The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-09-07

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head. 80 '''o'" !"
Don't ask me-" he remarked hrol
eniy az he ate the Ice from the BOZ
, Voin OF tall cool glass. "the NOV,
lnehts OF Paxley. and OF young lame
ohesterley Braden are quite beyon
Z my authority But tell you what.
ana she doctor rose and stared acros
.ne liable at the rest impressiyely
: fax knows what he's about. Don
. NEEDLE And he stalked away.
When Paxley came back, Il was cas-
10 see that the vacation had done hin
moi the least particle Of good. II,
: was not only tired he was thin, ant
there was something fierce. and We
pitiful about his eyes. The boys got
over joking with him as they hat
done, and nobody spoke OF his private
ahalrs. especially after little Cummlns
suggested that It was time the great
and only James chesterley. Braden
should be put on exhibition.
Paxley glared at him 80 darkly. and
turned the subject in such a queer,
unhappy sort Of way, that after that
nobody mentioned the child again.
III Paxley himself began TO do 1t
II was after Jenkins had been tell
ing OF some OF the funny sayings OF
his little brood.
Jim gets Of, good thing OCCASION
ally now he's beginning to talk" said
FaNley, and every one felt better. II
was so unusual not 10 be able TO talk
about anything and everything with
PaSley.
The next day be had some bright
saying 10 retail. that made the boys
laugh heartily and honestly-not the
conventional giggle that is generally
reserved for such accounts OF Juvenile
wit.
Pa1ley smiled In fact. Haines still
resentful, asserted that he smirked
Ike self-satsned woman. But
things were easier al any rate. and
from that time on. Paxley talked OF
the boy freely, and told store Of
funny things that became famous
throughout the ofice.
The respect for "Paxley's kid" grew
That be WAS an exceptionally bright
and clever little fellow everybody adj
mitted, and Cummlns. who went out
with Pax and the doctor one Sunday
night and saw the boy in his crib. gave
an enthusiastic account Of his beauty
The crash came one stormy Deem
Der night when PaSley had been a pa,
rentin-law as the boys expressed IL
Tor about year
a number Of his friends. Halnes
one or two more from the office. and |
others who we're members OF his club
We're gathered again In the library as
they had been the summer before.
A. usual liaines started the CONVEX.
satlon "PaSleys clean dany over
that hid Of his. isn't he? Can't hire
him 10 go out this winter. and he's
thin a. a wire fence"
The others grunted. Then little
Cnmmins rather red and altogether
embarrassed. spoke.
Well" sputtcred CummIns won
know that story he told about the
boys asking II the clouds we're Gods
dust cloths9"
There was grunt OF assent. Too
precoeious too precocious by far
Jenkins who had got a night
m aud was enjoying the society Of
ldulis unmiSed with children.
! don't know about that" went on
'ummlns for don't know ANYTHING
about children but do know that
hats an old story read It myself
n magazine last night, And the
magazine was dated more than a year
.go. a
There was an odd. strained silence 4
Yes" said another man. "I-I've {
ad my suspicious myself. told two 1
E three OF Paxs stories AT dinner
OF long ago, and the people Just
owled-said they were every one OF a
hem gray-bearded with age" e
I've done that, too" remarked f
lanes, but thought maybe two Kids 81
ould say the same funny things &
iey're capable of anything. you
now"
The doctor rose and walked undecid. Of
lily up and down the room n few
mes.
Then he stopped by the table. lean. q
* forward, with his long fingers
sting lightly on the polished wood
Boys" he said, and there was some
Ing solemn in his voice which made
e others lay down their cigars and q
ok expectAntly at him Boys. am ~
ing to do something I've never done " "
fore-rm going TO betray the conf o'
nee Of a friend"
The men sat very silent, gazing nm
him. Wv
III you would stop and think" tho ~
ctor went on slowly. as though
DOSING his words, u would not have -,
tell. You would understand. put w.
II have not seen, and you must-for
ar own good. and Paxleys-and IT. 81,
Jims DO you remember when no 81,
W at Haines when he said. jokinply
didn't think much OF the boy9 The NJ,
'ange trip TO New York? The anxI. mr.
7 and the sorrow In his face for a.
lnths now And these stolen sto. mi
's' For they are stolen, every one -
Is stolen them for Jim. He's been 60