Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-14

then to expect and to desire 2 r.1i-- The
! vulnerable spot of the child OF the stree IS
! is acutely responsive if one can but touch
| 1t. This girl was urconscious.y trying to
Understand Wary. and Wary happened to
need to be understood more than he need
ed to be made different. He had had so
many npnnitors--and so few friends.
why do you. W'ary?" Ellen persisted.
Wary regarded her frankly. We'll, no
body cares wot do-'less it bothers EN-.
so | jes' do wot l thinks on an have
fun.
But. Wary, that doesn't excuse you.
You ought to do right because-it is
right" Ellen said, trifle uncertainty.
Don't people care wot you do?''
| Yes" said Ellen ooh, yes. There are
people who do SO much! People who are
fond of me-"
Don't you care whether they cares?
How'd you feel If nobody cared, less 1T
bothered emp"
"Oh, Wary!" Ellen said. The tears
young-he was scarcely too large for the
kindergarten chair-but his words were
not young. Ellen did not tell him, as
some persons might have told him. that
his mother cared. The family had told
her that while Wary's mother was proud
of Wary's forwardness she was not par
ticular as to it's expression in deeds-as
81 care, Wary" Ellen said earnestly.
"I haven't known you long, but do care.
Do you think knowing it will make any
difference to you?"
81 dunno" Wary said, staring at her.
eth kinder have to git used to thinkin'
it,
Ellen looked at him in silence Then
she smiled She suddenly recollected her
announced resolution to try chivalry with
i,,,r, ,lSixy ,faS fn
blue scarf that she wore and held it out
to the boy "1n old, old days. she said.
.'when men fought they were called
knights and they didn't tease animals
and little girls, and they didn't fight for
fun"
"Wot did they fight for?"
Ellen smiled dreamily. They fought
for lady's smiles
cylinder silly of 'em,' said Wary scorn-
fully.
"Oh!" Ellen FASTENED to explain. ''They
didn't fight Just for that. They fought for
good causes-to protect weak people and
save poor people, and 1T pleased the gentle
ladies, and they smiled
"Did the knights git in much fightin' ?"
Ellen was moved to faint smile by the
knights question. mot any more than
was needed she said "And each knight
wcre-somethng belonging to the lady
who was llis-his best friend, to remind
him to do things that would be good and
kind Now, Wary. I'll be your best friend,
and YOU be my knight, and here's my
scarf. You can wear it for necktie and
it will remind you. Now. won't you? I'll
lend you some stories about the other
knights, so you can see how they did
Won't you? Just thlnk now Snail eilJoy
having knight"
Wary stared at her with wide eyes. She
was aft least different from the other peo-
pie of his experience. He took the pretty
blue silk scarf in his dirty fingers. Then
he smiled, with the mischievousness still
in his eyes. "Ill think bout it, he said
guardedly, but he allowed Ellen to tie the
scarf around under his torn collar.
"Women is queer he meditated as he
bounded down the stairs, but L wish L q
been along O them knights with piumes
an swords an fghtin' SIGH as people
liked an didn't git scandiized over
During the fortnight that Immediately
followed Wary reflected upon more than
he initiated these knights. He wore Ell
lens blue scarf; he read Ellens book OF
knichtly tales, and both scarf and BOOK
became rumpled and soiled, and still did
people get scandalized over Wary. They
had almost the usual provocatlons wary
continued to fight for other cause imam
ladys smile, and the lady was IN despair.
and the family, 1t must De coAlesseo, III
manly triumphant.
you know how much good the other
Elaines token did Lancelot," they said,
but the spirit of the twentieth century
was in this lily maid, and she sald . GU
told ME yourselves, IF at first you don,
succeed try. try again III give MN one
more day. then I'll take back my token.
elaine. fair Elaine. fly to your case
meut windowl'' ealIAd tina Lindarsartnss