The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-04-19
THE EASTER SURPRISE
BY LOUISE OLIVER.

1t was the evening of Good Friday
and the rain that had started in the
early morning was still drilling down
into the cheerless streets. Donald, in
the doorway opening his umbrella pre-
paratory to trip to the movies two
blocks down, stepped aside to let the
girl pass.
lie just called her the girl" for he
didn't know her name yet. She was
practically new to the building, and the
little sign on her door and the one in
the entrance announced modestly,
piano Lessons without any hint as
to the name of the person who did the
teaching.
Donald turned and held open the in
side door for her Thank you she
said simply, with IL ghost of Il smile,
and passed on up the stairs.
An uncomfortable feeling took hold
Of him, as it always lid If he saw a
child burt or baby cry. Il feeling that
somehow he was responsible for the
fact that someone IN the world was not
happy and that it WIS up To him to do
the best he could To mike amends. II
was such dear old world. What was
the use Of being sud?
Donald's creed being practical as well
as theoretical. he put his wits TO work
during the short walk downtown, and
by the time he came to the dripping
Illuminated arch Of tie Lyric he had a
plan mapped out that WAS calculated
10 Danish duh cure for the time at any
rate, from the brow Of the little music
teacher
BY Saturday night "the Easter bun
n.y. as he called himself had such q
layout on his sitting room table that
magazines and cigar jar had been rele-
gated to the floor lie had had no idea
he was buying 81 much stuff. aud when
the bags and boxes had disgorged their
contents he WIS appalled,.
But when the bright red aud green
basket was trimmed up with its nest
Of green grass. and is wonderful bur
den of chocolate eggs, cream eggs and
eggs of all colors. pink rabbits doWny
chickens and ducks full Of hanbons, he
decided that the artists were not all
aead anu tiitl ne We SUNS ~ :
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