Show rr ill mG MIGNONE ETTE i k K X tr ry by mccheyne cC HEYNE I 1 cht IA 1 by D tily story tory I 1 Libl lhing co the w 1 um lint october sunshiny suns hint seemed to lo didiw 11 1 i 1 fia grince of 1 I io to collir ilc lacic itom lorn the failing fading milio mio nett oer cr the iest t arill it 11 nis MIS as thon h the dainov flower bid 1 ap pp buk sum nei s anti and nn jim opening lid bel lonait it in 11 ill its I 1 H to if lie aci deputing loci it as lilt a f lis 1 as it NN w is s ill lik i a memory an ali old wan in ili eliose dail quiet 0 N tt is i t shade of hinch mel in hol hok billu aloni up ill anc la I 1 1 lioni time lime to lo thil the old houses a as 11 in ill salib of 0 limi 1 lvir signs when ivilyn lie he it kukil the pit pil in ill it the iho elli en 1 0 or r tile old ill ln lie paused ind ili bi decal ill tin rare aa per perfume furni 1 01 I ili allx folin floed mout I 1 hini him ill flit iii ali his ill staff glinted fluell on ill the 11 flig flagstone stone it tile 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jell ft v L 01 wa 4 q Z i baisle Ma Az isle osle called t the he old man wh do sou on send semi him ariy aw ly 0 0 lie he lont go site replied feitli confidence the old man smiled some da div lie he ma go awa ho he may go al ana aa and never come back never then 11 hao hake the new bo dick she he cried and was ai running to breet him alien the old man called hoi her back bach I 1 vant cant aou ou to cje me some he said 1 I vant aou ou to gilt me i t of mignonette I 1 maisie held out the withered blos som oin khe had been crushing in he be inn 1 and dovir ur grandma he went on bolfing lio liln her ba b his sida sli sit b gone gone site she s gone gona with ith my other grand grandl na mo she haid bald simply ile ho lit go of her hand and she ran pat tom to where dick was nas un tin tingling his kite string gone repeated ted the old man and ho he rose and slowly slavoy walkin ai aej a after that lie ho jamr am saral tims to sit on the bench wh ro tho the migno natte grew agai against the wall tall but he seemed sadder bidder and older and though balsle passed quite close to him seemed not to no notice tice her then the rains came and inter set in and he came no mori the icara flew by again the oc sun kissed the dang elioer on the will wall farewell but the bench waa ia dented der ted and tho the sun wont went down doan ind in the des desolate nil nonette no breathed clr ril gillit unnoticed it II be cinie cime duk d hi uk 1 ind the fie fit pst moon I 1 lose 0 e abone aboe tile the IM apple tick on the night flight ill ili ohp sound ot of liun lilii ind ell cli bitting nier ich ind from arnin ill the sh hiam of ill tilt old lice dee amp ill clr figure or nt i 1 nil tal fan fall sill gill and 1 t man mail lit ii w is i stion 1001 lit ing chip and wore nore ins his college cip lite one used to lining his was willed sti tight to ali ahr ml misao no nette antl 1 lite hills gills bhole bejian ft as tint or 1011 IIi innocence nonce ini lie be looked ill aci conw companion com pinion in taw fico fica as I 1 he hc made boino ical to nhat hat lie ila liall it ii I 1 I 1 mi maidic 1111 SIP lie he cried 7 ajr 4 01 1 F I 1 A I 1 4 I 1 I 1 don t love you dick peins liei bet liand don I 1 nou u ont bioti if see ee I 1 mean more than that I 1 I 1 noi no iou ion care for me I 1 vant bant jour loc sit slie stood silent deehl inoch I 1 I 1 in hi hand from his lie it look it rot foi clu ecce and tiled IOLA to in ila ahli to hlin him no 0 o site she murno ired in 1 t fright ened ion amt not in the moment of silence that the girl irl hall I 1 lonic ionio a naoman and had in tint that urlet orlet moment what main mail break under after bears of fill pi tinn it it kt tion loll 1011 I 1 am fit sot soli I 1 so sorra lint but I 1 don t lole loe ou dick bior i t moment the nev nen bo boi stood motionless moti ouless ihn seems the espres sion in lil hiir r pice fice lie he turned and mail alad i d tiva aa 1 lite I lie girl plucked a sang of migno notte and stood turning it in her ikwild something moved bi the stone bench and nil she turm d toward it scarcely scarce knowing abat hat vague hope was nias in hei bet latart lii art toni tom he criel cne 1 bunning funning to the bench and 1 balfore inc dar 1 figure at the sound bound or of his name the old man laisch his ebes and placed his hand on oil tile the girl 9 h 1 nl ad malsie he exclaimed mi little aai maisie ie the girl burst into tears thethel of disalv of 01 of joy she scarcely scirce ly knew strange comans womans tears wh it ifo all right I 1 know now said the old man recalling himself if horn oin the past 1 I thought it was I 1 as my litter malsie wheres where s lorn lom he 1 s gone he s g ne awa aaa sobbed the girl at his hh feet there little girl lie he said taking the mignonette from her hand hell he II 11 come back lie he 11 come back |