The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-08


But her, motberiy heaFt went out ic7
Alice, so different from her OWN dirty
faced. sturdy legged hreoQ' esd i was
FOR Ances sake that She had agreed
TO cook the dinner Alice ease valiant
assistance, and promptly a one
o'clock the beautifully -browAed bird
was brought to their little table
If Jim had any prenonitions q his
apidlv-aBnroaching finish he was too
hapDy 10 give fhem more than q pass
ing thought He was ia his gagest
mood. He told Alice stories Of the
sea, and described royal dinners in
foreign lands When they had eaten
ali they could, Alice slipped down from
her chair and climbed up in his lap
saving, "Now, Tell me a really fairy
story, papa. And Jim began slowly
"Once upon p time there WAS q great
big giant
Heavy footsteps sounded in tie han
TIE door opened Suddenly aud
broad shouIdered man Woarlng q black
hat and Overcoat entered the room.
With a cry OF alarm, the picture OF
the giant fresh in her childish imagl-
nation, Alice slid 10 tue floor and took
refuge behind her father. But Jim
leaped 10 his feet with staring eyes
and face MS white as a sheet Ihe
visitor looked at him euri0usly,
aHelio, Limpy It's you is itfn
Jim had but one thOugbt-that Alice
must not know. Into this crisis of his
life came his old-time, splendid nerve
He extended his hand and the color
swept back into his thin face "Glad
to see you, Gap, You're Just ~ time
for dinner Too iatc for the blessing
but theres plenty q yILhes ~
down ana mays pAsI -URHEN s1u
We're sum IN a0lh 49,
1hefe was 2 lhVte dppVo5 ~ 9. -
eyes mat went w tAs ueteSti*S
heart. ne loon on MS uat anu 9"'
down by the laole' or
Oh I've been Liele lor 4 AN, S..i NJ
Two, ne stlid caIeiessit, sliili'Hs az, -
Alice. ~ ~ on me lotee- lli''lii.eio ,,Ts
man. Dl sl eAi,gct M ,,,,f bs''
though Ihe4' NitH lleaisili5 ,,l ~.
SIS, 10 h9hAey puslii''s, t *. H.,
up n VOL 9a5t }op NV ais
had measnfeA Wltn Als ss ,, h5s
lance 70 tae cool s.li lI5i M ~ vent
chances " sl ilo 'is ok Iost
on. heHlliitis AiT e M ,5f,l,t5a,ia
eoupIe OF %esliS DaeA - 49, 81
Fretty near plohe iily 49, .,.. ils'''i 4 '7'
Jim gave long sigh Aes, ,ns J's
was UP. DIS man kheW nm my !
book. rms man fttn ililn NV .7i1is
sing years belore' lhis IMAM vas H's
Nemesis.
They understood each other now
and for the time restraint was at an
end The captain made himself MOST
agreeable lie hada pleasant race
with deep-set twinkllng eyes, ana me
heartiest laugh Ahce>had ever heara.
She thought him almost as NICE ny
her papa. He sampled the turkey anu
the eranberries and tipping PACK lis
chair crunehed a long stick 81 celery
in his strong, white TEEN, talsiis
briefly to lin IN words Aiiee eoula
not understand.
"Fine turk, Jim, but I'M uuiueky
pinch, Just happened ! was 10 the
store getting one for myself. Flped
your lay, aud would have landed il
hadn't slipped on the ice. Never
thought az old Limpy Wilson ttll
saw that trail in the snow Good Gov
er you've got, but the old lady put me
wise Unlucky leg, that. Jim,
Presently the captain rose. 70 uess
we'd better get along, Jim. ne silld
briefly.
III put vi MS VA ttANt 4tttN
turned to Alice with a wistful smile.
''Tve got TO go out for q while, little
sweetheart His voice trembled but
Alice did not notice il. 1.-THE captain
has come to offer Inc a ioh--a inc
place that viii fix Us up alright III
BIZ back soon A desperate hope was
in his mind. lie gave it voice as they
reached the street Cap" be said
pleadingly. "wait a few days I'll I can
place the little GIRL She's an alone,
can put her somewhere SO she'll be
taken care Of and won't know For
Gods sake, Cap, help me out she
thinks her daddy's straight as a
string
The captains eyes were full Of pity
"No friends be asked,
moi one, except old Mrs. Jan and
she's got seven Of her own"
Its n tough proposition, dim. lie
was silent for some time lis hand
was ON Jim's shoulder the slack Of
the coat in his trm grfp'
"Tell you what III DO, Jim, You
can take your choice Ili give you a
year to brace up, and you can stay
right here and keep tie KID That's
one side: here's the other There q
five thousand dollars for me when !
deliver you over TO New York head
quarters lll take the kld ana give
her home, and use the money TOT
her education, My wife would treat
her like daughter Well tell her