The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20


but why not see the thing for ourseives2-
IF it's way" assented Mr.. Titheradge. as
though it would taken a million to him
Then good afternoon" said Mr. Peabody 70 the st,,l
speechess Miss James The person that win send you
will ind kind I am sure and know
you win afford him every assistance your power"
Then the two grand. overwhelming gentlemen with a
grand overwhelming urbanity icy the blast out
side passed out in single file. like Of
had massacred family of settlers departing
The stricken household gathered about the stove,
mourning Tor the General mourning for the happy.
cozy care free days now mourning for them
seises. mus grinIy cast back into the of life
mourning and laughing and crying smiling. and
for whatever happened there always to be room
for him too; and Miss James hugged him. and Efhs
hugSed him. and the major said couldn't "lofe" him
own and Joey said he was bric and tba+ tbsr.d an
chip in by and by and he shouldn't
grow up failure. but be splen-
DID, SILK hat gazabus who had fred them.
mently protesting he didn't grow up silk
gazaous-why IT somehow came out that Joey was en-
gagged to Millie James and that the EHe had
devoeoy attaened FOR two years and that every
pouy IoNed everybody. SO TO speak and was going to
get married joey said it only the thing
forced upon them. since they together
half nothing in fiat and Boy Bright could
steep on convertible sofa
The few days was spent not in getting n,arr,aa
which was easy and could wait, In trying to get
Jobs which was terribly hard and couldn't The major
landed on Ellis island at SIS r1ontb 20 sn+
for the Hungarian immigrants: Joey went of TO make
sure there was sackening demand for girls
in motors and discouraged that he fell victim
to decorator who hired him angels on cell
ings for s2 day. pretty James Just couldn't
nno anything except insults from horrid
got the promise OF engagement with statistical bu
al ana tne dakesd dismaest hole to work in that
extremity. " '
But the Generals family did not faler-no indeed not
Lovable rrepressble Joey that and 1t was his
idea that Of giving goodly Christmas party in the
and punch with sliced pineapple foatng In IT. and
puy crackers and train of cars for Boy Bright
windup torpedo boat, and! oh, IL a wonderful
party. and so gay and and fearful jolly that
probably In the whole of New York there wasn't
unable to join in properly and his wstful woebegons
We're grown up and the others the children
Kept looking at them as though his heart were fun OF
other and deeper things than trains torpedo boats
and almost bursting
After supper they Navajo blanket before tho
stove. close. with silly tissue paper
their heads Joey told one about
starving painter in Paris and Millie told perfect
curdler about spscter who the OF discover
Ing & Cancelled mSrfgage and Ehie told story about
pathetic If they hadn't always laughed the wrong
places and the major told about lady found
herself night a railway compartment
with sleeping gentleman in corner. and how he
dead gentleman. with his from ear to ear.
And then when they all done. Boy Bright
didn't pipe up and say rlease maynt tell a story.
Now. none them dreamed that Boy Bright wanted
tell story they all astonished though of
anything might be expected from an old
hrea+b srd be9an- .Cnc ~ naT % ~ t m th tO0n usep
little boy who lived in great. big. splendid castle.
he hadn't any father mather that little boy hadn't
though called Little Crossus was so
rich rather going to be when he grew up. And
stacks of toys, and little boys who
play with him-do you know. Little Crossus
wasn't happy No; he used to look out OF the winder
wish he had mother instead of Miss Marchmont.
Of Mr. Pendergast the lawyer and Oh he'd get SO blue
oh. awfully blue. Joey-so he'd have traded
any with OF the felers skating the
nue.. the commonest and poorest OF them And
Miss Marchmont was good to Little Crossus and
Mr. Pendergast too but still-you see. I anybody
like Little Crossus they him right Off;
and it was Jimmy the stable boy and then 1t
second fOOtman,
of the under housemaids And when Katy was sent
away it just Little Crossus up.
himself am going to run away. like Tommy IN the
book"
Boy Bright stopped for moment with such far
look in his that he didn't notice the effect his
BREATH with the motionlessness Of people struck dumb
with amazement while shivers of excitement danced
along the Navajo blanket like shocks Of electricity
well night Little Crossus crept dirty and
he could make himself. and tried to be as
poSK % was was m S t st rTeu - wo5derfII
good-and a Swedish took him in for nothing and
nobody him i'll treated him at ALL and the only
bother was savationist tried catch him for
home. And got job office boy with the
kindest bestest people in the word-no. no.
joey. the story aint hnshed-yes he loved every one
them. Little Crossus did, and finally, when the Cen
weren't specially good at finding them Little
thought thought and thought how to help and then
said himself. Why shouldn't they get the reward
and divide it? I'll just make them Christmas
present OF myself even II have to go back-and Oh
He didn't get any further that. for Enc had
him and shaking him and kissing him and slap
Van Nuys You're Philip Nuysi You're Philip Van
Nuysw' And all others cried Phillip Van Nuyss
though II miracle for the papers had been
nothing else for weeks, and there were articles
broadcast about the Black the horrible in
crime the universal idea that Philip
Van Nuys had been kidnapped and was being held for
hends In human shape.
Joey didn't to the telephone at ALL and at
first didn't claim the reward either and Boy
Bright had talk and talk and talk. and order and
order-they all backward and undecided. and
kept huggfng OF doing anything But finally
Joey made ring the Van Nuys mansion In
Fifth he had found Philip. and would
they kindly come and fetch him. and fetch
him they did automobiles. crammed with police
men, who Office with revolvers and while
the situation being explained to Miss Marchmont