Mountain advocate., 1922-09-29
INVITING BOBBY
BY moLLlE mArHER
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


Lizzie brought II over from the post
| office.
Bliss looked like a human morning
( glory-if such might be-wlth her
soft pink cheeks and her violet eyes,
and the very dancing lightness Of her.
| The letter was from her stepmother,
who spent most Of the time abroad
with her husband, whose business af-
fairs called him there Bliss and the
stepmother were the best Of friends
and II was this understanding friend
ship which left the girl in sole pos
session Of her former home
Lizzie, her own mothers trusted
helper, was also left In charge
The girl had been given her moth
er's family name, and those who loved
her-and there were oh, 50 many
thought II the most appropriate name,
for surely the bright presence was
as they said, "blissfully happy one"
Trying, too to make others s
happy"
Bliss seated herself on a lower step
to read her letter. II was written in
behalf of some new-found friend of
her mothers "a dear woman the
letter said, from our own home city,
who, widowed, had come over here,
with her young daughter. ! have
talked with her about you, Of course,
Bliss darling, and she was moved TO
write you-her inclosed letter speaks
| for itself"
Bliss ufolded The accompanying let
ter
MY Dear Miss Carmen: your
mother has told me about you and
your pretty home In the country VII
lage. ], who am far from home wish
that It's hospitality might be extended,
through your kindness, TO my poor
boy, left alone IN the hot. dusty city.
/ know that Bobby 3 lonely without
his iS0ther-fOf, yod see he Is my
baby, and I'm afraid my friends are
right when they say I have made my
self too necessity TO him. But that b
q way Of mothers Ny little gin Is
with me here I wonder II Il Is ash
ing too much 10 suggest that 700 write
him-tust little line II you are
busily occupied with other uiatterS--
and perhaps some time you VIII LEI
him come out to sun himself In your
lovely oldfashioned garden: l am see-
ing It through your mothers eyes. I
know It would do my poor lonely
Bobby u world OF good and would
be always, Yours most gratefully.
ESTHER GALE"
, Bliss bounced IN to Lizzie ~Just
think," she cried. In eSer.ready sympa-
thy, "of that poor boy left alone In
| the city, while his mther aud little
sister are away In Europe shall
write for him 10 come, Lizzie. and
sou shall make him some Of your fa-
nous cookies Il will really be pleas
amt to mother the motherless child"
So Eliss sat down To her letter.
One evening ut suD1cwn Bliss was
banging a rE1e swing for her anticf
poted guest beneath the nppio tree
and was looking very yuung herself
when man approechnd through the
hedge.
|
stooped TO adjust the swing board
which lay nj tire gid's fest
'sWIl you tet1 me- he inquired
where ! may find Miss Bliss Curmen' !
An elderly lady, / vcufd fancy her, as
She rs q friend OF my rnotheE. A we'll
meaning friend" ooioa the man, and
smiled again
n aro Miss Osr1neoI" che Rbseody
replied ,s.
The nau seared -rudeay. sbe
thought "Yossr be exclaimed
BIfes ooddel 500 ~on*ed 10 sec
mer
The usun iaugsrea THn instantly
he EXCUSED himself II was certain
that q friend of mS mothers as yon
stated yUu wera In Bobbiefs letter,
must naturally be mar my mothers
aEe- Indeed-!you enc JUS little Sari
Do swing"
Bliss slipped rruu rne swing 10
srnnd before him What % 300
know Of BObbyT sts' ns4ed-
The man stood up Il am Bobbv,
Ia announced astoniShAngiy, Il snp-
pose mother is to blame for yUur mis-
take;" be said "She always refers
70 my sister as her little gih thougb
Sue has long been Cnarr1ed- / to nus
CONFUSION, am ber Duby;' oecause
happen TO have beeu the youngest fr
the fSfnity. But-a dld like my tD
vftation, Its crue hn5ttnntE t'le 'sen]
Hin9 al1 th1rugS.'
Prom ths open 4dtiHn. dUUwnS
cdfie'a srfry odor; uExie stood there
cdfiGsfS regarding the Visitor
SUddeOly laughing, Bliss put ON
her hand to him. y mnt keep un5
promise about the COOLIES" she SAID
sand the ha1nuorK afterTarnSS hf
smiled into the violet eyes.
"Ann the hammock" agreed tlR
gin.
Ana rs they wuiken to the house to