The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24

mashed his shoulder which was Just as bad a.
any bullet that was fred during Tho war That
Pep ain been able to do more n a months work s
s,' ,9id from tn at day 10 this. I've been naegin'
an Ss si ten no g when pn ssS
down near Eyansville, the folks around there got
90 upset over his mulish modesty that they pasted
into Pap good an hard Il he didn't SEQ that The
ssh KY hmsn' made some provision for me an tho
az the threats in 1ndisny couldn't Tease Zap,
years viz M, W s shg,c went Ss 81 ,hs, WY for
m along The bcst way we eouid-somS"tdimmr p,
irennn an sometimes staryin' an mos! always
ns si,n NAKED Sometmes Of course, we'd strike
times dIdn, come often, an they didn't last long long
htlast took'matters into my own hands
re-, nr.y you won get pension Pap said, I'll
s.Weil" said Pap q amt carin' Go ahead.
ySS dom bother Son care
- SO ! vent 70 Mr.. Penn, here. an told him
81. s9oEi PAP lame shopSer an how he had
an. &c! me sl2 month. He made out the papers
the only step that now ntervenes between, wee us
an, that Pcnsion money Is for Pap to appear be-
fore the Board Of Pension Examiners down in
land We could climb over NJ Hrspa a. nu
as over that little stumbling block. for Pap's
Sss;a Pap ssSsfF can an i esi
WIG Oodru 70 COmC mere an look NJ ".
but even that offer didn have any arcc,
you 20 remember ina, Il You bring EN- You do i,
e% lock myse h IN The "SS ses nSo no
an an they, they can't get a'ne I've never showed my
years as. I've known you, on certainly ain,
goin TO begin TO exhibit myself now by shown
that was all could get out Of hin, then, an lis
oil can get out Of him to this day
tpr att nf beYs
right said he, gliby There lies in yondcr
bedroom man who Is too modest To breathe
II he could live without H.
The womhns WASHED. out face flushed slightly
this allusion 10 her husband's malady in tones
est into something less complimentary, but she
Was too loyal TO he,ray by word or sign tina,
Penns version was coIrec'.
modestr, Penn resumed. and prnoosc tn remedy
the situation. Desperate diseases REQUIRE dcS.
meet in aurora today, morstio IacIs"n has
gotio be thcrc 1--we cannot produce one IIorato.
The woman dropped the stringy dishrag n en-,
and II was plain that I'm TO that moment she had
heen az ignorant as Of Penn's intentions Penn
quo not wai' Tor either OF us to comment ON his
Mrs Jackson, he said, my friend here. who
with a very bad shoulder which was injured in
: runaway cScHpade several years ago and
he Is therefore in . position 10 sympath,,e with
your husband His shoulder IL sunken In. here
and there. and scsrred. md the muscles md
tcndnus are knottsl and drawn Your hus
bend disabled member looks good deal like
Again there WAS n Elin,nE OF blue in tn.
ssps ss o. uiss 81. sat-, nbaS
H.: r.: ! nor ,,,. .'s" p.1 " a.'I,
would like you 90 give this gentleman n general
dissertation " your husbands personal appear.
anc- as nearly as you can.
20 perfection I can't tell she said never shift
Ing her eyes from mine as she srokc lust how
ahr When Ss nTs in h led ol hcU or n
dnvs he seems TO stretch out avail long an then
when he gets IN an sauntrrs around awhile he
KIND o settles down an get good deal shorter
Bui should Judge that on an s,cragc he's about
your height. Mr. jackson, An his hairs about
the color Of yours an his eyes, an his beard
when he wears one-An' it so happens that he's
got one at this present time
she stooped for the dishraE then. With her
u spcnk Good heavens I cried. IN amaze
in-n, have YOU ,horght OF the POSSIBLE conse-
Orrrcrs ot this decrntiOn yOu G. ntcmrlatr urac-
Using Why. IL will be rs much ry head IL
worth u anrear before the rrnsion examiners I
IN the war at oil wasn't old enough 10 go. This
man must he several years older than
oh, we'll what II he is'' broke in the woman,
with sharpness that showed that her vanity was
wounded lie don't l"nE u Pans mighty
yIT man WIN ne exception Of hls
down It's the everlasting worrying an pinch.
ing that makes people get old, an that, thanks
10 the mule, is something Pap has never had TO put
but | demonstrated. what will YOUR husband
say about Tie ruse' He'll have to ind out about
oh, pshnw!' Mrs Jackson returned. pctu.
sn;y doH you c E- e Mo,r s6iS'e Hm
won't say anything. lie II bo too modest TO make
kick after the ,hlNg is done guess Mt, Penn
I knows what he u about, an II you want to help
me an the children this IL the only way you can
do IL Well start to Aurora riShtnway after din
| window while were gone IT, w"n't ASK Why.
He'll 10 only to- glad tp be allowed t. lay IN bed
nothing Pap likes we'll as lHyin' in bed He'd
/ lay therO from one years end to tho other II We
taiS Sf SH' shrsn Cam. tearing
, 90 the house then from tho fields beyond, shout.
ing aud screaming Justify. The mother turned
up she cried. shiiily' Don't You Know better
Than 70 make such "a noise "a "a Mai around here
! The children Hunk obrdIently eway. all ex.
bt the . nq s ssd Q" ss
! Perm took the reins n his own hands then. You
understand he ;aid to ne n an unde,sons The
! ard body together. In the !namn Of humanity
they 9uSh, TO b psns.Snsd TO be honest viii.
any help o., not, aside from the fact that no hns
J served in tho war cannet vouch for the su.
,hsn'ici'y Of THIS tale Of the army mule i,Gds
} die hrst Out OF sympathy for the family have
Ea, the 'sae 'h,onEh 80 iaT; hope you Mon p
| thst Of n silent witness. You can rig up in a
suit OF this man clothes. and your lame shoul
! der ,!allies with the description that has been
| published far and wide Of his MANNED member.
| which, have an idea would not bear inspection.
! whereas yours will there is no possibility OF
: failure
Il had not known Penn all those years for moth
! ing and suspected there was an ulterior motive
! hack OF this fine show OF philanthropy. And do
you mean 20 tell me that We are putting our heads
| into a moose for the sake Of paltry SIC a month
! for this woman" asked.
penn gnawed at his brls,ling red ;nustache
! irritably. Well. no. he sad there IN a little
| back pay due her-a matter Of 81, 200 or SO,
will get my commission out OF that, and, OF course,
! I'll do the right thing by you
| We'll, the upshut Of our consultation was that
Penn and Mrs, Jack son and went down to Aurora
| that afternoon and submitted TO the examine
tion The whole business Was little short Of a
| farce, Penn and the woman were provided with
| certificates and paperS without number They
took particular pains TO answer call questions
word edgewise so all ! Was reqg!,ed TO do was
what obviously, for in spite Of the accident hid
sustained, IL had never given me the least trouble.
| The doctors decided, however, that was in a
| very bad way and before We left tho Office they
! had sig ned tho desired certificate OF disability
| we three plotters went back u Jnckson's In