The morning call., 1895-01-06
he PLUMBER THANKED FANNY AS SHE DROVE AWAY.

| father had given her cunning little pony
| and cart as a reward for having stood the
! very highest in her class at school all the
previous year, gaining the valedictOry at
commencement. She had been delighted,
of course, with the splendid gift, and was
taking her very first drive in the cart, on
her way TO show it TO her most intimate
friend, May Lansing.
The pony was jogging gently out
Twelfth street-Fanny had been cautioned
against fast drIving-when the plumbers
man and Mr.. Graham passed them in the
spring wagon. the horse going at brisk
trot. for the plumbers man was in a
hurry as be bad taken the contract for
MIR. Graham's sewer by the Job, and not
by the day.
The long, black ends of the iron pipe
projected from the end of the wagon, the
tailDece having been let down to admit
them.
just as they got in front of Fanny she
saw a narrow iron band fall from the end
of one pipe and roll TO one side OF the
road.
She called out to Mr.. Graham, whom she
knew by sight, but the rumble OF the
wagon prevented him from hearing. and
the plumbers man was driving 80 fast
that they were a block ahead of Fanny
before it occurred TO her to whip up the
pony and overtake them aud tell them Of
their loss. She thought they could then
retrace their way and pick up the ring.
Then an electrician came along. aud she
had to pull up while it crossed her road
way. 1t stopped directly in front OF her
to permit a lady to ahght. and when it
went on she saw the gon with its load
of iron pipes was nearly out of sight
Then she remem bered that she wanted
to show her pony and cart to May, and she
was afraid her intimate friend might be
going to San Francisco. as she had planned
doing If the day was fair.
"It's nothing but an old iron ring" she
said. II don't s'pose il is of any value, or
thew would have taken better care Of It, |
don't want to miss Nav" So she turned
a corner and drove Ia the direction of her
friends house.
She had pleasant visit with May, en-.
Toying her surprise and delight over the
pony. Iunched with her and drove with her
in the little cart to the Brooklyn station
to take the train for the city.
Then she turned the pony's head home
ward.
AS she drove up Twelfth street she
passed the iron ring, still lying where she
had seen il fall hours before. Evidently
no one had deemed it of sufficient value 10
be worth picking up.
She was passing II again when suddenly
a thought struck her-so suddenly tina;
she stopped the pony short. Papa says
nothing made for use is vaiueless; The
loss of screw may ruin a locomotive en-
CINE"
The thought startled her.
II hope that ring wasn't very important
to Mr.. Graham's pipes" she said at last.
"At any rate there's nothing can do
about it,"
Just then her eyes fell upon the pony.
Papa said he hoped l would make good
use OF Teddy she unused. "Maybe this
IS chance. | know where Mr.. Graham
lives, and mamma will know [ am lunch
Ing with May. 1t is nearly o'clock now"
a moment later she had sprung from the
cart and picked up the ring. The pony
grnmoled little. IN equine fashion. at
belng turned about again, but went off
6rlskly. once started, for it was long way
TO the Graham pl ce, and Fanny was IN
hurry. After while the road led straight
up The mountainside, and the pony was
Obliged to walk, so that it was after 3
O'Clock when Fanny came in sight of the
house. still quarter of mile away
Now, as for Mr.. GRAHAM and the
plumbers man, they had gone straight
home d got at once to work. 1t was not
much Of task TO dig the shallow trench
that the pipe should run through from the
house to the canyon. and by half-past2 the
pipe was all laid. up TO within a lew feet
of the house. There remained only to
screw iD the last length. knock away the
flume and make connection with the
kitchen vent-pipe.
"Pm glad to get the job done to-day"
the man said, ''ior the winds shifting
round to the south. Tell rain Tomorrow.
Mlgbty wet fall we're having this year.
but we needed the rain. SO | amt com
planning"
just hen he gave an exclam alton of
surp Use. followed by very bad word.
MIR. Graham looked grave. He did not
approve of snch things, but he felt pang