The Arvada enterprise., 1919-03-06


a. the hack itself held the reins over
the bony back Of the horse that drew
the ancient eQuipage.
Il say. young'un, amt you out o. yer
bailiwickr queried Tim, the hackman,
staring at the little girl in the Stagg
yard.
Carolyn May stood up quickly and
tried to look over her shoulder and
down her back. It was hard to get
all those buttons buttoned straight.
Il don't know" she said, perturbed.
Does 1t shown
"Huhr' grunted Tim. Does what
shown
what you said" said Carolyn May
accusingly. II don't believe 1t dosa"
Hey" chuckled the hack driver
suddenly. II meant. do you low MrA
Kennedy knows you're playing In her
front yard3"
"Aunty Rose7 Why, Of course I"
Carolyn May declared. Don't you
know I live here7"
Live here? Get outr' exclaimed
the surprised hackman.
Eyes, sir. And Prince too. With my
Uncle Joe and Aunty Rose"
pitcher Of George Washington I"
calculated Tim. you don't mean Joe
Stages taken a young-'un to board1"
Hes my guardian" said the little
girl primly.
Aunty Rose appeared. She wore .
close bonnet, trimmed very plainly,
and carried . parasol Of drab silk.
Aunty Rose climbed into the creaky
old vehicle.
Are you going to bs gone loog7"
asked Carolyn May politely.
Not more than two hours, child"
said the housekeeper. Nobody win
bother you here"
mot while that dogs with her. ]
reckon" put In Tim. the backman.
May I come down the road to meet
you. Aunty Roser' asked the little
girl. II know the way to Uncle Joe's
store"
Il don't know any reason why you
can't come to meet me-" replied Mrs..
Kennedy. Anyway. you can come
along the road % far as the nrye
house. You know that onef'
"Yes, ma'am. Mr.. Parlows," said
Carolyn Nay.
Carolyn Nay went back into tn
yard and sat on the front-porch steps
and Prince. yawning unhappily, curied
down at her feet. There did no,
seem to Be much to do at this place.
She had time now. had Carolyn MAJ.
to compare The Corners with the busy
Harlem streets with which shs bad
bsso familiar all her life.
Goodness mel" thought Caro,yy
Nay. startled BY her own Imagination
suppose all the folks in all thsss
houses around here were deadi"
They might have been fof IN ths
human noises she heard.
Goodness mel" she said again, and
this time she Jumped up. startling
Prince from his nap. Maybe there
10 . spell cast over all this place." shs
went on. Lets 60 and see II We can
ind somebody that's alive"
They went out Of the yard together
and took the dusty road toward the
town.
They soon came In sight Of the Par.
low house and carpenter shop.
I'VE can't 60 beyond that" said
Carolyn May. "Aunty Rose told M
not to. And Uncle Joe says the car.
psntsr-man isn't a pleasant man."
She looked wistfully at the prem.
ises. The cottage seemed quite a
much under the spell" as had been
those dwellings at The Corners. But
from the shop came the sound Of q
plane shrieking over a long board.
"Oh. Prtncey!" gasped Carolyn May.
7 b1isvs he's making long. curly
II there was one thing Carolyn Nay
adored II was curls.
Suddenly Mr.. Jedidiah Parlow looked
up and saw the wistful. dust-streaked
face under the black hat brim and
above the black frock. He stared at
her for fully . minute, polsins the
plane over his work. Then he put Il
down and came to the door Of TIE
shop.
SSsV AAShuuu Ct8SBU uItI0 XIV
aren't your he asked.
Yes, SIR" she said, and sished,
Dear me. he knew who abe was right
away! There would not be any chance
Of her getting = suit Of long curis.
you've come here to live, have
vouT said Mr.. Parlow slowly.
Yea. sir. You see. my papa and
mamma were lost at sea-with the
Dunraven. II was q mistake. guess"
sighed the little girl, ''for they weren't
lighting anybody. But the Dunraven
got In the way Of some ships that were
In q place called the Mstit.
Esrranean ocean. and the Dunravso
was sunk. and only . few FOLKS were
'aved from It NJ papa and mamma
weren't saved"
Carolyn issens Why Nor Uncle
end Amanda parisW are NeW
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