Evening star., 1915-05-23

condition. I'll contribute complete
outflt and send II up myself"
The woman handed Candace q list of
the articles that comprised an outfit
and the young girl started at once on
shopping expedition. II was fortunate
for the little recipient of the outfit that
Mrs. Orr accompanied her daughter,
who was for buying the sheerest OF
fabrics that would be totally made
quate to the crisp, pungent air OF a
northern Michigan autumn They went
home and cut out and stitched unre-
mfttingly. In fashtoning the tiny gar
had Of late crept into Candace's bright
| eyes vanished. Her thoughts flew as
| fast as her needle and a tear dropped
| on the last little garment II was
finished and folded.
"I wonder" she thought. what little
| baby will wear these clothesi Some
way 1 feel as il l had an interest in
the little one. I believe rll-yes. I'll
put in note"
She went to her desk and hesitated.
pen in hand. Then she flushed hotly
| as she wrote: please name the baby
who gets this outfit Jared = She
signed her name and attached the note
| to the pinning blanket.
These things are all SO homely," she
sighed. He shall have some pretty.
foolish things"
She sped to the nearest fancy goods
store and bought a white dress of deli
cate fabric. pink and white socks. a
| sack of the same colors. baby pins. a
pink kimono, an ivory brush and comb
and box of violet soap and talcum
powder. She fastened home and laid
these articles on top of the coarser,
warmer ones. Then to the uppermost
article she pinned a note addressed to
the distributor of clothing and request
ed that the outfit be given to boy.
| Two or three weeks after the box
had been sent the railroad company
planned to send up lumber. nails and
tools to be given to the homeless peo-
pie. Mr.. Orr. who was contractor.
tribution of the building material and
direct and advise the men in the erec
ton Of new homes.
Take me with you, daddy" pleaded
Candace.
Her father, who had never been able
to refuse her requests, consented Can
| dace bought little cradle with blan-
kets. pillows and all the fittings for
| her protege and went north with her
father. On her arrival she went i'm
mediately to the freight car from
| which the distribution of supplies was
| made.
| do you remember" she asked the
| man in charge, giving a box of baby
| clothes that bore the request to be
given to a boy?'"
"Yes," he replied ct gave 1t to =
young forester who was clamortng
wildly for baby clothes before the out
of the family that drew that box. but
l can tell you how to find out. min
lister has put up a big tent for serv-
ices and general assembly place. He's
going to baptize all the new babies in
| about an hour. so you can go and pick
out the one you are looking for
Candace at once sought the service
tent" where the mothers and babies
were assembling. She sat down to
| watch for the coming of Baby Jared.
| Suddenly her heart beat quickly.
woman came in bearing a baby clad
| in dress of sheer white stuff and a
little pink and white sack fastened
with gold pins. Candace FASTENED to
her. II am Miss Orr she cried. i'm.
pulsively. and told of her donation.
| She was interrupted by an outburst
of thanks from the young mother, who
introduced herself as Mrs. Jackson" :"
did you name him Jared?" she
| asked. anxiously.
| "Of course, we did"
May l take him? Oh. the darling!
have brought him a cradle.
ITS wonderful how things have
come to us. The baby came the day
after the fire, and l had to pin him up
| in an old flannel skirt My man and
were awful discouraged until one of
the foresters helped US. He kept
a-going to the freight car to see If any
| baby clothes had come Your box
was the first. and he brought 1T to
me-"
The mothers and babies were now