The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-14

shining full in her face when AZ las
the little girl opened her eyes. sam
my was still sleeping. Barbara
carefully examined their remaining
bit OF hresd Tain't much she
said. but we'll share en- share
alike" and she broke or a liberal
portion for Sammy and very small
one for herself
Tha, morning proved 10 be n very
trying one for the wanderers Sam
mys feet soon grew sore with tho
unaccustomed walking. and he
whimpered 20 go home. while Bar
haras empty stomach sent out dis
tress signals all over her small body,
II was nearly noon when she pluck
ed up courage 10 accost passing
farmer and beg FOR ride The man
drew up his horses and invited them
20 pile in Barbara Was glad his
own affairs were so allabSorNing,
/ for he seemed 10 forget his passen.
! gers as soon as they had settled
| themselves In the back or the
wagon. and not even when az sun
/ set ne unhitched his team IN his
own barnyard did he SO much a.
/ speak q word to them or glance In
7 their direction.
/ Sammy. wake up, dear" Barbara
/ whispered excitedly see We've
come 10 1.-THE hill. en- IFS all green
! with grass en- trees big ones" Aud
I the wondering Sammy rubbed his
eyes and climbed down obediently.
Let's 20 10 that house en- ask
| fer a drink" Barbara suggested
Barbara found herself in a kitchen
bigger than any room she had ever
seen. the table in the center OF the
I floor was covered with a white cloth.
and was partly set for two people.
a teakettle on the stove poured forth
a volume OF steam. But the woman
who ruled in this kitchen lay upon
the floor glass clutched In one
hand and bottle OF medicine In the
other told mutely OF the sufferers
! vain effort TO get relief Quickly
barbara caught the medicine from
the stiff hand and glanced at the
label with great care she counted
out the precious drops and patiently
forced the exact dose between the
set sips. She dettly loosened the
clothing and rubbed the cold hands
until after half an hour/the woman
opened her eyes 10 and her head pill
lowed on a strange child's lap.
At that moment a silent young
farmer entered the kitchen. pulled
out a big chair. and after piling II
with pillows. tenderiy lifted his sis
ter on to it's comfortable depths.
L. rsHA ssa ~ +.
up, but knew you'd be waiting for
supper" he apologized, and the wo-
man nodded. ...-.----.
II couldn't get water" she said
feebly: guess I'd died II 1t hadn't
beer for the young ones. Givum
some supper
Barbara did not know that Miss
IIartwell had brought her young
brother zip by hand" and that she
considered all children pests and
drove them sternly from the place
The little girl only knew that she
and Sammy had a wonderful sup
per: that as she tidied up the kitrh-
en- after the meal the man skilfully
drewa forth the story or the runa
ways. and that large. air. room
with two white cots was fixed for
them.
Nor did Barbara hear the queer
conversation that went on in the
N kitchen as the young man sat swk
wardly beside his sister She seems
like a real apt young one" he said
and the woman nodded They'd be
company for you, too. when ! have
TO go 10 town." he ventured later
and then, after a long time. he SAID
timidly: over 20 Bristol's they got
mess o. pups. Phil said ] could
have ono. A boy likes n pup"
AZ IN not 20 he outdone the wo
man answered. They nearly al
ways have q lot OF kittens ~ Tho
Bristols, en- likes not Barbara new
. CT had one"
And during this time barbara had
gone 10 sleep. happy with tho knowl
edge that Sammy was safe and that
the green hill was no longer a.
away.
Russia today puts the daylight
saving plan into operation. adyanc
inc tho clocks one hour. for the pur
pose OF economy in the consump
ton Of fuel