Evening journal., 1909-10-27
THE MAKING OVER
OF A SPOILED MAN,
By MARY P. WINSTON.

object OF pity 70 me. have seen one
Of these boys looking wistfully at a
group Of romping children, longing TO
join in their play. but deferred by the
woman who had him in charge. They.
dressed in corduroy or gingham, are
without fear OF soilIng their clothes;
he. rigged out in a white wash suit,
knows that one speck OF dirt ON II
will bring down the auathemas of tho
she dragon hired TO keep him clean.
Tommy Burch and ] would have
been friends IN our childhood had we
been permitted. But Tommy was al
ways Immediately dressed, and a
middle aged lady tutor-nurse had him
in charge to elevate his mind. was
always dirty. and my mother seldom
put good clothes on me. FOR she knew
] would tear them 20 tattcrs climbing
trees. n Tommy had had common
nurse he might have occasionally got
away from her, but with his gov
erness IL WAS another matter, He
was never permitted to be out OF her
sight for moment.
The worst OF II was that Tom was
not born a milksop. He became one
because he couldn't help himself
When be had got rid OF his governess
he begged me TO tnke him cunning
and fishing and all that. A love Of
such sports was born in him, but he
had been 50 dellcately reared that be
was unable to stand the hardships
they involved and couldn't keep pace
with me IN anything. Nevertheless ]
was fond Of him, and we became
quite chummy. So after a first effort
at tramping all day through a wood
and eating bacon and hardtack for
supper he gave II up and devoted him
self TO drawing pictures, for which he
had considerable talent. II he had had
the luck 10 have been thrown on bis
own resources he might have made an
artist OF himself.
My cousin. Frances Rose. having be.
come the object OF Burch's alteration.
he conided the secret to me and asked
me TO souRd her as to whether there
was any chance for him. suggested
to her one day that she and Tom would
make a good match
"I make match with that ladyiIke
young msni- she exclaimed disdainful-
". Not much"
'He might at least teach you 70
speak good English" | retorted. Then
told her OF the way Tom had been
brought up and the drngon and all
that. She listened attentively and from
contempt. with a woman's sudden
change OF front. veered right round to
sympathy. SO when / proposed that
she help me to try to rectify the dam
age done she fell IN with the plan. We
were to coach Tom in athletic games
and manly amusements. giving hin
sundry hard raps. such as he shoult
have had years before. All let hin
know about st was that Frank admire'
manly men and he'd better 90 in 10
athletics. lie was a tribe old to begir
but / promised 10 help him.
commenced with boxing gloves ans
after a few lessons hammered him 81
numerically that feared had KILLED
him. When be came round told bin
ia turn him over 70 Frank FOR a new
beginning. which she. n girl. would be
better fitted 10 make than ], right
tackle football man.
Frank took him up. and could
plainly see she developed a deep inter
est in the work. I have seen her keep
him on the tennis court. playing first q
set, then a double set. losing just
enough games to necessitate a play.
on" tho sweat running down bis
checks, his neck and trickling down
his back. while he painted Ike horse
with the heaves.
A crisis came at last 10 was in
cross country horseback riding Frank
could ride like centaur. She disdaln.
ed 10 strain a horse by sitting side.
wise. She rode straddle with divided
skirts. She made Tom get out Of bed
before daylight TO ride with her, in.
creasing the length OF their canters
till on one occasion she kept the pool
beggar out without a uiorsel OF food
from o'clock tn noon. During THU
time he was obliged to jump his horse
she leading the way over fences
bitches and logs. he had been born
with no craven spirit and would hav'
gone 20 his death rather than give
Ia to her. This led her TO push hin
to see how far he would go, till one
day she went over a log so large tha
she barely missed It. Tom. who wa:
not so expert a horseman, raised his
beast too soon. and the animal. com
ing down with his belly tat on the
log, rolled over on his rider.
was sent Tor 10 go TO Toms house
and found Frank there in the hal
looking ike q ghost. while the doctor
was making up bis mind whether
there was any chance for the milksop
she had been trying TO make q man OF.
Tom lowered between life and death
for a month. then gradually came
around. The first thing he did after
getting out was to come to me and
tell me Of his engagement TO my
cousin. wasn't surprised. for he
had shown that had he been suffered
TO make a man Of himself in the first
place he would have done so. What
the dragon bad spoiled a splendid girl
made over successfully.
When spoke TO Frank about her
engagement I said. Il thought you
couldn't marry a ladylike young man. y
"shut upr' she cried sharply. Hes
as manly as you. He followed me
everywhere led. even at the risk Of