Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09

Tears rained down her face and he
made to touch them, but his arm could
find no power to raise.
mo. no, pussy cat, amt mad. Why
should I be mad"'
He lolled his head ever SO slightly
on the pink sateen property pillow
and smiled.
Sure I amt mad. It was the
spring board that didn't work."
From his closed eyes came tears that
he could not wipe away.
TN Adalai spring comes shyly. A will.
low by the river. bending over Al
Its imagery, like a woman stopping
to immense her hair. blooms suddenly
. over night in long lacy strand. A
truant hides his shoes. sucks in his
breath and shivers before the first
plunge Of the season.
In front of little cottage on a hill
fairylike carpet Of white dog-vio-
lets bloomed Of morning, and when
Mrs. AL Delano opened her front door
to the first kiss of spring she cried
out suddenly as If something within
her had thawed.
al, darling. look out in the front
yard!'
"Where?"
Here; femme wheel your chair out
darling. Look. a whole batch OF
something or other spread out on the
grass like a tablecloth drying. Here,
femme wheel you OUT
mo, no, baby. It's fine here by the
window with the sun on me-"
But. AL, ever since we been living
here you been waiting and waiting
for the spring to come. It's spring
now ov,, for sure sure: darling. Smell! Here
She flung wide the window beside
his chair. and the frilled white cur
tain stirred.
Smell"
M-m-m! Like some one was squirt
ing a perfume atomizer"
He relaxed his great shoulders back
against the pillows, his face inert but
smiling.
You'll be sporting that sunbonnet
Ben brought You and hiking right out
in the garden now. won't you. baby?'
"Yeh. I'll show him we amt such
city bugs"
ITS Monday night and he'll be
stopping in after aldermen's meeting.
You better put out some bulbs to sur
prise him, baby"
Sometimes wish Ben didn't. stop
ings. hon. They last SO late and it
1t keeps you awake so. waiting for
him.
Nonsense. Lemme boss your gar
den job. baby. right here from the
S WindoW; What you going to put out
She placed her cheek against his.
silly! Are you comfy. darling?
Shall I put that ew-fangled pillow
Ben sent underneath your head?"
mo. only I guess you better shut
the the " WINDOW tSs Lo 10; the nip amt gone
Amt you feeling well. darling?
Sure 1 am, baby! only when a fell
low sits on his throne all day his
crown gets cold"
''Oh. darling-you-youm mustn't Joke
like that
She drew the rug closer across his
loglike limbs, peering closer into his
face.
you amt getting that .numb-kind
of paralyzed feeling any further up,
Sure amt, baby
She bent down to kiss him. His
head lay in the full glory of q bar Of
sunshine that crossed his pillow.
I'm going out now and dig up in
tn the garden = little: Look out: Al at
it blooms it smells like sixty. We
gotta wrap 1t up these chilly nights
just like 1t was baby. We gotta
throw a sheet or something over it.
"And then it'll look like a spook in
the moonlight"
81 want it covered 30 1t won't get
nipped:"
Nothing you ever want me to re-
member will get nipped. darling"
Poor little kiddo: keep you jump
ing. don't II"
!. I'm going out now before do the
dishes and spade up like Ben learnt
me. Maybe some Of the girls will
have time to run up for q minute to
see US when the show plays its return