The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-31

tight arm. though he continued.
Siancing at the injured member dang
ing helEieslsly at his this-'un's
al right yeti" and as he spoke he
ierked from the mans assistance.
wheeled round. and an instant later.
as a buggy spoke went HURTING
through the air. he slapped the bewil-
dered face of Billy with his open hand.
Dam cowsrdi" he said
Then the man caught him and drew
him back and the crowd closed in be-
tween the combatants, following. as the
boy with the broken arm was hurried
| down street to the doctors Office, where
the door was Immediately closed On
| the rabble and all the mystery within
mot an utter mystery, either. for
! three or four enterpriSing and saga
| cious boys slipped off from the crowd
| That thronged in front. and, climbing
| by roundabout way and over a high
| board fence into the back yard. Sc
| CretIy posted themselves at the blinded
window in the rear of the little one
roomed Office and breathlessly awaited
| adVices from within.
They got him laid out on the set
| tee" whispered a venturous boy. who
/ had leaned q board against the win
| dow sill and climbed into position
! commanding the enviable advantage OF
| a broken window-pane. 81 kin see him
]
| still"
They got his coat off, and his sleeve
! rolled up" whispered the boy, in con-
! tinuation-"and the doctors a-givin
him some medicine in a tumbler. Now
| he's pufliH his arm Gee-mun-nee!
1 kin hear the bones crunch%
"Hain't he a-cryin p queried a milk
faced boy, with very large blue eyes
and fine white hair. and grieved ex-
preston as he spoke-"Hain't he
a-cryin'2"
wei. he hain't," said the boy In
the window. with unconscious admira-
ton. Listen,
Il heerd him thist tell 'em at it
wasn't the first time his arm was broke
Now keep still,'' and the boy in the
window again bent his ear to the bro
ken pane
He says both his arms's ben
broke" continued the boy in the win
dow-'-says this-'un ats broke now's
ben broke two times fore this time"
Dog gone! hain't he a funny fell
ler," said the milk-faced boy, with his
big eyes lifted wistfully to the boy in
the window.
HE saws onc't his pap broke his arm
wen he was whippin' him." whispered
the boy in the window.
BET his pas wicked mani" said
the niIk-faced boy. in a dreamy. spec
ulative way-"s'pect he's a drunkard.
er somepin'l'
Keep stilI," said the boy at the
window: they're tryin' to git him to
tell his pap's name and his, and he
won't do it. cause he says his pap
comes and steals him ever time he
finds out where he is"
The milk-fsced boy drew a long,
ousvering breath and gazed suspicious
" round the high board fence Of the
enclosure
He SAYS his pap used to keep lib
! ertv stable in Zeeny--in Ohio somers-
hut he daren't stay round there no
more. cause he broke up there. and
had to skedaddle er they'd clean him
ont He SAYS he hsin't got no mother
ner no brothers. ner no sisters, neT nc
1 nothiu'-on'y." the boy in the window
] added. with very dry and painful
swallow. che SAYS he hain't got nothin
on'y thist the clothes on his back,
yves. and 1 bet" broke in the milk
faced boy. abruptly. with his thin lips
compressed. and his big eyes hXed or
space--''yes. and bet he KIN Hex bli
Kinney. eff his arm is broke!
Al this tuncture some one INSIDE
/ coming 10 raise the window. the boy
at the broken pane leaped to the
ground. and. flocking at his heels, his
/ frightened comrades bobhed one by one
over the horizon of the high fence and
were gone in an instant
SO it was that the hero of this sketcf
came to be known as The Boy From
Zeeny."
The Boy from zeeny. though cyl
IDENTIFY predispoSed to novel and disas
irons happenings. for once. at least
mad come upon a streak of better for
tune. for the doctor. il appeared. had
somewav taken a fancy TO him. an'
had offered him an asylum at his owl
home and hearth-the compensation
stipulated. and suggested by the DO!
himself. being conscientious ana en-
Gent service in the Doctors stable
Even with his broken arm splinted an'
bandased and supported in sling
the Bow from Zeeny could he dali!
! seen Ioping the doctors spirited hors
M the back alley from the stable t
the Office with the utter confidence
and careless grace of Bedouin- When
at last. the injured arm vas who'll,
well again. the daring featS of horse
, ,,ansl7ir of which the boy was capa
HE were listened to with increduft,
nv the good boys of the villag
school. who never played hockey" OF
tlous summer afternoons. and, in con
sequence. never had a chance OF Wit
Messing The Boy from Zeeny looping VI
TO the "swimmin' he+e, mile iron
town. barebacked. with nothing but
haIter. and his face turned toward tn
j, horses tail. In fact, The Boy IRON
, Zeeny displayed such versatility o
: ! ACCOMPLISHMENTS. and those. too. Of
: character BUT family represented il
the average boy of the country town
that. for all the admiration their pos
; SCISSOR evoked. an equal envy wa
: aroused in many a youthful breast
? The boys in this towns down OF
: you!" said a cross-eyed. freckle-face'
: boy. one day. to The Boy from zeeny