Show carolyn of the corners BY RUTH BELMORE ENDICOTT 1213 by dodd mem A ida la CAROLYN MAY LEARNS SOME disquieting NEWS FROM CHET GORMLEY synopsis fathie and mother reported lost ot at sea when the tile oo 00 which they hail bad sailed for or europe iba munir carolyn may Cai neron allatia ai ca cyz ya lx 1 bint from few new york to her tier bach clur uncle Jost fill at the corner corners the reception riven given her tier by hir uncle Is 1 not very enthusiastic arolyn 14 I 1 also chilled hll lel by the oter 11 of aunty hose itose uncle jois hou keeper kepper stagg lf in bilm aryed when hen he learns from a lawyer friend of ills 1 r in law that carolyn haa has bien left practically penniless und and to his cure care ni m buarl guaran an carolyn learne learns of the estrangement I 1 lets cui her uncle hud tind hie his onetime one ont time s amania barlow nut 1 ohp ho cause of ho the Mtr nies between the two families prince the mongrel dog that carolyn brought with lur and the buon boon companion of the lonesome eirl girl ie Is in disfavor aith undo uncle joe mho A ho ahrens hr t tens ens to e of lihn but bat prince be conics a hero and wins the approval of the corners by routing a tramp in ho the act of robbing the schoolteacher tin the follow ing sunday while carolyn and pitr uncle accompanied by prince are taking a alk in the woods the they y encounter amanda prince kills a it snake about to strike annanda und and stage stagg and amanda speak to each ot herfor the first time in years li CHAPTER VIII vill 9 chet gormley tell tells some new it wn imi t when hen ilie title came tn in bight sight of the ilace on nis monday afternoon ehe she ami and prince that carolyn hoy may bi thought her tier of the very beet best in the world orli with whom to nd sill vise upon the ho momentous quest question fou which so troubled her who could lo 10 more interested in the hali of filae amanda than himself the tile little birl girl had been poing boing to call on MIES amanda aunty roso had find omd am bie might and miss 1 amanda had invited I 1 her specialty hut but the thought of taking uie the old carpenter into her tier confidence and ud with ith him dela td tint thit visit mr waa was busy buty on some piece of cabinet work but he lie nodded briskly taj to the little girl when it eho she camo came to the door of the shop and looked in are you very busy air mr PArl owl ehe she aked asked hiro him after a watchful match ful minute or two sly aly hands bt carlyn may way eald said tho the carpenter in hie his dry voice oh lob I 1 I 1 but I 1 kin listen to I 1 kin talk 11 oh nice I 1 pid did you hear oboist what lint happened yesterday eli kill I 1 he queried eying her cally does anything ever happen on Sunda something did on this sunday cried tho the little girl you hear bear about the bi sakel IV IN hat die mean snake and then little carolyn may explained pla ined sha told tin the etory story such earnestness that ho lie stopped orlane to listen waa was his coin ment nt at the did well dont you tank that real PS ex el aked carolyn slay may and anti jut jaet see how it almost brought my uncle too TO ant and your miss amnnda amanda to dont you jou see sr jumped stints T i tints that you say he rus raided ped out grimly bring mandy and jou joo together toR etherT well I 1 giselas hotl not lob ah dont you think that would bo be junk just bc be alou tl full tried the lufte 11 girl with a lingering 1 as upon tho the most important woj lorl wo J doi Donty t you clu ime u how flow lappy they would be bot I 1 1 I dont doret know ns as any bodyn per bielar anxious to eee see tant daughter of rolna mine and joe stagg friendly biln no good would couse of it carolyn slay may looked at t him sorrow fully fally air mr had bad quite digap pointed her IS it was plain to he ile sees that he lie was not tho the right me to advise with ith about tho matter the little girl macd 1 I really did it pose want to ace ee silos amanda happy mr 11 ehe she whispered I happy tappy hah bahl I 1 snarled the avi J man setting a vigorously to work again lie ile acted ns as if be he wished to eay any no acre anti let tre little girl depart without another word ord carolyn may really could could not understand