Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-12


majors wake Ne and the doctor
trailed along behind
The Doc kept talking about what
a brave thing the Twins diving under
| the horses was, but didn't hear more
than half of it. I was watching the
Page girls hat ami thinking how
| much prettfer twas than the ones
them boarder girls at the hotel wore
AND yet there want a quarter so
many feathers and ribbons and doc
dads on it.
The little chap was chirping up to
Hartley all the way. What worried
him was when he was going to get
his hve dollars Martin told him he'd
get it all right. He'd advance it
himself and collect it afterwards
What's your name, SOM" says he
to the youngster
Denny" says the boy.
Denny? Dennis, you mean? Den
mis- what?"
Jaw. 1 don't know Plain Denny,
1 guess
Where do you live in New York;"
over around Cherry street most of
the time. Me and the old man used
to hang out in the back room of Mike
Donahue's place on Mott street till
he got sent up Then ] got to sellin'
papers and dom shines and things
Sometimes I'd take a shy at the News
boys Home nights. That's where Miss
Agony-Miss Page, mean-found me.
I'm one of the Fresh Air kids over to
her place"
Many more like you over there?"
Sure. nine or ten of us; girls and
all. We been here a week now.
skinned out of the window this morn
in and hoofed it over here Wanted
to see the show. Gee, what a gang
OF jays, You're the guy what put up
the candy for me, amt your
Shouldn't wonder. Do you like
your teacher?'
Bet your life. She's a peach. Sos
the other one; Miss Talford her name
isl
"Humphi What do they call you
over on the east side when you're at
homer"
"Redny,' says the little shaver.
Hartley looked down at him and
smiled one of his quiet grins.
Bully for you, Rednyi" says he.
You're brick
We got through the crowd and into
the hall finally. Shutting the door
was job. The folks outside seemed
to think, they'd been cheated. I'd like
to have got rid of Philander, but you
couldn't do that without a block and
tackle; he stuck to Miss Page like a
kedge anchor to mud bottom The
doctor was putting a strip of sticking
plaster on Hartley's forehead. The
cut want nothing but scratch. I'm
glad to say.
After spell l see my chance and
cornered the major and commenced
to talk politics. He was hankering for
the county representative nomination
and knew his soft spot. Hartley and
the Page girl got together then, but
they didn't seem to know what to say.
1 heard her explaining that she
hadn't gone to Europe at all. Her ma |
had been took sick; nothing to speak |
of, 1 judged, spell of nerves. or the |
like of that. So Agnes and her chum |
this Margaret Talford, had seen the |
chance they'd been waiting for and |
had got their poor children tribe to- |
gether and come down and took the |
Lathrop place at South Eastwich. |
Seems Miss Talford had hired it afore. |
intending to go to the Fresh Air
wage alone, longs she couldn't get |
Agnes to go it with her.
But how is it that you're here?~
says she. Il thought you were at the
Hartley explained that, at the last
he had decided to try the
seashore. He was at Wellmouth for
the present, he said.
But you should have known l was
here" she says. 81 wrote TOTO Ed
Of course-before left the city. Oh.
see. 1 sent the letter to your Adj
rondack address. But it should have
been forwarded
Hartley stammered a little, but he
said quiet that he was afraid perhaps
Van Brunt hadn't thought to send
word to have his mail forwarded.
IT see,' she says. That's like Ed"
Martin seemed to think twas too. |
but all he said was, Hes written you 1
Tery faithfully. His letters, of course. Il
lave gone to Liverpool"
Well, that was about ALL We had
o be going. l said good-by and we
started for tbs door. Miss Page came
,ver and held out her hand.
Mr. Hartley" says she, Il want to
hank you for saving Dennis; Major
chimney told me about it, 1t was
'raye-~ And I'm glad that you're not
turt"
She was pretty nervous, but a good
ZEAL less f1ustered than he was when
lie took her hand.
1T was nothing, of course" he says,
lurried like THAT youngster was
vorth picking up. Good morning.
Hiss Page.y
He stopped a second to say some