The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25
A Knight Who
Fought For
Lady's Smile
By ELIZABETH MCRAcKEN


HNllB knight sat Oh small lOlulhS
chair of the Kind used in some
kindergartcns The lady had, in
fact, had the chair brought up
to her room from the settlement kin.
dCrgartCn room for this very purpose.
The lady sat opposite in low rocking
chair, holding lank yellow kitten in
her lap.
The knight was young In years, but
patrlarchal In experience and point of
view. as his mother said, with pride
but fecbly echoed by the long suffer.
ing college settlement family.
HE be only twilvc, sure; but, faith,
who'd be KNOWN It? He be thot for
ward" lie was forward-prominently
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 1t was an excellent
name for him because one had contin.
ually to be wary in dealing with him.
HE Is the black sheep Of the settle
mcnt," 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-
tlnucd He leases the kindergarten
children, fights with the other boys. Is
cruel to animals. torments the girls
and wears us to shadows. He Is In two
clubs, and when they mcet-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"
1.-THE black eye would he more apt Il
namc,' one Of the residents murmured.
wary always has one"
The head resident and the other mem
bers of the family smiled pityingly and
indulgcntly when the newest, the youn-
gest, resdont-the lady-sald, "IIuve
you told him how unchivalrous all this
Isl" The lady had pale brown hair and
dreamy blue gray eyes, and her name
was Ellen-Ellcn Douglas-but her own
| family, and within week the settle
mcnt family also, called her Elaine.
"My dear" said the klndergartner,
1--WE have told him how unevcrything
else it all is, but we never happened to
remember chivalry when remembering
| Wary. The two don't combine. They
would explode with surprise IL they
were brought within speaking distance
Of each other" she explained, with n
fine disregard for mixed metaphors.
The lady was the newest and the
youngest, but her blue gray eyes were
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 invulnerable. like
Achilles"
Achilles had one vulnerable spot"
unused tho new resident. ~ shall first get
acquainted with Wary and then try chlv-
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 darby. 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 doorbe!l. His cotton shirt