Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-11-09
THE PRICE.
By CATHERINE CARR
Copyright. 1906, by Daily Story Pub co..

and down the walk With q brisk step
and sprlghtly manner. They were at
marked variance with his appearance.
He was a tall husk Of a man, dried
and yellow; his dark eyes burning In
cHdhverous holows his gray beard
hanging untrimmed and stained with
tobacco Juice. Also his clothes were
the last word OF shabbiness. His
linen was soiled and frayed; pins
werG substituted for buttons In many
places, and of his vest It was the town
Jest hat he boiled II once a week to
make soup. Yet he wore, withal, an
air o. dignity which made the tale
OF blood convincing.
He paused at the broken.hinged gate
and glanced back. He did not look
upon view OF thrift. The house
stood Reatherbeaten, lacking In many
window panes and shingles; and the
gallery post that bore the sign DR.
Henry La Tour" sagged perilously
The line Of neglected pines which led
from the gate made an avenue OF
gloom, and from fence to fence the
yard was a tangle of underground and
weed. Further the walk itself was
an assembly Of pitfalls, The doctors
dsapproval was obvious.
Tut, tut" he told himself, this
will never do. It certainly is surprls'
In how one neglects things when
they're ousy. All must look aftah
havin' repairs made at once"
The grounds must be cleared and
some roses planted. There had used
to be roses, red ones and yellow, along
the south wall. Where had they gone,
and when? Sure It was that u doctor
was n slave to the people not even
to have them to notice that the rose
bushes hu died. Still It was grand
profession none more so.
A wing on the east side for ante
| room and office commended Itself to
him. II would save so much passing
through the main portion Of the house
And then painting and papering would
have to be done White with green
blinds was to his taste, but the new
houses seemed to argue this old.fash'
Toned Yellow with brown trimmings,
or two shades Of green, would, he sup
posed, be more up.to.date.
Yet, after all, would It not be better
to take offices in some building down
town? That seemed the correct thing
nowadays, and one really should
move with the procession.
lie began, straightway, the readJust'
ment OF his plans and, though they
we're absorbing, he greeted each IA.
miliar face he met with urbane court.
esy, sweeping his old SLOUGH hat deep.
~. after the fashion OF his youth,
when he saluted feminine outlines.
They were mighty nice people
these lleriaville. Beautiful women
and fine men, and he knew them all
Had ushered many Of them into the
world and attended nearly all at some
time in their lives. And what fine
thing that was! Nothing could be bet
ter than the feeling Of having helped
your fellow.men. Wealth and world
fame were trivial beside Il.
He came to a halt before a large
building in the course of construction
and made calculations. One Of those
suites would probably be the most de
sirable. Everything was to be thor
oughly modern, he understood-and he
could take his meals at the hotel. His
mind grasped the details at once. II
was really much more convenient
when you came to think Of II, and he
decided to see Win Bailey about re-
serving Offices for him that morning
The doctor did not, however, &C
directly to young Baileys office. The
way led past Harper's drug store, anC
! Frank Harper, he was sure, would fee
sighted II he did not stop. And h,
could not for moment consider of
Tending Frank. He felt the obligation
to look after the young man, for h,
and the elder Harper had been clos,
friends FOR many years.
He greeted the men in the stor,
. pleasantly.
. Good mo'nin', gentlemen, goo,
monln'. Fine day. Howdy, Frank
Busy, as usual? That's right. It's tn,
age OF hustle. Yu grow mo- like yu
fathah every day. Shake hands, NAL
boy. Ahm proud Of yu."
, Any lack Of responsiveness from tn
/. group failed to strike through the oil,
. mans large genialIty of mood.
p When he finally left the interchang
OF comment was not so much the eS
,, preston Of unkindness as OF toleran
/, contempt.
"Old man must have taken an extrj
shot this mo'nin,"
4 Rent one OF the new TemDletol
D suites. Wouldn't that Jar yu'? Whel
D how he lives is q mystery"
81 fail to understand how II is tina
! he is so tolerated" was the northern
er's observation.