The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02
THE MISSING PAGES.

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~nayc a paper slrs Some hing 70
read on the train, ma'amf-1lmes
Herald, sun. All the magazines"
Hut tho people hurried ast johns
little stand into the 81 tltion, as they
had done all the morning. only Two
papers sold, aud here was noon
prOnt cents On sunny days MS
sales were pretty brisk but u was
drir1iing. The thick air was fuli 81
falling SCOT and nobody cared 70 stop
20 buy.
NO wonder they want 70 hurry
out on this horrible place" muttered
John. looking about at the wet.
dingy houses, the pools 0t black meu
through which the horses tramped,
and c.ouds of smoke rolling through
the streets lie thought OF the sunny
farm on which be was born, AID ielt
that he never could grow used 20 THIS
pllcc. Two ccats profit Nct enough
10 bay q loaf cf bread
John thought Of his mV@her and
OF the scanx breakfast which they
had eaten toEether 10 their bare gar
ret. with is windows opening on the
soetg roofs II he c0Nid but hive
had a eoDG trade, he migh have car
red a y ,cc little treat home 20 ner.
liut thocoWd hurrie1 past aud no
sody stopped.
'Maga lne, ma'sms Something
70 read 0n"-
The lady stopped. "Ah, your
books re dirty" she said dropping
the sootY magazlIse with q shrug.
ASH be could help that hut be
began blowing agay the SCOT Ter the
twcnNeth time that day. lt was
four years since ais father died, and
be ard his mother had come down
10 town and Ia that time he bad
nothing but fght weekly agatnE SCOT
and starvation.
lie opened oac of the story Eapers
for boys These was a sea storY 90 -;
a boy goes Odliu ths drst chaTcer as
stowaway: Ia the third, 'zhe Eal
iaut lad leatrd upon the deck aud
ithclrommauds sr clasped hiu in his
armsm ca n1hc next page was an ac-
count of tey going home fren work,
who arrived Ia time 70 scale the walls
.0f burning house and rescue a child.
for which daring act he was the next
day taken into partnership ~ the
.chld's father a millionaire
.'Some fellows have such ependia
,chanres.r said Jonn laying d0Wa The
book with q sigh "N0w I've been
here for ycars. and nothing rraRd or
noble ever turns up for ne to do
buy twenty-five papers daily; sell
'rhem-if1 4 eau. On Saturdays buy
the wcoklie.. once a month, the
magazines That's the heft ~ ia
year in. gear out Huw's fellow a.
make a living al that sort - work"
An old gentleman who had missed
the ira q eauntered un and hegue
luy looking over the boys stick.
Iphn watched him anxiolslE ~
be zhould bay one Of the SIX boauo
booxse Profit on each was a quarter
of 4 dollar III he should bgy 0ne ~
these. he Wouid take home q litGe
treat t0his mother after alL
The boys .eies fairly giistene1
Ter. besides being fond OF his mOthef
be mas hunErF, and The smell 81 fried
oYsfefs and coffee from the stall near
was almost more than be could bear
nThe old gentleman took up one Of
the books John thought he was Ger
tainly golng 20 buy Que What
shou q The treat tes A hit Of fresh
mcats A mincc-pies he decided
that steak would he best
sIIa. here Is a book which ] have
wanted Tor q long time said the
gentleman. whats the price of
this mY boy?e
Those arc one dollar each. SIR"
"Ill take this No you needn't
wrap it up IIlread ltin the train. "
lie laid down a bright new dollar
John could almost smell .the deli
tious steak. and he Thought % his
mothers thin, starved face They
had not tasted meat Tor days, Tut
a glance at the book. as the gentle
man dropped 10 into his satchel, caused
him 10 say family.
.Stop sir. I did not see which one
you had taken. That is an imperfect
copy There are four leaves missing
in the middle.
Too lad'-throwiug IL down.
The money. please
"Wiil none u the Others su. p" said
John.
"No. have wanted this book for
some time
you can have il Tor half.price. .
said John eagerly
"a don't want a mutilated copy
at all
John handed him back the money;
aud closing his satcheL the man
walked on a few steps and sat down
10 an open doorway 10 wait Tor bis
train. he vas q ruddy fat old gen.