New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21


HCur5us. amt they" said Williams as he fol-
lightnin. But they're mazin fine things for
pets Your brother, Freddy. used to have one that
ever he'd whistle Great hand, Freddy. for pets,
plants and chameleons. and turned to him with
tender. tremulous smile her lips
to live with" she said softly. They were all nice
to me at school, but none of them belonged to me-
home vacations. 1t will be almost nke-ike Heaven
to live in the house with father and the boys.
Williams reached out and struck his horse vicious
ly. but she did not notice She looking straight
brothers her imagination picturing.
Il suppose everybody around here likes father
was an assertion rather than a question II al
eh keg 'H yon 1o to schoo pretty dy
her companion. Il knew he had a gal up North,
Booz-er-Mr. John Austin want much hand to
talk bout hisself.''
Father has done everything for rne-everythng.''
said the girl with a tender light in her big gray
eyes. He was not rich, for he once wrote that
ton, as money was hard to get But it came the
very next day. and he always sent me plenty for
wrote for never to stint myself in any thing and
that after bo b m ee ON %a With fh mo music and
drawing and other studies until ne could send me
money for trip to Europe Dear. dear father! l
hope l may be able to make it up to him some
Williams gave quick sidelong glance at the
earnest face and then gazed steadfastly at the
road ahead. He had known Booty John for eight
years and could not remember a single redeeming
feature about the man. He was erratic. shiftess
and utterly irresponsible. His life was one long
spree that reeed between absolute drunkenness
and semi-intoxication But he was good GOD, lawyer
able to pick up good deal Of money about the
this money went to the dramshops. and the sup
position made them regard the man with extreme
bovs were wholly neglected and uncared for. At
the time of the complaint Williams had regarded
his act as a benefaction the neighbOrhOOd: but
now, with his girl beside him and with the unex-
pected disclosure of a white spot in a character
t[7af OSedt O
underwent sudden change The pltlfui drunkard
his BOYS but whose better nature had planned and
provided so lavishly for the girl and her future
of her fatber's degradation. suddenly became more
Of man @ Hf that fu BooRS have
through in order to provide 19r saea ana an rc
c 5an5h nao never iS-' N'''
valise and presently called his wife aside and
the the barn to unharness his horse. But he made
much longer job of It tnan was he fance and
gazed with unobservant eyes at his fields of sweet
potatoes and pineapples, and bananas Ills "lie
Did you tell hero he asked; .,. .,.t nsr Inns
Yes" in low voice He noticed 'ha' ner ups
she's highstrang Jim an them kind don't make make
no fuss She wouldn't believe me at first an. Wnen
she did she jest turnnd W1iIe s an seemed like
never felt so sorry for anybody in all my life s1e
The two stood there nearly nall an no th re
on the opposite side of the fence Wilhams e9He
as the enthusiastic girl who had sat beside MIN an
Mrs Williams in a low voice. II told her ,twa,n,tt
fit to live in but sne Tf told tne ger we lowed on
keepn' aer spell she jest thanked me an Sn00N
When the girl came hack they were on the piazza
She went directly to MiIh onTe boneq" she asked
His times out-er77thati is. he'll come home IN
o9G nd three bex m m@eh does f he owe you?
oh. nothin-nothn' at all d, haS h Viz, e,sated
in tone that he felt could not be disregardeds d.,
wall. fifty dollars But you needn Oo'ief O'u'
payin' it. .
u cannot just present; but sverythins b must
be t ned S Sg s@e 5ns to him
And now can ne ge5 yS you and g we M live there until
ct: ITS quite long drive. said Williams rehee-
nye That viii ian do. she stood gazing out at the
ing in the trees her face white and stricken. but
What kind of employment is there here for
Williams looked dubious.
II don't reckon there's any, he answered.
centrally git men CLERKS d an here Ga6 hr
No asreea his wife; .housekeepers mostly do
The only work that's plenty an hard 1T, to git help
y yST sit job F' SCHOOL e teaehin this fan
81 must have work now Father must not ind Ind
anything against him when he comes home DO
YOU think I get washtng?'
Mrs. WilliPms looked her bankly.
ITS negroes. work. she objected -,
ITS work that / win do gladly Il can get it,
sudden passionate sob bringing the color oa s
to her cheeks. II will scrub hoors-anythine ina.
will help father little. He has been working anu
making sacrifices for years that might remain
at school, and IL never Suspected ought 20 haeS
been here watching him, and caring for him ana
the boys ~,-,,,,
1t was nearly months later before Williams
again encountered Thompson on the station piat-
form
fine darter?' Thompson asked.
williams looked up from the box he was marx
Ing. . , roh,..
That's Just what she is he said, "Boozy JONI,
fine darter. I've been round with her consider plv
lately down the prison twice to see ner paw
an took her town several times In my WASH;
Al first her paw all broke up-never wanted
her TO know how low down he was. spose tSut
she brought him round. an he can't Keep ms
ewes off her when she's nigh Soon's he's OUT
they're goin' over an take up homestead IN , 6ier
mandy County-twenty miles more rronl to ,
/ b'lieve-pn account O. his failin an reG fapn
amt much\ of man, an never can be: but I Ten EN-
Won iupressivey. lest all the man there Is IN
him that gals goin TO bring out-mark my "VruS
on that!"-(The Culver.