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id was Tram unusually serious he looked Iten fl at 11 his father im put boang g to see about getting a lady for our mor hrom home dadda I 1 in so BO tired bel being g w 1 ami one 1 I I 1 want a mulver tied dad d dy y A er Is 9 so handy and try as an he valeet to in make its his has declaration very mitter miller of fact T mav trots ell chan n quivered reed and he be hid bid his face on his father a shoulder st mr r bleary laid node his pipe and lo 10 for r a full it long minute male said aid nothing mb so go that a your new years sear a resolution engaged in printing something Is it old man A to get us in a hi lady it Y for our horle home he somehow coal could not sav the word mother lightly though though id it had as seen five long youre years since tommy tommas met botner er died it would be nice have hare you fail bound found any one spoken spoke to any sale oue yet I 1 id it like to haw have the lady ltv the bif eves that tk tadej me I 1 to on school mourn mornings ings admitted toman commix 1 I asked her cam W wis she a bolves and ad she lale said no an just only a little wye boy a aunt at I 1 spen she a so busy being a aust aunt that she wod t have AM time to be a auver ind the eh ch ill id sighed deject silly eilly 1 I w tell you it abik it he her daddy wont at iou all athy N by I 1 don t know miss coldburn Wood Wold buru burn old maid 1 ahe I he father smiled a little ruefully as he be remembered that he had thought to strike up an acquaintance through the its child but N miss 11 had bed coldly repulsed 11 him 1 bough she had long been a just fust friend of tom in s stopping stepping for him to slip his hand into hers hem ns A line berried to her schoolroom w baich barb was I 1 in the same me building as the kindergarten I 1 think ue ne haw pretty good gold times together after all hall daddy daddo be the blue biar tonight ht 11 I 1 in most afraid im I 1 m sick daddy mar murmured soured the boy I 1 spent sped I 1 d bell better go to be bed M honey gathered tommy trot up licit onT and prepared epard pr him for bed II 11 1 I basht your lap fitted me better daddy 1 in going to get the new year bady ad 8 lap to ill fit ilk like briny jones a does doca complained the child drowsily drow drom sili it ahe he next most mornion miss G grille A woodburn be al k ed he pace dommy to mine come running as usual then vla she retraced her steps step walking slowly past the boom the door swung open nd lid mr birmey loatie as an apron led all about ut his neck meek frantically ex et 1111 lili ed fl that hint tommy 1 rut rot we waa very sick us h the croup that the doctor as it inias toz to get a burde I 1 but I 1 feared it the I 1 child would the die before A tl ll could ret or help as a the woman who kept their 1 cottage I 1 to to we was s si away I fortunately miss mine woodburn had taken a that first aid course also in her aam atm strenuous buld business nes of being an lint aunt I 1 12 ehe had helped to take little nephew peter through a very severe attack of croup she ah knew that every finalle alj imioto A she began drawing off JUT 0 tore ml ad uc fasten ice her wraps AR A she he hatena ha h wood tend aftel mr me binary she X her amt afons aM litant ant to take hor her gum ill tilt further r bordere r the then reached it ant ut last iier I 1 hand n uezo for r taw 0 elmr apron L miche I 1 3 uyer bell henf oter who held out cart his hia head band to her deftly she smoothed his pillow asking quick questions as aa I 1 to a doctors orders order and sh showing erving the be bewildered w in father ther how to follow ov them ill the time talking in fatt A soothing as comforting little sentences to the child we a re good pals seen t we P tommy and were re going to have some scene awfully good times together at rent we and w will III you imke ke a bar ban gain with me when my little peter klim kins was waa sick he did just what I 1 nant ed him to do NN ft III you yoa do that use dar ling if you will you may call we me aunt grace just as he does atvill fil you dearest dear estt I 1 call you whis tiered the its child h hoarsely sely the color a flooded III miss woodburn a tam face but with a little life hanging in ill iha balance there was no time to hesi vies tale him all right I 1 little it e in man n it 0 a bar I 1 rawer call guv mulver r get gain an and d you yon 11 take the bad medicine just as it i it were ere good patiently she ahe worked sending the grat grateful elut father flying a on errands or telephoning the doctor to a asic fc for r fuller no man inan has any alm concep p tion lion of a woman a s re till he aher abar abes trying t to an save e the life 0 I 1 borne ons one dangerously ill mr me thu honey watched wat thed fascinated the tha mova art menta of thin his highly young lornso a who oh seemed ad M uever mr r to give him in a thou except to order him a about oil noon no came a the afternoon was wa a almost to 1 spent peat before the child wis ana bleeding bleeping Ble 1 colung entirely in her acres the cri calsi 1 do ened j I 1 we ve a won V 1 all be A A ma to the father and ad it if you yoa w will III get me alla lass of hot milk I 1 will be very U star grateful 1 I I 1 m ashamed not to h have ay of that myself he told her halt Proun ize fully as he hurried to obey when he what retained he tried to dil dispatch patch hie bin to get himself something to pat eat 1 id I it rather not h he assured ared her bar I 1 do not think iceal I 1 underlined could ent eat I 1 only any IF rat nut to male mal e you yen understand 1 how rip mui h 1 3 appreciate what ou on have done for foi me auld ani tommy trot we 11 II be your nor de da voted slow slaves fr from raw now on em nod and lorn mu mi s father will run ran him a close cloe lace u miss woodburn it was a mighty fortunate that I 1 re that I 1 had bad pro promised to top for him she said quietly but I 1 fank now that vou von had better get your you it din in net at once and then I 1 will r run h atine inar for mine when olle vou an return her r lone ne brooked no argument althou the rut ith ill mi it 0 burn much preferred 0 to look fit at the picture of her holding his ale child than to pat fat shortly ho r VY after mias woodburn had he her r ill dinner mr me bi birney y in tele late phoned that tommy had bad awakened chonta and was crying er ng for far her would she he come and stay a little u nolle hilt and ret get li in to take one more mom dose done ol at medicine hastily putt putting n her hei for rut mi miss woodburn at started 0 ted for the th birdeva Bi rueva taking with nub her an ail old nurse who she knew would stay wit with h to tomm far or the night in ani promised me he you short ehan t go baca to lo plum ill I wash oh him r abashed b but t smiling it ing miss wood burn bum soothed the child uha he clung clang to her 1 till I she he assured an red him aad and over gain that hot she would return to 1 in the morning and me mra brown a lid at fitak I 1 till she he earn came back tt NN he hen tommy tommi trot was finally quieted for far the W kloht t mr barso barnev insisted I 1 on t taking king mia wood mal hem burn he home and ad it elam that moat of the time was spent 1 in telling la her bout about hla his family and hla his prospects its as 89 though he felt it necessary that she he should be thoroughly acquainted with his bla ling blog repay next nest day he made the acquaintance of her tattler father and repeated the story atory and much mol more bent about him self pit and tommy trot and oa an tommy soon an learned the way to the wood mad burns barnev al alio the are wonder ing ine whose courtship 1 IT Aill I 1 the line most ard ardt ardent t mr bireau er tommy trots but bat certain it ft la is that MI miss grace me woodburn ill IB to 1 be the now year lady in the RIMPY home copyright no iv CI am Nw amaia qc a |
