. St. Nicholas [serial]. to Jacks injury,nodding at Kathleens answers with a reassuringsmile. We 11 soon bring him round all worry. The journey back in the teeth of the wind tookmuch longer than the walk to the fort. The stal-wart soldiers who led the team had to throwblankets over the horses heads before they wouldface the storm, and there were deep drifts to betrampled down ahead of them. Twice they lostthe road and wandered out on the prairie wherethe wind had scooped deceptive hollows thatlooked like traveled paths, but which ended inimpassable mountains of snow. But at last the
. St. Nicholas [serial]. to Jacks injury,nodding at Kathleens answers with a reassuringsmile. We 11 soon bring him round all worry. The journey back in the teeth of the wind tookmuch longer than the walk to the fort. The stal-wart soldiers who led the team had to throwblankets over the horses heads before they wouldface the storm, and there were deep drifts to betrampled down ahead of them. Twice they lostthe road and wandered out on the prairie wherethe wind had scooped deceptive hollows thatlooked like traveled paths, but which ended inimpassable mountains of snow. But at last they reached the friendly shelter ofthe hemlocks, and in a few minutes were at thehouse. Jack, very much alive and animated, wasthe first to greet them. Kathleen Markham, he said severely, I dlike to pummel you ! and I hope Dad will! It sabout time for him to come down to the library, and you can do the explaining. Did you supposea little crack on the head was going to hurt mc?There never was a girl like you, Sis ! he added. in a different tone as he hurriedly and rathershamefacedly bent to kiss her, having ascer-tained by a backward glance that the doctor hadturned to speak to his father, who had just comefrom his room. Now, Kathleen, I 11 fire up the chafing-dish,and let s have those creamed oysters! GRANDPAPAS WATCH My grandpapas watch is heavy and round. And goes with a tick, tick, tick;And one little hand is awfully slow, And one little hand is s a funny old watch, with a case of gold, And winds with a little Grandpapa says, when I m ten years old, He s going to give it to me. L. Blacklcdge Lippmann.
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