La Junta tribune., 1914-02-28
Observation-Disclosures
MRS. PEBBLES BABY
Oy WALTER NIXON WILLiAMA

I
dance. and the sparks from The iog
le4ped up 70 toaa Il
Janice PEBBLES watched then dream
ny. doxily. II one nay sss that word
I, Vas wonderfully cosy In the oA
sitting room Her fsvortts low rock
sr Was drawn up essids the opsn nrs.
and her sisters % The other side
There we're two small lov three legged
| stands each covered with q eroehetel
mat. and on zach mat an open work
basket
On the pink anA White rug lay Bsas-
~. the Aaitsss cat The warn cur
tains we're drawn over the outer
shades. Miss Dtnora vss aires1y
asleep. and the uttls stout wooden
clock or the nastsl gave The tine -
quarter of Mise. very late bosrs tor
Durham Centfs.
For u years the tvo PEBBLES stris.
as they were still called. hsl
lived on peacefully 10 the homo
stead. on their modest allowance.
aud the hum OF the great world
never even reached them They
took the weekly farm journal
that their father had. and the monthly
magazine their mother had liked best
And they had never had u quarrel or
falling out In all that time. They
held FIRMLY to all family traditions.
and each had the greatest respect
for III. other because she vas PEBBLES.
Vat ntah In no
felt vaguely lonesome. 1t was the
night before Thanksgiving. and she
did ulsh they had some real home
folks Of their own to visit back and
forth. and eat turkey.
Dinora always said they would not
need turkey. 30 they always had \
roast pull.t- Janice watched her sleep
INK for a few minutes. and then went
TO the window. and peered cautiously
out There WAS no snow. only a great
bare winds~ept waste OF land under
the cold moonlight. Several lights
gloNed over In the Adams house. She
Was glad they had that rented at last
II Nas the nearest house and 4, VAS
comforting to even Sc. a light near At
night
And all at once she ciasped the cur.
tam ughuy. listening with all her ears
II must be the cat, But no-Beauty
pgrred on the rug before her and
there w.re no others The sound came
again. nd louder II Was a thin vail
on the night Wind. and something in
its cry brought all the ~omanhood OF
Janice up TO Shat she would have
called the fyhtlng mark. She cArght
a shawl from a hook by the door. and
eut hurriediy on, to the porch entry
where the cry had come from. The
door Was locked and bolted. but she
| opened II. and even before II gave
~ay che knew that little hands were
BEATING 1t '.ebly.
Well. you poor little bi, OF =
thing exclaimed Janice. bending to
Iift her visitor. Why. you're just =
SNOW bird. l declare"
! She brought her In beside the Ore,
and undid the long knit ~oolen com
forter that ~as wound about her head.
crossed on her breast. and tied bs-
hind her back. About three she ~as.
very nit. OF a lassi.. with tangled
blonde curls. and frightened blue
eyes. full of tears. and a quiyerinH red
face
Loaf she KEEP, saying. digging
her knuckles into her eyes. Berries
iosted"
No. you're not, precious com
I forted janice. gathering her eiose to
her heart. Are you hungry. dearie,"
Il appeared she vas most half
starved Janice went out into the cold
outteSy. and skinned Oh somc cream
I q bowl. then poured on II some boil
ing water from the singing tea kettle.
[ and fovnd some biscuit to break up In
T.
And oil st once che heard Danors
sivs . cry OF Astonishmsnt. sittins
no,t upright and staring at the
I ptetvFs.
"Lasa sf rest" ~hsr. did you get her.
issIes!- she asked.
-Os the doosstep. sister: please
/ doop ~ servous bit She Just came
70 ~. ss1 re . blessing. too Where
90 yos live. bertie''
| Bsrbs ~ss vef, basy With her sup
pes, bue she waved the spoon IL Q
scsseai fashion. and said she LIVED
say - - he sraia.
% yes suppose for . miauts that
hes a-a-sovndlinsy Dnosa sai1
thosghsfully. I've heard Of svcA
hinss They lsavs then around o.
doosssseA We ought 10 notify tAs -.
lscs0so.-
10 10 otautss Jaaics's whols schsns
Q, ~ ~ bsss rsaAjssted. sises ~
had ~ sAoss eiiagiAs baby sSna
arouol ~ Dsek- ohs spoke visA aso-
ncss as1 1lGnity. aad Il ~ss ~ assa
time ~ ~ ever disagreed viii ~
sistse.
4 thiak snAil kssD bet. ptsosa. ~.
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