The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-08-03
THE FAIRY WISH
BY HILDA MAIRis.
Copyright, 1915 by the Mcclure Newspa
per Syndicate.)

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querulous maiden aunt, and she had
never, so fur as anyone knew, had u
lover.
When we entered the war the Indies
of the Stillville Aid society, like the
ladies' of other aid societies all over
the country. began to knit for the sol
dlcrs. There were strange things dis
cusscd at their meetings in those days.
TO Elsie Boggs 1t was all like n page
from One of her stories, preferably n
historical one.
For many years she had had habit
of wondering what would happen IL
certain conditions were thus and so,
and now. quite suddenly, she caught
herself wondering what would happen
If the soldier for whom she was knit
ting particularly fine sweater should
learn that she had knit It.
Aunt Hattie's voice cut in upon this
revcric.
II hear Bud Emery has enlisted"
Aunt Hattie said, rs she came In from
the street. "Therc amt going to be a
young man left In this town. don't
know what we're coming toll"
"Bud Emery?" echoed Elsie. "Well,
he's not so very young. He used to be
In our class In school. He's thirty
"ns Way
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ngine Bud Emery rs figure Of 70.
ilihiice. ne WIS more ireck'eu 'nan
she' WIN the shnuy h"ir thut pristleu
hcrce'y All over MS head' lie had n
AS Elsie went on win thnt extra nhe
sweater daring idea came 10 her.
never before III her ne nau she put
one oit Oh her sehtiiiehti' ti"usnt mo
hcti"n. NOW she was possessed WIN
desire I" l'Dei thae s"ehter' 80 tnat
inc so'dicr VINO got IL c"uin come 10
ma her ii ne chose. furtherniore, as
she worked she khit'eu INTO N whht
she urea 10 Imagine was u ihiry WISH
WISH 'tiat ne "ouio "aht 10 hhu
her.
The sweaters were designed Tor some
far-oH Red Cross station, SO Elsie felt
quite sure That no one she knew would
ever see the slip OF paper that she
folded into the garment. 1t bore her
name ana address, ana II might De
thlt some time she wouid near from
the man VINO received II.
Elsie saw Bud Emery before he went
away to camp, and tried to fancy how
ne wouiu look IN khnki UNIFORM. he
was so Dig anu summing so nwkward
anu shy. IL WIS hhru 10 i'h"slne MN
erect ana trim. YET she knew tnat nc
~on'h mike me soidier' hud h'hery
was ''"e "iue'
Tue weeks went ny "iter she n"u
sent away that sweater, anu ho'h,hs
happened ferhaps IL .ook time lor
the articles TO reach their destihatioh'
perhaps her s"eh'er ma peeh iost Oh
inc way or perhnps the hrhh WHO got
IL had nor hoticcd the sup or cnred 10
write 10 hcr II nc hau. ANA so. event
nnliy' Elsie gave up thinking ABOUT IL.
After nii, she was red-hnireu oiu
fhaiu' anu wouiu ne sau uisapr"'he'
.'v,' !" .,ns so','c,. sne ", nv, "n !"
io"' ~ uie''',, U, io'''".ee nv n.ms
inisii. ii''Nc ,i'e men "'e,, p", ',"'"."s
r..
just !" s'"! 1T n'''e "n" An'''
ana men, one dhy' there came iet-
Ter TOT ELSIE. she rhreiy receiVeu 'et-
ters' ana thls one was aodresseu IN IN
unfamiliar nhhd' very ihree anu oHhch'
almost us II man hnd written IL
She opened 1t with n fnst-benting
heart. and hastily scanned one page |;
Camp Dcvons," 1t was headed. And
strangely enough. 1t began: "Denr
Elsie!'
yesterday they gave us out some
knitted things that the Red Cross had
sent around, and what do you think I
got? sweater with little slip Of
paper inside 1t. couldn't understand
mt first how your address had come
there, until realized that 1t must have
been you. Elsie, who mnde that sweat
err Isn't it funny that / should get