The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-08

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night the little girl was too tired to
look at me. Twas placed in drawer
in a big tall highboy and there I was
forgotten.
1 did not hear very much from the
outside world, but 1 knew there was a
young man, handsome. with hair as
yellow mine and with eyes the color
of the sky. and he took all of my lit
tie mistress's time. For a long, long
time no one opened the highboy
drawer until one day I heard the little
girls mother exclaim. Here is
tNorah's dolly" and another voice
said, Il should have thought she
would have taken her along" The
/ little girls mother held me close to
her cheek and stroked my china hair
and said softly. 1T is a long way out
to Kansas and she could not take
everything . Then I knew my little
pnistrcss had gone away and my doll
! heart felt as tho it were broken, for
she had forgotten me. I was put
back in the highboy and everything
was dark and quiet for long time.
Then 1 heard the little girls mother
speaking, Our old neighbors are go
ing to Kansas soon, and 1 shall send
the dolly along"
| was taken from the drawer sew
I eral days afterward and packed in a
] big box with a featherbed on top of
me and ugly old china near me. We
were days and days on the way.
Surely" 1 thought, 1--WE will never
lreach the place called Kansas" But
one morning my heart gave a jump.
1 heard my little mistress voice and
another big, masculine voice, too, and
1 was pulled from out my packings.
There beside my mistress was the big
yellow haired man and in his arms
was my little mistress all over again,
her baby. .
Hush" the big man called to the
baby, mother will give you the dolly"
and she reached for me. holding out
. her baby arms, calling Sweet Dolly"
and so I was rechristened sweet
Dolly" I lived my happy days all
over again in the little baby's arms.
Then one day I heard an ominous
sound and heard the words Guam
4 trill'' and Price" whispered, and mo
men here" and grew stiff with fear.
But Big Mistress hurriedly gathered
up Little Mistress, who had me
clutched tightly in her arms and we
! fastened to the fort. This was Fort
! i'urlingame and we, with a few other
citizens, were the only people there to
defend it. But everything came out
all right and we once more lapsed into
| our peaceful life. qnI
One afternoon Little Mistress laid
me on n shelf in the attic. I waited
! for her to return for me but she did
not come. One year went by, two
years. ten and then twenty. and still
she did not come. My body was old
and limp with age and my pretty
clothes were covered with dust and a
moth ate one of my stockings.
! One day I heard a noise of tearing
| lumber, a gruff voice exclaimed
Look, Bill, what's here and I was
thrown out of the window with an
armfql Of plaster and boards. There
/ 1 lay And no one came for me.
/ Soon the snow began to fall. coming
down in soft little flakes until was
covered. 1 could not see the daylight
any more and I felt my body growing
heavier and heavier. 1 knew no more
until I began to feel drowsy and warm
and the snow was melting from off
my face. This happened many times
and l lost count Finally there was
a disturbance and some one began
plaster and rubbish and 1 was pulled
out of the wreckage. Look at this
| old doll" said a mans voice and a
woman peering over his shoulder ex-
claimed excitedly, ''Why-why this is
my own Sweet Dollfe, lost these
twenty years and over And once
more I was picked up and held tight
| in my Big Mistress's arms.
Now, here 1 am, in ar art shop wait
ing to be made into a telephone cover.
oh dear.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. w. A. McCarter has gone to
Salt Lake City, Utah. where she will
deliver an address alta convention of
the National Education association.
Miss Reita Updegraff arrived sew
Eeral days ago from Columbus, Ohio,
and is spending a vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Upde-
graft.
DR.. w. A. McCarter and Miss Jessie
McCarter have returned from a motor
"trip to Holton.
Mr. and Mrs. John Olinghouse of
Beatrice, Neb.. are visiting Mr. and
Mrs R. E. Weyer of s19 West Sixth
avenue.
Mrs J. E. Pickett and daughters
Erma and Edna of Nuskogee, Okla.
have returned to their home after
spending month with Mrs. Pickett's
mother, Mrs. c. Olinger. and sisters.
Mrs. ]. B. Sims. jr., and Mrs Frank
Mrs. L. E. STONE has as visitors her
uncle, Mr.. Edwin Ewing. and her
cousin. Mrs. BERTHE Hancock. both of
San Juan, Texas. Both Mr.. Stone and
Mrs. Hancock have been visiting rela-
tives in Nebraska.
DR.. D. E. Esterly left Wednesday
for Rochester. Mimi, on a vacation OF
several weeks.
Mrs. John Egan and son John. jr..
will leave soon to spend the summer
in Buena Vista, Colo.
| Mr.. and Mrs W. A Hazelrigg of
ISIS West Sixth avenue have left for
Manitou, Colorado Springs and Den
YER
/ Miss Aluda Dreaming. who has been
the guest OF her brother. Mr.. Frank
G. Dreaming. and Mrs Dreaming has
left for her home in Jacksonville.
Florida.
Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Williams and
family have returned from a motor
! trim of a month in Colorado.
/ Mrs Perry G. Noel has returned to
her home. 1908 Topeka boulevard.
after spending some time in Des
Moines. Ia
Mrs. Glenn Trap and baby will