Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-23

kind of set back like Then he takes
the boy by the hand and falls into the
majors wake Me and the doctor
trailed along behind.
| The Doc kept talking about what
a brave thing the Twins diving under
the horses was, but 1 didn't hear more
than half of it. / was watching the
Page girls hat and thinking how
much prettier twas than the ones
them boarder girls at the hotel wore.
And yet there want a quarter so
many feathers and ribbons and doo-
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 five 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. I don't know. Plain Denny,
I 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
Donahues place on Mott street till
ne got sent up. Then l got to selfin'
papers and dom shines and things.
sometimes I'd take 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 week now. I
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
| is"
"Humph! 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, Redny!" 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 strip of sticking
plaster on Hartley's forehead. The
cut want nothing but a scratch, I'm
glad to say.
After spell 1 see my chance and
I cornered the major and commenced
to talk politics. He was laundering 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.
l heard her explaining that she
hadn't gone to Europe at all. Her ma
had been took sick; nothing to speak
of, 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. II thought you were at the
mountains"
Hartley explained that, at the last
moment, he had decided t6 try the
seashore. He was at Wellmouth for
the present, he said
But you should have known 1 was
here" she says. 81 wrote TOTO Ed,
of course-before 1 left the city. Oh,
I 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.
81 see," she says. That's like Ed"
Martin seemed to think twas too,
but all he said was, He's written you
very faithfully. His letters, of course,
have gone to Liverpool
Well, that was about ALL We had |
to be going. 1 said good-by and we
started for the door. Miss Page came |
over and held out her hand
"Mr. Hartley" says she, 81 want to
thank you for saving Dennis; Major /
Phinney told me about it. 1t was
brave. And I'm glad that you're not
hurt
She was pretty nervous, but good
deal less fustered than he was when
he took her hand.
ut was nothing, of course" he says,