The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-14
REPENTANCE OF SKUBBY

For the Sunday;qsagIe.
Snubby butto,sed his coat tight and
turned up his collar as ne came out from
the warm Office Into me chill Of the Feb
ruary afternoon Then feeling IN his
pocket 10 see IL the letter was safe he
started off rita brisk pace toward the
goal OF his desifes-N Miss Florence g.
Never did veIyet -ci,d harp-piaylug page
of days Of yore worship his sovereign
lady more rcverentlv than did this fat
nosed frrckIe-faced lad of ten adore hi -
Florence
To her he owed hts pres mt position as
crrand boy with its muuiacent compen-
satior of three doill rs weekly, to Der was
due his housing with a k.ncly oid ia3y.
ia place Of News Boys Rest" or the
cheerIess corner a. empty dr. goods
box Life had frightened Tor Suubhy
since fate had led him into Ms Flor
cnce's path Cariug her spasmodic attack
Of sluru-fever and lie was o1c-perhapT
the oniy--rcmainiag trace ~ her influence
upon the tenement district
True Il was SIR Earr~s who employed
him bat the place was due % Hizs Flor
cnce who asked her old friend q End a
position FOR The boz ga the large Office
AID 10 Vas from Mr Eanes-the note he
wac carrying in his pocket. Tie had car
ried many notes o. Mis- Florence and
was amply rewarded when he received a
smile and kind word from hrr at ore y
her rare visits 20 the Office O. see NJ
Eames upon pressing matters which were
Even This tslesman. however. cid rot
prevent The spirit - the yOunE animal
talent in every boz. from rising 90 might
vheu "a 8lrtv-faced urcHl1 sa5deriy trip
pei 4ni threw him down on the bard
sI1ewaik NO cop vaH in sight auf
snubby termed upon his toruretaT DO
rage
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sat zsu, 8lrt. ioo"-aud ihe aEht va
on
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uvol bis e1amg but his peri9d - ert.ifa-
tioa uas short for there l7 the art he
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n
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