The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-09
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Then after a time. got out his
letter ana read IL again. And all OF
sudden ! felt all warm and happy.
Just AS | did when | first got ~. aud
some way ! was back with him In
the observatory aud he was telling
me all about the stars. And | for.
got an about. being afraid OF him.
and about the crops and the preid.
dent and my.country 'tis-of thee. And
just remembered that he'd asked
rne 90 tell him what | did on Christ.
mas day; and | knew right off that
that would loo easy. why. just the
easiest thing In the world And 10
| got out a fresh sheet OF paper and
dipped my pen in the ink ana began
again.
And this time | didn't have Bit Of
trouble told him all about fhc
tree | had Christmas Eve. and the
presents. and the little coiorcd lights,
and the fun We had singing. and
playing games. And then how ON
Christmas morning. there was a love.
~ new snow on the ground. and MIR,
Easterhrook came with "a perfectly
lovely sleigh and two horses 10 take
mother and me To ride. and what a
splendid time We had. and how love.
~ mother looked with her red checks
and bright eyes. and how. when We
got home. MIR Eaatcrbrook said We
looked more like sisters than mother
and daughter. and wasn't that nice
OF HIM OF cotNse. told a little
moro about Mr.. EaHterbrook. too. 80
fathcr'd know who he waa--A new
friend OF mothers that ia never
known till came back this time.
and how he wns very rich and "A
most csiimnhle man. That Aunt
Hattie said 40.
Then l told him that in the after.
noon another gentleman came and
took un 90 a perfectly beautiful con,
cert And ! finished up BY telling
about the Christmas party In the
evening. and how lovely the house
looked. and mother. and that they
said looked nice. too
And that was all And when had
go, IL done. saw that I had Written
a long letter. great long letter.
And was almost afraid Il was too
long. tli remembered that father
had asked me for II. he had asked
me TO tell him all about what did
on Christmas day.
I 80 | sent Il or
March.
! Yes. ! know TIA been quite q while.
but there hasn't been a thing to say
nothing new or exciting. I mean
!. There's Just school. and the usual
things. only AIR E.aAterbrook doesn't
come any more. t0f course. the VIC.
iinist hasn't come since that day he
proposcdl I don't know whether
Z Mr. Easiorbrook proposed or not I
only know that all of a sudden he
stopped coming. don't know the
7 reason.
+ ! don't ovcrhrar ~ much az I used
20. anyway. Not but that I'm IN
the library window scat just uhc
same. but most everybody that
comes In looks there right or. now
ard. OF course. when they see me
they don't hardly ever 10 on with
shat thcy are saying. So IL just
naturally follows that I don't over.
hear things a. I used to.
Not that there's much to hear.
though. Really. there just isn't any.
thing going on, and things aren',
half 80 lively as they u-sd 20 be
when Mr. EaHtcrhrpok was here. and
all the rest They've an stopped
coming. now. most I've about given
UP ever having a love story OF moth.
er's to put In.
And mime. too Hero am is next
month. going on H. Cwhy. that
brook and river met long ago1 hut
mother IL getting to be almost as
bad ns Aunt Jane was about my re-.
ceiving proper attentions from young
men. Oh. she lets me go to placed a
little. with the boys AZ school. but
| always have to be chapcroned. And
whenever are they going TO have a
chance 10 say anything really thril.
ling with mother or Aunt Hattie
RICH, at my elbow Echo answers
never Solve about given up that's
amounting 20 anything. either.
OF course, there's father left. and
Of course. when ] go back to Ander
sonvillc this summer. there may be
something doing there. But doubt
Il.
/ I forgot 10 say haven't heard
from father again | answered his
Christmas letter. as 4 said and wrote
I Just AZ nice AS knew how. and told
( him all he asked mo D.. But he
never answered. nor wrote again.
{ am disappointed, I'll own up
thought he would write think
mother did. too. She's asked me
every 80 many times II hadn't
heard from him again And she al
ways looks 80 sort of funny when
| say no--Eort OF glad and sorry to.
/ gether. all In one
But, then. mothers queer In lots
Of ways now. For instance: one
week ago she gave mo perfectly
/ lovely box OF choeolates--a whole
two pound box all at once: and I've
never had more than. a half.pound
/ at once before. hut just as / was
/ thinking how for once was going
to have a real feast. and all want
I cd to eat what do you think she
told me2 She said | could have
three pieces. and only three pieces
a day; and not one little tiny one
more. And when | asked her why
she gave me such "A big box for.
| then. If that was all | could have.
she said IL was to teach me self.
i discipline. That seifdiscipline was
| one OF the most wonderful things In
the world. That II she'd only been
taught II when she was a girl her
life would have been very. very diff
fcrent. And 30 she was giving me a
great big box OF chocolates for my