The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-03
An Euen EXCHANGE.
Copyright 1919 By " Werner.

called her Because OF FllEsheths
love Of animals they erected the fou
tain and because the sight Of 1t made
their hearts ache afresh they had the
words Inscribed ON the arch. Even
th" flowers she had loved were train
ed 10 repeat the message. but five
years had pissed and the hurt was
sti.! there. Gradually they went less
and less TO the village, saw fewer and
toWer Of their friends, until now they
had ceased 10 attend church. A mum
ber OF the ladies' had called from time
To time, and the minister came often
ln the evening but at last the Rev
john Wllkens came to believe II best
10 leave them alone until such time
~ God himself chose to answer the
question that burned In their eyes
El'zHbeth's dolls and toys were plt
carefully away her dainty little dress
es were folded tearfuIly In trunk
ana the pretty room, with It's cheer,
hanglngs were locked from sight.
one day Mrs. Manning came IN
from the garden greatly agitHted
Some one had been disturbing th,
grave-some one had been stealing The
flowers THIS had happened several
times and one day Mr. Manning went
To the gardener and ordered him 10
watch for and catch the thief"
I'll have him punished to the full.
est extent Of the law" he stormed
engrilv end the steely CLEAN in the
dark eyes made the man very careful
Indeed how he answered. because. AZ
he admitted afterward. he Thought
the old man had gone clear dart"
The next day Mr. and Mrs. Mnnnipr
received a hasty summons 10 the
county court house The thief hnd
been found.
The teqrstRlned blue syes that met
those of the old couple had borrowed
some OF the blue FROM the violets. and
IN" dlmnles that played around Tho
rosebud mouth made on think OF IN,
pRnsles
The man behind the desk looked
IQuesuonlngly NJ the little one II wa.
an unusual case and Judging her Il,
m" standards NJ his own two nov.
ne wondered whnt had prompted mi,
piece of mischief Where ia van,
mother" he asked the little slime,
not mkIndlv
God called her" she onsr,.ro.
nromrtlv with convincing seriousness
ana gaining courage she went on "I
asked the other Elizabeth for some -,
. u'r flowers she had such a LOT I'm
Eliznhelh too. aud there amt n,
flowers whore they put nv mamma
she explained and, anywav.nfrompv
sh" explained Elizabeth dId not pa.,
'hem all and. anyway, my mamma I,
win her now. | know, because beror,
ihey took her away she said Go,
WIS calling her"
The silence that followed vas al
mo'i oppressive aud the wee offendn
looked from one 10 smother wonder
mgp. Why did their eyes all loci
=" SHINY Rnd sorryY When she bs,
heen naughty girl mothers eyes hn,
lnoked like that" The baby llns trsr,
o'ed ~ SHE turned toward the al.
couple who, she guessed vaginal,
We're In some way responsible for h,
Inighl ana connected with the "otha
/ Elizabeth" " ''"'
won't he naughty any more a" .b
dreaded Il thought the other F,l,,
, oe'h wouldn't mind. an Mrs Nh,
. poN s hAm my things 10 take mo +,
Wv Wv nome tomorrow, she told then
Mrs Murphy rays there are Io,s -
ut'i' girls In the home. hut thor
au' no mothers" she ended with
sob. WIN
No one really knew Just how Il ho,
pen"o, hut the child found herself bni
close to motherly heart Tho ~.
o behind the desk and tho gardener n.
gan To draw pictures on the v.i,d,,
n"ne. while Mr. Manning caressed IN
small head awkwarily and tr,ad T,
'hsenthngle the curls that would c,in
Nrs'Ttently TO his fingers
The offlcrr NJ the CONT ,.,. IL.
when Mr Manning asked that the GO,
{ n' dropped and that the prisoner
the bar he awarded 10 his and Nj
h wlteS custody lie filled ont tho -,
pers with satisfaction and beanie
down on the child. who didn't mde
b steno thing about H. except thl
a everything was ali right"
MT and Mrs Manning led Fli,ehet
{ ont To whore old Charles stood wit
y bowed head All the way 10 tho Vi
! mre the horse had heard dcnuncl
lions and threats, but nov as a