Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-04-29
COPYRIGHT. 1918. by Dodd. MEAD . company
BY !. Hartley Manners

what an unequal condition. OF things
Where such people were endowed with
SO much of the worlds goods while her
father had to struggle all his life for
the bare i-lecessaries!
Very much comforted by the refiec-
ton and having exhausted all the Gu
rious things in the little mauve room.
she determined to see the rest OF the
house. First she changed to another
dress.
At the top Of the stairs she met the
maid Bennett.
Mrs. Chichester left word that you
We're not to leave your room without
permission. vas Just going to tell
yon,' said Bennett.
All Pegs independent Irish blood
Jared up. What would she be doing
shut up in little white and gold.
room all day2 She answered the maid
excitedly:
Tell Mrs. CHESTER / am not goin' to
do anything Of the kind. AS long as 1
stay in this house I'll see every Bit of
it, and she swept past the maid down.
the stairs into the same room for the
third time.
you'll only get me into trouble. :.
cried the maid.
No. won't. ! wouldn't get you
into trouble for the wurrld. I'll get
all the trouble, an, I'll set 1t now
PEG ran across, opened the door con.
Meeting with the hall and called out:
Aunt. Cousins. Aunt. Come here; !
wantsto tell ye about meself!"
They've all gone out,Y said the maid
quickly.
saThen what are We maxim such a
fuss about? You 60 out too.s
She watched the disappointed Ben
nett leave the room and then began a
tour of inspection. She had never seen
SO many strange things outside Of a
museum.
Fierce men in armor glared at her
out of massive frames; old gentlemen
III powdered wigs smiled pleasantly at
her: naughty ladies in breath bereav-
ing coiffures neutrality-suspicious. right
through her. She felt most uncom-
Portable In such strange company.
On the piano she found perfectly
carved bronze s~tatuette of Cupid. She
gave a little el1sh8cry Of delight. took
the statuette in her arms and kissed it,
Cupid, me darlins. Faith, it's you
that causes all the mischief in The
Wurrld, We divil YET she cried.
All her depression vanished. She
was like a child again. She sat down
at the piano and played the simple re,
frain and sang In her little girIish
tre1nulous voice n of her father
favorite songs, her eyes on Cupid:
oh, the days are gon when beaut,
bright
My hearts charm woyel
$50 my dream of life. from, mnsn II
sIgnts
ySA4 iava rim Assa
sNsE.aAzgsSszglTskss
And days may come
Of Ililder, caimer beam. S4sa
But there's nothing half SO sweet In 1if,
AS loves young dream.
No. there's nothing half SO sweet in life
vs. lovess cur dream.
As she let the last bars die away
and gave Cupid a little caress and wa,
about to commence the next verse /
vivid flash Of lightning played around
the room, followed almost Immediate
ly by a crush of thunder. ~
Peg covered down into a deep chair
All the laughter died from her fac
and the joy in her heart. She mad,
the sign OF the cross, kneltsdown AMI
prayed.
Into the room through the window
came d Young man, his coat collar turn
ed up, rain pouring from his hat. IN
side his coat was d terrified lookin,
dog. The maIlcame well into the room
turning down the collar OF his,coat an,
shaking the moisture from his cIothe
when be suddenly saw the kileelin,
figure of Peg. lie looked down at he
III surprise: She was intent on he
prayers.
HeIlol cried the young maj
Enlightened, ell
Peg looked up and saw him starinI
down at her with d smile on his lips
sinsluea nls coat was her precioussi1ttl
dog. trembling with fear. The terrie
haIked loudly when he saw his mis-
tress. Peg sprang up and clutched MI
chael away from the stranger just a
another blindIng Hash played aroun,
the room, followed By u deafening Il
port.
ran aeross to- the door, shout
ng:sshtlt IT ontl ShutSTsuttss'ssSi
stood there trembling, covering be
eyes with one hand; WITH the otlle
she held on TO the oyerJoyed MicIlae
who was whining with glee at seelnl
her again.
amazed and amused young ma
closed the windows and the curtains.
Don't conssnear the dog, sirs Don
come near itp She opened asdoor al
found II led Into little receptio
room, She fastened Michael with
piece Of string 10 chair fn the root
md came back to loolagain at I'D
stransers who had eyidentiy resscue
her dog from the stestns BE Tas
TALL BToJlzed. athletic fooking. broa
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