Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-12
THE HOTEL OF THE
BEAUTIFUL STAR.

Yln "a 'i-ze77EY
Two mon were walking brlskly HON,
from business ono cold autumn even
ing Behind them qrept a ragged little boy
| They had passed MIN a minute or two be-
fore, aud he had caught the words one oil
thom was saying;
Yes. indeed, when I was boy funds
were often 50 low that had to sleep in
the hotel OF tho beautiful star. as some
one has called IT,"
The words attracted the little fellow
lie was newsboy though he had no
pnpera. a bigger boy had Hnatchod them
away when they happened to he alone on
a corner, and then given him hard thump
on the head because he criod out, threat
ening to do worse II he told tho other boys.
Dannio knew what a hotel wan. But he
hadn't ever heard Of one where a body
could 70 when funds were low. His funds
wore low tonight. for he had spent his
last cent for the papers. lie would hurry
and ask tho man with the pleasant voice
whore to md that hotel, Thus he reasoned,
as well as his head would'let him. 1t was
hurting badly ana he Couldn't exactly see
straight
,,a, o,t,, 49, ~, .r, Nv "a" 'nA, 'nu'o
,,, ouis ",o man me o'her had gone
,u'o one OF mo lghted houses, but he didn't
Know which. Strange what queer tricks
his head was playing him.
He ran, with an onort and c,uch, u,
with thu other man ,,,st ,s ~ .,f.' Wy
forc Ms o,,,, 49,. A' s'oppeu po-
"pia..s ~"
,ua'e' sr' ne painted, out OF breath.
We'll" growled the man.
nauUlafa h.,
with the pleasant voice.
please eould yo,, ,oIi ~. a.,
MAJ l''@ o. en- Gown town. growled the
- - asa'n' "hat 40 you want with a
no,oiF Come get away from hore. Go
hhu your Motel and got out OF this."
He shook DENIES hand an h,s an,
started nm tho 800, va i'9 arm ana
~ nin,, .a,
H. ee' no money VIII they let me
an NY ,g' asT s, D'nnio stupidity. The lump
Here's dime" The man 't aa ,1iDa Go..,
coin, but it rolled into the gutter anJ
opened his door. Went in M the man
Tho how souid ma, IA,
dark ''' u'iho IN the
might ha' handed n IA ,,
IKE no muttcrcd, Nov | potto. ~.
mere I'll mornin'. SOS to I'm Ii. say
lie sat down on thu gtep ibor 49,.
again. afraid the cros, uar ,uon got up
hun there. "Vulu catch
"Wisht | could an IN, o,,.n
I'm bout that 'nro hotei .SInap 70 ask
IN II now. Wonder which h' l was
Az Dennic walked along tbe nil.
heard singing, and looking infn ''oSh no
ne saw a goidon-hairod girl nj n " n'uu
HHHHHHa .NH..H "a
IN tie stops Of i5si ui ha The boy orept
tTe in1ied 49, ~ should sing again,
stars. '' '"' say sparkling with
That there name had A star Ia
thouEht How did It 60. Hole, ne
cause I'm a.goln IL o,d mustn't fcrglt.
Thorn stars IL a,,,t,h nuu OUT about IT,
sIght rather nav. a. h,,ini tee,E, nut I'd nuif
ask fur il. but / dom, a.. olelG' | could
SIN. kin earn INV lteip, on beg
wait I'M III or,s nNln' kin. Jest
r,arnir " 81 onto mat dime In tho
The how fon ,.io,,.
slent nj p,srt,, on the doorstep. and
man f,,,,i i,t',,' i"'uu'sht' Then a police
"ueilei vn,'n,..,..
Dennlo roughly nv ~ on, He shool,
on i INV S'sN' pS the shoulder. Move |
W ntn ny 90,
mn, -, ~. W asepily and stumbled ON |
~. i ~, "a we hlsht no spent on a bench |
~ tltuy park near by. when he aVota |
b,rr,i9 ~ VI nus money at once. and |
huIIls1 20 tnd Il There Il lay safc AMI
sound. and hn chucklod with delight az ' ~
olulenel H. and started down town 10 ~
something TO eat. lie passed throu.S ~
park on his way Some birds We're iss , ,ne
a. morning dip IN small artificial nonf
coping and plpnra Dsp h1i leaned over the
It vigorously 20 dry It. and SCI ~, AnooA
run down town. y" On