The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-22
Hire Grass hummocks.

! wire grass hummocks.
Cur US, amt they?" said Williams, as
/ he followed her glance; jest like bits o
! rainbow strung on Hghtnin'. But they re
main fine things for pets. Your brother
/ Freddy used to have one that would
scoot from some queer hidin' place when
| ever he'd whistle. Great hand. Freddie,
| for pets
At the mention of Freddy, she lost in
! terest in the plants and chemeleons, and
turned to him with a tender, tremulous
| smile on her lips.
1t will be pleasant to have ones own
folks to live with" she said, softly.
They were all nice to me at school, but
none Of them belonged to me. l used to
get very lonesome when the girls went
home vacations. It will be almost like
like heaven TO live in the same house
with father and the boys"
Williams reached out and struck his
horse viciously. but she did not notice
She was looking straight ahead, appar-
entity at the house and father and broth
ers her Imagination was picturing.
4 suppose everybody around here likes
father; he is such a good man." she went
than question. I almost envy the boys
having lived with him so long
He kept you to school pretty Study
ventured her companion. ''Dknew he had
a gal up north. but had an idea she was
staying mong her kin. Booz-er-Mr.
John Austin want much hand to talk
'obut hisse'f."
Father has done everything for me
everything" said the girl, with ten
der light in her big gray eyes. He was
not rich. but he once wrote that ! might
have 10 wait a few days for my years
tuition. as money was hard 70 get. But
il came the very next day, and he has
always sent me plenty or books and
dresses and everything I wanted. and
that after l graduated I was on no &C
count to come home. but TO keep on with
my music and drawing and other studies
until he could send me money for trip
to Europe. Dear. dear father! I hope I
NAV be able 10 make i UP 10 him some
time
Williams gave a quick. sidelong glance
at the earnest face. and then g7zed stead
iIy at the road ahead He had known
Booty John for eieht years. and could
not remember q single redeeminE feature
about him Re was giraffe. shiftless and
utterly irresponsible His Ife was one
long Stree that reeled between absolute
drunkenness and semi-intoxicatiou. But
he was good lawyer and a dne scholar
and even in his partial sturo- was able
70 pick W 3 great deal OF money about
the courts ard IN other ways People
oil O. ~-+ 49,
5rarlshoQs and the suggestion made
h-na regard The man with extreme dis
GUS. for his n me vas mere hovel ard
his bows were wholly neglected ard un-
cared for. At the tine ~ the complaint
Williams had regarded fls ar as q he1e-
faction 70 the neighborhooG- hut NV.
with this girl besi5e HIN. and With tho
unexrecfcd disclosure or = white spe- IN
Tho character shat zas Supposed - D.
utterly black his fee ines underwent e.
sudden change The ptIful dru0kard Eh1
rad F.ern too weak IN look after hirsolf
and his hoys bur whose better nature had
-larnes ard provided 81 lz1 shlv for lhe
sirl and her future even While striving
2, s-eez her from TIE ku1vie5ee z her
fathers degradation suddenly he-sEe
--ore = r uan - hi- Fie couid Un6e--
stand the sacrifices ar4 hardships that
Booty John had gore through IN c-de-
- provide fcr such an e6acztion- Even
H.. with hS GRANGE grove ard srgck
farm. had never seit ale u - has as
r-.-1ch f7r hs Cin6y
When theT reschc3 The TAsrrr coffar-
in frost - rs grange grove. - carried
n tha trunk al presently rsI.ssg his
vsF assse ard hsr-rsa-fTv r-H,sa = wrfv-
pered explanation TksE be sent q The