Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-10

can Nave II Cillu IiNit,
she said firmly. Il don't know
anything about children, es
pecially wild children from the tene-
mentS. such as these well be. III give
YOU money to pay for the keep of
child, but positively | can't entertain
one in my home" Sarah always said
the word with all the emphasis she
felt it deserved. Her dark eyes were
full Of pride as she glanced about the
handsome room which was furnished
with Aunt Melissa's rug, Grandpa Ell
1iott's family portraits and Grandma
Elliott's priceless old mahogany.
Sarah had inherited these treasures,
and much more. The fact that she
was a spinster without heirs did not
lessen the selfish proprietorship she
exervised over them.
No, she could not have strange
child among her precious heirlooms.
But before Mrs. Kelly went away she
sat down at Uncle Ebenezer Win
throp's colonial desk and wrote a
check that would pay the board of
two children for the two weeks of
their outing. She called that being
generous But Mrs. Kelly apparently
didn't think So Mrs. Kelly was a
small. plain. outspoken woman who
feared nobody. not even the descend
ant of the Elliotts and Winthrops.
rms VIII 40 Il lDl, Sic 0diN. 1DAAh
what the children really need is per-
eonal s1lneryision, contact with just
such things as you have here in your
home. They are Americas future cit
liens: that's the idea we work under.
What we strive TO give them Is en-
vjronment, They won't hurt our
homes and some day we may find that
the child we helped has turned out
TO be great musician or singer or
or something like that" -.
Good land"' Sarah said to herself
when Mrs. Kelly's blue Bingham had
disappeared through her front DOOR
"she seemed to think she had the
right to Law down the law to me. l
guess / know my own business yet
while" Then, as she had company TO
get ready for, she soon forgot all ABOUT
the fresh air campaign.
Every Summer Julia Forrest, an OLD
schoolmate of Sarah, came 10 make
her a visit. Julia was one who ad-
n,ired and envied to Sarah's hearts
content. Julia knew enough to appre-
ciate candlesticks and plates.
On the dav when Julia went away
Sarah ACCOMPANIED her to the station.
AS she stood on the platform waiting
for No. u. No slid into the station.
Down the steps came a crowd OF chll-
dren. eager for their first breath of
country air. Dark children. blond
children. curly heads, straight-cut
hobs. husky bodies. thin bodies, flash
ing eyes, dreamy eyes, chllSren OF as
sorted ages and sizes, clad IN gar
rnents expressive of their various ma
tionalities, bearing bundles and boxes
of extra clothing. Every child was
expectant, joyful, for grand adventure
waited. Sixty-five of them in ALL
bringing such color, life, music to the
duh scene as it had never before ex-
perienced.
The committee in charge had It's
hands full trying to sort out the chill
dren and get them properly dlstrlo-
uted A dozen townsWomen were thefe
TO take possession of their charges:
Sarah. jostled into corner, watched
with fascinated eyes. Good gracious:
There was Mrs. Hoyt annexing SIX!
And Kate Stevens was packing four
into her sedan. She was aroused ny
"a touch on her arm. Julia. She had
almost forgotten Julia. My train
in. I'm going. Come to see me. Good
bv.." said Julia and was gone, waving
her wav through the mass OF restless
humanity.
Mrs. Zinck isn't here to get her
children" 1t was Mrs. Kelley speaking
near Sarah Elliott. Il must telephone
to her. Yes, I'm going to let her
have that pair of twins, Anna; they
refuse to be separated. / know she
is only doing it for the money. But
there is such a big batch and two
or three we depended on have got
sick or something"
The twins! That boy and girl stand
ing hand-in-hand over there. Why
they were mere babies. To think OF
their soing Amelia Zinck's, Sarah
knew Amelia Zinck az perhaps few
neopIe did. She shuddered, thinking
of Amelia's house-and yard-and the
wav she cooked. Suddenly she found
herself turing right around and hurl
ing these words into Mrs. kelly's as
tonished face: Don't you dare lei
Amelia ZinCk have those babies. II
take them myself first"
Take them, then" retorted Mrs
Kelly.
Ten minutes later n taxi distributed
Sarah and two solemn. wondering
eyed children at the door of the old
Elliott home IT looked like heaven tc
Tony and famine; they said so. Their
there We're nice, SOapy baths in 4
shiny white tub, clean clothes-Sarah
had telephoned in haste to the store
for quick delivery OF garments al
whose sizes she merely guessed-and
food rich with cream, butter and eggs
were sufficiently plentiful. Sarah hac
never noticed Riddles eating before
The sight thrilled her strangely. She
had never been hungry, she had never
known a time when custard pie and
nut loaf were not familiar to her. AT
terward there was a tour of the gar
den. Sarahs fears vanished wher
Y.ansa md TopV kpelt down as If They