The Pulaskian., 1919-02-14
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a. MILDRED WHITE

s. ;stfully up anu
alsua, wore the trees all crimson and
- her long summer visit coming to
g0lu' ~ and this glorious afternoon
IT, ,;tb no amusement in store.
rec . us wide eyes seeming not to
rss sbot for which they sought, she
Rlno ,, 1 ainlessly up the broad road.
sa'l s its TOP stood a great house be-
ea stone garden wall. Peggy had
'~ays admired this wall, the trees
- over it so protectingly, and
lVpp we're glimpses of fiower-bordered
maths within.
e a,saav on the walk before the house,
.aod baby carriage, and smiling en-
~ from beneath the carriage
nd ID was dimpling love of a baby
ayou daringl" Peggy responded to
= smile while the baby put forth
s. - hand with an evident invitation
Eer its clasping.
ayou friendly little thing!" Peggy
Exclaimed
sroo--" answered the baby.
No attendant was in sight; probably
- cbilds mother had left it while
no stopped at the great house. Peggy
Elecided to visit with the baby until
her return.
& Gratefully the little one put forth
,aorts to entertain. The girls laugh
r.nc out at its droll tricks-hide and
soet with the tiny skirt of its dress,
|naak.a-hoos between chubby fingers.
|I2ut no mother was Forthcoming.
Tooth TO leave the adorable little
hing Peggy made trip of investiga-
ion ND the flower-bordered path.
The baby's lusty cry at her deser-
tIen caused her to go farther and ring
+be front-door bell. To all appear
suces. upon this glorious October day
he great house was vacated.
asome careless nurse girl" Peggy
Indignantly reelected, "had forsaken
she baby for her own pleasure. She
bnnst already have been gone some
lime. No wonder the tiny one had SO
rleefully welcomed her presence
Peggy returned. to find baby's smile
hi greeting banishing the tears. She
decided to push the carriage slowly
Town the stone walk until the one in
sharge should appear. But no one
kame.
Baby indeed, seemed the only object
IL life in all the silent surroundings.
Peggy continued to push the carriage.
list as well to give the negleetful
pne a scare" she considered. And
rs she went on, new vistas of fall seem
cry invited.
s. She had +, never looked before from
lie hill to the valley. Baby cooed de-
lghtfully while Peggy's thoughts went
Nool-g gathering.
This was the first day of her long
STAY in which the nice man had not
passed her sisters home"
8 In her own thoughts-and strange to
Say he was often in her thoughts
Peggy referred to him as the mice
IMAM
There was something so wholesome
4 y frank in the good-natured face. even
~ the mans swinging carriage. Peg
gy wondered dismally how it was that
they had not become better aequaint-
FED. Her sister introduced them one
Gay in passing.
oh, that is Tom Price" she care
Elessy remarked
II the married sister had guessed at
zlhe wild commotion the chance encoun-
Ter with this same Tom Price had
&ralsed in Peggy's usually adamantine
heart she might have been more ex-
{alelt in her description.
IN some inexplicable way, in the
Eaahy places where Peggy had hap
*pehea to be during the past changing
Isear, This nice man" had bobbed up,
Eunlli recognition between the two be-
Zeame an astonishing fact. Peggy fan
Ee'ed hin eager for a meeting; yet, af-
Ter her sisters Introduction, Tom Price
passed on his contented way-with but
4 daily, distant bow. And now she
|lnust go home
600 reminded the baby.
feggy glanced about in surprise;
|nme mad gone farther than she knew.
ineh suddenly, apparently "out of the
|ioWhere into the here" mans figure
|loomed up before her.
How de do?" said Tom Price.
reggy stared, then she laughed.
|, | might have known that it would
|'e you" she said. "This is about the
|o"ly corner where we had not met"
Faction. = $50
|, couldn't be too often to suit me-"
~ remarked pleasantly. "Where did
|soa get the babyY'
on = she murmured; 81 did not re-
|him." 9'' A'0'"t'ee
H., severe penalty for that" said Tom
.s and his eyes twinkled.
I, II is really Serious Peggy protest
D.. ! nave been most thoughtless.
w s,naps some distracted mother is now
F. uo''glng her hands over his absence.