I don't
know what is behind it, but there's a certain feeling that always
has been strong in my heart and it never was so strong as it is
at this minute."
So they boarded the street car and ran out to Lilac Valley. When
Katy admitted them Linda put her arm around her and kissed her.
She could see that the house was freshly swept and beautifully
decorated with flowers, and her trained nostrils could scent
whiffs of delicious odors from food of which she was specially
fond. In all her world Katy was the one person who was
celebrating her birthday. She seemed rather surprised when Linda
and Gilman came in together.
"Where is Eileen?" inquired Linda.
"She must have made some new friends," said Katy. "About four
o'clock, the biggest car that ever roared down this street rolled
up, and the biggest man and woman that I ever see came puffin'
and pantin' in. Miss Eileen did not tell me where she was goin'
or when she would be back, but I know it won't be the night,
because she took her little dressin' case with her. Belike it's
another of them trips to Riverside or Pasadena."
"Very likely," said Linda quietly. "Katy, can you spare a few
minutes?"
"No, lambie, I jist can't," said Katy, "because a young person
that's the apple of me eye is havin' a birthday the day and I
have got me custard cake in the oven and the custard is in the
makin', and after Miss Eileen went and I didn't see no chance for
nothin' special, I jist happened to look out, one of the ways ye
do things unbeknownst to yourself, and there stood Mr.
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