tand icat least the could not ins med mediately lately that mr might have a self alf ith reason a for der fring to keep hi his daughter and joseph KICKS apart did not enter the little kirle girls mind after that sunday alac lio never carolyn may slay wa vas never so much afraid ft ut her uncle ns as before why he lie had een en called prince rood doer trul mr joseph stagg was being if slowly I 1 11 could not deny to himself that th at to 6 certain extent ho he was enjoy enjoying InC hv ho prence of hie his little gilece at alip bornem Co roen if it be only could decide jut just welk to do with ith the personal per ronal property of his sitter hannah and her hut huband banI dow doo i in uie the new fork ork apartment nev ir in mi life bad ho he bean so ions long a qu esloa jle ile had reel real y lored loved hannah he ile tn w it now boly ill III joseph stagg eatery tam ho h looked A t the lovely 11 1 itule you and atina to live with if ja as nt at the cotters Cor nere chyl jui so 0 o had finals looked tn tri she was a little a a the same dp violet yea eyes and o 0 half nd ilia laughing lip mr stags stagg sometimes actually found a reflection of the cheerful figure cf llantino Llan tinh a cadlyn coming between him film find the lie big ledger over which he spent to 0 many of his hours once he looked up from the lodges ledge it WAS on a Saine day morning and really did cco see the bright 11 figure of the little girl before film it ana no dream or fancy for old jimmy tho the cat suddenly BUiL lenly shot to tho topmost shelf squalling mith alth wild abandon frinco prince was nosing along nt at carolau mays may a ade aide me I 1 croaked mr stage that doff dog of youn yours carlyn car lyn may will rive give jimmy it conniption fit yet what ilou cl ou inot mant clown here herel I 1 carolyn caroln may told him A roan man bad tonio to tile house to buy a cow and aunty itose hail had ecot sent tho the little girl down to tell mr bragg to como come bo ho ne and drive lin odix bargain well well eald said sir mr stagg lock ing the ledger in the tile cafe safe ill hustle bustle right out and tend to it dont see bihy N hy the man yuan couldn coulden t have waited till tilt noontime hey iley you chet I 1 look out for the tore store dont have any fooling and I 1 oh may I 1 may too ale e and prince cried carolyn ally el bc bt good Bood les es if you want to rc re mr starr hurrying away I 1 sty I 1 your uncles changie ch angin more and more aint hel he remarked chet tile optimistic I 1 lie does sometimes Z 11 ell 1 l think you are lovely mir miss amanda elmol laugh cadlyn Cn rlyn I 1 never see the beat of ob oh Is s acl be cried the little child Is 1 he looking up more a do you thuinli bo he I 1 Is chet I 1 1 I positively do chet ler er and he chasn t nl aya got hie his nose it in that om ledger 11 l wouldn t eay say that he lie deg acted I 1 husinez tit maam eald said uie the boy honestly ho neatly you sm es NY we men have rot got to think of bu Alness mostly lint ho he entrels Is some other things cooya a as I 1 thins things chet carolyn camlyn ma asked anxiously hoping that uncle joe had chonn chov n some recovered inter est in miss amanda and that chet had it IL A hy well welt now you goo there s that bouse you used to 11 live in you about that what about it cheel the little girl asked rather timidly inell ft ell mr sint never done not tilts about it lie its aint old sold it nor eold sold the furniture nor bothin you know car aiyu may your foil foll a didot didn it leive leave you no tie money oh I 1 wyl cried carolyn may startled 0 no o arru fee tee I 1 beard all about it it mr aelem the lawyer came la in here bere une one day and your uncle read a letter ki him oat out loud load I 1 help http but hear the letter wae was low lom another lawyer ant anti all about you aad your concerns I 1 it all said the quite innocent chet and sir mr N ickers says so the child anything of her ova own joet joer chet went ent on and our uncle say says not a dollar capt what I 1 might sell that furniture fur for and awl he lie basist sold gold it yet I 1 know lie just cant make up hia his mind to sell them things that was your mothers car carlyn lyn slay way added the boy 1 mith ith a deeper