New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
THIS HAS HAPPENED


 wanting to keep her there where her understanding anu sympathy with the small children make her q valuable helper.
 She IS s1lnmouod 10 the matron $ office where man, farmer udgins from lis clothes awaits her. sally IS suddenly paralyzcd with fear. She wonders N hat il all means. Then frightening with the hope that rerhaps It is a father come 10 claim Il long-lost daughter, shG hurrles to the office door.
 NOW GO t\ WITH THE STORY
 CHATTER II
 When sally Ford opened the door of the office ot the orphan asylum. radiance was wiped instantly from her delicate face, as If she had been stricken with sudden illness, For her worst fear vas realized - the fear that had kept her awake many nights on her marrow cot. since her 18th birthday had passed. she covered against the door, cllng- fn. to the knob SIS if she were tryins 10 screw up her courage to flee from the disaster which fate. ln bringing about her ] sth birthday. had pitt lcssiy planned for her. instead Of the boon Of long-lost relatives Tor which she had never entirely ceased 10 hope,
 "Sally.." Mrs. Stone, seated at the big roll-rop desk, called sharp y. Say How do you do"' to tn" gentleman. The girls are taugh, the finest manners here, Mr. Carson but they are always little shy with strangers"
 "Ioudy-1o. Mir. Carson, Sally gaspcd in whisper.
 T believe this is the girl you asked for. Mr. Carson Mrs. Stone went on briskly. in her pleasant company voice. which every or phan could initiate with bitter ac- euracy
 The man. tall. saunt. middle aged farmer. nodded, struggled 10 speak. then hastily bent over brass cuspidor and spat That necessary act performed, he eyed sally with keen, speculative gaze. His lean face was tanned to the color and texture of brown leather, against which q coating o' talcuh' powder, applied after close shave of his black beard. showed ludI- crously.
 .'Yes. mum, that's the girl, all r,cht. Seen her when I was here st June. Wouldn't let me have her then. mum. you may recollect.
 Mrs. Stone smiled sraclously. "Yes, I remember, MT. Carson, ana was very sorry to disa ppolnt you, but we have an unhreakablo rule here not to board out one Of our dear little girls until she IS ID years old. Sally was IS last week. and now that school is out. soe no reason why she shouldn't make her home with your family for the summer-or longer if you like. ! n" law doesn't compel us 10 send the girls 10 school after they arc l'. you know"
 "Nes'm. I've looked into the law" the farmer admitted. heh he turned his shrewd, scre"ed-up black eyes upon Sally asa'h, strong. healthy girl. l reckon No sickness. no bad faults, willing 10 work for her board and keep:
 He rose. lifting his great length in sections, and slouched over 10 inc rjr, who still covered against inc door. His big -hnuckled brown hands fastened on her foroarns' and when she shrank from ms touch he nodded with sausfactloh' Good big muscles. even II she 1s 2 skinny little runt. I always say these skinny, ~iry l'ttie "olileh can heat the fat ones all hollow"
 "sallv is strong and shes mar ,.o1ous vs;,,, children. We've never had 4 better worker than Sally. ana since sne's been raised in the Home, she's used 10 work, Mir. carson al ,hotcf no one could say we arc not good 10 our girls. I'm sure you ii ind her a willing helper on tho farm. Did your wife come into town with you this aftf rpoon
 Her, Tn berry picking tune Mir Carson was plainly amazed "No. mum. come i'll alone. My daughters laid up today with summer cold or she'd be in With inc. naccinc me for money for her HncrA. Bu, you know how girls are, mum. Now, scelNc a.s how my ~ife's urar crazy with orh. what vith tn. fi.ld hands to feed and all nd r3y daughter had ur with told I-d like to taka this girl hcre along Ni't m". You know m'. mum Reckon I don't have 10 wait 10 b, Investigated no mote.'' Mrs Ston' Ii a~ already teaching For pen "Ieltrctly all rlett MT, Carson. Though 4 does put Htp in Father J tight place. $1llH has hc"r taking care Of nniultory ot 2 Of . fitc small -lri', and II ls gong 10 upset things tal for tonight any @ay. Eut ] understand hos Y 1s alth you. You're Soins to be Tn toru attending to husiuro> for aH tour or so, suppose, Nr Carson sally vlIl have 10 got her things together You eopl1 call for her about fjye, ! suppose
 "Nes. mum five # is' 7De 'arn.~r sps' again. rubbed his hang ou tiz trp4ssrs, thsn offered f 10 Hre, ~tnne And thank fou mum I'll talk. .,ooI rare of the Nolng- un, BUt ege-a she thinks she's fl youn- lady u"N. et miss '' And h. tp eaheI Sa)i5's ear. bis fingers ts,n1g ltt sadparer aEainst h.r aeiclta sl.t0
 "IaH lIr rarsou. %1lDy that i ru F approcIlte hatlng T nica home for rht summer-4 ntce coun- fry hons. Nre. Stone prompted,