The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-16
BEAUTIFUL JIM.


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an. woat cneor Dufli our '"'''
Ns -, Tho ali-or nearly all ~
80 ~" - ,sko jim by the name ans VT
~, ssst thcv had never. never l-''. NV. y.
NJ s-~ 10. moment. Ana tnon ~
Iln' rsr,o shaking and pale rs F" 2 W.
Ln IN, IL tAcy had gwen '.'
70 W. .;,,st him no should have gone 90.
CIV hnssS~e5 himself Ike Jnoas' ana ' ,..
ara nc -, win rough kindness toia .'l'
"n'u talk ro;. bat 20 get beck % ~.
hot " 10 hurst oat sobbng i.-e p b'."'
,nSns, $3.50 - cursed himself for O u.1ooe ,'''.
pav9 - lad r'skcd the neck ci '"c "e''
1907, w. .,an had over served unccr'
mas - was al very delightful mover
p"s ~ beautiful jim. u ia easy ana
me- O,, - r,ake little 81 danger "hch i' D.
"e'I ~ ~, sbia danger lad been very ic~'
osos' " he'd lasted. and moro than once
WIZ :. ss5,o of bis innocence. haa caught
s' IN, ~ fnrtivoly stro,sing his throat ana
hiIns sa..,., vhat the feel OF the to4
Nos VOL - 7ko. fit should come 20 that
w. 'V,%'~e',bouf doubt, 10 was very, yer!
,aessant 70 be FREQ once more
P'. n.' arcount Of the dead man stu lying
4. a. room above the mess room, Woo
had been 50 great iaNofl'o WIZ" '-e
ali there we're no open domcnsi r.. ions ol
satisfaction and Joy 81 BEAUTIFUL 'lia re-
Iease that evening Buy immeei"'o'y
aS,er dinner the colonel filed ms glass 10
.bo b-in,. and. turning 20 jim. who sat I'D
- ,,isre Of honor beside bin. drunk 20
rim In silence. an example which wa. i.i
loved BY every other mau OF tho table id
turn. .a
by the bye. where IS young Tommy
.sked i'm. suddenly becoming aware that
Tommy was not in the room
GONE 10 bed, OF 81 bis room. SEED! J
fancy. returned the doctor who sat ga
his left. Tho Young buffers not up 20
much; he's Just about as weak as a c-l.
h fact. there's no stamina az oI about
him. and ell this business Las Knocked
him over completoly
"H'm-therc's no reason whyit should
particularly, remarked jim.
no. but Il has. and that's veIT Ger.
tsin. said the doctor decidedly
Suddenly Il occurred 20 lin that IT was
lust possible that young Tommy might
have been down % SEQ lis charmer at tho
Ducks Tail; that that young lady. feeling
herself released from silence by poor dear
Old Ovens death. night have disclosed 20
him the episode Of tho afternoon. when
owen had coolly taken possession Of lis
ing. Further. that Tommy might oil
this time be 10 a mortal funk lest Ills
well known ring should be found among
poor Ovens belongings. and some very
inquiries 30 SET atoat II con
sequence.
"Ishouid thiul; the sight Of that beauty
In the witness box today ul9- have cured
him completely, jim thought, With O. Ger
tain amount OF compassion fer the lad s
foolishnoss. well, must 60 upas soon
ms can Get Of and talk 10 him like
father; and then III set lis mind az rest
nbout his precious ring.
Accordingly, as soono s he could Cct treo
of the coloDels pouder0us Efforts 70 show
his pleasure at his fav0riic's freedom
Beautifu! jim betook limsC1 upsfairs biz
eyes turning with a look which was IN
Itself a reverence 10 tie door before which
two sentries were stationed, and wth @
rap upon the panel Of lommys door
opened il without further ceremony ana
walked IL.
The lad was sitting IN on easy chair his
pipe in his mouth, bis elbows resting on
his knees. staring intotho fire. lie looked
up Isilessly enough Sc Jim's entrance,
but when he saw who bis visitor was,
sprung up into an attitude Of naughty
resentment.
ITO what" he asked, do owe tie
honor Of this visiti'