The Washington times., 1913-10-10
For The Times Children
Just Before It's Bedtime
MABEL AND THE MONKEY.

"A ABEL MORTON hved in q
NU beautiful home on the banks
lv Of q small river. Beyond
-. the lawn the hills rose. all
covered with trees.
When Mabel yas nine years old her
uncle. who lived in South America,
sent her a monkey. The animal, which
she named Jippy. had been well
trained, and his funny antics were q
delight to her. In short time they
became fast friends, playing for hours
about the house and lawn.
When Mabel would grow tired OF
playing with Jippy she would say.
Now, Jippy. I must 20 and look after
Catherine; you must be GOOD ana not
play any naughty tricks"
Then abe would bring out her o1g.
rosy-chesked doll Catherine and dress
hcr I'D in all her fine clothes, while
Jippy would sit quietly. like q COCO
monkey should, though Mabel couio
,e, that he wanted to play with Cath
erinc very much. -,
NO, you mustn't touch Catnerine'
she would say, shaking her small
hand at Jippy And Jippy minded ner'
though he did long SO much Just 10
hold Catherine in mis- little paws.
M,.oeis ta,ner ~ent to- the city every
dav ON bus,l.rs.. As soon as Mabel
would see HIM coming from the station
in the evening she would wrap Ca'ner-
Inc In a little dolls guilt and Put her
to bed. Then she and Jippy would
scurry away to meet her daddy.
Now, though Jippy was a good little
monkey. sometimes he Just couldn't neip
being mischievous, and at times would
get in Mr.. Morton's private study and
muss up things frightfully. Then Mr..
Morton would be very much provoked
with the little fellow.
mabel he would say, II will really
have to send that monkey away. Here
he has spilled ink all over my desk
again" But Mabel would beg Sd earn
estly for poor Jippy that her father
would always forgive the little fellow.
And so the two had fine time playing.
But though Jippy was lots of fun.
Mabel, who was an only child, would
often get lonesome for little play
mate, and so one day when little
brother was born her delight was bound
less Jippy would look at her when she
was holding little Paul. for that was
the baby's name, and wish very much
that he could hold it, too, but Mabel
would say:
mo. Jippy. you must keep your little
paws of OF Paul. just like you do of
Of Catherine" And Jippy understood
and never touched the baby.
One day when little Paul was about
two months old Mabel's mother went to
town with Mr.. Morton. leaving the chill
dren in charge Of the nurse
Now, a few miles up the river there
vas a great dam. 1t had been raining
hard for several days. and the dam was
overfiowing. AS nurse and Mabel were
eating luncheon, while the baby was
asleep in his cradle on the porch. a man
galloped by. shouting:
Run for your lives, The dam has
broken. and a food is coming down the
river!'
Frightened out of her wits almost, the
nurse seized Mabel and ran across the
lawn to the hills beyond. She had
hardly scrambled up the side when the
flood came roaring down. AS the nurse
looked back and saw the water swirl
Ing about the house up to the second
story. she remembered that she had left
the baby asleep on the porch.
"Oh! what shall do: what shall I
do" she cried. But there was nothing
she could do but wiring her hands and
weep.
When later Mabers parents came
hurrying out from the city and heard
about the baby they were grief-stricken,
and when. late In the day. the flood
passed and they could get to the house.
they all sorrowfully made their way to
1t. AS they approached. however. Mabel.
who happened to look up at little bal
cony In the attic. cried joyfully: