. The great sea horse . HY are you looking out ofthe window to-night, Jerry ?asked his elder sister, Marie. Cause daddy said thatPlummy had left us, and Icant ever see her again! The tears stoodin Jerrys eyes. When I asked him whereshe was, he said shed gone to heaven, so Imlooking up at the half moon and the littlestars, but I cant see her! Dont cry, comforted Marie ; your littleplaymate is happy. Ill tell you what I thinkabout it. Once, when I was sad like you, Ilooked out of the darkness into the light of thesky, and a beautiful angel seemed to come tome. Her eyes were twin stars, and her g
. The great sea horse . HY are you looking out ofthe window to-night, Jerry ?asked his elder sister, Marie. Cause daddy said thatPlummy had left us, and Icant ever see her again! The tears stoodin Jerrys eyes. When I asked him whereshe was, he said shed gone to heaven, so Imlooking up at the half moon and the littlestars, but I cant see her! Dont cry, comforted Marie ; your littleplaymate is happy. Ill tell you what I thinkabout it. Once, when I was sad like you, Ilooked out of the darkness into the light of thesky, and a beautiful angel seemed to come tome. Her eyes were twin stars, and her gar-ment was of silver thread. People I knewstood about me, I thought, in the shimmering 89 THE MOON BABY light, and some of them—the bad ones —shriv-elled and disappeared before her, while others— the good people — bloomed into lovelystar flowers and moon blossoms in her pres-ence, and she gathered them in her wide armsand went upward with them. So I feel, Jerry,that people who are good on earth go one wayor ano
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