Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-08-23
THE HOTEL OF THE
BEAUTIFUL STAR.

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fore. and he had caught the words one OF
them was saying:
Eyes, indeed. when / was a boy funds
were often SC low that l had to sleep in
the hotel Of the beautiful star as some
one has called it"
The words attracted the little fellow.
He was a newsboy, though he had nc
papers. A bigger boy had snatched them
away when they happened to be alone on
a corner, and then given him hard thump
on the head because he cried out, threat
ening to do worse if he told the other boys.
Dennie knew what hotel was. But he
hadn't ever heard of one where a body
could go when funds were low. His funds
were low tonight, for he had spent his
last cent for the papers. He would hurry
and ask the man with the pleasant voice
where to find that hotel. Thus he reasoned,
as we'll as his head would let him. II was
hurting badly, and Es couldn't exactly see
straight.
As he starred forward he saw that there
was only one man. The other had gone
into one of the lighted houses, but he didn' t
know which. Strange what queer tricks
his head was playing him.
He ran, with an effort, and caught up
with the other man just as he stopped be-
fore his own door
Please, sir" ne painted, out of breath.
We'll growled the man.
DENIES heart sank 1t was not the one
with the pleasant voice.
please could you tell me where tn hotel
is?"
Lots Of 'em down town." growled the
man again. What do you want with a
hotel? Come. get away from here. Go
find your hotter and get out of this"
He shook DENIES hand of his arm and
started up the steps.
Il amt got no money. Will they let me
| in free?" asked Dennie stupidity. The lump
on his head hurt so he could not think.
Here's dime" The man flung down
coin, but it rolled into the gutter, and
| while Dennie bent over looking the man
| opened his door, went in and shut it with
bang.
The boy could not find the dime in the
dark.
Might ha' handed 1t to a Teller decent
| like" he muttered. Now | gotter stav
here till mornin', SOS to fin it."
He sat down on the step, then got I'm
again, afraid the cross man would catch
him there.
"Wisht could fin tn other chan IN ss,,
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in 1t now. Wonder which house is his :"
AS Dennie walked along the block he
| heard singing, and looking into a window
he saw a gosden-haired girl at a piano
When the song was finished the bow crent
UP the steps of that house, He wantaJ
to be near, in case she should sing again,
He looked up at the sky, sparkling with
stars.
That there name had a star in n" bs
thought. How did it go. Hotel O. the
STAR I guess that's it. l mustn't fareit
| cause I'm a-goin TO find out about II
Them stars is awful pretty, but I'd nnff
sight rather have hunk o. bread. 1 could
ask fur it, but don't go much ON beg-
gin. I kin earn my livin', kin Lest
wait till I git onto that dime in the
mornin.'
The boy fell asleep on the doorstan and
slept till nearly midnight Then a police
man found him.
Hello! youngster, move on" He shook
Dennie roughly by the shoulder. "Move
on, l say"
Dennie got up sleepily and stumbled off
The rest of the night he spent on a bench
in little park near by. When he awoke
he thought of his money at once. and
hurried to ffnG Il. There 1t lay, safe and
sound, and he chuckled with delight as he
clutched 1t, and started down town to set
something to eat. He passed through the
park on his way. Some birds were taking
morning dip In a small artificial pond
In the center. Dennie leaned over the
coping and plunged his head in, too shook
1t vigorously 70 dry 1t, and set off on
run down town.
Whew! how cold this early morning
wind was when one was so uncommonfy
hungry.
He spent cents out of his dime at a
coffee stand, and bought papers with the
rest. They sold quickly, and he bought
more.
Luck had changed all around. Even the
bruise on his head did not hurt and the
lump was almost gone. 1t was early after
noon when he started uptown again to find
the man with the pleasant voice. The sun
was shining brightly in the little park.
There were several babies out with their
nurses in carriages full of white fur robes,
One had been left for a moment while the
nurse was talking to a policeman, their
backs turned to the carriage. little girl
was playing with the baby, when a sud
den push made the carriage roll down
smooth pavement leading to some steps at
the waters edge, where boys went to sail
their toy boats. Neither nurse nor police
man heard or saw the child as she cried
out and tried to catch at the handle with
her little hands. On the other side of the
pond Dennis did. though.
Here's a CO." he thought. 1.-THE kid'u
fall in sure,
He saw that they could not possibly reach
the place before the carriage would roll
down those steps. It didn't take him long
to decide what to do.
"Whoopt halloo!' he shouted, throwing
of his ragged coat. The nurse and police
man turned, but all they saw Of the boy
was splash and q pair Of feet above the
water. They ran at once toward the car
riage. Dennie was swimming fast, trying
TO reach the steps before it rolled off.
Too latel Splash! Down 1t went. The
nurse and little girl cried in terror. Dem
ME went under like duck. His idea was
to get the baby out Of the carriage, but it
was not easy.
"confound the bloomin' strap!o' q
| thought, tugging at fl
| At last he got hold Of the child and cam
| to the surface. The policeman, who ha
| seen that Dennie could swim, stayed on tn
steps and made great show Of helpin
| them up. Poor Dennie, red and gaspins
his ears and eyes full Of water, was gla
to get rid Of the baby and climb out of th
water. Every one was occupied with tn
child, who was coughing and sputtering a
q great rata. They started for home a
once. the policeman following, because hi
coat was around the baby. Dennie pulle
| on his old coat and followed forlornly. H
| wished they would let him sit by fire thi
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