The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1916-02-11


phone" called Frances from below.
Mothers at Peabody & WegtOn'S, ara
she can't remember whether you said
to get raisin color or more on the
hyacinth"
Peggie went down quickly, without
irritation at the interruption. I'm
fact, Peggfe hardly knew what irrita-
zion meant. She had been blest al
birth, The family said, with unfsilinE
good temper. The world was rose
color to her and infinitely good to.
iivs IN. She patted Jack's head low
ingly as he wedged by her on the
stairs, and tried to think Just what
would be best to tell her mother so
she would really get the right tone.
Her voice fioated clearly upstairs,
While Jack strolled into the library
WITH q captive ant in a capsule box
and several peanuts in his pocket. (;
why, dear, it'g q sort OF betwixt
and between. No, no, not q true raj.
sin tint. Remember, amethystine in
dull glow. All right, dear. Thanks,
so much" :
way upstairs and smiled seraphically.
with his li6nds behind him. He was
seven and utterly full of guile. In the
room below he worked leisurely, hap,
PLY, constructing his balloon from q
nice, oblong cream sheet OF paper COW.
efed with Peggie's rather large band.
writing. And finally he launched it,
his wind traveller, from the broad bay
window, and eyed # rapturously as
the breeze caught It and bore it;
straight up and over the way. II
rocked and dallied it, it coquettedi
with II like a leaf, and finally II bore
Il ldzi1y into the open window of the
studio opposite, where Winthrop Alb
bott worked on the new design for the
municipal fountain. a Nereid holding
up dolphin.
It lay on the floor near his foot,
and as he stepped back he glanced
down and read;
"He works necessarily. think the
new one-maybe 1t is a Greek girl
with a jug"
Right here the labor for the foun-
tain stopped. Winthrop took the little
paper balloon and slowly opened it.
He read it over carefully, looked
around at the open slzylight. and went
10 his window to test the way Of the
wind And he saw the launcher OF
aircraft at the bay window opposite,
round-faced, curly haired laddie who
waved at him excltedly and called,
did you get it,"
And then at the window above ap-
peared a face that might have posed
for his own fair Nerefd maiden, \
startled, wide-eyed, anxious face that
vanished almost instantly. and Win
thr0p prepared to return the wind
traveller
Peggie did not appear at that first
visit, but when he dined there. two
weeks later, shy-eyed and rather cool
in manner, Peggie sat next 10 her
mother, and she wore the gown the
tint of California grape bloom. Win
thfop thought she looked clad IN q
cloud o. dawn, with her slender white
throat above sAa gray 9yf zEd chest
nut hair
He listened mechanically to his
hosts congratulations The Nereid
was accepted. Mr.. Chalmers was the
chairman of the municipal COMMITTEES
on art. But Jack. sitting beside Fran
ces on the opposite side of the table,
knew far more than his father Of the
workings of their distinguished guests
mind After dinner. Just for a mo-
ment, Winthrop found her standing
with Jack at the bay window, and
Joined them. Jack smiled up at him.
Il sailed 1t out Of this window" he
said
God bless you, Jack" murmured
Winthrop fervently. and Peggie
flushed. He bent over her longingly.
Does distance really lend so much
enchantment. lady fair? Are you
angry with me or the wind, Pier
rette?"
Il don't think you should have read
it," said Peggie. trying to look TWEEN
ty-nine instead OF nineteen.
Don't you, really? Perhaps living
as do among the gods has made me
superstitious. / should have been
afraid not to take their gift"
Il sent it over" Jack explained
gravely. You ought to thank me-"
Peggie did not reply. but a little
smile curved the corners OF her
mouth.
Copyright 1915. by. Mcclure Newspaper