The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-04-30

none oh dem fings.'
"She went cut" Polly corrected.
out" he echoed blankly.
'Yes: finished-llghts out"
"0h. an accident" Douglas under
stood at last.
II don't like TO talk about it." Polly
raised herself on her elbow and
looked AT him solemnly, as though
about to impart bit Of forbidden fam
lily history. 1t was this look in the
round eyes that had made Jim so often
declare that the kid knew everything
why. mother d "a been ashamed II
she'd "a knowcd how she wound up.
She was the best rider of her time
everybody says so-but she cashed In
By fallin' off skate what didn't have
no more ginger an a kitten. IL you
can beat THAR She gaZed at him
with her lips pressed tightly together.
evidently expecting some startling ex-
preston OF wonder.
"And your fatherY' Douglas asked
rather lamely, being ut u loss for any
adequate comment upon a tragedy
which the child before him was too
desolate even to understand.
"oh. dads finish was all right. He
got hls'n In lions cage where he
worked. There was nothin' slow about
his end she looked up for his ap.
prevail.
"For de Lords sake" Mandy
groaned as the wonder of the child's
conversation grew upon her.
AN now I'm down an out" Polly
concluded. with a sigh.
But this Is nothing serious."' said
the pastor. trying to cheer her.
Its serious enough with whole
show a-dependin' on you. Maybe you
don't know how It feels 10 have TO
knock OF work"
"Oh, yes. do" Douglas answered
quickly. Il was III while ago myself.
had to be In bed day after day. think.
Ing Of dozens Of things that ought 10
be doing"
"was you ever fioored:" Polly asked
with touch of unbelief as she studied
the fine. healthy physique at the side
OF her bed.
.'Deed. he was. chile" Mandy cried.
feeling that her opportunity had now
arrived. AN | had the wors' time
a.keepin' him In bed. lie act Jes' like
you did"
"Did hef" Polly was delighted TO
find that the pastor had ''nothin' on
her, as she would have put IL.
You ought TO have heard him."
continued Mandy, made eloquent by
poliy's show OF interest what will
dose poor folks doT he kept a.sayin..
.Jcs' yo' lay where go Is tole him
Dem poor folks will be better or dan
dey would be a.comin' TO yoah III.
neral"
Poor folksf" Polly questioned DO
you give money TO folksg We are al.
ways Itchin' to get II away from EN-"
Before Douglas could think Of words
with which TO defend his disapproved
methods Mandy had continued eager.
~:
AN den on Sunday. when he can't
go TO church an preach She got no
further A sharp exclamation brought
both Mandy and Douglas to attention.
Preach" Polly almost shouted. She
lsoked nj him with genuine alarm This
time.
"'rhat viii do. Mandy" Douglas rom.
handed. feeling an unwclcome diama
gathering about his head.
"Great Barnum and BaIleyrI Polly
exclaimed. looking at him asfthough
he were the very last thinf In the
world she had ever expect u to see.
ARE you n sky piloti'
That's what he am. chi !" Mandy
slipped the words In 81 y. for she
knew that they were INST the pas.
tors wishes, but she W. unable 10 re.
strain her michievou1|y IMPULSE to SOW
the seeds Of curiosity That would soon
bear fruit In the II uisitiye mind of
the little invalid.
"will you get ON 8 me a.landin' intu
mixup Ike THU She continued to
study the uncomfortable man at her
edo. - rrH thought I'd l." n-talkin'
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