The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01

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soeed-by, Ma; oeed4by, PsW!"
that 1t last brought the result expect
ed. The ~lnfuriated engineer climbed
into the tender. seized . piece Of coal
and flung It 1t his tormeatoE. Billy
was In ecstasy and increased his q.
forts. The fireman Joined the eagi-
neer. and together they directed their
ammunition against the derisive figure
above them. The brakeman addsd to
the fusillade, while Billy danced exeit-
edly, Obvious that IN occasional shot
reached IT. marx.
Billy vas to0ehed b. Lncy's dsvo-
ton.
II ten you what, sister" be offered
magniAcentlysoa one day. you must 90
to the school, too. They's girls there.
and they takes girls when they's II.
because they amt % many Of EN-.
and they learns EN- to sew awful nice
and to make light bread. You and
neil 60 together"
@0h. BLY," Lacy,s pistail quivsrel
exeitedly. and In Aer nervouspess sAe
heightened . slit already torn In her
brief skirt -"Oh. Billy. do yon reckon
I eyer could get to-. %? Do yea
reckon We ever could get money
enough? Do you reckon paw n nav
would let mo? Do yoa low the man
would take 4e?''
- She poured out her questions untii
Billy found himself astonished at hee
emotion. and swept away BY It.
Course you On get to 90. I'm IL
It with dad" he said grandly. "llaybe
hit wont be % soon - II I went alone,
but ven 90 together" and Lucy never
suspected the disappointmsnt with
which his mental eye saw the Birney
School carpenter shop withdraw sull
farther into the future.
During the second winter The d.
mand for coal Increased % much that
Billy arranged with some. boys about
four miles down the road to cover .
couple Of mileas Of track O each sido
Of their fathers farms.
Now Il seemed almost sure that both
he and Lucy would b able to 60 to
Btrney Creek In the autumn. They
came to this conclusion after carefully |
counting their hoard for The hundredth
time. In the light Of . letter received
from. Mr.. Mcdowell. Assisted By The
postmaster: Billy had addressed . T.
borious series Of Inquiries to the pein-
cipal Of the school, and his reply had
been most gratifying
Then came . delightful month, When
an that Billy earned was clear gain, |
and when Lucy helped her mother
make the clothes for which they had ]
worked % hard. |
"Of course" abe said to BUY: -oe
course IN rev right smart better than
this next year. but IN hem your pant
leGs now. anyway"
At last the sun rose % . brilliant
September morning when Lacy. q
sturdy little figure In blue calico. The
crook Of. her stubby piG4tail lining Tie
cape Of her new sunb0nne2 packed
their clOthes and their food into tie
two baske4s Inst Btlly had made for
the pufposa. And Billy, . far diGereat
boy from the ragged and u~ndisciplined
urchih Who had started On the same
expeditjoa two years before. slung
them On hi beck.
Come O, Lucy" he cried. Good
BY. NAV. Good BY, paw. You remem-
Der I done told you I wouldn't take -
dare"
0oeeesoeatiea - sise aoasa10!
n an article entitled "Doedoof6
:Tour Hundred" By r. ,. MayAeW. -
evoeybody'A The writes. deplogo0 tAo
mast16s Ioos q prestige:
Some breeds thsce asot" - Vs1teaL
that have been driven Into ooscoE.
~ b. The unbs1dled esaxlnG q bgos6r
60 for particular ps0Dat3sa 1ooe
q these = - eo0o q
he masti1, Who. Is q - yeasD -
Was Tie king a ths heavy bsaGn1a
1ls0 ,and 0AGaivo head0 became ~
alpAa and omega Il tAs bsoe6ssA h
croaoe q sise reoultod n l1mbsg1nG
uveefed apa&Ast1es, and ooald ut -
at q. thsir own Wv md ooly b
ID e9oet could suppost thslr eal0GA
eaFcasDeO o. Spawning IoGD I'D sDaav
DoeG ADd n Tie intensity q 6eGlFo
b pgoduco massive AoodD - ADeAGe
~ a tho vrotehod aAfnal ~ ~
Dptasa, and pasalyssd Aoe ss0ipaE
hindquastes0 Wogo u yoouDG
Hence the doWn1Al a IL 0a0t1R ~
h Q noasusa. q ~ g. Bernard
IAelP lbsnse position u - 0oG
void = now oeeapled ~ - 0soae
Dnna 6ooeAounA anA - 4unGlaD ~
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