Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-05
"Peter-you're silly" rebuked
Nancy. "Shall I give you one OF my
fairy gifts? The fiower-or the

b "Peter-you're silly" rebuked
Nancy. "Shall I give o n OF my
fairy gifts? The fower-or the
II want the ring" he answered
with provoking gravity.
''There-you shall have it! Now
you will love everybody and every
body will love YOU" Nancy laughed.
placing the dandelion stem in his out
stretched hand.
She was tremendously glad that at
that moment Theodore Hoffman join
ed them-Peter Hyde had so serious
~ patted the pocket into which he
had placed the ring-as though he
really believed it could work its
magic! She turned eagerly to the
master but he spoke first.
Tell mss-La am haunted by d thou
sand memories-who in the world is
this strange little creature"
Nancy told the master Of Monte, Of
that first night in the orchard, Of her
strange gift of imagination. Of her
7 pretend" games by which she had
persistently gilded over the very
rough spots of a sordid, lonely life.
"she is always reaching out for the
spirit Of the things about her and
trying. to make each her own"
"She is'like a flower that has grown
|pp among weeds" muttered the great
man. his thoughts far away, a frown
is in such places that we find the
greatest gifts. I wonder" he gave a
little start. as though bringing him
self. with an effort, back to the gar
den. TITS always been a hobby of
mine, hunting around in queer places
for something I can give to my Art.
Perhaps you don't understand me.
but. wherever I am. 1 am watching,
watching all the time, for a promise
and trained, will give something to
the greatest of the Arts-dramatic
expression" So
Thrilled, Nancy sat tonsue-tied.
afraid to speak. He went on: II
said I was haunted-years ago I ran
across another child. o unlike this
one. She gave rare promise OF
genius. I put her in my school.
had her there several years. I look
ed for a great deal IRON her: But
she failed me-" .~'
/"Did she-dle?"
Tho master laughed. mo. she
loved man more than she did her
art. I was jealous-unreasonable
1 let her go away-heard nothing
more of her. I suppose h married
She's probably fat now, with a half.
dozen squalling babies. Yes. I was
iealous-I wanted to, give her to my
would make his offering to his gods
And this child has made me think
Of her again. It has been a most in.
Iterestng hour. Miss Leavitt. You say
the child's head is full Of this sort o.
thing? Hmm"
Now the garden was filed with {
babble Of voices interrningled witt
the clinking Of spoons and dishes
Someone had overheard the grea'
land the word spread quickly. Mrs
Brown allowed it was lust spooky tn.
way that child could make Q thinl
4 she wAs what she wasn't" and Mrs
1 Hade'sasister's stster-in-law had seel
Maude Adams in 4 play where she't
pretended something all the time
something bout Cinderella, and lik'
ae not 1t might have been 'bou
fairies. too" Under the stimulation
'lcream1. served from delicate china
| praise for Monte grew and the fair!
leaf that Youth carried. 80 that .'peo
pie would be kind" began to worl
Iits magic In the garden.
It was we'll toward sunset when tn,
Hast guest departed. Nancy, standinl
In the doorway with, the empty hous
behind her, and before her the de
serted garden, with its chairs an
tables In crazy disarray, sent Z vii,
little prayer down the road after tn
Iipurple automobile that had whirie'
|taway carrying the great master an,
hers Door little play. 81.
please think it's good! I worke,
30 hard"
AZ her eye caught the CLEAN o
Igabled housetops through the tree
Infancy suddenly pictured how. 1t tina
.tvery moment, every home In Freedom
was ecifoing With the story Of tn
party.
II had beensa success! All Free
ldoms-4hrough The WoHnen's eyes-haa
tlbeen there 70 zee precious Aunt Mil
lily: now they knew that Happy Hous
waS q happy house. And. wonder q
wonders. she hed heard Mrs.. 6ntgga
i'm Z most friendly way. ask Liz Hop
worth TO drop in and snow her hoy
me Isado her "plum ,jell."
Suddenly Nancy seemed to hea
peter Hyde SAYING: II didn't se