14/78 And when I first came to the Home the kids called me 'Fire Alarm,' 'cause my hair was red. And the cook they had then called me 'Lonesome,' 'cause I guess I looked that way. And the matron--not Miss Coffin, but the other one--called me 'Maggie.' I didn't like that, so when Miss Coffin showed up I told her I was Marguerite. But I'd rather be Imogene now, if you ain't particular, ma'am." "Why--um--well, I don't know's I am; only seems to me I'd settle on one or t'other and stay put. What's your last name ?" "I ain't decided. |