The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-06
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W NELLIE eaAvEY alLLMoRE.

ga. or lying in rich satin abundance I
ali over her little funY shoulders /
when she was still Her eyes were I
big and round and peculiarly blue
like twin cornhowers-and there were
perpetual discs Of pink in the small
oval checks.
The day was hot to sultriness. the
sun beating upon the lake with fierce
Intensity and transforming it into a
great sparkling pool Of melted metal
Winifred hurried down the road as
fast as her long. white,stockinged legs
would carry her, the big sun hat
scarlet with poppies--fying back from
her head BY its muslin ribbons She
found a tempting tuft Of grass IN the
shadow Of a giant water oak, and sat
down to eat her lunch When she
had finished she crossed her hands in
I her lap and sat gazing out across
the lake with suddenly tired absent
/ eyes she heard the village clock
strike two-then three-and all at
once, the water began TO dance and
simmer and grow black before her
eyes. A horrible dizziness settled
over her and she flung herself down
on the cool, grateful grass and closed
her eyes. Then came oblivion
When the little girl came back to
earth again she was lying in her own
bed with the pretty canopy Of blue
satin, and the cloudy white draperies
all around she felt numb and stiff
and listless, and when she opened heI
lips to speak, her voice sounded SO
tiny and far away Many days pass
ed before she was allowed to sit up,
and hear all about herself and the
grave, kind man who had rescued
her
Il should like so much to see him
and Toto thank him. said Wini-
fred one day-the first size spent out
Of bed.
"YoH may, replied her aunt, for
he is here right now He was very
i'll himself that day The heat played
him an even more serious trick than
1t did YOU
So the little girl was wheeled into
the sick mans room, where he lay
pale and prostrated against his pill
low.
Il can never thank you enough,
she began, the pink in her cheeks
deepening to a vivid scarlet. What
in the world would have become Of
me If you had not happened upor
me?'
The invalid laughed and shook his
head I'm glad, indeed. that l did,
he answered quickly, "but-what OF
earth would have become Of me i
your kind aunt had not taken me in?'
Then | suppose we must b
quits She laughed merrily. show
ing all her dimples at once.
The other nodded do you know,
he asked presently, why it was
wanted SO much to see you as soon al
I ! could?s
{. Won't you tell me?'
g 1t was because once I had littl
) girl, with long yellow curls Just lik
yours, and big blue eyes. You-yol
reminded ne lot Of her that day
found you unconscious by the lake
y Do you mind my telling YOU this?"
e 'No-oh, no And your little girl
= where is she now? She is not--i
: she
She is not dead. But"
2 Winifred looked at him suddenly
with wide. bewildered eyes
I'll lost her, the man explaine
after a pause, and the little girl di
not question him further
MY mamma will be home tomol
row, she remarked. in q change 6
tone, and l want you to meet he
she-oh. you don't know how graft
ful she win be to you. I-she hasn
any one but me, she added quickly
Have YOU no father?" he question
ed gently.
Winifred shook her pretty gold hea
slowly back and forth. Not now
she said
Never mind. | oughtn't to hay
asked you. Won't you tell me SOM
| thing about that-Mamma?'
III She is the dearest, best and mos
beautiful creature in all the world
ii Winifred broke out, an uplifted smil
on her dainty, flushed face. Ever
body loves mamma. She is so goo
III ana kind and true
III The sick man nodded, not trustln
| himself to speak. He watched hs
II in silence as she unfastencd the loci
ct from a long gold chain and held
/ out to him.
III SO this is-your mother?" he as
| ed, after a long, long pause.
HI There was long silence. durin
H which, the door opened and closed Q
noiseless hinges and some ore can
softly into the room
III Mammal"
H My little sweetheartl" The wor
II an clasped her arms about the chi
| and held her in a long, fervent er
| brace. When she looked up, a pa
III Of dark, eager eyes were fixed upc
III her
II This is the gentleman who save
| my life, mamma Aren't you" b
| the look on her mothers face inte
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