Catoctin clarion., 1921-09-08
The Creature"
and Father
,@. 1921. Western Newspaper Union.)
By MURIEL BLAIR

March the forth Its going to be a
miserable birthday for me on the fif-
tenth | guess. Last year we had two
ducks stuffed with sage and uniuns
ana had birthday party and lot
of other boys and girls but this year
there isn't going to be anything, We
never have duck now anyway because
since father died mother has been so
darned poor I'm sure I don't blame her
would you.
March the sixth l find on looking
over my diary that didn't explain the
way 1t ought to be spelt. l must tell
you first that father used to be in the
secretary of states Office at washing
ton. We live near washington but
we've moved into a smaller house
since father died. 1t was a pity he
died so young because father and
mother had bad falling out about a
girl the night before, and he didn't
have a funeral or anything. 1t was
girl my father used to know be-
fore he was married and mother said
tliVlC Ntsll any III th"t 'ut "''S
did father have date with her at the
Monument. Father said he didn't have
a date but both happened to be there
and If mother hadn't come snooplng
around all would have been well.
Mother said SHE wouldn't stand for
such langwidge and the next day faith
er died.
We moved into a tiny house after
father died.
March the ninth I'm going to write
to the president to get me new
father. The president thought great
deal of father and mother used to go
to his receptions but she hasn't been
to any since father died. its odd how
different 1t is after you haven't any
father
March the eleventh | wrote to the
president yesterday about father. |
told him how awful 1t is to be without
one and explained that he wouldn't
have died If he hadn't met the Crea-
ture.
March the thirteenth no answer has
come from the president. | guess he
Is looking up father for me. 1t isn't
easy to choose the right kind Of a
father.
March the forteenth must write
this down at once before | forget all
the circumstances. we are going into
washington tomorrow to have my
birthday party with mrs gregory that's
the lady who introduced mother to
father at the wife house reception.
March the fifteenth this Is my birth
day. no letter from the president.
March the sixteenth | take my pen
In hand to inform you Of the aston
ishing events of yesterday. we arrived
in Washington on the eleven five and
went straight to mrs gregOrys house.
mrs gregory is nice old lady with
silver hair and when she saw mother
they both began to cry. stood by
shepishly and presently mrs gregory
said so this Is the Little Fellow how
he has, grown. said Yes Nam.
Mother said don't you pity me. You
poor thing, said mrs gregory from the
DoltoIH VI inS htuit w. AhSh sASS
began to talk earnestly and Some How
/ knew that they were talking about
my new father. So said Mrs gregory
wrote to the president for another
father and | guess he has spoken to
you, hasn't he. What she cried, start
Ing up, so that was You. Mother was
furious and told me to run away into
the garden to play. | played till was
tired and went back into the house
round the back way. When got out
, side the parlpr door heard sound
of sobbing and suddenly well remem-
bered voice cried In tones that froze
the blood In my veins Where is the
Little Fellow Phyllis must see him at
once. The door flew open and who do
you think was there. My father-the
same one. And he hadn't died at all but
only gone away. I never saw mother
laugh and cry together as she did then
and they wouldn't stop kissing me.
They said the credit lay between Me
mrs gregory and the president and
that the Creature has married and
gone away.