Gunnison news-champion., 1922-06-16

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she should hear him speak. Therefore,
Hattie. I intend to take her"
And then she asked Grandfather
again when Father was going to speak.
I'm SO eXcitedl Only think Of see
ing my father up on big platform
with lot Of big men. and hearing him
speak! And he'll be the very srnartest
and handsomest one there. too. You
see II he isn't!
TWO WEEKS AND ONE DAY LATER
Fathers here-right here In Boston.
l don't know when ne came. But the
first day of the meeting WAS day be-
fore yesterday, and he was here then.
The paper said he was, and his picture
was there, too. There were a lot of
pictures. but his was away ahead Of
the others. IL was the very best one
on the page. Il told you it would be
that way.)
she did. She had the paper in her
hand. looking at II. when ] came into
the room; but as soon as she saw me
she laid 1t right down quick on the
table. II she hadn'; been quite SO
quick about II. and II she hadn't looked
quite so queer when She did II. 1
wouldn't have thought any thing al all.
But when went over to the table after
she had gone, and saw the paper with
Fathers picture right ON the first
page-and the biggest picture there
| knew then, of course, what she'd
been lo.king at
looked at II then, and read what
II said, too. II was lovely. Why, ]
hadn't any idea Father was so big.
Was prouder than ever OF him. 1t told
all about the stars and comets he'd
discovered, and the books he'd written
on astronomy, and how he was presi.
dent OF the college at Andersonville
and that he was going TO give an ad-
dress the next day. And l read II
ali-.eyery word. And | made up my
mind right there and then that I'd
cut out that piece and save II.
But that night. when | went TO tinss
library cupboard to get the paper, !
couldn't do 1t. after ALL oh. the paper
was there. but that page was gone
There wasn't bit of ii left. Some
body had taken II right out. ! never
thought then of Mother But believe
now that II was Mother. for
But mustn't tell you that part now.
Stories are just like meals. You have
to eat them-I mean tell then--in reg
ular order, and not put the ice cream
In where the soup ought to be. So
I'm not going to tell yet why I suspect
II was Mother that cut out that page
OF the paper with Fathers picture in
II.
lecture, and ! went with Mother. OF
course Grandfather was there, too.
but he was with the other astronomers.
guess. Anyhow. he didn't sit with US
And Aunt Hattie didn't 90 at all. So
Mother and were alone.
We sat bnck--a long ways back. j
wanted TO go up front. real far 'front.'
the front seat. II could get 1t; and
1 told Mother SO. But she said.
.sAiercy, not" and shnddered. and went
back two more rows from where she
was, and got behind big post.
guess she was afraid Father would
see US. but that's what / wanted. l
wanted him to see US. l wanted him
to be right In the middle Of his lecture
and look down and see right there be-
fore him his little girl Mary. and she
that had been the wife Of his bosom.
Now that would have been what
called thrilling. real thrilling. especial
~ II he jumped. or grew red. or white.
o. stammered, or stopped short, or
anything to show that he'd seen us
and cared
I'd have loved that
But We saf back where Mother
wanted t.. behind the post. And, Of
cssEss. Tsthss never mv = at an.
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