Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01

Blossom was able to run about now, and
Trux was getting to be quite big boy.
| II was in June that Uncle Silas came over
and said he was going to take them all 70
the circus that was billed to arrive at LAKE,
view the latter part of the month. lie nad
not been to a circus in twenty years, and this
was too good an opportunity to let shp: II
was then Trux showed the true magnanlmity
of his nature. ., IL.
tho 9TH nfber kids hailed the proposition with
war whoops Of ecstatic approval. fou see,
Uncle Silas, since we have been SO fortu-
nate, and some one was ana stil Is our In
known friend, THAT is, II you DOM mind
I'd like to ask Joe and sue TO go WIN us.
You could fetch them with you, and mother
would have nice dinner for us when we goe
hack. They have had hard time OF ie,
you know, and-and I promised, them, hall IN
fun, but all the same promise. % Gan r;ch.
81 understand" replied Silas .An rignts
son. / never did like that outfit over much,
but it does credit to your heart and nead'
Trux it does So.
Tins il was when the day came and the
four Dana boys were ready and waiting' up
drove Uncle Sas with the big grays ana tne
double seated spring wagon, and there on 'ne
high seat beside him was Joe ana que, M
their best Sunday raiment, wel-brushed ana
mended, but conspicuously outgrown anu
tbreadbare. Sues sailor hat looked sun
burned, and "of last years vintage, as Gale
was moved to remark in an aside to lrux.i
But no matter, they would have good tmee
anyway. Mrs. Dana had prepared an early
lunch, for they wanted to see the animals
before the circus began. Joe, it must pc con-
fessed. was i'll at ease He felt an awakening
of conscience, which he designated to himself
as feeling foolish" and Sue, in the same
spirit of self-contrition, defined as "remorse
When he could do so ssI10 without snopb oelabg
'"Trux, | can't accept all this from you
lpnch and show and all the rest, without
first tellin' you that I'm sorry l used you,
so mean when you was at Dayton; AnuLana lltl
your father lust died, and things" Joe stuck
at that, and Trux put his hand on his shoui-
der in a reassuring way. ,, a
''Never mind, old man." he replied 1
bear no i'll will. Q,
asked u.s. said Joe, his voice trembling sus, ,;
piciously 'Sue feels just as l do She told
me to speak for her, too, She said she
hadn't the courage. Sue. amt so bad-Just
aggravatin' and bound to have the last word,
and she's sorry. So am l. We've nope :
"Oh, | do interrupted Trux. Il forgive
you both That's all past. Mother says to
always look on the bright side of life and
the better side of people"
Joe looked relieved, and entered into the
spirit of the holiday with hearty zest;; just
as they were about to start Sue siddled up
to Trux, "remorse" written in every feature
of her freckled face.
Joe COlu you, Qlun ne, IruA! Sic Sdiu,
plaintively ''I was afraid to-"
"Yes," laughed Trux, "Joe has made a. full
confession and has been entirely forgiven"
'"That | was sorry about" quavered Sue,
winking back repentant tear.
"The Haven Hill Home, the snowballs and
the barrel slaves sed,', finished Trux. Yes,
Joe said as much as that you could not sleep
at night any more because of your past sins.
But cheer up, Susan Maria Barney, you are
forgiven, and henceforth sleep in peace"
"Now you are making fun Of me, | know"
she replied, dolefully. "But | am glad, truly
glad, Trux, that you are getting along SO well.
We amt. We are awful poor now. l guess
when things go wrong" and there were act
ually tears in Sues pale blue eyes, as she
looked up from under the faded sailor, and
her skimpy gingham frock and worn shoes
made it seem real true that they were almost
as poor now as the Danas had once been.
"Oh, that's all right" not appearing to notice
the scant gingham or broken shoes.
The circus was a splendid success and SO
was the dinner that followed and Joe and
Sue went home tired but happy, and with
an invitation from Mrs. Dana and grandma
to come again and stay all day, and Trux
would take them out in his boat and fish for
bass. s.
'sNow that is what call returning good for
evil" remarked Gale, as he watched their de-
parture in the dusk of the June twilight.
Winch ''We've made It hot for them in
way they little suspected"
| "Well, you see, | remembered the days of
Miss Jane and her sour corn meal and frozen
potatoes too well not to have a kindly feel
ing for even our enemies, of that miserable 4
treat us right, | know, but then good many
others didn't either"
GLOW about Uncle Silas' turkeys and 9th