"He has never said whether he likes my looks or not." "But there's time enough for that--you are only a child," said her mother.

"You told me that he said once you were beautiful." "But he has never said it twice, and when he did say it, I didn't believe my ears, he spoke so low.

Acted kind o' like he was scared of it.

I don't want to wait forever to be really and truly loved, do I ?" Mrs.Kelso laughed.

"It's funny to hear a baby talking like that," she said.