor
near her a brown fur hat. She thought
II was a mun at first. but there was a
little leather strap on one end, and she
knew II was a soldiers hat, and there
could be only one soldier for Blue Eyes
ever. so, of course, 1t must belong to
her soldier boy.
Oh. the sorrow of II all to think he
had taken off his hat for some one else;
ne would not do it for her.
Then the tears ran down her face,
and she told herself she did not want
any one who did not love her best Of
all for his sweetheart. and she would
try to forget him at once.
But instead of trying to forget him
she began to wonder where he was. and
II he might not be in the room at that
very minute
Blue Eyes looked around, but she