When Deanna was left behind to finish her schooling at Dixie High , she always looked forward to seeing Mom and Dad when they went back to look after the old homestead and check on Grandpa Larson. She missed her brothers and Sisters!
Deanna loved to take little Rose Marie to her apartment and enjoy her for a day. On one such visit when Pose was 4 or 5, she decided she wanted to find her Mom and Dad. She left Deanna's house quietly and walked away one hot summer afternoon. When Deanna realized her baby sister was missing she began frantically looking everywhere.
Mom said she and Dad found Deanna waling down the middle of the hot city black tipped street, bare foot and crying because she had lost Rose Marie.
Deanna got into the car with them to search together. They drove towards the home which was 2 miles form Deanna's They finally saw Rose Marie playing in the yard of Emma lea's little girl friend who lived 2 blocks form the old home.
Rose Marie was born running. She was never afraid of anything! Still is not. Deanna took her to the city pool in St. George for a swim, Rose had never been to a pool before, she was not old enough to talk well let alone swim yet.
Deanna said Rose ran ahead of her and jumped off the deep end and disappeared under water. Deanna was dumbfounded as she watched Rose sink out of sight. She dove right in behind the child.
Diving down to the bottom she found Rose who had her eyes open and a smile on her face. Deanna quickly hauled the little girl to the surface. Rose Marie took a few gasps of air to Deanna's relief. "Fun! Fun!" Rose sputtered.
On these trips home Dad enjoyed being in the financial position where he could give his child money for a treat before leaving town. mom and Dad and Rose stopped for breakfast at the old Dick's Cafe. Rose was given change for a chocolate candy bar as she stood at the check out counter.
On the way back to Las Vegas Ros began complaining about not feeling well. Mom noticed the candy bar Ros was eating was actually a bar of x-lax, a laxative! Before they go to Las Vegas Rose was one miserable little girl. Mom was one mad Mama for anyone selling that to a small child.
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