The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-01-16

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:.,e coupe"
Little Peter shook Ills bend. but
you. grandmamlna. you have no hob
bvhorse. What will you dog"
''.Just as before"
when you 20 way up to Bloom.
ingdale to Miss Anny's." he sighed
= the lost joys Of 'real horses as to
be preferred to wooden ones.
Betty laughed. Il will ride in the
horse cur to Thirty-second street, and
there the stage waits to take me to
Bloomingdale. you remember"
Peter the little nodded. Eyes. Nine.
Grandmamma. a very pale. miserable
stage. with the horses thin and smok-
ing in the sunshine. without blankets
| remember" Pierre de 10 Quereau
had one back t o the window by this
time and his brilliant little face was
pressed against the pane.
'Grandmamma. what Is q mistaken
he at last cried out petulantly. even
angrily. his small fist clinched ready
to fight mistakes. whatever they
might he.
something wrong that some n has
done-that ia always a mistake. dear
one"
who. then, did something wrong?"
he asked interestingly, coming to her
side.
II did"
"You. Nine. Grandmere" His large,
%incredulous eyes were fixed upon Bet
TVS face. Then he saw the shine Of
tears. and his little arms went about
her in coaxing fondness. He forgot
the strawberry roans and the coupe.
Presently. too. he felt the key of hap
piness jingIing in his pocket. and he
said:
Never mind. grandmamma: l know
something" with importance-"some-
thing excellent and very extensive as
Well"
She smiled. And what is that. dear?'
by and by you shall know. Not
yet. 1t will come. | know"
Il will wait"
1T Is not comfortable to watt" re-
marked the little boy. balancing it in
his mind whether to tell his grand
mother or not about the key to happi-
ness.
Then he recollected quickly that his
promise had been given to Miss Supple
not to tell. and he moved uneasily on
his ottoman until Betty answered.
After one has waited twenty-six
years it is not so hard. dear"
"Oh!" Little Peter rolled this owe
and W in his thoughts until finally
he concluded that he would not wait
any longer to fit the key. Christmas
must be near by. 1t vas to be before
Christmas that he "a to tit the key.
When was Christmas?
"Grandmamma. when will be the
Christmas?"
I'm three days. dear"
And he had agreed with Supple that
it was I'd ~ fitted when Nine. Grand
mamma should be very busy with her
books and pens or else when she had
gone to Bloomingdale.
.tirandmamma. when will you go to
Bioomingdaie?"
I'm going up there on Christmas
eve. dear, just for a little while. to have
dinner with Miss Amy and Mr.. Davies.
and afterwnrd to st. Michael's church."
The little boys face fell.
Betty saw 1t and misdivfned the
cause. "tirandmamma is not going to
cake you up there with her because
there are no little boys and girls to
play with. On that night you are to
go to the Ogdens' for a very merry
time"
Little Peter nov forgot the key to
happiness completely. Twill Miss Polly
Manierre he there. grandmamma?"
Il expect so. She is going to marry
Mr.. Lawrence Ogden. you know"
Then | will not go! The little boy
stamped his copper toed shoe vehe-
mently.
But. Pierre. why not?"
because. grandmamma. tiff I were
Cain and Mr.. Lawrence Ogden Abel, I
would kill him"
peter Wang zandt de Ia Quereau. I
am ashamed Of you!"
Yes. Nine. Grandmere. I would"
"You must not say or think such
things. Why do you7"
Because" 1.-THE child almost sufocat-
ed with his emotions-"A1jss Polly 10
which l love and have promised to
marry me. and It 10 wicked for Mr..
Lawrence to steal her from mer' Az
usual. when deeply moved. the child's
0se VI his second language was per.
turbed.
..Bnt. Pierre. dear child. Miss Polly
only In fun. Don't you know you
are a little boy and not to marry any
one for years and years.
I'm fun?" the child repeated wonder
ingly. and the woman inclined her
head.
How many years." he asked sol
emnly.
twenty-five or thirty"
The boy scowled.
$50 many?"
"Yes: boys do not get to be whole
until that long"
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