Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-01-09
save once when Carol began encour-

save once when Carol began encour-
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Sure they d" interrupted Fairy.
uncomp isingly. 5s35
And thenthe hush.
Long, long after that, when the girls'
eyes We're heavy. not with want az
sleep, but Just with unspc akable Weari-
ness Of spirit they heard a step on
the stair. 7zs5 d
"Come on up, Harmer, . the doctor
called. And then, s.Sure, she's ali
right. She's fine and dandy both of
them are E35sls.=s
Jerry was gone In an instant, and
Mr.. Starr looked after him with inscru-
table eyes. Fathers areonly Ia
theirs" he said systematically.
Yes" agreed Carol.
Yes. In a crisis, the other man.
goes first .
# His daughters turned to him then.
tenderly, sympathet ically.
on had your turn, father Connie.
consoled him. And felt repaid for the
effort when he smiled at her.
"Jerry Junior" Lark unused. aHe's
here-'Aunt Lark, may 4 have d
cooky 2" ,..
A few minutes later the door was
carefully showed open by means Of s
cautious foot, and Jerry stood before
them, holding in his arms a big bundle
Of delicately tinted flannel.
Ladies' and gentlemen" he began,
beaming at them, his face. flushed, his
eyes bright, embarrassed, but thor
oughly satisfied. OF course Prudence
was the dearest girl in the world. and
he adored her, and--but this was diff
ferent, this was fatherhood!
Ladies and gentlemen" he said
again in the tender, half Laughing voice
that Prudence loved, 'let me introduce
to you my little daughter, Fairy Har-
mer.'' ,5.
.'Not-not Fairy!' cried Fairy, SEN
Tor, tearfully. "Oh, Jerry, I don't be-
heve it. Not Fairy! You are joking. .
! of course it is Fairy" he said.
Look out, Connie, do you want to
break part of my daughter off the first
thing? Oh, see. It was just the fan
mel, was it? Well, you must be care
full Of the flannel, for when ladies~are
the size Of this one, you can't tell which
is flannel and which is foot. Fairy
Harmer! Here, grandpa, what do you
think of this? And Prudence said to
send you right upstairs, and hurry.
And the girls must go to bed immedi-
ately or they'll be sick tomorrow. Pru-
dence says so" -.
"Oh, that's enough. That's Prudence
all over! You needn't tell us any more.
Here, Fairy Harmer, let>us look at you.
Hold her down, Jerry. Mercy! Mercy ~
isn't she a beauty?" boosted the
young father proudly. 5%
"A beauty? A beauty! That r
/ Carol rubbed her slender fingers over
her own velvety cheek. sThey talk
about the matchless skin of newborn
infant. Thanks. I'd just as lief have
my own .sEE
"Oh, she isn't acclimated yet, that's
all. Do you think she looks like me =
No, Jerry, DON'T" said Lark can
didly. II never considered you q
dream of loveliness, by any means, but
In due honesty must admit that you
don't look like that
"Why, it hasn't any hair!" Connie
! protested.
"Well, give it time" urged the baby's
father. BE reasonable, Connie, What
can you expect in fifteen minutes
"But they always have little hair, q
she insisted.
mo, indeed, they don't, Miss Con.
ME-" he said fatty. ''For If they al.
ways did, ours would have.
"Now don't try to let on there's any.
thing the matter with her, for there
isn't Look at her nose, If you don't
! like her hair.-What do you think of q
nose like that now? Just look at it. .
Eyes, we're looking at IT, was the
grim reply. =s
"And-and chinook at her chin.
See mere, DO you mean to say you are
making fun Of Fairy Harmer? Come
on, tootsie, we'll go back upstairs.
They're crazy about us up there
"Oh, see the cunning little FOOTE'S"
crowed Connie. At
Here, cover 'em up said Jerry anx.
fOusly. You mustn't let their feet
stick out. Prudence says SO. It's con.
sidered very-er, bad form, believe, .
"Fairy! Honestly, Jerry, is it Fairy;
When did you decide r.
"Oh, long time ago" he said,
"years ago, guess. You see, we al.
ways wanted a girl. Prue didn't think
she had enough experience with the
stronger sex yet, and Of course Tn
strong for the ladies. But it seems
that what you want is what you don't
get. So we decided to call her Fairy
when she came, and then we wanted
a boy, and talked boy, and got the girl !!
Let go, Connie, 1t is my daughters bed.
time. There now, there now, baby,
/ = = oss.