insight into sir mr character than one hare have given him credit for poi aws ting but carolyn slay may had bad beard some newa news that made her suddenly quiet and she wa was glad a customer came into store jupt then to draw chet gorni gorm leys attention i tho tile child bad had never thought before about how the good things of life barot carot to tier her food clothes and lodging hut but now chet chattering hrad given her tier a new view of the fact of the case there had been no money left to spend for her needs uncia joo too ans just keeping her ber out ol 01 charity charl tyl 1 and print c e too thought the little girl ck culip in her throat if lit cot got any more home than a rob bitt bit I 1 and uncle joe dont really ilk doga dogs not even now oh dear clear met pumped carolyn slay may alvi adful hard to be an or phan kut but to be a poor oralian just a one onela is a whole lot worse I 1 guess I 1 wonder nonder if I 1 ought tu to ata tay alth uncle jw joe ant aunty ilona 8 and make them so ao trouble the thought bit kap deep into the little girls very impressionable mind bh she lebed dished to be alone and to think over this really tragic thing that faced her tier the ully fact that she was a charity child and youre a charity dog princa cameron Caine roa khe he bald said aloud looking down at the toon mongrel grel who walked sedately beshle her along the country road 0 the little girl giri had bad loitered along the road until it wm was now dinner time thise indeed aunty ilose lione would hive had the meal on the table twenty minutes earlier mr stags stagg bad had evidently remained bained at the comers corners to aseh the cow and eat dinner to othus tilling killing two birds with one stone and here carolyn hay and prince were at sir mr parlo a carpenter chop sho juat just n as the old man was as taking off hia h a apron to boing lo 10 t to 3 dinner vi IN hen lien bliss amanda was way away nursing the carpenter ate st t anech bora bors table now alias miss amanda appeared on th the bid milo porch illiene Il liere are you 1 little cerly she asked smiling blome to aunty rose said carolyn may br bravely arely but I 1 guess im late for dinner don t you want to come in and eat with alth us carolyn mart tour your own din ncr ner will bo be cold oli oh may 11 1 1 cried the little girl somehow Sor Lehow she did lid not aftel that ehe she could face uncle joe juat just now with this thought that chet corm leys biordi had put into her heart then glio sho hesitated with her bet hand band on the gate latch 11 thero there bo be ome scraps for princel ehe naked or Orbon bones esl 1 I believe bellee I 1 con can find something for prince MIssA ronnda replied 1 I owe hiro him more than one gool dinner J I 1 gussi for or killing that anale come in to and we will see 11 carolyn slay blay thought that bliss 1 amanda in her tier house dress dres s and apron with turned back above her dimpled brown albov o was prettier than eer her iler cheerful cht erful cioni enlivened carolyn may acala 1 I think you aru 11 lovely miss amanda she ar id ast ehe she helped wipe the dishes after the tar prater had gone back to the shop 1 I shall alway always 1 love you I 1 guess that anybody who ever did lovo love you would keep right on dolab doln do so till they died they juat just help U itt indeed 1 said the woman laughing laag hing aud and how about you chicken uttley aran t you universally beloved toor oh I 1 don t expect go miss adnan da 03 md mid the child 1 I with wish I 1 wac wa vs C why arent your you 1 11 II I I 1 well weil I 1 guess its ICs just because I 1 lin m not carolyn may way lid desper atcy litel lt you see after all misa miss amanda Aro anda loa I 1 in only a charity child oh my clif fill misa miss amanda told you that 1 11 II l 1 jutt just heard about it confessed the little visitor not from aunty rose nose kennedy oh no ma mik am ans did that did your uncle tell ten you uch such a thing oh DOI DO iles just as good ae as he IID ran can be tie but of course he like children you know be he and he lie just dominates dogs I 1 carteyn and princ prince have an ether other adventure in which they play th thi part of good samael tans watch to the 0 next in TO cro BE tOMU UD |