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

face. He had found her sitting ON
the steps, afraid to go in where her
mother wa.
Hes done &. las ho?" asked jim
my and she could only nod. The
good luck didn't come. after al" she
Whispered with sad little smile.
Tain't too late vet" Ao sa,a
sToutly. You jos; wait. \ lie lot
can BARN I: tvp ar. KS
She sal. .,-a:n. and was cry sad.
lFe bio" L4a hesn a sevs-e uge.
! Sire co'',-3 /, t f.t. ys. a.. "a p;.ee. Sne
had tE@@@t Of this Ht,lo !5use as
nome, and lad loved il so-and now
1t was TO he taken from her. She sat
on the steps a long time, t .ling to
gam cotf"&p t. 20 in ana be cheerful
LOT her mothers saht---the 81, k moth.
| er. who needed this shelter 50 much.
During the next few days she had
/ the added grief that Jimmy. tie stead.
fast, seemed to have forsa1en her
When he looked in for moment in
the evenings he was bashful and
! constrained, and could not be pre-
| vailed upon to talk of the momentous
Question. He had abandoned his les
| sons, and said that he was too busy
10 study, when Bertha spoke of them.
he was not his Old self-there were
no more pleasant talks in the dusk
there were no more Of the dry, sober,
amusing things he used to say
speeches which made bertha laugh so
merrlty Bertha had begun repacking
the household possessions, the little
tribes that had come down from cid
days. IN the boxes in which they had
come to the little house, and the days
were speeding on to the final one
W1en the house must he given up.
1t was the last nght-the very next
day they were to leave the house
when Jimmy Knocked at the kitchen
door, and peeped in with queer
smile.
Say he said, IF you all feel this
mouse shahin' tonight, don't you he
skeered. The's goin' to be an earth.
quake here, about midnight Me an
some friends o mine has fixed it all
up And then. before they could ask
question, Jimmy's head disa ppeared,
leaving Bertha amazed and curious.
III sit up, mamma, and see what
it isl she said; and she was at the
window when a multitude OF forms,
larEe and small, began to gather
about the little house. For mo-
ment her heart sank; but all at once,
there was Jimmy peeping in at the
door again."
AS long as he wants us to move,
we're goin' to move" he said, with a
foolish tremble in his voice. Don't
you be skeered-it won't jolt much"
"Oh, Jimmy, is that what you are
doing?" cried the girl, laughing and
crying at once. Are you going to
move the house? Do you think you
CAM"
'Pshaw! Bill Stevens can move
anything!" responded Jimmy cheer
fully, and went out to help Bill Stew
ems and his band of men.
The house rose slowly from its pill
lars and settled down upon the roll
ers; and in an incredibly short time
it was going, and sweeping along
with quite miraculous speed. 1t did
not move very far-only across the
common and around the corner, to
the place where French Charleys lit
tie shop had stood last week. Indeed,
French Charley had moved his shop
farther back to give room for gar
den of flowers" as he had informed
his neighbors; and now, in this same
garden of flowers the little house was
set down.
1t was all done so quietly that even
the nearest neighbors were not aware
of any unusual noise; but as they
were departing they cheered in
whisper, every man and boy of them,
and waved their hats and caps at the
pretty face that nodded and smiled at
them from the window. THANK you
all-every one-for helping to save
our little home" she cried out to
them in her thrilling young voice;
and Jimmy stood among them and
cheered with the rest, and wiped his
eyes on the ragged old sleeve.
4<SAC Ody way HULL ui9tuA OCu
sengers informed Mr.. Willing that
there was no house on the city lot
he had proposed to sell at such
bargain: and Mr.. Willing fastened
out to the place in question. I'm
doubtedly the house had disappeared.
On the spot where it had stood
freckled boy was walking on his
hands and waving a pair of ragged
shoes in their dismayed faces, and
that was all. AS the house was gone,
or had never been, there would be
no sale, because the property, unim.
proved, was not valuable, Mr.. Willing
was informed. It was worthy of note.
too, that Mr.. Willing instituted no
search for the missing house.
can SO We see that four-leaf clover
did come in handy, after ALL" said
Jimmy, when the great lawyer had
given Bertha a most desirable posi-
ton in his Office. and when French
Charley had arranged matters so
that she could buy the lot, the pretty