New-York tribune., 1905-02-13
GlosS-EYed Bill.
BY LLOYD OsB0URNE.
IN TWO PARTs-PART I.

is. II you want to get anywhere have Pa In rns
pocket. politicians say
he inquired An FsSElishna1 ike myself gentle
TaI.-though he fills. l understand. rather sub
"oh. yes. she said: only hs's mostly called BIZ.
you you know should say ne is here very mucn
His real name is William Charles Hepwrrt St
We'll. all he's got left of that is his eyeglass"
she saiG; That's why the boys called him Glass
II took the Captain little time to get over the
II have particular reason to know all about
such reason might be friendly unfriendly.'
NV dear g9aa ad snf2Rs ne t9 e4camed ai1 sda wouldn't
NAYS n.tye you think for a moment that my interest
you to believe that. II would be premature
Besides It is @ nos Is s though S n' ala not Know @ % 5h
S, oIe miserable story o. MS decline and virtual
details All ask OF you IS 20 M IN 'ne
She gave him very searching look. The CAPITA =
ms straisht honest gaze reassured her Sons-hIng
You must be related to him she said
THAT : NJ I'm an neIe; ~ returlled ssLseS-
When he hrst blew in here" said the girl. ''he
ever saw. An Sue gave him something to eat on
the doorstep-tAh Sue has heart ike melted but
through the kitchen and saw him there, Do you
in his eye and speaking with his mouth fun OF
chicken tomale: Said he understood now why pigs
suppose he'd have gone away, and that would have
@ 1en & bae enq & OF 9i But couldn't reSst = nan
he evidently the real thing-so handsome
sEe% snon in his terrible eo'he'-a gentleman you
The Captain wriggIed nervously. on his chair
with an Interest not lntouched with shane Had
Helen needed auv reinsurance as to his concern
in Bill, the expression Of his face would have been
We knew he was in very low water" he
said We knew he had parted from nearly an IN, tns
caste. and sunk lower and lower in The Western
Aver9us-but We never dreamed he had been re-
'The chicken of charity" said the girl filing IN
Il would can IT rather the .husks OF the ProdigaI
sS,G SaG tbs the sls spTa1n s asked
NO. no" returned the. Captain. only what you
''Bil didn't have any friends. she said. bitter
" Only an aunt. that's all Except for her ,i1s hs
have walked round the block TO help him
Gagt2 Ha he l0o sas dsEsss T %sa
OF course. the trouble with Bill was that he
''Oh, he aid everything assented the Captain.
Hes on the water wagon now" she remarked:
been there for year and half Is going TO stay.
Water wagOD?- Incurred the Captain rs that
"I mean have reformed him." she explained 7
guess you wouldn't know Bill now. He has monsy
The Captain looked more depressed than ever
.I suppose we ought all 70 thank YOU. he said
'I don't want you to think Just little angel
ike s %sa a lan-sprinsf In ri sr s6TinEnF I'm quit.
lever in letting people mind their own business
But you see in this case. Bill brought IL on his own
head -
That's where he usually brought things said
the Captain. often pretty hard. toOl
ne never was a nipping kind OF man, thank
goodness she said. but he used % go on on what
Pa called a biennial bust He had been here i've
months and perfect pattern before we got on 20
it. Pa at last made him the DagO foreman. you
know. and really beginning to think We
had found long lost child He was always 50
| polite you know, and hard working and reliable:
and Just snuggled into the place like dog that
followed YOU home Pa said IL was all too good 70
be true: and I guess Pa was right, Tor one not
/ SUNDAY afternoon came running IN 70 say
/ that Bill was fighting drunk and was waltzlng
around the ward with a pistol to shoot Mr. Jackson
| with (our chemist. you know. and expert wine
/ makerl. and that he drawing beads on any
/ body that tried stop him Even while he was
talking we heard bang. hang. bangl out there. and
/ Mr.. Jackson came peltng in like jack rabbit
/ NOT a bit hurt. you know. but Ike person on a
| sinking ship wanting 10 catch the last ooat; l
started upStairs get under the bed, but hadn Z
/ GOT up a step before I Pa reaching for MS
/ Winchester and pfnnng his deputy sheriff badge on
/ the IaDel of his knew that was the end or
/ FRIV nd I came couldn't bear to nave
him kiIIed-he was big and splendid 10 be shot
/ down like a dog: and anyway, had never liked
/ Jackson since he had tried 10 kiss me once at a
\ dance-and so I just ran out TO see II something
/ couldn't be done
(To be COntinUedD