San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-27

May Vallcau," | said stcrnly, en-
tcring my kitchen rs if it were a field
of battle. viii you please tell me
what YOU have done to make your III
tic sister so afraid of me that she
hides in the shrubbery instead OF com
ing to my house when she is sent here
ON an crrand:"
"Arlcttc shall not bother you" said
May. colorlcsSly.
She is bothering me by delaying
me-" | replied The child was sem
here by a fine man, who has a kindly,
fathcrly interest in her. If she doesn't
mind him, how arc you going TO teach
her TO mind you-who are merely
sister. not n fathcrly GUARDIAN"
Nick Perry shall leave her be
May cried paSsiOnatcly, He shall
not put the idea in her head. he
shall leave me my little Arlcttc. !
mother her. Father no good. She
had bad father. He drink. He beat
her. Me he cannot beat. ! too big.
Now | make it so kind by Arlcttc. She
all l got. For her l steal, like you
know. She shall not go by the rich
people and be spoil-likc our petite
maman was. / take of her the care.
Nick Perry shall leave her be-"
"Can you buy the pretty child shoes
and n warm coat" | asked.
she do not need. | do not need.
She go like me-" May answered, in
noccntly lifting her calico skirt to
display thick petticoats Of red fan
mel and heavy shoes.
shes Il delicate little thing" ]
said. "Shc cannot carry a burden OF
heavy flannel such as you wear. She
ought to have warm coat. You're
going to have n warm coat. Do you
think I'll let you go around i'll calico
all winter? DO you think Mr.. Perry
intends letting you go half clad?'
what he do?" asked Mary suS-
piciously.
He gave ArlcttC the money to buy
warm clothes for both of. you" eX-
planned. Il know you so well that ]
can go to town and buy your things
without having you along. But I've
scarcely seen Arlettc. And you've told
me yourself how mad she is ABOUT
beauty. The only thing TO do with
her is to take her to town and let her
select the things she Graves. You arr
more practical. You'll be satisfied
with what | select
"Arlettc she choose for herself, y
said May slowly. II take my money,
pay for mortgage and my mother shall:
have fine tombstone"
"Arlettc is afraid to come into this
house and call for me. as she WIS
told to do | replied Stcrnly. "ShC
isn't afraid of me. is shc?"
No. It's you she fears. You must
have Scolded her this morning. You
did scold her. didn't you?"
Il slap her." said May, duly
First time l have by her to take thl
hand. | think / do right. l wan
she shall be good girl. / remember
always the petite maman and how sh'
looks like Arlette and sings like tn,
bells and how she go away for prett!
ribbons, and papa he drink"
May sighed. | realized how terri
flying was the burden she had at
tempted TO shoulder and how made
quatc she was to meet it. 1t was a
il draft horse were to be entrusted
with the care of Pegasus himself.
I'm going to call Arlette," l said
"YOu two girls must make up her
and now. I'm going to explain you
love to her. l believe you are max
ing her afraid of you-hate you even
That's the worst thing you can d
for her, May. Drive her away fror
you. and there is no telling where sh
will turn"
Saying this, I went to summon Al
lctte. who was not easily persuade
to risk another encounter with MAJ
But at last the slim, frightened. shall
by little thing yielded to my persua,
ions, as fancy she will always yicl
to kindness masking determination
And she crept out of the hedge an
came into the house.
Arlctte's grace and s!imness we:
even more delicate and charming {
close rance than they had appeared !
Fleeing glimpses. As usual, she wa
dressed in green. This time she VIZ
wearing my little crap crepe dye
green by Nays loving but heav
hands. Over the dress Arlette had o
mackinaw coat cut down from OF
of Mr.. Pcrry's and on her head 81
had nOndescript sort of thing mol
like a bonnet than u hat. SUDDEN
+ with a wave Of pity / realizs
that this must once have been Mr.
: Cruikshank's bonnet and that Ms
had tried to make a hat of it.
l determined that before We wei
, to. town Arlette would be decent
! clad in an old coat and hat of mil
] which would serve her as Second-be
' all winter and keep her from going
4 work each day in the costume was
l buy for her from Mr.. Pcrry's mono
/ The minute. Arlette saw May s.
: shrank back against the wall. who
' she covered like a frightened WOO
e uymph longing TO get back into h
native forest. And at the sight Of a