The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-28

"All right, Edy, I will"
But Harry's memory was about as
long as his legs. Before Edith had the
breakfast dishes done she heard a
lusty howl from the yard. Opening
the door, she was Mortified to see Sam
my and Harry pummeling each other
in the middle of the garden, Harry's
with mud that he looked like an ami
mated potato hill.
Harry, Harry, come right here.
Sammy you go home, and don't come
back. Now remember"
1t took an hour to scour Harry again.
He had to be stripped, bathed, even his
head scrubbed, and an entire new out
fit applied from the skin out.
"Now you stay in the house, dear,
and play with your train. That's a
good boy. Sisters so, so busy to-
day"
"All right, Edy, WILL"
Dishes done and beds made, it was
time to get lunch for the family return
ing from school.
At IL o'clock CLARA, aged seven,
burst In. "Oh, Edith, come quick. Tom
Browns killing Buddy. He said ia
to something and Buddy said he was a
German and hit him and Toms bigger
and he's got Buddy down and pound
ing him awfully. Or, do hurry, sis"
Edith flew for a long coat. Half
&1o che
cession supporting Buddy, who was
dripping with blood as he progressed.
ooh, Buddy, you poor lamb" Edith
took him comforting in her arms,
"Come on home, dear, and I'll wash
you up and give you hot pancakes and
all the raspberry jam you want"
This reconstruction process took half
an hour. BY the time lunch was over
Edith was rather tired. But she got
the troop off to school happy and we'll
fed, and she smiled after them
proudly.
"It's pretty nice family, isn't it,
Harry?"
"Um-hum," said Harry sleepily.
"Edith's going to let Harry take a
nice nap now, then Edith's going to
rest, too Come on, kiddikinS."
Harry doesn't want to sleep"
"Oh, yes, dear come on. I'll sing
The Man in the Moon y
Thus persuaded, Harry went up ODE
diently.
Edith. had time now to think of her
own evening, and she grew rosy with
anticipation. She laid out all her
dainty, f1lmy lingerie such as girls
adore and last of all her new crepe
de chine Of faintest rose pink. She was
so glad she had it now. Everyone said
she had never looked so nice in any
thing before
Listen, what was that? Surely not
in the nursery. But looking out of the
hall window a dreadful sight met her
| eyes. Harry, sure enough, and Sammy
Brown coming up the street crying. He
had evidently wakencd and slipped
down the back stairs unheard.
1--WE fell in the rum" screamed
Harry. 1--WE wuz gettin' crabs and the
stone slipped and we fell in"
Edith grabbed him up. Sammy, I
wish you'd let Harry alone. He'd never
think Of the run If it weren't for YOU
Now you go home and don't come
back again"
''Those awful Browns!" she added to
herself, 81 could murder them"
Harry was changed for the third
time that day.
At last there was peace again, and
she could battle and dress and have a
few minutes to herself.
| But there! What was that? Another
racket on the front porch Sammy
| Brown again!
Suddenly Edith flew into rage. For
almost the first time in her life she
lost her temper. Her eyes flashed
dangerously and her color mounted
high.
She flew down the stairs and jerked
the street door open viciOusly. Get
out, you little devil. ~ she cried. Then
| she paled, for there standing siN-feet-
| one in his army boots, stood a most
elegantly dressed officer of the United
| States army.
rs Miss Edith Wilson at homer? he
| asked.
Edith gathered up her Hurried senses
manfully. She courtesied humbly.
"Faith no, sir, an she isn't" she re-
piled, with a broad brogue.
"Will you please give her this note
from her aunt when she returns Her
| telephone has gone wrong and I've
brought message"
"Sure, sir, an will" Edith courte-
| sled again as she took the note.
There isn't room to tell it all. But
| the note was to say the dinner had
been postponed till the next night.
And when Edith did appear next day
in the pale rose pink dress, a vision Of
beauty the captains eyes twinkled as
! he was presented.
Edith cOurtesied. Faith, an I'm
thinking the honorable captain will say
I'm bit Of a liar" she said.
Her aunt famed herself furiously,
but the captain said: 'T'll save my
opinion, If you don't mind, for some
| future time"
"Td like it now"
Every well, Miss Wilson. What would
you like to knOw?"
did the honorable captain ever
have two small brothers with friends?"
mo"