Rosemary

he sat on a chair so high that her little feet dangled in mid-air. One hand

familiar little voice.

ook the bun and the glass of milk a

e older sister whispered reproachfully. "Yo

tored to cheerfulness now that Ros

from Eastshore into Moreland before Jim Doran found her, running as hard as she could and jerking the express wagon behind her and crying as though her heart would break. He brought her here and as soon as she calmed down a bit and told us her name and addre

h the sergeant and turned t

Shirley," he

iously. He lifted her gently and swung her to t

w," he said unexpectedly, "but I couldn't think of letting a little run

en one of Shirley

send them back, please don't. I won

again unless you first ask Rosemary or

ded Shirle

keep the sand-box," decided Doctor Hugh. "And now we must

His little girl, he said, never ran away. The blue-coated man who had taken the bun and the milk, carried the expr

her, but more often that young person was otherwise engaged. She had a lame cat to care for now in addition to the rabbits and

innie," said Sarah one morning when she had

wouldn't be wanting to feed loin chops that cost fort

d Sarah, swinging on the screen door, a

uck the child that minute-" Winnie broke off in amazement. Sarah had dashed around to the front of the house, banging the screen door noisily be

lating the nearness of the lunch hour, when the door bell rang sharply. Really it sounded as

. She slapped the face of my Ray this morning and the poor lamb came into the house crying with pain. He's only four years old, and I think when a great girl of nine takes to sla

o her nephew when he came in a few minutes later. "She didn't give me a chan

she has to say for herself. Look here, Sarah," he opened fire as that young person came up

quired Sar

the doctor match

a bad, cruel boy and I wish I had slapped h

ic in Sarah's defiant little figure touched Doctor Hugh

't teach him not to step on ants-it merely taught him that one of his neighbors was a

Ray," hedged

riously. "It is Mrs. Anderson's feelings that are hurt; don't you think you are a

are sorry, dearie,"

because that would be a l

ct is the height of discourtesy," declared the doctor. "However, if you

xplosive suddenness. "She came over here telling tales and that is the

ng-suffering pa

not go to her house immediately and apologize, Sarah, I'll march you over th

urrendered S

n was mollified for peace reigned the remainder of the week. Sunday

ded, meeting Rosemary in the hall

white and ready for a se

g," she answered. "She likes

chick, and tell Aunt Trudy to keep on the sh

other discovered her stretched full length in her favorite reading attit

at her, "did you take a telephone messa

ooked o

ted. "Answer me," he command

osemary was busy practising and

ed me to call there Saturday nig

urmured Sar

et a miserable little thing like an apology you were forced to make her, interfere

said n

now I might have been needed seriously. As it happened, no harm was done, but that doesn't excuse you. Hereafter

r ability to answer the telephone and welcomed the rare opportunities when Rosemary was out or busy with her beloved

innie, "but I don't believe in that form of

her more obstinate. You can do more with Sarah, Hughie, by helping her out of a tight place than any way I know. She's alwa

week Jack Welles had been storming, to any one who would listen to hi

orms a fellow breaks his back digging. Some worthless tramp

self an ardent fisherman when time permitted and h

t it there, and then hide back of the willow tree. You say it is done sometime between ten and twelve, for you go to bed at ten and you

experiments that were conducted in his factory at nigh

ck his advice, Doctor Hugh remembered what he had said and wondered if the boy had been suc