The Globe-republican., 1904-04-21


cles. There was even face missing
from the group clustered about the
earnest little teacher with the pretty
gray eyes, whose class was the most
popular in the school. The earnest
little teacher quickly singled out one
of the plgtailed German maldens from
the admiring dozen before her.
"How is this, Lizzie? Elsie is not
here to-day"
"My sister could not come teacher,
SEe haf no penny" responded the
pudgy faced Lizzie with Teutonic can-
dor.
"Why, my dear, that is no reason.
We want Elsie much more than the
penny"
"But. teacher, she haf her arm
twisted an she did cry. My brother
Yakie, he did twist her arm and take
her penny and then encouraged by
the shocked look on her teachers face,
Lizzie became ioQuaclous. "That Yakle
was 50 bad. He would take my penny
of me, too, but l did run. An he takes
money from little Yonnies bank an
even ten cents what my sister did earn,
AM he loafs by saloons, an efery night
my mudder does cry cause he was so
sassy"
When Sunday-school was dismissed
the carnest little teacher laid a detain-
Ing hand on the arm Of the superln'
tendent.
Something must be DONE" she be-
gan about Jake BOldter."
"Jakie Boldter? repeated the super
intcnlcnt. "Not one of our 'bolters, Is
hep
But the teachers expression was
more serious than ever. "No," she con-
tinued, "he is just the brother of two
Of my little glrls-a rough, bullying
boy of sixteen, who won't work and is
trying to earn the name of toughest
boy in the ncighborhood. If he only
had a father! But the mother is 4
widow and a weak, helpless sort Of
person, though very industrious and
deserving. And they are poor have
been to see them and talked with the
boy. don't think he Is vicious, but he
goes in bad company, and his great
ambition is to be a fighter But |
can't have him abusing those little
girls. Something must be done" And
after a pause for breath, she told him
about the twisted arm,
The superintendent was an energetic
young man with keen blue eyes and a
square, determined face. The Boldter
case appealed to him. He gave a
glance of assurance into the anxious
gray eyes.
Give me the address," ho said. I'D
like to meet Jacob"
The superintendent was a man Of
action and a few minutes later was as
cending the stairs TO the Boldter apart
ment in a nearby tenement. But he
was disappointed in his expectation of
seeing the recreant YOUTH for jake
was ION the street" as the overwOrkcd
mother explained. There were four
others at home, however, ready to con.
firm the little teachers report and the
young man went straight to the point,
urging the woman to let outsiders take
a hand in the reformation of her boy.
If she would enter complaint, he
would see that the Ind got nothing
worse than a taste Of the juvenile
court and a term of probation that
might be Of lasting benefit 10 him.
But the poor woman was ignorant
and suspicious. Her jake might be
sent away from her to some reforma.
tory Or perhaps locked up in the work.
house. She needed his help. No, he
wasn't much help, but some day he
would "get a chob dot he likes. lie
vas good boy NIT dose machines but
de foreman vas pooty cross nit Jake.
lIc did always haf words NIT dose fore
mans und den he quits work already.
but Jakie vas not SO bad as some bows
oh, no.
A towheadod urclln in the hack
Ground taking courage from his moth.
er's defense of the black sheen smoke
I'D with evident pride: sour Jakle
can fight. He's awful strong. He's
going 10 be a prize fighter!
And one Of the maidens anxious TO
add her mite to the family honors,
piped in: ayes. Jakie can do ND peo.
ples. He said if dose Sunday.school
pcople come here he would t'row dem
out vet"
The mother scowlod, but quite I'm.
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