Mrs. Wiggs of the cabbage patch

'The ^ ^ Christmas Lady ' 'I wish you would do somethingfor me. '*^^All right; what is itf he asked.She timidly put her hand on his, andlooked up at him earnestly.^^It 's about Dick Harris, '* she said.*^I wish you would not be with him somuch. ^Eedding 's face clouded.^ ^ You are n 'tafraid to trust mef he asked.* ^Oh, no ; it is n 't that, ' ' she said hurriedly;*^but, Robert, it makes peoplethink such wrong things about you; Ican't bear to have you misjudged. ''Eedding put his arm around her, andtogether they stood looking down intothe glowing embers.*^Tell me about it, little girl; whathave you heardf he asked.She hesitated. * ^ It was n 't true whatthey said. I knew it was n't true, butthey had no right tosay it.''3 33