The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03
ROsALIND JUNIOR
BY ELSA FREELAND.

cOuiu, as long as any NORMAL peIsOu
could with any humanitarian instincts
whatsoever. Then he grabbed his hat
and started out grimly to find the
guardian of the child.
He had tried to concentrate on his
work for the past hour. His room was
at the rear of the first floor, the back
parlor of an old-fashioned brownstone
residence. Outside, the view took in
rows of back yards, fences, clothes
lines, and numerous fire escapes.
1t was from one of the latter, three
stories up, that the cries emanated-
cries, nay, shrieks of protest. Fraser
flung up one of his windows and
leaned ON hands planted ON the sill,
his eyes searching the adjacent firma-
ment for the source of the yells. All
he could see was an umbrella placed
on fire escape at the aforesaid eleva-
tion, and he could dimly descry be-
meath the umbrella shape akin to
that of a papoose.
Finally, to cap the climax, while
he gazed young woman came to the
window at the fire escape, patted the
bundle, turned it over, adjusted the
umbrella and went away again. There
fore Fraser decided it was distinctly
up to him to see that the peace of the
neighborhood was kept undisturbed
and one mother warned that thinking
people would not stand such tactics.
He found the vestbule of the apart
ment house which owned that par
ticular fire escape. He had located it
with mathematical exactitude and
pressed the right button The door
opened at his ring. Yes, it was the
same young. woman, too, only she ap-
peared younger some way
How do you do?" began Fraser
somewhat vaguely for a man with a
mission in life. "The baby is-er-
crying"
She's teething."
1T is a ridiculous superstition to
say such a thing. Babies, healthy,
normal babies, never object to teeth
ing. My dear madam, have listened
to that sound for the past hour"
I'm so sorry" she interrupted feel
ingly and almost remorsefully. Il
was awfully busy and, you see, Eliza
beth-thats my. sister-told me she
must be left out in the fresh air and
not to mind if she cried because nor
NAL children always cry little bit,
and it's good for them. 1t exercises
their lungs"
DO you mind II | come in just for
a moment" said Fraser eagerly. Il
assure you I'm not book agent, but
am very, very qmuch interested in
the care and feeding and rearing Of
children. In fact.j I've got an order to
write a series of articles for mag
azine on the subject"
isn't that lovely!" Her face fair.
ly glowed with quick appreciation.
do, please, come in. Wait minute
while | get the baby. She is rather
whooping it up bit, isn't she?"
Fraser took a seat on the daven.
port in the front room and waited 1t
really seemed to be a very nice apart
ment and furnished in very good taste.
He felt his wave of indignation sub
siding. BY the time the young woman
DdQ Iclui llCu Will tAlO phbJ AS S'NAi
looked at it appreciatively.
"Is'nt she a darling? She's really
got SO much individuality you know.
that she resents being alone out there.
don't blame her bit. Blessed angel
girl! Aunties love lamb, disturbing all
the neighborhood with her crying"
whats her name?" asked Fraser.
"Rosalind-the same as mine"
"Rosalind, junior, the gentleman
from Avon who wrote once upon a
7 time of lady yclept Rosalind also
. said a sweet low voice is an excellent
thing in woman / have made quite a
study of child culture. You know,
believe absolutely in promoting in
dividualism in children"
But you don't like them on fire
escapes"
He looked at her with appreciation,
+, realizing that she did have sense OF
humor and had rather got him there.
Its the concrete that rattles us,
isn't it?' he began, when key sound
ed in the outer door and some sixth
: sense told him it was the baby s
mother.
Rc5alind, senior. rose and looked
: thoroughly amused, the baby curling
up around Ter neck and shoulder.
i I'm sorry, Elizabeth, but baby
4 cried, and this gentleman"
/ my name is Fraser - Walter
Fraser"
The baby's mother smiled at him
t with extended, gracious hand.
I I've heard Hal speak of you so
!, often. You two were on the same pa
J. per when you were cubs, weren't you?
; Rosalind's been so anxious to meet
0 you here because she's taking up child
4 welfare work and believes absolutely
In all you have written"
/! Right here Fraser caught the eye of
Rosalind and laughed.
HIS doesn't know the smallest thing
about the care of children she said
patronizingly. Blessed love lamb,
4 does he?"