The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-24

through some desolate street in the west
end. He was hungry mamie said it.
He felt weak-which was not surprising.
taking into consideration the fact that he
had eaten nothing for the preceding two
days. So Dick aching with hunger,
drenched with rain. and longing for to-
bacco, leaned against q pillar and looked
at the shining pavement until it flew up
to meet him as he tainted.
Now in the natural shaping Of human
destinies it should have been a police
man to discover and straishtway haul
him to the nearest station as q certain
drunk" to spend the night in a nice
clean, airy cell. where he could come to no
harm whatever. Fate, however, again
looked into the matter, SO that q footman-
less hooded carriage slid to standstill
opposite Dick and the woman alighted
The brilliant carriage lights glared into
Dicks white face as he lay on his Shout
der, and the woman recognized him at
once with little cry Of pity. He awole
to the suave, professional voice Of
a man who was saying, mo danger at all
my dear madam-not the slightest. Give
him plenty of nourishing food-beef tea,
chicken. and SO on. Er-has neglected
himself. Quite well in day or so.'' Fol-
lowed by a rustic of papers and Dick roll
moved he heard a swish Of drapery and
the door closed, leaving him alone with
the doctor, who, by the way, was a very
great and famous man. Dick knew as
by instinct that he was in 1uxurious1y
clean bed in a 1uxuriously clean room,
but he was woefully tired, and even as
the very great and famous doctor opened
his lips to speak turned round again and
went quietly to sleep. The very great and
famous doctor chuckled q deep and art
full chuckle.
Glover. my boy-in clover at last She
needs no instructions about feeding you
and someone should thank God that she's
a widow. You are a good looking boy,
too''-he bent over the bed-"and think
I can put a name to you-Dickie. What a
proud little devil you are. If you had only
limited that you were spent out to me!
What would your poor old dad say If he
were alive now, Ell. Dick? Your poor old
dad. my dear old friend. There. young
fools will be young fools" The very great
and famous doctor actually smiled a. he
went out.
Dick awoke in an hour. despite his pre-
vious WEAKNESS, savagely hungry. He saw
on a little table at his bedside some soup
chicken soup. It looked like very nice
chicken soup, and so he assimilated 1t. and
trim maid servant entered with more
solid food. So. for the better part of an
hour until he nearly became ashamed to
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There were razors on the little table
when he woke and q bell, which he touch
ed. because it was beginning to dawn
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mere Ii tne pathroom ne asked INC
maid. She told him. GOOD! Oh good''
He literally ran to the water. Then he
shaved and regarded his reflection in the
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CIGARS
Someone" he said aloud. has consid-
cred me. This Is the miracle. They will
go to the Kingdom of Heaven He
smoked silently then. thinking of two eyes
that were full Of regret. The door opened
softly and the woman entered
.You?" gasped Dick, leapins to hts feet.
Even I. You-gave me this Sne held