| Show 1 v t i t t GIRL ulila IN OVER OVERALLS j A t il t L i e 4 Z 1 pr 04 aj i by JANE OSBORN 1 it Z the girl in the overalls on the top lop of the ladder looked down when for the fourth time that day she heard an alarm clock one of the large insistent brzen brazen voiced sort ringing in the next cottage it was twelve and it seemed to the girl its as she wielded it a brush saturated and dripping with verdant green paint that it was about time the latest sleeper had arisen and besides as margot of the paintbrush knew there was nobody in the cottage next door but a certain very diverting two year old lassie named peggy and her mother why the alarm clock for the gregory cottage and the kenyon denyou cottage located in ahr middle of a cozy little pine wood not far from the lake were the only habitations for a mile or so there it was that margot and her brother spent their vacation and weekends and because maggots Mar gots brother had merely grunted vague promises every time she suggested that he put a much needed coat of paint on the little doll dollhouse bouse cottage she had finally made up her mind to paint it herself suddenly without tiny any warning the ladder slipped and ma margot agot wits was left sitting 0 on the ledge of tho the sloping root roof she worked her way along until she reached one of the windows her feet dangled just above it she tried to persuade herself lier that slie she enjoyed sitting there looking through the pine trees 1 I wonder if I 1 shall have to sit here all day till tom gets home how hungry I 1 shall bel be y she he was reflecting and then she heard the two year old peg gys shrill voice of rebellion in the next cottage and she thought of her neighbor oh I 1 say mrs kenyon i she called mrs kenyon mrs kenyon wont you come and help me there was an echo of the baby wall then sounds under the trees through the brush and then a tall young young man stood below her his sleeves were rolled up to his elbows and over hta his white while flannel trousers was firmly tied a blue and white gingham apron would you awfully mind setting that ladder up against the house she S said aid im house painting and it slipped and im hungry and I 1 want to get down the man leaned the ladder up against the house it Is great to be able to do things like that commented the young man 1 I like painting 1 I dont mind the part you can reach from the ground replied margot im going to spend the rest of the afternoon doing the porch and the things that I 1 can reach I 1 have had enough of ladders for today ill go up again tomorrow though margot stopped at the shrill call of the alarm clock next door there it goes said the young man impatiently and making hasty apologies he darted through the underbrush toward the other cottage half an hour later the girl her overalls covered by a bungalow apron the green paint washed from her hands and lier her face walked rather timidly to the end of her pine clearing mr kenyon she called mr kenyon it if that is your name and when the young man this time with peggy walling wailing rebelliously under his arm came to meet her ter she asked him whether he was alone lie ile told lier her he was then you are hungry I 1 am sure I 1 have made some cinnamon toast and I 1 know you would like some shall I 1 bring it to you or will you come over lad and have it iu in our house they compromised by deciding to cat it under a pine tree midway between the two cottages why do you have alarm clocks sounding all the time asked the girl pouring out a dainty cup of iced chocolate for her newfound new found friend she had brought a tray full of goodies for their informal repast well it Is this way said tile alie young man pulling a book from froin his pocket what else could you do look at this G SO a in get up and dress the baby 7 a m milk 9 a m orange juice 10 a m cereal cup of milk 12 bath 2 p m broth vegetables stale bread baked apple 6 cereal and toast C 30 put to bed 10 p tit ni milk I low ilow on earth can a man keep track of of things like that how am I 1 to remember when I 1 am in the middle of fixing bising up the liou house re tor for instance that it Is time for orange juice or a bath or a dish of lil milk ilk lets swap jobs suggested the girl id like to take care of peggy if finish painting the house and my brother ever know and neither need your sister 11 A week later margot said 1 I suppose your sister will think it Is wonderful bec because aue peggy lias has been taken cure care of so well my brother thinks I 1 am the most wonderful girl he knows because I 1 have done till all the painting and everything ll 11 1 I dont know that my sister in law win will be so surprised confessed the man 0 why bot asked margot Beca because tse it has all been cooked up you see she told me that the prettiest girl she ever saw lived next door and she said she was sure I 1 would fall in love with her if I 1 had a chance I 1 came up on one 0 sunday the sunday before you C tilled called me to help you down the ladder and I 1 did fall in love with you and so we cooked up this plan copyright 1917 b by the mcclure mcclura newspaper syndicate lyndi syndicate cate 0 |
