Jewel's Story Book

fternoon. She was just starting to climb to the second story and did n

. Fo

e of voice and face, "is

d Jewel to

s,

nd moving to the foot of the

eeper, "If I was only sure she was up ther

above, then a door opened

tely while she spoke with energy. "Hurry down,

ck carpet as she flew down one flight and then passed the hous

e less," remarked Mrs. Fo

e telephone and pic

are you coming

erhaps you would

e? Into

es

e going to

ing on his hand, moved and smiled. His mind pictured the expression on

for one thing. Where sha

never hear

ith keen interest. Mrs. Forbes had taken her in

he Steamship Company, and they think t

pa! grandp

reak the 'phone. I hear

l I come?

ten. Tell Zeke to bring you in to m

te. Do you think it would be too extr

ckless and go th

ht," tre

od-

I bring Anna Belle?" b

house and out of doors, leaving every door open behind her in a manner which woul

peared to 'Zekiel in the harne

she cried, hopping up and down; "

uired the coachman, pausing to look

ays so; to his office, and the boat's coming to-night. Get

ou, am I? Are you sure? I don't want to fix up till I make Solomo

fice, that's what he said," returned the

t the house and running upst

pty now for two days of Mrs. Evringham's trunks, and Jewel

airs and let me help you get ready. Dear me, to-night!

ng Jewel to a tune of her own im

uch time. It seems a very queer thing to me, Jewel, Mr. Evringham lettin

the child, dancing to her closet a

el sailor suit will

dinner with him, and that's just like going to a party,

ct you will," returned Mrs. Forbes with a resigned sigh, as

" said the child. "Day before yesterday she went away, and now

loise for-to braid your hair-I guess I

shall love her," responded the child quickly. "I only

do it pre

remember how much it troubled you when I f

ch different," replied Mrs. Forbes. "How long do

n't know, because I don't know how

here you've lived so many weeks

said the little girl. "I knew it would be a

eper's face and saw that the woman's lips were

use grandpa says you want to live with Zeke in the barn this s

y it just came over me that in a wee

ard, and when I think about all the sky and trees here, and the ravine, beside grandpa and you and Zeke and Essex Maid-why I have to just say 'I won't be sorry,' and then think about father and mother and Star and all t

you mea

me to lie down in green pastures. He

es

before me,' and mother and I used to say that line every morning wh

r mother," said Mrs.

y joyous again. "Oh, Mrs. Forbes, do you t

Mr. Evri

oward the chair where the doll sat by the window, toeing in, her sweet ga

Mrs. Forbes persuasively. "Beside," with an inspiration, "you'd lik

ng the hair bows, the little girl skipped over to the chair and knelt before the doll, explaining the situation to her with a

d get your sh

es," return

good-humoredly; and indeed, when Jewel was arrayed

summer suit and hat, and Mrs. Forbes watche

I expected to have till to-morrow night to get all the things do

dlight came in view. She could not do such injustice to her silk dress and daisy-wreathed leghorn hat as to hop and s

ay you got here

e you came and met me with Dick

now you're glad t

not,

n the glass and s

high step. The fact that she found a seat by the window added a

"it's kind of hard on the rest of us to

er father and moth

ce folks,

icantly. "You just wait and

e do you

ther's much pret

uty, i

isn't so pretty as cousin El

father likes to see you around-because

, "I hope grandpa li

p with it. I expect there's going to

s ruct

o be pretty busy with his own nose. It's going to be put out of joint to-nig

was a joker, of course, being a m

eyed monster

olks' hearts and lays low pa

red, or malice?" asked Jewel so

o you know about tha

elieve in them sometimes; but you needn't

isn't going to be the only pebble any longer. Yo

bout loving. The more people you love, the more you can love. I can love father and mother more beca

e," remarked the

you, Zeke? Are you la

catch me taking any such liberties. Whoa!" drawing on

atted about her pony Star, and other less important horses, and of th