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TOMMY'S ROCKING-HORSE
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while Charlie waited outside on the porch, unable to bear the sight of the sick little face on the pillow, yet eager to stay within call, hoping that there would be something that he could do.
Soon his hopes were fulfilled, for the doctor came out with a prescrip tion to be put up at the store
"You'd better take the quickest route," said the doctor. "We'll want that medicine just as soon as you can get it here. ' '
Charlie started off at a breakneck speed, urging his horse on to ever greater efforts. As he neared the swollen stream he noticed a riderless horse standing patiently on the other side, and upon approaching still nearer he made out a figure by the roadside. Drawing rein, he was amazed to find the exhausted Nellie with her rocking-horse.
"Lord, Missie, what are you doing here with that rocking-horse?"
"Oh, Charlie, I thought it would cure Tommy, he wanted one so, and I rode home this way to save time, but Laddie wouldn't cross the stream for me, so I had to wade, and the rockinghorse is so heavy and I'm so tired. What shall I do?"
"You ride this here horse home and I'll manage Laddie. I'm on my way to get some medicine, but maybe Tommy wont need it after he's had yours. Pluck up, Missie. It ain't far."
So Charlie helped her to mount his horse, and soon a disheveled, dusty figure rushed into Tommy's room, and, falling on her knees by the bed,
placed the longed-for rocking-horse beside him.
As the baby arms closed around its neck the color came back into the pale little face, the blue eyes opened wide with happiness and the baby lips murmured, "Horsie, horsie, I love oo ! "
But Nellie did not see the consummation of her hopes. As she sank by the bedside she lost consciousness.
THE BLUE EYES OPENED WIDE WITH HAPPINESS
Skilled hands, however, soon restored her and her first thought was for Tommy.
"Mother, Mother, is he better?"
"Yes, dear, the fever has quite left him."
"Oh, Mother, I thought the rocking-horse might cure him ; he wanted it so. Do you think it did?"
And the Mother, with a soft light in her eves, said, "Darling, I know it did."
Almost a Good Show
" A man from Arena came to the
J-\ city to visit his son," said
Mr. Montgomery. ' ' After
dinner the son said to his father,
'Dad, let's take in a good show.'
"The old man was on in a minute. He meant a regular show, not knowing that his son was addicted to the Photoplay habit. They dropped into one of the big theaters uptown, which
has been turned over to the films, and took seats in the last row.
Three reels had been run off when the youngster turned to the old man. 'How do you like it, dad?' he asked.
" 'Aw,' said the old gentleman, 'it's a good show, I reckon. But we're sitting so far back I can't hear the actors speak.' " — Times-Star.