Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-08
sEVENTNG EnI,TION,

Jalt1 III been told IL MAssS0t
Ibe tlme ok laughterss or rejoicing
pfutters .gAietys mArveled lAt the pafns
Hi ti1etfaeS sof thiSsmother ahdSpatted
lAMAysthesstears with chubby hands,
laughing with excitement. BY the
wild caressfng Of the rosebud baby,
she was practically helpless. It was
tConnie who marshaled theE7s outside,
TIPPED b red-capped attendant
wavedFAA hand to the driver waiting
across he street, directed him about
tho ybagsage, and saw to getting Carol
Only once Carol cafne back to-
earth, Mercy. Connie. taxist cost q
fortune out here" 49,
aThis isn't ! ta1i." said Connie. "it
lis just a j.
But Carol did not even hear her
answer, for Julia, enchanted at being
ton Of any -onesHfted; her lips for an
other noisy kiss.s and11Carol was deaf
Ito the rest Of the woNd.
Her M idea now WAS to get this
precious, wonderful match1ess crea-
sture ho1neto David as quickly as pos
Psible.
Hurry. hurry she begged. 'Make,
him go faster. Connie"
4 He can't said Connie, laughing.
lido you want to get us spinched for
~speeding the first thing?"
And Julia. catching the word, inn
mediately pinched both her auntie
and her mama to show them she
knew what they were talking about
And Carol was stricken dumb at tho
Wonderful, unbelievable cleverness Of.
this remarkable infant.
when the car stopped before her
4 cottage, she forgot her manners an
hostess. she forgot the baggage, and
Jfhn E1rSrrnp - a nd aNon tcicf ar - Cnnnfa- :.
She just grabbed Julia in her arrsst
and rushed into the cottage, back
through the kitchen to the sleeping.
porch in the rear. and stood gloating
lover her husband.A
Look, look, look" she chanted:
"It is julia, She is ours, she is herey'
David sat up in bed, his breath COM
ing quickly.
Carol, like a goddess Of plenty dis
Ipensing royal favors, dumped the
smiling child on the bed and David
promptly seized her. t%
BY this time Connie a made her
arrangements with the driver, and es-
corted herself calmly into the house,
trailing the family to the porch, gent
" readjusting Julia who was nearly
turned upside down blythe fervor of
herpapa and mama, and informed
David that she wanted to shake
hands. Thus recalled. David did
Il 11NCf-41Idl sNoLA W. 1oOhSu HlG0SSAA
when she commenced on how well he
WAS looking. But in her heart Cons.
nie, thesyoung, untouched by sorrow,
iralive with the passion for work, was
crying out in resentment. Big;
buoyant, active David reduced to this!
Carol-this subdued gentle m
with the thin face and dark circles
beneath her eyes. ooh. it is wrong"
thought ~ Connie-though she still
smiled. for hearts are marvellous crea-.
tN ns;#eholding such sorrow, and hid-
ing it we'll.
When their wraps were removed,
Julia sat on David's table. with yDa-
vid's hand squeezing her knees, and
Carol clutching her feet, Nand with
\ Connie, big and bright, sitting back
and watching quietly, and telling
them startling and, imaginary tales Of
the horrors h had encountered on
Carol was enchanted. This was their
baby, this brilliant, talented. beauti-
Null little fairy-and Carol. alternately
nudged David's arm and tapped his
shoulder, to remind him of the dignity
Of his fatherhood., 4
But in n little hour, .shesremer1-a
bereds, that after all, David was her
job, and even crowy. charming little
Julia must not crowd him aside, and
she fastened to, prepare the endless
~,,egg-nog. Then from the kitchen win
dow she saw the auto, still standing
before their door.
"oh, my ~gracious!" she gasped.
1--WE forgot that driver"
She got her purse and hurried out
Iside, but the driver was gone; and on
fly the car remained. Carol was too
Ignorant of -motor-cars { to observe
THAT it was a Harmer Six. she only
wondered how on earth he could go
off n forget his car She carried.
the puzzle to David, and he could not
Are you able 70 walk at all. ,Da-
vid 2" asked Connie.
eyes, indeed he said. sitting up
proudly. 1T can walk half a block il
there are no steps to climb" 4
Come 0dt in front and we'll sin-
vestigste," she suggested.
When they reached the Gar, and it,
took time for David walked but slow
". he promptly looked at the name
plate.
.Harmer six," he read. why this
is Jerry's kind Of car" /,
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