. Her first appearance. Illustrated by Gibson and Ashe. answered this sign language by tak-ing Madelines hand in his and ask-ing her how she liked being a greatactress, and how soon she wouldbegin to storm because that pho-tographer had nt sent the young woman understood this,and deigned to smile at it, but Mad-eline yawned a very polite andsleepy yawn, and closed her Bibber moved up closer, andshe leaned over until her bare shoul-der touched his arm, and while thewoman buttoned on her absurdlysmall shoes, she let her curly headfall on his elbow and rest
. Her first appearance. Illustrated by Gibson and Ashe. answered this sign language by tak-ing Madelines hand in his and ask-ing her how she liked being a greatactress, and how soon she wouldbegin to storm because that pho-tographer had nt sent the young woman understood this,and deigned to smile at it, but Mad-eline yawned a very polite andsleepy yawn, and closed her Bibber moved up closer, andshe leaned over until her bare shoul-der touched his arm, and while thewoman buttoned on her absurdlysmall shoes, she let her curly headfall on his elbow and rest number of people had shownconfidence in Van Bibber—not inthat form exactly, but in the samespirit—and though he was used tobeing trusted, he felt a sharp thrillof pleasure at the touch of the childshead on his arm, and in the warmclasp of her fingers around his. Andhe was conscious of a keen sense of21. i^^w^s^iaps^^^^j HER FIRST APPEARANCE pity and sorrow for her rising in him,which he crushed by thinking that itwas entirely wasted, and that thechild was probably perfectly andignorantly happy. Look at that, now, said thewardrobe woman, catching sight ofthe childs closed eyelids; justlook at the rest of the little dears,all that excited they cant stand stillto get their hats on, and she just asunconcerned as you please, and aftermaking the hit of the piece, too. She s not used to it, you see,said the young woman, knowingly; she dont know what it s just that much play to her. This last was said with a question-ing glance at Van Bibber, in whomshe still feared to find the disguisedagent of a Childrens Aid Bibber only nodded in reply,and did not answer her, because hefound he could not very well, for hewas looking a long way ahead at22
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