The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-09-28
QUEEN o. THE MAY
BY SADIE NJ. sTuLL

1
biggest pink rose and spoiled my May
wreath ~
| AT this startling accusation Grant
| Morely halted abruptly. half jocose
apology sprang to his lips, but with
the next breath he blessed the kind
breeze which had blown the 6imsy
| object across his patti
Huddled ON the cur ->ar study
| in child life, such as the sNted artist
had sought In vain on many quests at
home and abroad.
Don't mover he commanded, whip
ping out the ever-ready sketching pad.
}"Goodi" as the child remained passive
only her eyes growing big with won
der. "a second more, little lady
and presto We have a masterpiece In
the rough. Now, then" exutantly re-
turning the pad to his pocket. "Weli
see about that-er-big red rose.
| Grant could scarcely repress a smile
as the child held up sadly crushed
replica of the natural flower In cerise
tissue paper.
"Mother made it"-with pride That
went straight to Grants heart.
Grants smile gained the mastery,
l but his tone was duly apologetic:
"Well then. Miss Kittie. what do you
say to becoming my model? oh. don't
mean to begin work this very
minute"
The little maid had shaken out the
vari-colored streamers attaches-to her
faded gingham dress. "Tll go with y"n
now. ! want to earn some money right
away. The dispensary doctor told
Mother she oughtn't to go back to work
this week and now she needn't"
An hour later Sister Clarice received
them in the studio.
To Kittie that ornately furnished
room proved veritahle Wonderland.
Now. she gazed In awe at NOME
Mohawk chief-then. smiled haok at q
dainty little Huh miss, with a huge blue
bow atop her golden curls. But II was
when she faced the portrait beneafh
the rich Oriental canopy that kiitie
uttered an ecstatic little-"Oh! !!
She caught warming glance from
Sister Clarice The instant Grant left
Them alone Kittie broerhed the sub
ject.
The girl of the picture had been
Grants sweetheart once. Kittie did MOI
| like the sound of that "once." She WAS
sure Sister Clarce did not like H.
a;thor-tbere wos such sorrowful re-
GRO, In har gentle voice
lust then. Grant returned TO AN
,ounca rho ear waiting 10 take Miss
K,ttia home
c,star fy,rice kissed her warmI,
and ubisnered az hove MANNED 8
u+,Io ro,,y ort to NC n,oce tomorrow
p.s,des vour Young playmntes. va,
,,,, hr,,,, ,nrr mother or some yer,
Tam friend"
K,ttio.s I;,,Ie be,r, loaned ;oyo,Isly
Ana ot saven ,hoi evening the nrout
mistress of ~ nalatini uptown mansior
w.s surrrised to snv the least, ol
on,oring her d,uph,er's bm,doir t,
confron, - grotesGue lille figure II
faded glngham and hutterinc paper
streamers
.vbo ron,t Won entertain neni. EIiz
ohatb9" sba exnostuloted weakly.
",yby uotbor nm not doing III,
,onors; an tbis occ,sion " serenely re-
n,ied her dorrhter "Kitiy has com,
to ,nvite mo IN her Muv PARTY"
=. os Eittio ,rbo rronosed thn
.hou oroun n,,ss El,z,heth Oucen q
,ho Nov Mid tho cheers of th,
yourp merrvmakers the ceremony wni
enacted
wotchino from ,for Grant noted th,
,no,,nnar,hIe crace with which Eliza
hoth rocoived rho bonape of her di
,,,rut,va suhiacts He waited untj
,Io ,,o,nostars started n second raj,
nm rho oraenhouses then with ouick
ar,no beortt,eats crossed the lawn
",Ioy claim tho davis nrivilepe an,
oea. r,, noor homaga oh most beoute
ors Oueen ."
1,ha umn,d grov ewes did NOT wove
hofore b,s renroacbfuI gaze.
.. a. .,ho