Jewel's Story Book

and she was impressed anew with his importance as she entered the

sharp-eyed young man who denied it with a cold, inquiring stare. Then the glance of this f

s hat slowly be

fice," he said quietly, "and tell him

grandfather all day, could look so forbidding; but in her happy exciteme

e said softly, "and I think we're

to twinkle. "Oh," he returned, "in that c

was smiling. Mr. Evringham did not look up at

insists upon s

sterson, and tell her she

did not stop grinning. "She looks like

recedented levity. "What is her b

selrode pud

though he still frowned, he reflected his

oung

hem in,

ppeased and heightened by seeing Jewel run across the Turkish rug and

and closed the door behind him. "Even Achilles could get it in the heel

n his employer was allowed to come t

ring word if you would

be only something light, if a

rt as he went. "Good-by, Zeke," she sa

accents, and stumbling on the threshold,

ors who succeeded in invading this precinct. "I suppose you aren't quite through," she

to watch her furtively as she gave herself to inspecting the furnishings of the room and the pictures on the wall, then looked down at the patent leather tips of her best

standing there in a square frame, and an

ollowed her eyes, and silently taking the picture from the desk placed it in her lap.

nute he

rough, Jewel," he said, l

do these cos

to have Star sit

e of Star, wouldn't it! I never thought

oker w

uld I have a picture of Essex M

lightly, and Jewel noted the expression of his eyes. Her bright

dn't you?" she asked softly, her head falling a lit

I've been thinking for some weeks that th

?" aske

e there any pi

a baby. You ought to

some photogr

wistfully, "I wi

uldn't be an

so spontaneously that slow color mount

face, that suits me and that I want to keep. If I can find somebody who can do it and not change you into some one else, I

el's eyes, and her little hands clasped

ive me one of yo

hoarsely, "it's too late to be

you're sorry, or happy, and they're all in here," she pressed one hand to her breast in a simple fervor that, with her moist ey

away and fussed

, "I've been thinking that there's one secre

r. This was the most cheering w

again, and how Love gives us everything we ought to have and everything like that; but I have-cried-twice, thinking about it! Even Anna Belle is mortified the way I act. I know you feel sorry, too, and we've got to demonstrate over it; but it'll come so soon,

olently, and crossing the offi

ut with an endeavor to speak heartily. "Of course your confounded-I mean to say

after they let me have such a beautiful visit, and if we can jus

ing to try to manage just that thing if it's in the books," he said, after waiting a

d tremulously; "and I won't even kiss

d at him. Then suddenly the leghorn hat was on the floor, daisy side down, while s

trying to repress her sobs, all happy considerations sudde

roker's heart swelled within him as he pressed her to his breas

emember it? Divine Love always-always takes care-of us-and just because-I don

he did this minute just how obstinate or how docile those incon

f the child's cheek. "Don't spoil those bright eyes just when you're going to ha

they went into the lavatory where she used the wet corner of a towel while he told h

rescued from its ignominy and rep

my picture taken this afternoon," said

I think we can find somebody who w

last a smile beamed like the sun out of an

no, Jewel

picture!" She lifted eyes veiled again with a threatening mist. "And yo

ing do you think you can eat? I tell you, Jewel, we're going to have the time of our lives!" Mr.

and then after dinner,

forehead as if knockin

nning to hop discreetly. "You forgot, grandpa, you fo

had better remember. He is my own boy-and I