The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-09-14
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Continued from last week

Tic starving G0g, up Defines the
next morning, had his eye ut large
| crack in the box. watching for the boy
when he saw the yard gate of the cot
| tage open and Il woman come out
1t was very early in the morning and
| few persons We're stirring. Thin lines
| of smoke assembled from some of the
| cottages where laboring men were pre-
| pairing to 90 to their work.
The dog joyfully wagged his tail.
| The woman had plate in her hand.
She and the kind boy We're in league
to help him.
When she pulled aside the barrel, he
could have fawned on her for very
| pleasure, but a look at her face re-
strained him.
Here, brutc-eat," she commanded
slipping the food on The ashes. Then,
as he did eat. Soberly and quietly, she
commented on his appearance.
well, If you're not the uglicst and
the drtiest, If it wouldn't break Thad-
dy's heart I'd telephone to the :. +. G.
to put you out of your misery. | wish
you'd never been born"
The dogs prickcd ears gently droop-
ed, his bushy tail lowered itself apollo
geticaly, but he went on eating.
"Glutton" said the woman. That's
my breakfast and dinner-only soup
meat and bread, but still feast for Il
poor wretch who never knows what it
is to have a full meal in this land of
plenty So much for gcntecl poverty.
If I'd 90 to the poorhousc I'll live ON
the fat OF the land. Ugh, YOU beast,
You've eaten it ALL and you'll be happy
and comfortable all day, and I'll have
4 rat inside me. Now, don't You act
hungry when Thaddy comes. I'll drag
away the boards against this barrel.
and he'll think you've been out forag-
ing on the dumps You needn't look for
him yet. He sleeps like top, and he'll
not be up for two hours And you
needn't lick your lips. I'll not give YOU
drop of water He can do ii when
he comes. Still. he might forget Boys
are careless, and it's dreadful to suffer
from thirst Water is cheap I'll give
you all you want And, picking up an
empty tomato can, she went to the
| house.
Koojcmook did not altogether under
stand the affair. but he blnkcd his lit
tie. sly, kindly eyes at her, and when
she returned he drank the water until
his new friend began to make pointed
remarks.
Then he stopped "Go into your den
wolf" she said. and. throwing aside the
can, she discontcntedly made her way
to the house
Kooiemook lay down and had anoth
er sleep until three hours later, when
Thaddy came oUt Of Ne cottage with a
pile of books under lis arm.
Hist" said the boy, edg,ng along in
an apparently careless manner. Not
n word out of YOU. Stcp-ma's been
watching me like a cat Here's IA
crust of bread, the only thing could
get. What, YOU don't want it: You've
been out Of your kennel, YOU rascal,
and told you to stay in. Here's your
barrel door pushed aside. Oh. we'll. /
Nlbll N'llt IL Npll IL w IL W lN' ibrp tilNl
don't hang about the cottage gacSs
it's just as well for YOU to skirmiSh
round: then won't have to take poor
step-ma's food for YOU. Goodby. I'll
call on YOU later. Find you lie low"
And 'rhaddy went whistling away.
After dark that evening Thaddy slip
ped out to say good night to 10 picmook.
what. Not hungry YETI he said, Of
ferlns him slice of ham that he had
saved from his lunch This is fine for
me. I'll leave your barrel door open
so YOU can come out again tonight if
you like"
Koojrmook, looking gravcly at HIM,
made no explanations and Thaddy ran
happily back To the house
The next morning the strange WON
an called again upon kooiemooll and
once more presented him with II heap
ing plate of food This time she had
little milk for him that he, however,
would not drink.
Il wonder where You We're brought
up" She said, staring ut him with wide
open eyes.
Kooirmook preserved discreet 81
leucc Morning after morning the w0
man appeared at the same early hour,
and morning after morning the dog lis
tened calmly to remarks upon his ap-
pcarancc. He was Old: he was sick,
he looked like IA wolf Why didn't he
die if he were going to-
These words coming from a person
whose deeds We're SO highly t. be ap-