Show A F A BELLAS carelessness 1 I dont want to take him out this morning said bella 1 I want to go skating a abing with the other girls they dont d ont have to take care of babies perhaps they any little brothers to care for said her mother 12 you can skate this afternoon but awant I 1 want you to take brother 0 out u this morning so I 1 can get my baking done bella pouted but she knew she must obey her mother and when a few minutes later her mother put the baby in his carriage she wheeled him down the street come along to the pond said one of bf bellas playmates youcan you can watch us skate away take this car carriage ilage a minute said bella 1 I want to get something in the house bella ran back and when she returned she had something under her coat which she slipped into the car under the babas feet 1 lI lidolt dont seeway seewhy I 1 cannot skate and take care of him too she said mother was upstairs so I 1 got my skates from the back hall what she does not know wont won hurt her and anc I 1 T can have some tun fun skating that isso is so said the playmate and i off they hurried to the pond the baby was delighted to be vi wheeled heeled to therond the pond among the k ai bowl can have some fun skating ers are and he crowed and screamed as the carriage glided over the smooth ice fee by and by he tell fell asle asleep epand and bella wheeled the carriage oft off the pond and p placed I 1 need it by a fence by some b bushes ush es he will be all right there she aha said eald and now I 1 can have some tun fun skating so the baby slept and afia bella skated and after afier awhile it was time to go home and no one thought of the baby bella took oft off her hei skates addran and ran with I 1 he others across the lots to the road that led to the village just as she entered the yard she thought ot the baby her mother saw her hei and tan ran to thedoor the loor but bel bella Is dd not stop she rau down the street to the road that led to the pond she ran on and on across the lot to the fence deac ev where here she had left the carriage but the baby and carriage had disappeared bella looked all around but there was no carriage to be seen then she thought ot of the gypsies that were camped at the other side of the village and began to cry what if they had stolen her baby brother and she would never see him again there was nothing 19 do but go homo home and tell her mother and bella went with a sad heart and hurrying feet crying as though her heart would break brea she ran into the house and there sat her mother with the baby held tight in her arms bella ran up to him but her mother mothe r pushed her away no you do not love him sha said 1 I shall never let you take him out again and as you do not love him I 1 do not want you to hold him or kiss him until you do bella sobbed and begged to be allowed to kiss the baby but her mother said no she did not love her little brother enough to take good care of him and she could not touch him besides that you deceived me said her mother 1 I did not tell bell you you could not take talce your skates but you I 1 knew I 1 wanted you to take care of tho the baby and you ou deceived me besides risking tho tha life of df your brother if mr bennett had not been crossing in g the lot ot and heard the alig baby crying no knowing what haye happened for he WIB ha aging over th the side af pf of his car carriage and mr Den bennett heti saw him just in ti time me to save him from falling bella was waa very much ashamed as well as frightened frightened but it was a long time before her mother robber would trust the baby with her again bella never forgot her fright and her loye eye for fo her brother could never be doubted when her mother after 0 a while let bella kiss him and she adver never had bad to be asked to take care of the baby |