The record-union., 1897-11-01
any relation to me, but live with him.
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any relation to me, but live with him.
It's him that makes the stuff"
Hes a doctor, is he?'
"Well-' said Martin Miller doubt
fully.
"A Quack, eh?'
"A regular onei"
Grandpa Bidwell laughed. With Tod
on one arm, he began to lead the white
horse toward the big gate. You come
in and stay to supper, Martini he said.
But the boy grasped the lines.
Il can't. I've taken too lopg already.
don't care. If / don't get it sold out
and get back by Tomorrow noon, he'll
He shook his head. A solemn fear was
in his face.
What viii he do?" GRANDMA BidwelI
asked, loking at the boy curiously.
Lick me-" said Martin Miller grizzly.
docs he do that often?" said Grandpa
Bidwen
20, good gracious, yes, He don't
treat men better n a dog: not much"
said the bov.
What makes you stay there?" asked
Grandpa Bidwell
Haven't got anywhere else to stay"
The boy met his eyes with a sorry nalf-
smile, more Ditiful than any words
could have been. Janet looked at him;
there was a painful lump in her throat.
How thin and sad and forlorn he was!
Grandpa Bidwell put Tod down. He
kept his hold on the horses bits. 'You
are going to stay here to supper" was
all he said, but he said it in a tremulous
Voice, and in way which there was no
gainsaying.
Martin Miller stayed to supper, and he
stayed all night. The old white horse
was comfortably stabbed in the barn.
That evening Grandpa Bidwell had q
long talk with the boy, and afterwards
he talked with his two sons-inlaw.
Janet and her cousins lowered at a re-
spectful distance. They could not be
certain what they We're talking about,
but they could guess at it, and they
awaited developments in condition of
keen curiosity and excitement.
After breakfast the next morning
Grandpa Bidwell led the white horse
out OF the barn and harnessed him into
the Universal Balm wagon, and mount
ed to the seat with Martin Miller: and
from that commanding hight he made
a speech to Janet and Allen and Kate
and Tod. all eagerly assembled. Not
that there was great need of the
speech: the audience had wits of their
own, and Martin Miller's shining face
told almost everything.
well now, you see" said Grandpa
Bidwell, the way it is, I'm bound to
look twice at boy that's saved my lit
tie Tod from getting run over and killed.
maybe. I'm bound to. It's happened
just right, anyhow; it's happened splen-
did. My hired man needs somebody to
help him out this time of The year, and
when winter comes grandma and |.
Wen want somebody around so we
won't get lonely. We've been thinking
for quite while we'd like to get boy
to live with us. and go to school, and
have a comfortable home here as long
as he wants it.
80 I'm going to drive over 10 Ripley
with Martin here, and see Talcott and
fix things up with him all right and let
Martin get his clothes. and it's likely
we'll be home on the o'clock train.
And we shan't have any Universal
Balm to sell, either"
70. grandpa" cried Kate with a hap
py voice.
Bully for you. grandpa said Alien;
and Tod capered.
Janet did not speak. but she looked
up at her grandfather and at Martin
Miller through brimming, Dlurring
tears.
LAS far as I can see. Janet" said her
grandfather, "the way l look at il is. if
certain tender hearted little girl
hadn't bought a bottle of Universal