The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-04-04

After snsp6r. shirley won't 70 the
rnAftrt nnd ilIltd basket with fresh,
ripe frrli; then lclhuffiod 81 70 atonc
for his nssslce1
"fioor Everett. ~ Thought sick
ana tccptd np in The city. while am
goinK on for month IN The mountalns.
and here forgot all about him, How
seliish people are. nrvway~
BY and hy. he climbed three flights Of
stairs - close little hat whore Mrs
Harris and her son lived. Yes, itwas
bad there Tor a sick man. shirley
thought had enough nor wei enc
this hot weather, there was no doubt OF
II and once more he thought Of the
cool mountains and Of the daahing river
where he was going.
NEverctt wns overioycd 70 see him,
and the tcndcr~hcarted fellow cholrcd .
little as he thanked him for the fruit
shirley sat down by him and felt ~
norscfnL They talked 81 matters at
the store. aud the spirits 81 both rose
as shirley told some amusing things
that had happened lately.
,.Yen know Young Bridges Is doing
your work." he said, laughing.
s'Yes. you told me. replied Everett,
with little sigh.
well no doesnt like Il very well,
but his father wouldn't get anybody in
your place. lie said Charlie could Just
as we'll 40 il till yon came hnek. lie
had lots Of trouble at hrst, but gets
along pretty well now. He's not a bad
fellow, either, but an awful dandy
wears a sink hat and patent lenthcrs -.
"Ycs, know; and rccalleet once he
fell down Ia the mud aud canaa into the
Office ncarly crying"
'Ycs- wen and You know big
Roger The draymnn9.
.'Oh, yes; Roger has been to see me
twice. The last time he brought me .
sausage over foot long His wife
made It, and thought II would do me
good
shirley laughed At the idea ~ saus-
ages for sick diet till the tears came
Il suppose .you ate the sausage" he
said, ut last
NO, Fm keeping It for next winter"
But ! was going 70 tell you about
Charlie Bridges snid shirley. The
otherevcning Roger was waiting for him
to make ont some shipping receipts,
and went over In the corner where
its rather dark, yon know, 20 Sit down
on the stool there Well, just rs he
pumped himself down, he felt some
thing pop and squash under him, and
jumped MP like he was shot. Il was
Charles silk hat. Everybody laughed
except Roger and Charlie. Roger was
awful sorry, and offered 70 pay for 1t,
while Charlie shell tears but refused
tho money The boys liked him the
better for that, and he and Roger are
MS good friends as ever"
Everett laughed SO heartily that he
began coughing IN d way that cut Slir-
ley 70 the heart Ills mother brought
him some water, and, when his cough
was quietcd. shirley had grown grave
and silent.
What is the doctor doing for your
he asked, after long pause.
Not much, now said Everett,
little sadly. sIIc says need fresh air
most, and that, II could get strength,
my cough would stop
Shirley continued 10 look grave and
offered no reply.
II must try and get bnck % work BY
September. continued Everett. 'Just
think have lost eight whole months
II Is terriblcl. And tears stood in the
poor fellows eyes.
"Where would yon 10 for an outing,
old man2'' asked Shirley. after pause.
"Oh, don't lsnowi haven't con-
sidered It Almost any place In the
country where could get away from
this smoke and have fresh mir. Yes,
there is place." he added tits
where we used 10 live before we came
TO the city, and he glanced quickly at
sewing and did not seem 10 be ksten-
ing II should like TO 30 there no |
continued. sit is about fifty miles
north Of here, and there are nice woods |
and little stream where | used To |
catch perch and club should like To |
20 there again and fish. know people !
there, too, and don't believe itfwonld |
cost more than fifteen dollars month |
for board. And the sick mans eyes |
shone 1T the thought III his old village /
and the stream with itsperch md club.
An hour before, shirley would have
laughed scornfully ut such sport, but
he did not laugh now. Pretty soon he
said goodnight TO Everett and his |
mother. and walked home under the /
street lamps, thinking
That night, when he got 70 his room,
he made a new calculation. II ran as
follows:
Three round-trip tickets 70 Pokcyille. 800 |
Board FER three one months ], y % /
Fish,lines and hooks for perch and chub... % |
Total .s........ - .s..., ~ %
Then he wrote little note which no
sealed. stamped and dropped into the /
mail box on the corner. II said;
aDEAH EvERErT;
II arm going 70 take vacation In August, /
and, as will want company. ! invite you 10 GO I
with me-also your mother, TO take care Of uA
| have been saving the money for year, and /
have enough for months trip for US all. You /
,an prepare 70 start next week VIII come up
Tomorrow night and We can talk y oyer
Hastily. Smiley"
Shirley Holmes never spent happier
month in his life than that which he
spent with Everett and his mother at
Poltevillc. Everett seemed to get bet
ser from the first day, and before the
month was over was thoroughly him-r
elf again.
Mrs. Harris visited with her old
friends. while tho young men spent
whole days Ia the woods, sometimes
fishing, sometimes just lying beneath
The big trees
When they returned to the city the