The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-06-04

Lne SNOWY btreeJ Will lHlpciubio ulV
The Beautiful Person, who was his mother,
had just driven away with the Man who wore
n Window-pane in his Eye.
The Boy who had no Father hated the
Window-pane Man. in spite Of the fact that
he gave him chocolates when his mother was
looking-he always smelt Of brandy, tool
at least, nurse said it was brandy-and nurse
knew everything.
Robin thought nurse was quite the. clev-
crest person he had ever metl She always
scanned TO know when his mother wanted
him, and when II was wise to keep him up
in the nursery, which was the topmost room
in the flat where the Beautiful Person who
was his mother, spent few hours OF each
fhe Beautiful Person was an actress;
Robin did not exactly know what an actress
vas-but nurse said II was somebody every
body raved about especially window pane
men.
ais there more'n ono window pane mani"
Robin asked.
Nurse laughed. "of course, there Isl"
Robin thought it over carefully.
al wish they was all with Mr.. Jonah in
aide the whalel" he said then.
Nurse had pretended TO DO shocked. Robin
knew she wasn't really shocked, because she
put her hand over her mouth to hide q smile
"You mustn't say that Master Robin.-you
might have Window-pane Man for q father
some day"
al haven't got fatkerl" Robin asserted
loudly. ~ heard you tell Ellen that hadn't
got father" For the first time in his life
be had felt glad that In this respect he was
different To all the other boys he knew. IN I
haven't got father now" he proceeded to
argue, ~ can't ever have onel"
But nurse thought diffcrently-she said
that more unlikely things had happened ev-
cry day Of the week.
That was this morning, the first day Robin
had been TO school He had rather looked
forward to going TO school, because nurse had
told him there would be lots Of other little
ilusionment, therefore, 10 discover that the
other little boys showed distinct disinclina-
ton 10 play with him. They had spoken
certainly-Johnny, whose father had made
fortune through going bankrupt, had shown
himself most interested in Robins parent
age.
Aren't you the Boy who hasn't got a
Fatheri"
Robin had pleaded guilty with alacrity-
he mistook the question for an overture OF
friendship; but Johnny turned on his heel;
"Ohl--well, my mother says I'm not to
play with you'll"
Johnny ulen was the DlKResl DOy IN lne
school therefore, discretion being the bet
ter part of valor, everybody sided with him
and Robins first morning at school had
been a disaster.
He came homo, his little heart bursting
with grief, to tell his mother. The Beautiful
Person had been dressing whom her small
son bundled unlimited into her room. She
was sitting at the looking glass, and Ellen
her maid-was waving her hair.
She turned sharply, as he stumped across
the velvet carpet;
"Go away, Robini-I'm busyl-who told
nurse 10 send you down."
~ told myself" said Robin. II told my
self to come and tell you that I'm not never
goin 10 school again."
The Beautiful Person looked at him-her
face momentarily softened.
"Why mott" she asked.
Two big tears bubbled over Robins eyes
and splashed down on 10 his small woollen
Jersey.
"1he boys won't play with me-one boy
said his muvver told him not TO play with
me cause haven't got any father,'
There was a silenoe-the eyes Of the Beau.
tiful Person fell-then she jerked her head
free Of Ellens careful hands.
"That will do-you can 20 for the pres
emil"
The door closed decorously.
"Come here, Robin" said the Beautiful
Person
She lifted the little fat body to her lap
her fairy princess hair fell about them both,
as she leaned her head 10 his.
"Don't cry, Robbyl-you shan't go to
school if You don't want to, little SON."
Her arms clasped him passionatey-he
voice sounded all crinkly, as II she wanted
10 cry.
Robin could not remember her like that be-
fore-at least only once before-at night,
when lie was so sleepy he could not properly
remember II all the merit morning, but he had
faint recollection Of tears on his face that
xrara NOT HE own-of the peautif,,l paraon