The Detroit times., 1913-02-20

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| the lace on my breast like a breeze
from heaven as he took the high note
and then let II 90 on the last few
words.
III you love me. Molly, darling,
Let your answer pv a kiss
A confused recollection OF having
heard the words and tune sung by ny
mother when 7 was AZ the rocking age
myself brought the tears 10 my eyes
as / few TO the window and parted
the curtains. II you heard little boy
angel singing at your easement
wouldn't you expect q cherubim face
upturned with heaven-lights AL over
Il? Billy's face was upturned az he
heard me draw the shade. but II was
! streaked like wild Indians with
decorations OF brown mud and he held
a long Shiny hsh-worm on the end or
a stick while he wiped his other
grimy hand down the front OF his linen
| blouse.
Say. Molly. look at the snake |
| brunged you" he exclaimed as he
came close under the sill. which is not
| high from the ground. IF you put
your face down 10 the mud and sing
something TO 'em they'll come outsn
they holes. A doodle-bug coined, too,
but | couldn't ketch 'em both. I-itc
me up and can put him in the water
glass on your table" He held up one
muddy paddle 10 me and promptly l
lifted him up into my arms. From
the embrace in which lie aud the worm
and | INDUCED my lace and dimity
came out much the worse.
That was a lovely song you sang
about Molly. darling Billy" | said.
Where did you hear it,"
That's a good big-song, Molly. and
bet can git lizard with il, too, II
sing il right low" lie began 70
squirm out OF my arms toward the
table and the glass
Who taught il TO you. sugar
SWEET l persisted as / poured water
IN on the sQu:rming worm under his
direction.
Nobody taught il 10 me. Doc
sings il TO me when Tilly, nurse, nor
YOU amt there 10 put me TO bed He
don't know no good songs like Roll,
Jordan, Roll, or Hot Times or Twinkle.
I go to sleep quick cause he makes
me feel tired with his slow tune what's
only good for bugs. Git hair-pin for
me to poke him with, Molly, quick"
| found the hair-pin and | don't
know why my hand trembled as II
handed il 10 Billy. AS soon as he got
II he climbed out the window, glass,
bug and all. and saw him and the red
setter go down the garden walk to-
gether in pursuit OF the desired lizard.
suppose closed the blinds and
drew the curtains again and flung my.
self on my pillow. Something warm
and sweet seemed TO be sweeping over
me IN great waves and I felt young
and close up to some sort OF big world
good. IL was delicious and | don't
know how long | would have stayed
there just feeling II IL Judy hadn't
brought in my letter
He had written from London. and
1t was many pages OF wonderful things
all favored with me- He told ms
about Miss Chester and what good
friends they were, and how much he
hoped she would be in Hillsboro when
he got here. He said that a great
many OF her dainty ways reminded
him OF his own slip OF girl" espe-
cially the turn OF her head like A
flower on its stem" At that | got
right out of bed like jack jumping
out OF box and looked at myself in
the mirror.
There is one exercise here on page
twenty that l hate worst OF all. You
screw up your face tight until you look
like Christmas mask TO get your
neck muscles taut and then woSble
your head around like a newborn
baby until IL swims 7 did that one
twenty extra times and all the others
In proportion to make up for those
two hours in bed Hereafter I'll get
up at the time directed on page three,
or maybe earlier. IL frightens me 10
think that I've got only a few weeks
more TO turn from a cabbagerose into
lily. / won't let myself even think
luscious peach" and "string-bean"
II do, get warm and happy all over
and let up on myself. try when
get hungry 10 thing OF myself In that
blue muslin dress.
| haven't been really willing before
TO write down in this torture volume
that | took that garment TO the city
with me and what Madam Rene did
10 it-made II over into the loveliest
thing I ever saw. only | wouldn't let
her alter the size one single inch. |
I'm honorable as all women are at |
peculiar times. ! think she under |
stood, but she seemed not to. and |
worked miracle on IL with ribbon |
Ind lace. I've put 1t away on the top |
shelf OF closet, for IL is torment TO |
ook at II.
You can just take any old recipe
'or a party and mix up a debut for
girl, but II takes more time to con-
cost one for a widow, especially II II
8 for yourself. | spent all the rest
of the day doing almost nothing and
hinking until felt llght.headed.
Finally had just about given I'D any
ldea OF blaze and had decided to /,
leak out In general society as quietly !.
as my clothes would LET me. when a
real confagration was lighted inside
me