The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-08
DAWES PATCHES.

''iA"> VAN AOl NV 'Oii " III
AS he spoke, Dave Baldwin turned
about and showed his mother tho rents
where two very active elbows had
worked themselves ont Of the prison.
Mrs. Baldwin was frying gritidlc-cakcs
tor Dawes breakfast. She looked III
ami Sa:di her pleasant way:
"Nrli, Da> {, the thing that made
the trouble will cure it. Work did it,
and work will cit. and next mont,
You Will be able, from your earnings,
TO have a new coat. SO that again YOU
can say, what made the holes will cover
them. In a few minutes will sew ~
those kolrs.'
''Sorrv to make YOU 50 much trouble
another. Im an awful boy
Yhrrcupon Neither Baldwin told
ham She would stop his mouth with a
%r'ddlr ca he if he did not stop that
style Of talking.
Il >h"u.In't o|j"ct. mother, to look
III" rs we'll as Frank Thompson.
Il should ii thought You rot your
clothes tite same way. was at the
Is."n:ps 'n> the other day. aud Mrs
Thompson Groantl and said she would
be GAIA " hen Frank got !ii, bl;> paid.
hu clerks Must dress in any store, She
sup '">t 4. Before You An,! Frank went
lutn I>pprc'uu : store >uu and nc were
3'"'t - }'lck -r:r'< III III. c;:y lots and
H:NG tntm E'm'' iur dinner, aud |
"ouI'i rather ,.'uu {! D." littIt sianGvlio IN
PICKER for life. it!."r TIA" having YOU
o";n- every body unu never pay ia :,
lhru.
10 tins Scnt!nlr::: Mothir Baldwin
gave 'n' 'h"~i> by tAc Vigorous landing
of another griddir-~;skr on Dave plate.
II 'il:nN Young people ough, to grow
M with Il horror rf debt. tor it is one
kind OF dishonesty If Ncu owe people
i'rc :N~r VOW have hnu -ht some. bling
you know You may not pay for. Tnru,
II You t\!n Ct lien \uii bay to b. a',lt
to Fay, bat Sill don y. and 20 hrtl
people ont Of tA>r i'st due, after !,
wni.r conscience ;:3'i cas-; on this deb;
>u;lrcl. "tl't >AV<: Ga. any tine v ii
10. and WHO lEuw.? ii ! Get easy
about What owe !. man, may =,
easy on the >'li,j"rt If taking something
outright from lain. 80, Dave. want
to hr,.r vow w right.
Still again did Mother baldwin give
emphasis to her words by the prrlnr,
..'! hearty landing ot Il 9r;d':l c,.kc
on The hungry boy plate.
"Tnal' : rood. mother. You Give en-
y; Z and Eo;. Ill llomioe to &c hon.
ct.
If y"'l don'5, Young man, sail
Mother Baldwin, witt, !. in1iu., lau":,
'E','i may speak for "no! her cook I he
WY, hr-i evening ! possibly can, | will
engage 10 cover THOSE active elbows
with two a neat patches aS | can Du,
on. They will do till You can buy Il
lluW ct.:.t.'
D,vcand Frank that morning walker !
together to To,,lc,ou's dry Goods
i'"zar,' where they were clerks.
900. that Is a bc;lutv:' exclaimed
Dave. nstirlng ONE Of Frank $ sleeve.
buttons finest L. was th"t Ut Il hlut
>tnn" in {: eros, lorna, set within a ii ::
gold band.
"Lik" it, a>!lc!! Frank. The ia.
dies all think il very fine. Whcn sell
"m Il piece of silk. i just car. lrSS]>
|AE NY hand on it and say: IL shows
well against irwclry, ami it is Just
ju~t -irrc>i ,lihie.
unjust liav" cost sonnet: hin p
"lIr,n-wtlI: faint paid for yet
but t:la. is all ri yht BY wearing it
N advertising jcwe|rv for TIC firm
where got it, and that is lav.
"D)n't k''o" about it, but seems t.,
me- feel ga !:icr when pay fora thing"
''O', mons n>c.' r.p!ie! Frank,
sharply. II: did not wish to b. IT,.
minded If the subject of debt, and why
hoilI his old cpmpau;on in days OF
dtndclion picking worry him with his
sensitive conscience.
That night Dawes mother covered
his ''cnttrpr:>ir" clbow,' with two
very rcat patches. Only Il pair OF
sharp eyes would have detected these
llore st covers,
Say. D;,vr.' sad Frank, tic next
day, tNiny closely his fellow clerk.
"are those patched elbows paid for. -
''Patchru c;bows?' asked JIM
Blake, clerk, with u rough voice.
Paid Ter? Has Dave any strange no.
tons about the subject of debt ?"
''Ycs,' said Dave, cool]y and pleas
an'lv. land ! ann not ashamed of them,
or III Y clothes rlthcr'
'lndrcIt' said frank, contcmnt,l.
ousiy.
"C"m". boys! Attend TO your work.
exclaimed Il voice.
The clerks all looked up. 1t was
T1pple1on himself There was an
awful silence in that part of tho store.
''(:''cs> | made Il mi>takc.' OK.
claimed Frank. Il II look out for the
old man next timc.'
4 very serious mistake, that night
TurplttYn thought srmehouy wa,
making. Almost Ill Of his clerks hat
left. CHANGING to look out Of hi,
count'nG-ro"m he saw an arm that
reaching round thr corner o. Il set Of
! shelves on which were cxpcnsv,
| brcadrlothS. distracted a fragment ;,nt
then was quickly withdrawal
.'lndccd! thought Topplcton
That was a neat Operation. Lool
here: What did see on hat arm. o
| nc "i'S', lalhtr: Something blue
Humph!''
The next day the clerks won,lcrc,
why Toprlrton seemed to be bowin.
50 much WHEN near them, >toopin!
down to the level of their hands.
"fnnny, said Jim Blake, -
thought Torplcton would tur,
cannihal and eat my hands to-day
Il thought he was going of with IN,
s'ccvcbuttons, remarked Frank. HI
said they were a pretty pattern, an,
eyed them covctou>ly.''
Toppleton himself said. IF tina
thief is round tonight fishing cloth OF
from that shelf. he may have an I'M
expected bite.'
OInat night, when almost all tn
clerks had left the store. the same arm
began to fish slowly round the cornc
OF the shelves on VIII; oh were sorted II
expensive cloths, ana there was indce,
an unexpected bite" 1t was vigor
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