Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-07
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| then suddenly recalled what IL waE.
My mama, Amy. had a little friend
who used crutrhcs and | knew tina;
whoever was approaching now used
them also.
oh mama. look at tiM pretty
doilic,' exclaimed a voice. II wonder
VINO she belongs to-" 1T doesn't APP
pear TO belong To any one, Katrina.
l; must have beef thrown away. al
though see nothing the matter with
The DOH" replied the q soft, sweet
VOICE. Then. mama. shall pick IL
UP AMI take it home. Tomorrow is
my birthday and | know that you
have been thinking what to buy ME
with your little store of money. Now
We shall pretend TINT the Dolly Is n
birthuay gift from you anu you can
make her SOME new clothes. Won't
that be iner" ana the child ciapped
her hands in delight She was a
pretty child with black eurls and
row of shining white teeth and rcd
lips that resrmbled mine. Her large
brown eyes spnrklcd nR her mother
stopped to pick me up aud she look cd
thought she was cripple. Her
short giuGhIm dress blew In the
breeze and her plain straw hat fell
TO the ground unnoticcd ms she cud
dleu me In her arms lIer mother
sisheI, u wish that might buy YOU
,.verything YOU wanted" She said.
but since Your fathers death things
want to have a cake with candles an
u for your birthday. but" she
sho"k her head and ,!ie4cI; Why.
+. ierr"achfmily. W. don't have to nave
z cake. and things are getting better
instead Of worse. Why Miss Mary
says she think She can get YOU Il
tnu he, AL
he doctor Ais's Mary brought yester-
hay said might walk soon." KITTY"
said Mrs. Mason, YOU and MS Mary
are the two cays OF sunlight in my
life. and well manage TO hnve that
cake yet. Yes. we shall. Now come
along, Katrina oar walk has lasted
hurry home" on their walk home
learned many rants about Miss Mary
Tor. like my other mamas. Katrina
a 9Ssi Hi,ss REMARKS To- ny. Il seemed
young lady who devot~d her time 10
people in difficulties. She did this in
such way, as to make them think
they. were doing her favor. You
don't want sour chill 10 be lame for
the rest OF her life." she had said
TO Mrs. Mason: Now as soon as you
G ge. your position YOU can pa me
walk! IN just be lending you the
money" SIC FASTENED to add. But
wish. dear Mrs; Mason you would
=
Mason nrmly refused to do. II had
a suspicion the next day cater had
seen Miss Nary that che would do
MI in her power to nay Mt least
Kind of person. II was about .
O'clock and Mrs. Mason was bus!Iy
drying the few breakfast dishes when
knoek souhned on The door. Mrs
the door. and had my first glimpse
Of MISS Mary. She must have been
about 20 years old, but she was
| laughing like child when the door
was opened, From her nrcss one
would not haV" judged her TO bo
! wealthy; ]; was n plain bingham
With u Bit Of h'uc ~ the neck and
sleeves. She wprc low cut DXfor,la
and carried white straw hat in one
hand. while in the other hand she
held the handle OF basket. She
put the basket on the table and
pushed the brown. clinging strands
OF hair back from her forehead. I'm
sorry TO have TO come so early" she
exclaimed in laughing apology to
Mrs. Mason.
But my little sister. BERTHA heard
me say that today was Kitty's birth
going to mako her a cake with tho
cooks help. Bertha WAS so afraid
that you would make one that she
STAYED me CT as soon as IL was I'm :
ished. Her last words to me as she
please. please, sister, hurry SLY.
Miss Mary, she had offered her Eift
in such way that Mrs. Mason could
not very well refuse It. Miss Mary.s
Ing which time she told Mrs. Mason
She had secured n nice position for
her and that 1t was to be tutor to
her little sister, bertha. Miss Mary
: Keeper badly and ii Mrs. Mason would
rons"nt 20 como and be her house
Keeper ais" th"r" was little cot
tagc back If her home and If. Here
MIS-. Mason broke down and sobhod,
saying tina, Miss Mary was toe good.
but she could not accept her orrcr.
IN Ia" end. however. Miss Mary won
hrr over - her way and then LEFT,
WISHING kttty many happy returns
al the dan
Three long Years have passed since
; "rot" the last word in my book OF
adventures. Bat to me- they have
minute has been crowded full of hap
pine:E Tor my little mother and my
self. She and Rcrtha are such close
friends that ut night BERTHA could not
Mason was ilunlly persuaded to move
from tn" little cottage into the big
hcusf. Miss Mary has no one in the
world but Bertha, so Mrs. Mason lakes
tn" rIac" nf "A mother TO her. Eiity
Is q strong. hcn:thy "hiil, who runs
about az nimbly as il she had never
used u crutch. She has never stop
ped playing dolls. although she IS
thirteen years old las is Rertha),
nnh am her favoritc one She has.
named me Mary. Miss Mary is, at
heart. child as much as Kitty, and
bertha ard can hear all them laugh
ing over some fun in the next room.
while Grandmother Mason's voice
Joins IN every now and then with n
remark which sends them into fresh
penls OF laughter.
I nf
the birds In :: tree opposite who seem
ic nod their little high heads at me
and seem TO say, "Checr-up cheer
up" They should address that re
mark TO some one else. Indeed am
40 happy that my heart is flied 10
oYerilUwing. Now, little Robins. go
elsewhere; those words are not for
ne. tThe enid MINNIE LEWIS