登陆注册
5382600000030

第30章 CHAPTER VI(5)

If mother did not put love into it,she's substituted something that's likely to fool me."She almost felt her steps lagging as she approached the bridge.A very hungry dog had been added to the trio of children.Elnora loved all dogs,and as usual,this one came to her in friendliness.The children said "Good morning!"with alacrity,and another paper parcel layconspicuous.

"How are you this morning?"inquired Elnora.

"All right!"cried the three,while the dog sniffed ravenously at the lunch box,and beat a perfect tattoo with his tail.

"How did you like the bologna?"questioned Billy eagerly.

"One of the girls took me to lunch at her home yesterday,"answered Elnora.

Dawn broke beautifully over Billy's streaked face.

He caught the package and thrust it toward Elnora.

"Then maybe you'd like to try the bologna to-day!"The dog leaped in glad apprehension of something,and Belle scrambled to her feet and took a step forward.

The look of famished greed in her eyes was more than Elnora could endure.It was not that she cared for the food so much.Good things to eat had been in abundance all her life.She wanted with this lunch to try to absorb what she felt must be an expression of some sort from her mother,and if it were not a manifestation of love,she did not know what to think it.But it was her mother who had said "be generous."She knelt on the bridge.

"Keep back the dog!"she warned the elder boy.

She opened the box and divided the milk between Billy and the girl.She gave each a piece of cake leaving one and a sandwich.Billy pressed forward eagerly,bitter disappointment on his face,and the elder boy forgot his charge.

"Aw,I thought they'd be meat!"lamented Billy.

Elnora could not endure that.

"There is!"she said gladly."There is a little pigeon bird.

I want a teeny piece of the breast,for a sort of keepsake,just one bite,and you can have the rest among you".

Elnora drew the knife from its holder and cut off the wishbone.Then she held the bird toward the girl.

"You can divide it,"she said.The dog made a bound and seizing the squab sprang from the bridge and ran for life.The girl and boy hurried after him.With awful eyes Billy stared and swore tempestuously.Elnora caught him and clapped her hand over the little mouth.

A delivery wagon came tearing down the street,the horse running full speed,passed the fleeing dog with the girl and boy in pursuit,and stopped at the bridge.High school girls began to roll from all sides of it.

"A rescue!A rescue!"they shouted.

It was Ellen Brownlee and her crowd,and every girl of them carried a big parcel.They took in the scene as they approached.The fleeing dog with something in its mouth,the half-naked girl and boy chasing it told the story.Those girls screamed with laughter as they watched the pursuit.

"Thank goodness,I saved the wishbone!"said Elnora.

"As usual,I can prove that there was a bird."She turned toward the box.Billy had improved the time.

He had the last piece of cake in one hand,and the last bite of salad disappeared in one great gulp.Then the girls shouted again.

同类推荐
  • 佛说盂兰盆经疏

    佛说盂兰盆经疏

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • 楹联丛话全编

    楹联丛话全编

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • 十尾龟

    十尾龟

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • A Little Princess

    A Little Princess

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • 圣箭堂述古

    圣箭堂述古

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
热门推荐
  • 野战兵王与女总裁

    野战兵王与女总裁

    兵王回归闹市,带着自己的小队陷入一场阴谋诡计之中,罗易能否在灯红酒绿的地下世界中破除这一场惊天之秘,拯救赵家大小姐,升入人生巅峰赢取白富美,过上平静安宁的生活。每天两更不定时更新,尽请期待。
  • On the Heavens

    On the Heavens

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • 玖宫

    玖宫

    一间神秘的茶馆,一个神秘的老人。那些穿越了历史的故事,那些充满了故事的历史,带着无数的迷,来到这里。
  • 明伦汇编官常典王寮部

    明伦汇编官常典王寮部

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • 影梅庵忆语

    影梅庵忆语

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • 大汉王朝的三张脸谱:红脸光武帝

    大汉王朝的三张脸谱:红脸光武帝

    西汉末年,王莽篡位,天下动荡。为了匡复汉室,刘秀兄弟二人走上革命征程,并拥立刘玄为更始帝。然而,功高震主的他们很快遭到打压,处于绝境中的刘秀只好韬光养晦。王莽被灭后,刘秀趁机逃出虎口,不断壮大实力,先后消灭了王朗等势力,逼降了铜马等义军,推翻了更始政权,扫清了残余障碍,一统天下,开启了东汉新局面。刘秀以柔治国,很快东汉便国富民强。飘雪楼主以史籍为蓝本,以人性为内核,用娴熟流畅的笔法将大汉君王事讲得千回百转,有滋有味。整个故事始终如同一团熊熊燃烧的火焰,散发着引人入胜的光和热。刘秀的传奇尽在书中。他真的是个近乎完美的帝王吗?千秋功过,任君评说。
  • 闻一多经典

    闻一多经典

    本书精选了闻一多的《红烛》《死水》《一句话》《太阳吟》《七子之歌》等经典诗作,以及《青岛》《最后一次讲演》等散文代表作,满纸凛然,直指脊骨,集中展示了闻一多开创性的语言风格和厚重的人格精神。同时,由苏州市语文学科带头人白坤峰老师,从审美、阅读和写作等角度进行详细导读,使本书更适合课堂内外阅读使用。
  • 串雅内外编

    串雅内外编

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • 铿锵紫罗兰

    铿锵紫罗兰

    2年前在大马被警方误当妓女而扣留8天的中国女作家李俊杰,如今《铿锵紫罗兰·我的坐牢日记》书籍即将在新加坡问世,她将8天内的扣留事迹,以及扣留后的事迹,公诸于世。
  • 一吻成瘾:总裁,请克制

    一吻成瘾:总裁,请克制

    大学毕业典礼上,她趁着萧瀚鳞熟睡时偷偷吻了他,本以为接下来一切会水到渠成,不料被当场丢出了门外。一别多年,回国之后,再次与他相遇,见面的第一句话,竟让她羞赧道:“总裁大人,请克制!”