Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-20

81 expected it was something of that
kind-little sweep! And I suppose all
| the other. little girls love him dearly;
f, and so they sent this angel child to
Coventry"
"Yes," said Alice.
,. well, do you think you could intro
duce me to herr said.
! Alice called to her but Miss D'Eresby
only gave her a cool nod and went
down the path with great deal of dig
nifty.
Never mind some other day. when
she isn't feeling so naughty said!
"She isn't often naughty. l expect
she's feeling the injustice" said Alice.
AS it Glanced Alice did not present
me to the lady. The very next day
presented myself to her. After lunch
was sitting on bench in the garden.
smoking cigar, when that angel child
came into view tearing down the path
as hard as she could lick; and after her
came numbering heavily one of the I'M
! dergardners young man of the name
of Frederick. The chase was certainly
no business of mine; the gardeners are
in charge of the garden; and it is silly
to do your own barking when you keep
dog. 1t was just the sporting instinct
that made me jump for it, and snatch
her up as she reached me.
"You pig" shrieked the angel child;
and she kicked my shins with uncom-
mon vigor
I sat down with her on my knee and
] 1t was like holding little wildcat. She
/ seemed to have good deal more
muscle than an academy angel. In her
F., hand was bunch Of yellow carnations.
Frederick came numbering up and
said rather breathlessly: 1--WE bin
tryin' and tryin' to find out who was
a-stealing of them carnations; an to-
/ day thought I'd just take my dinner
in the shrubbery ag'in' the big bed an
I caught 'er In the act"
4 You never caught me- said the an.
gel child scornfully. IF you'd caught
me, I should just have bitten you and
got away easily, old pig Frederick.
| "Ark at 'er, your Lordship! ark at
'er; She's terror that child "a fair
terror" said Frederick
| TITS a depraved taste biting under
gardeners" said.
81 will bite the pig If he touches me"
said the angel child firmly.
| But why did you steal the carna-
tons Miss D'Eresby?" said.
! "1 didn't steal them. just took them
to give to the little boy who's bin i'll, to
punish Frederick for not letting him
come into the garden" said the angel
child.
Gas if should let the likes of them
into the garden, your Lordship! An
the sick one not even in a proper pram
| Just in box = box on wheels
; 'ome-made,' cried Frederick with great
Indignation.
do not like Frederick slack jawed
loose Tipped loafer, always gossipins
with nursemaids instead of doing his
work. This jack-in-office turning
sick child out Of the garden was exact
ly the kind of thing he WOULD do with
all his heart, :
81 don't suppose they would have
done any HARM" said.
That's what said. They won't eat
your beastly old flowers" said Miss
DEresby.
"1t warn't the flowers. your Lordship.
But this ere is a garden for gentlefolk;
and we don't want none Of them paup-
ers in it. did me dooty, your Lord
ship" said Frederick with virtuous
air.
well, you can go back to your work,
I said.
"And I'll pay you out for interfering
old pig Frederick" said the angel child
| Ozark at 'er langwidge! An she be-
| longing to one of the best families in
Englan," said Frederick: and he
slouched of down the path.
"I'll teach him." said Miss D'Eresby
firmly.
She was now looking perfectly I'M
ruffled and composed in spite Of her
| flight from Frederick and her struggle
with me.
"He only did his duty said.
'If he did his work, it wouldn't mat
ter so much" said Miss D'Eresby cold.
ly. But he does nothing but idle and
interfere. I'll teach him and Gwendo-
len Binns. too," she added with even
greater flrmness.
who Is Gwendolen Binns?" l said.
She's the Cantelune baby's nurse, y
said the angel child.
! and what has she been doing to
you?"
, "She hasn't been doing anything to
me; but she's always neglecting that
baby shamefully Three times I've
found him screaming and she's been
evere so far off, talking to Frederick.
! I'll teach both of them"
From her tone l believed she would
and / thought that Frederick and his
Gwendolen had better look out.
"You seem a general redresser OF
wrongs" I said.
/ ~ don't know what that means; but
they'd better look OUT she said.
| "About those carnations?" I said.
! ooh. was forgetting she said. slip
ping off my knee. Henry and George
are resting on the pavement in the
shade just outside the gate. I'll take
! Henry the carnations. You don't mind
! my giving them to him, do your" she
said little anxiously.
/ "I'lf come with you and take look
at Henry and George" / said and |
got up and we went out of the garden.
We found Henry and George in the
shade Of the trees on the edge Of the
! garden Henry, very white faced. Il
| boy of about nine, was lying in the
shallow wooden box on wheels which
was his inva1id's chair. George was SIT