Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-13
an they'd pinch the picters an the

posy."
40, she won't do that. I've talked,
to her about 1t. The room Is, IL be
hers for tina day, and she's to keep it
looking just as nice as it did when
she found It. She'll only bring her
work over, and go home for hef, dim
ner. She's to keep the fire going 80
it will be warm at night, and she's to
try it for a day and see how it goes.
I think she'll keep her promise. Wen
try her anyway" PA
Sam nodded as to a superior officer
who nevertheless was awfully foolish.
"Mebbe!" he said.
"Sam, do you think it would be nice
to bring Aunt Sally over now a few
minutes :" tlhs ~ = ,iiA
mo, said Sam shortly, "she's too
dirty. She'd-put her fingers on de
wall first thing Il
but, Sam, I think she ought to
onse And she ought to come first.
She's the n that helped me find.
Sam looked sharply at Michael land
wondered if he suspected how Tong
that same Aunt Sally had frustrated
his efforts to find his friends.
w could tell her not to touch
Ll1HES, IA. % +. q: 4 =
Wal. you femme tell her; Here!
I'll go fix her up an bring her now"
And Sam hurried out Of the room.
utes Sam returned with Aunt Sally.
But 1t was d transformed Aunt Sally.
Her face had. been painfully scrubbed
In a~circle out as far as her ears, and
her scraggy gray hair was twisted lin
a tight knot at the back of her neck.
Her hands were several shades clean
er thar. Michael had ever seen them
before, and her shoes were tied. She
wore a small t~hree-cornered plaid
shawl over her shoulders a~nd~entered
cautiously as if, half afraid to come.
Her Hands were clasped high across
her breast. She had evidently been
severely threatened against touching
anything.
THE saints be, praised!". she eiacu-
lated warmly a1ter she had looked
around in silence for a moment. ITO
think / should liver see the loikes NV
this in de alley. It lukes loike a
palace. Milky ye're ia Nangel, me
by! An a rale kurtfh' to be shure!
I ain't seen q kurtin in the alley since
II fcummed. An will yellluke at the
purity. posy a BLOWN as3foine as VI
pl4ze! Me n1ither had the .Iotke in
her cottage window wren I was q
lettle gal! Aw, me pure aud NTH
err.'
And suddenlyssto MichaePs amaze.
ment, and the disgusf. of Sam, old Sal
sat, down on the one chair and wept
aloud. with thestears streaming down
her scanned and sin Scared face
Sam Was for putting her out al
once. but Michael soothed her with hi,
CHEEKY voice. making her tell OF heI
-Oid. hons in ireland. and the kind
mother whom she had loved, though
ittWas long years since she had
tR0ukht of her now.
With rare skill he drew from he
the picture Of the little Irish cottage
with its matched roof. its peat fire
and swell-swept hearth; the table
with the white, cloth, the cat In the
rocking chair, the curtain starrhed
sd1lly atSthe window. the bright hos,
on the deep window ledge; and. last.
~, the little sGiri with clean pinafore
and curly hail. VIZ kissed her moth,
Ell morning Ehnd Atrotted qofK t
+ school But tbat wal beforeathe "a.
,s.tltef 1ted, andsAhe potatoes !! failed
The school days were noon y e and
The litt1A9 gfrl with her mother came
SftosAmerica. The mother died on III
gTwayS 6veF.s and the child fell intO evi
lllhands. Thai was the story. and 40 Ii
vas told AfchAel's faceagrew tender
knxINletful Would that he knew
syefc Ssozif1gclfao 9 his Y history !,
Hut Han stood by struck :durnb ant
trying III fkncy that thiS 5old woT6ar
ha4 eyerfbesn the bright rosy chic
she told about Sam was pAssIilii
thtpush sort ofsmsnta1a ana mors
Il e4zth0Il6ke.