The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-05-11


n chair OF tie Kind used in some
B kindOrgIrtcIS. The lady had. in
fact, had the chair brought up
to her room from the settlement kin
1 dergarteu room for this very purpose
The lady sat opposite in low rocking
, chair. holding lauk yellow kitten in
her hap
The knight was young in years, but
patriarchdl in experience and point of
view, as his mother said, with pride
but feebly echoed by the long suffer
ing college settlement family.
He be only twilve, sure; but, faith,
who'd he KNOWN it? He be thot for
ward!' He was forward-prominen
forward, distinctly forward, constantly
forward
The name of the knight was Warren
Flanagan. but he was commonly known
as Wary, and one of the younger resi-
dents of the settlement once almost
shattered the dignity of the institution
by declaring that it was an excellent
/ name for him because one had contin-
ually to lie wary in dealing with him.
He is the black sheep of the settle
ment." the head resident explained to
the lady the day of her arrival when
she had asked, in that ignorance which
is bliss, who is that interesting look
ing boy with ragged clothes and search
ing blue eyes?' The head resident con
tinued: He leases the kindergarten
children, fights with the other boys, is
cruel to animals, tCrmentS the girls
and wears us to shadows. He is in two
clubs, ana when they meet-well, life
becomes strenuous. We don't like to
/ eXpel Wary The settlement is for the
benefit of just such boys. We try to
help him. to refine him, to make him
different. but he is the black sheep of
the settlement"
THE black eye would be more apt Il
name" one of the residents murmured.
Wary always has one
The head resident and the other mem
bcrs of the family smiled pityingly and
indulgently when the newest the youn-
gest, resident-the lady-said. Have
you told him how mchivalrous all this
is?' The lady had pale brown hair and
dreamy blue gray eyes, and her name
was EIlen-Ellen DouGlas-but her own
| family, and within week the settle
ment family also called her Elaine.
My dear" said the Kindergarten.
eve have told him how uneyerything
else it all is, but we never happened to
remember chivalry when remembering
Wary. The two don't combine They
would explode with surprise if they
We're brought within speaking distance
Of each other she explained, with
fine disregard for mixed metaphors.
The lady was the newest ana the
Youngest, but her blue gray eyes We're
not altogether dreamy, and she was Of
the clan of Douglas
Then. if you've tried everything else,
I shall try chivalry," she said.
IF at first YOU don't succeed. try, try
again. laughed the family. Try any
thing YOU like" they said "You won't
touch Wary. He IS invulncrable like
Achilles"
Achilles had one vulnerable spot"
unused the new resident. Il shall first get
acquainted with Wary and then try chiv-
airy" She announced this double inten-
ton TO the family. They again smiled
pityingly.
"Oh. you'll get acquainted with Wary
soon enough" they said darkly. The new
resident did. The day after her arrival
| as she emerged from the house with list
of names, the owners of which she was
commissioned to invite to the next moth
ers' meeting, she met Wary in the act of
ringing the doorbell. His cotton shirt