The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-08-20

ven, tnhb uOeb nob prove no took
It."
"Then he ought to prove that he did
not take II" aiuh
"Aperson may be innocent and yet
not able to prove it. ] think you ought
TO take Gilman's word and something
may turn up to show his innocence.
A good deal Of harm is sometimes done
by suspecting people and treating them
as guilty while there is really no suffi-
cient proof for it." p.
II know" asserted Billy, shaking
his bull dog head.
That winter, the weather was bitterly
cold. The winds were like saws and
how they cut into folks! And didn't
they cut into the poor Bentleysp Oh
that frail home was 80 penetrated by
the sharp winds putting their teeth
deep into Gilman and his mother
81 guess" said Gilman, after heavy
storm, "Mr. Ventress could give me
job shoveling, and / can buy you =
warmer hat. can pay Miss Stubbs,
the shop keeper, little money down,
and know she will trust me for the
rest"
"Oh, don't you think of me'
81 must. will 60 to Mr.. Ventress
now"
Fifteen minutes later Mr.. Ventress
was aecosted by Gilman; Couldn't
you give me job at shovelingP"
"Well, yes, guess So"
Billy Ventress heard this, and COM
ing up to his father whispered
'Dont!h
"Why notp Speak outr'
81 think Gilman took my knife"
81 didn't" said Gilman
"Then," said Mr.. Ventress, Il guess
/ will look into this, and Gilman, if l
conclude to do anything, l will let you
know"
Gilman went OF sorrowfully, and had
no occasion afterwards TO be in hap
pier mood through Mr.. Ventress' kind
ness.
a few days after this, DR.. Clough
met Mr.. Yentress.
"Many sick people, doctorP'
"Yes, Mr. Ventress; and | have just
come from the Bentleys'."
| wv no is SICK IneTcF
"Mrs. Bentley. She took cold lately,
and has fever. The fact is, Mr.. Ven
tress, she has not had clothing enough.
l believe her boy, Gilman, tried to earn
her a warmer hat, somebody said, but
couldn't do it, somehow"
"AhemT'
When he went home he said TO his
wife, 81 guess you had better 90 to
Mrs. Bentley's to see her. / believe she
is sick"
Too late, Mr.. Ventress, too late!
Your wife's kind words and wile's kind
deeds could not turn back tho burning,
ravaging fever, any more than n few
pailsful of water will stop fire when
fully under way. The fever wasted the
body to a skeleton, and long time il
took the forces of lie to make Mrs.
Bentleya stout, well woman again.
Spring came, spring with buds and
leaves, spring with birds and sunny
skies, spring that suggested TO Mr.
Peck: "Plato had better take tho hay
stack down. We need the hay"
Gilman Bentley chauced TO come into
I the yard.
"Ah, Gilman said Plato, II wa,
going to take the haystack down tha
we put up, and do you know we packeC
L 50 solid l really think / must take (
saw TO lis top and saw it open' l
would seem as il something was inside
that did not want TO get out and wa!
just bothering me-"
Gilman laughed. "And saw ont {
.dragonP' he asked.
"Ill try it,
Plato had mounted the haystack wher
Billy Fentress entered the yard.
"Oh, Billy" shouted Plato. 1--WE ar,
saving out the dragon Shall come
to his teeth soon"
"Let me know when" replied Billy
"Hallol / have struck something
hard-those teeth, guess. What's
what's this?n
Plato now held up, not the teeth OF
dragon, but something that could Gu
rs eifectually-a four-bladed knife!
"Billys knffel" cried Gilman
"Lookr'
And Billy looked.
But what a look. .--.v--.
Billy had some very interesting
thoughts that morning, and you cal
imagine them.-ReU. EdUdrd Il. Rand
IN Interior. .HrF.