Middletown transcript., 1909-04-03

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bottle of currant wine. She gave
him the slippers and q glass Of
wine and pushed her chair lit.
tie nearer the blazing fire. She
crowded a cushion behind his
head and he nodded his thanks
as he held out his hands for the
grateful warmth. He was tired
and his nerves collapsed; the fire
was very soothing. and the wine
made him drowsy. He let bis
eyes fall shut and soon was fast
asleep.
The girl smiled down on him
and then taking a low chair by
the tireside drew of her shoes
and stockings and dried them
and after a time put them on
again-and the old man was still
fast asleep.
Presently he awoke and looked
around and found the girl smiling
down on him. He nodded at
her.
ShipWrecked and marooned,
chr he chuckled. I remember
| now. Just for 4 moment I
thought it was all part of q bad
dream-an then / woke up and
saw you. Everything all right,
ehP
| think so, she said. The gale is
still pretty lively, but it can't
harm US here. Now you may
put on your shoes. They are
quite dry.
What would you have done il
the boat had gone over? he pres.
emily asked.
can swim, she said, with a
quick smile. And I would have
got you up on the overturned
boat and held You there until
help came.
The old man nodded.
Guess you'd have done it, said
the old man, but / fancy it's bet.
ter just as it is. Where are we?
You're in a bungalow, the girl
replied. It's q bungalow | built
with the help Of Captain Tom.
It's comfortable, even if the COM
fort is a homely sort.
It suits me at this moment
quite as well as If the highest
priced architects OF New York
had planned the structure. He
looked at his watch and chuckled.
That man I went to meet will
wonder where I've disappeared.
| only hope he won't worry.
No doubt he'll be all the more
glad when he finds you are safe,
said the girl. And now you are
to have cup Of tea and some
bread and jam. That's what
they give convalescing bad boys
who have run away and fallen in
the water. And she laughed as
she pushed a little table near him
and poured out the hot tea and
gave him the bread and jam.
Say, said the old man. this is a
fine adventure. / wouldn't have
missed this for a good many dol.
lars. That's tip top jam.
Ny dear young lady, he cried
as he lifted his teacup, ! am loo
much indebted to you to think Of
anything else. A little while ago
I promised myself that | would |
give you anything you desired, |
I will admit that the stress OF |
fear was heavy on me at the
moment, but I'm not the sort of |
man who gets well and then
plans to cheat the doctor. What
can / do for you?
She looked at him thoughtfully.
Yes, he answered. Don't be
afraid.
I've had q scheme in my mind
for sometime, she said, perhaps
this is the chance to work out.
Go ahead, he cried.
Pretty soon I will show you an
old wooden building on the north
shore. 1t is a home for incorrigi.
BILE boys. They are sent there
from the eastern part Of the
stlte. They are not oil bad boys.
Some Of them are only unfortu.
nate. The building IS not . Ill
home for them. Its more like a
prison. Every little while some
Of them break out and run away
They need q better building, they
need surroundings that will up
lift them. / know about this,
because once y week I visit there
and sing and play for them. Now
my scheme IS this-to put up .
modern building on this island, 3
that isn't at all like d