Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-24
Four Leaved
Glover

iss! Miss. " DIT d MN ''''
nsed and looked back smil-
P;s was the secorc time she
the rcc~aa 3og E,ao was
t. co72n3c.
40 had looEe@ rn =
;-C such a friendly
. JOCK that She had
IKE re she was car
one rose from her one lit
n,ocn. and there he was,
gain. What a pi'5-she had
flower to give him.
10, painting and red-faced,
ont something in enc grilny
o We a four-leaf clover" he
noueh-a four-leaved clov r.
# with a little cry of de-
hat means good luck" she
ding out a hand to him.
nd it was of you, to Think Of
to me. And it comes at
God time, too-just when we
hyed into a new house-al-
own little home.
loy,s freckled face was red
Iasure. but he could do moth
grin sheepishly, for he had
trained in etiquette. She
n gone ever so long before
nv red faded from his face.
passed through many strar e,e
ces. but this was the first
had ever been noticed by a
kirl in a neat dress; a girl
set, sweet voice and kind,
Ives. And, although the girl
know it. that one little rose
|e one little rot had led the
many things.
our-leaved clover was tucked
her pocketbook during that
bsy day; but that evening as
1t back along the common the
of it was there waiting for
lie smiled at the thought of the
BE- and his gift, and almost
for the boy among the shad-
hut he was not there. He was
own back door-the door Of
le house of which she and her
had recently taken possession.
bught maybe you'd need a lit
h." he said bashfully, standing
show the heap of it he had
neat array beside the steps,
Fgenrally does when the amt
) about the house"
the girl thanked him so sweet
so sincerely that it was little
he stayed a little while, and
came many times afterwards
a little while. Bertha laugh
declared that he was the man
house, and they sat down to-
Of evenings and consulted
concerning all the daily trou-
Id the schemes for the future.
old one another all about the
90. Not that the ragged boy
lything to tell. He had just
!, Topsy-like. and no one was
sible for him. He had been
care of himself so long that
ldn't remember when he had
He had sold papers and
| shoes and held horses and
ands, and had developed by all
processes sharp wits and indie
ce. During the day he worked
n the city. At night he slept
nd OF closet which opened Off
Charles shoe shop.
Bertha had a great deal to tell.
know, Jimmy she said, "a
IS so frightened when she has
care Of herself, and of others,
lybe, and when she has little
and perhaps fails to find work.
ne first came here it was ever
before l found work, and l
ghtened half to death. But l
fortunate-so very fortunate.
a place with Mr.. Willing
good man"
boys calls OF man Willin
1t, said Jimmy with a know
n.
1 the boys are very unjust"
rtha with decision. Mr.. VIII.
been SO kind to mel think
have given up if it had not
r him. He has given me work,
l can take good care of
J, and get her the nice things
st have to eat"
she reached back and patted
n hand that lay on the arm
chair. Jimmy looked on with
He had never had his hand
ne had never possessed any
nes hand to pat. Truly, these
lived in another world.
not only that" said the girl
Ter eyes shining through the
Mr. Willing discovered that
little money left from the
a very little-and he was kind
TO tell me what to do with it.
4 it, Jimmy-this lot out here
/. but he said he would prob
We no use for it for a long
ld by that time we would be
buy it--so he advised us to
If little money and have a
put up here, and that would
use rent for us. So you see,
lse is Ours Wa ara so nro11d