New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-03

question anXlOuSlE, out Don answer
. not been satisfactory. Even when the child
WAS being put to bed she marveled at his unusual
....- and wondered if Keith knew. Don usually
=led everything to his Chum.
Keith Kennedy and Don Maddox were insep-
.-.rre The twentv-six years difference in age
-..= mere bagatelle. They never mentioned it.
Thew spent hours and hours together each day.
u.rs glnting little head about reached keIths
knees The bigger man was vassal to the fodder.
L.-s wishes always carried the day. II Don
wanted to 90 'a-fishn, they went. If he pre-
a--a6 following Keith over the links, golf was the
--lE. # ne felt Ike just sitting in the woods,
they DID so. keth's big automobile, however,
WIS The iov of Dons heart. To 60 chug-chugging
III hill and down dale was as to perfect bliss
as The bows active little mind could imagine. SO
three out OF four days they went motoring.
Keith borrowed" Don SO often that the child
-.- as much at home at the splendid house about
q. euarrer OF mile away at his grandfather
-.----v. keIth's servants were Dons lackeys.
His beautiful manners which 50 manly quickly
Won their unreasonable hearts. Any of them,
f-- srable-boy to butler, would have gone far out
-- ms vav TO have served The little gentleman,
rs they called Don. and yet one OF these Talt ntul
--es unawares had sorely wounded his tender
IT happened in this wise: John. Keith's Chi
-.-e servant, had been telling Larry the chauffeur
. secret Don was seated just outside the carriage
...-.r distinct, and 50 Don heard the secret. Mr..
Keith. he 90 velly far away soon He no more
,-e back He be mailed. Don't tell. Mr..
Keith he Kill me if anyone know he 60 way soon
So fell the blow. Keith was going away! That
... hero was marry made no impression upon
Ills mind Marriage was to Don an unknown guam
-.-- He had grasped only tins vital fact: that his
.----l was to 90 away. no more TO come back
With q great lump IN his throat, he stole softly
.-a- The servants after awhile the sturdy
hide figure cross the meadows, then climb pain
=.--r up the steep hill leading to the rectory.
Thus i came that 1t was sad-hearted little Don
.7 Law IN MS brass crib that night, watching the
.-a-s come out through the wIde-oPened windows
he wondered # his papa, who lived away up there
10 Heaven could see him God coud-God always
-.ag care of little BOYS nights. but somehow to-
-.-ht Don wanted the father whom he had never
cen 10 look down at him from behind OF those
--gh- stars His mama was very beautiful
Ike an angel Susan said. Don didn't know, be-
..-se he had never seen an angel; but his mama
-.E-r exactly 1T into his longlngs tonight. Ills
ther had been d man. ike Keith, as some day
.- was going TO be- and SO he could understand
..--er what troubled his little boy
sob. stified almost at once, broke the stiffness
--1v Keith was going away from him to stay
ever so long. perhaps never 10 come PACK! III
he darkness the sweet baby face paled unnotlced-
nd he was going soon! Who. wondered Don.
.51.ld carry him over the hard places when MS
red legs hurt. Grandpa too old, and ms
mama couldn't. she was too little Aunt Addle
rraIled with a 'cvJtch 80 so she couldn't either
Then the 'fshin "f> Never would there be any
more glorious silences upon the edge OF stream