The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01
sure her dream was coming true, and

sure her dream was coming true, and
she asked the nurse when the lady was
coming again.
She didn't mention anything about
coming again" she answered. Then
seeing the girls disappointed look, she
added: Put dare say she will"
OF course she wili.- was Het1ie's
confident reply.
Hestie suffered great dssl Of pain.
But after all. she told herself she must
expect that. All the girls on the screen
who had acquired adopted mothers,
and lived happily ever after. had sui.
fered in some way beforehand.
The next day she was told mes
senger had come from Mrs. Burison.
and did she wish to see him: OF course
she did.
A young man came in carrying fruit
and flowers. he could not for one min.
ute have been taken for the handsome
hero. His face was quite plain.
bronzed. lean. and with the disadvan.
tage Of turn-up nose. But his eyes
were honest. his mouth kindly. and his
form straight. and we'll knit. He came
with mixture Of pity and difidence to
the forlorn little figure on the cot. BE
told her Mrs. Burlson wanted to know
how she was and had sent her the
fruit and flowers. Rather awkwardly
he told her how sorry he was. Then
Hettie noticed he wore a chaufeur's
dress. and guessed he was the one who
ran her down. But she was too busy
thinking Of Mrs Burlson to bear hin
any grudge, and she asked him when
the lady was coming? BE did not seem
to know. but said he would tell Mrs
Burlson that she would like to see her
The chauffeur came every day to see
her. The second time it was to tell hei
that Mrs. Burlson vas out Of town. but
that she had left word for him to in.
quire every day about Miss Hettie Ba1.
ter. She found out his name was
julius Frost, and was always glad to
zee him. because he brought some mes
sage from her probable adopted moth
er. julius was At first 20 hlled with
remorse at having driven over the girl
he was more awkward than usual IN
expressing himself. but after a time
this wore OF a bit, and he cheered the
patient with jolly stories and cheering
promises. Of how he wanted to take
her for some rides In that very cal
when she was able to 60. All this
seemed in Hetue's mind to point to the
fact Of a probable adoption into the
family.
At last one day Mrs. Burlson came
She was a very pretty. beautifully
eowned young woman. much TOO young
to be thought Of as mother. even ar
adopted one, and she spoke to Hettie
In a cold rarronizing way that sc
crushed and disappointed the girl. tina,
julius found her in tears. he was sc
kindly sympathetic that he drew from
her the cause. She had hoped to fne
some one who would want her, ever
take her in her homeas her own.
Then julius found voice for the
words he had wanted to speak.
Little girl" he said. Il want yot
awfully. I'd take better care Of yot
than Mrs. Burlson. 1t wouldn't be lo1s
Of money. but it would be a comfy lit
tie aat for you ard me. And she never
could love You half as much as do"
The answer must have been quite
satisfactory. for the day Hettie wa:
able TO leave the hospital on the arm
OF julius, she was heard to say softly
to him: Honey, this beats getting
adopted Ike dollars do coppers."