The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-06-25

: funny little boy with tooth or s
:. missing from his smiling vlsage. Ate
. some hesitation Mrs kellogg parted
z with a lock of Jacks baby hair. Tw'
or three little colored sketches, mad,
Z by Jack In kindergarten. There wer,
other keepsakes that no one would
have treasured but Jacks mother ant
the woman who loved him best.
Sally's face beamed with happiness
and gratitude. Then as she waS
! about to 60 Mrs. Kellog stopped her.
you may take these things" she
! said, land you may put them In your
little book and give them to Roberta
on condition-that If their engagement
should be broken could have all
these things back again. You prom
iseY
Sallys pretty smiles vanished. "You
don't think" she queried, that Jack
would? Oh, Mrs. KelIog, I'd never
thought that anything like that could
happen"
Mrs. Kellog might have made some
explanation had 1t not been for Jacks
entrance into the room at that mo-
ment. Blushing, Sally hid her treas
ures under the cover of magazine ly-
Ing on a stand beside her.
whats up?" asked Jack, sinking
into the shelter of low armchair be-
side his mother. you look as guilty
as couple of thieves. And, Sally,
you deliberately tucked something In
that magazine to hide 1t, as I opened
the door-and now you are blushlng
to show me that there's a mystery in
the air."
you'll know all about 1t some day."
laughed Sally. ASK Roberta on her
birthday"
"Pm not at all sure I shall see
Roberta on her birthday" said Jack.
now looking knowingly at his mother. |
1.-THE fact is that Roberta isn't quite
so much interested In me now as she |
was few weeks ago. You see"
Jack" warned his mother, "are
you sure you ought to talk about 1t
now? You and Roberta will doubtless
come to an understanding. You are
still engaged"
mot In the least" corrected Jacx,
looking up quite innocently, first at his
mother and then at Sally. Sally laid
hand quickly upon the magazine that
hid her little treasures and then In
spite of an effort at self-control the
tears came into her eyes and she cDv-
cred them with her other hand to hide
her confusion.
How dreadful for Roberta" she
said
Jack kellogg was not long In explain
ng that Roberta herself was respon-
slble for the situation, although he
agreed with her that their engagement
lad hardly been a success. Sally lis
ened in amazement, and then, rising
o go, she placed the little packet Of
treasures In Mrs Kellog's hands.
"Tll take them back" said Jacks
mother tenderly. But perhaps some
lay you will want them again. 1t
eems somehow as If you ought to
lave them"
Sally went sorrowfully home. The
ir castle she had been building around 1
roberta and Jack had fallen to the I
round like house of cards. Then 1
he began to wonder what Mrs. KEEL Q
og had meant about the keepsakes. In
er room she looked long and tenderly
t the snapshots she had slyly taken
( Jack Kellog.
One day few weeks later-after
oberta had announced her engage L
tent to an old fame, Frank Demming e
Jack kellogg called on Sally.
Mother told me about your asking &
,r the keepsakes." he told her. Il T.
now that you were interested in them G
ally because Of Roberta. Roberta p
ouldn't have given a snap Of her l.
niger for that little book of yours G.
zen If we had stayed engaged. But &c
,u thought she would. And I've been Of
linking about you all the time. I've Of
zen finding out that it was you, Sally, "
Id not Roberta, that l have wanted ~
| along" u
I'm afraid you think I'm dreadfully
said Sally. "Roherta al =
avs says I am"
"Of course you are" laughed Jack
chats what makes you so adorable"
So Sally had a chance to finish the ~,
,ok of keepsakes for herself. r.