DEW DROPS


VOL. 37. No. 18. WEEKLY.


DAVID C. COOK PUBLISHING CO., ELGIN, ILLINOIS.

GEORGE E. COOK. EDITOR.

MAY 3, 1914.




THE SINGING HEART

By ELIZABETH NOYES


It was a warm May afternoon: all the little flowers were stretching up
their heads to catch the rain that was falling patter-spatter
everywhere. Francis stood by the window pouting. He had been playing
lovely games outside, and now the rain had spoiled his fun.

Mother was at her sewing machine. She felt sorry for Francis, he was
such a little boy and he had no playmates, but she was too busy to
invent games for him. But he began to make up one for himself. He came
and stood by the machine and hummed as it hummed, louder and louder.
Then the humming almost died away, as mother ran the wheel slower.