Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-05-10

said the store, which sold cigarettes
was broken open and the entire stock
of cigarettes stolen, nobody for an in.
slant suspected Sammie. Particularly
as Sammie the next#day, appalled, by
the enormity of his deed, carefully hid
away the ill-gotten goods and forbore
to smoke, although cruelty urged to
do SO by the pangs of appetite.
Does seem as if luck was on Jacobs
side,,' commented Mr.. Ravens. Here's
Sammie smoked up his quarters worth,
and now there won't be any for awhile
for Sammie to get hold off,
Meanwhile Jacob Monasmith found
the peace and happiness Of his life
broken in upon. Although temperate
himself, he knew the strength of appe-
tite, for Miss Havens was mistaken
when she said he had no.powers of OBJ
aservation. He, had very great powers.
of observation and a great sympathy
for the tempted. And hewas not Ions
in discovering the identity of the
thief. !s ~ " ~, sH s*5s
"'Twas Janeway giving him that
quarter that started it, he unused.
''sammie hadn't had any for quite a
spell, and when the quarters worth
was gone he got desperate and stolc..''
And Jacob sighed as he put on his hat
and went to seek his stepson
He found him, after some search, be-
hind the barn, sitting listlessly on an
old. overturned wagon-bed. Taking a
seat beside him, Jacob said: 'Wllere
have you hid them, Salnmie?''
The boy started up in terror, but his
stepfather laid OBTAINING hand on
his arm. ''Sit still" he said, ki,.dly
but firmly. There was silence mo-
ment, during which the strength Of
will that lay behind that detain1ng
hand was making itself felt all through
Sammie's deranged nervous system.
And when the question was repeated:
where have you hid them, Sammie Q"
the answer came in a whisper: Up in
the loft"
For some time Jacob deliberated.
Then he said: do you love Your 1noth-
er, Sammie?''
eyes, L do" came the answer, and
the boy burst into tears.
II love her, too," said Jacob. Nov
We'll see what can be done. We don't
want her to find out about this. Sam
mie''
The boy listened with bated breath.
DO you love her well enough to
promise me never to steal any more?
That is what I'm asking you. Sammie.
Do you love your mother well enough
to promise Inc, because you love her,
never to steal any more?"
Yes, Sir" he answered, respectfully.
Then said Jacob. removing his
hand from the boys arm and rising,
Il love her well enough to get you
out of this scrape. But there's ore
thing more I'd like to ask YOU. OF
course you don't love me, but do YOU
respect me enough to promise me to
quit smoking those things?''
II do" said Sammie, solemnly.
I'm not wanting to ask too much
of you," said Jacob, "but any time you
should feel it in your heart to call me
pa I'll be proud to hear you. son."
And then Jacob waTiel away.
Nobody stood bf to see the tumult
in Sammie's small mature that day. and
nobody saw his spirit burst it's bonds
and stand ready to begin larger
growth. For Jacob had gone to right
things with tles burglarized store
keeper, who was a firm friend of his.
You can keep your mouth shut, /
know" began Jacob, when the two
were alone. Now I've found out who
took those cigarettes, and Tn ready
to pay for them. Least said, soon
est mended. How much were they
;yorth to you?"
The store1keeper named a sum and
Jacob promptly paid it. 81 could have
brought them back to you," he re-
marked, ''but didn't do it because
| didn't want them to be here tempt
ing boys
For a moment his friend, the store
keeper, looked at him. Jacob he
said, with admiration, you were cut
out for father if ever man was.''
lOdCOb5 all ONcI# Ills llOmcly
visage. II kind of thought was when
] married Sammie and the three girls
he answered. modestly. ''The children
have lots of good in them, if body
knows where to find it,
And as months passed the town of
Ganabrant began to see di1nly what the
stepfather had all along seen through
his large vision.
Years went by and Sammie was out
in the world for himself doing well.
too, although Jacob, thought. with a
sigh, that he had never said sspa.''
Then Jacob fell sick. The mother.
frightened and distracted at the
thought of losing him, was Of little
use. But Sammie. in the full plenitude
Of his. small powers, stepped to the
front. Straight as a grenadier no
marched into Jacobs sick-room and,
taking his stepfather's handrcordially.
in his, he said: Don't you worry, pa.
I'm right here, and I'm going to stay
Mr.. Monasnith smiled and said,
family: II knew you would be, SON. u
4 ST never see the beaf!' declared. Mice