The St. Mary banner., 1906-08-04

Very We'll Tom Folks may call
n" .iagy r.1lae don't throw my
money ropnd. but you'll lind I'm a
square dealer.
All right Aunt Sophronia. III stop
IN Ga my way to the dtpDt.'
Tom Edison felt sorry for the lone
ly wonan. He WIS g'&d u do some
thinking Of making a Visit to the city.
He cOllli get away from the factory
lor a laW days a Wen aS NOT. 1t
might he like lcohin9 Tor needle in
z hayslack to find this wayWarl "irl,
and then again it mi&ht not He Re-
mcmbered being i. ~" city several
years heiore ANA suddenly running
&gainSt Ezra Crane hom II" hadn't
.aeE ~" a half DO II wears and yet
arlp III The midst oi HIS gi.y Of Il half
million people Era WaS one of the
l!rst men he mot II" hoped it would
be The same WY With the girl 5linnia.
When he stepped from the train he
had his eyes wide open. but no Minnie
met his gaze Nor .ii,i any one else
he misht have recognized. No. the
throngs on the sidewalks were made
up OF strangers who were quite OBJ
liviOus 10 his existence
lie sought out the boarding house
JudsOn Hunt had recommended to
him. and engaged a room and put away
his vallse and started forth again.
And almost the second step he took
he met Arnold Bailey. He knew Ar
mold 1t the first glance and Arnold
knew him.
"Arnold."
Tom"
Their hands net IN firm grasp
You old Reuben" cried Arnold as
he held Tom at a distance, what are
YOU doing hereo'
"icu CID swindler." cried Tom, who
are you doing here?"
Then they shook hands again.
Its good to see you, Tom. cried
Arnold; how are all the folks and
the old town and the old maids"
The old maids are all asking after
YOU" laughed Tom still living By
Your wits?"
largely" Arnold responded.
When are you coming lack to
Grin5ton. ArnUld?"
Never. my boy. AT least not until
come back in my private car and
have enough money TO buy up the old
kenosha house and give the town q
library or something else with my
full name on it. But you haven't told
me why you are here?"
Been thinking about coming up for
long time" Tom replied Can't
stay but day or two. That's as long
as the factory wants to spare me. You
are pretty well dressed. Arnold Still
i'll the show busineSs?'
After a fashion, Arnold replied.
Clothes are all paid for, TOO. | sup
pose Grinston thinks I'm down in the
gutter somewhere
Guess not, Arnold We all know
,ou've got wits enough 10 keep Your
mead above water"
Light headed. eh?"
"Of course there are a few Grin
ston people who still think that you
Will come to no good end"
"Oh. | was told that a good many
tines
Yes. and that's why nobody was
surprised when you ran away with
the circus"
We'll. | didn't regret it, Tom. I'm
doing pretty we'll for a good -for-noth-
ing. I'm out of debt. ! don't drink,
| don't gamble. and I've got good pros
poets and tidy sum in the bank You
tell them that when you go back to
Grinston'
That's what Ill do. Arnold You
can count on that I've always stood
UP for YOU
Arnold laughed.
DO you remember the fight we had
after the game with the OwegO nine?"
Sure They left their umpire at
home the next time they came"
Wasn't he the robber? Say, and
do you remember the day old Bagster
treed us in his apple orchard?"
Yes, yes
of course you do. What mouth
that dog Of his had! And Tom, don't
suppose you recall the afternoon you
pushed me into the mill pond?"
Yes, l do And you chased me half
mile