The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-06-30

And your real mother went away
when YOU were very yUumg!'
mo, she didn't 20 away"
"No:' There was Il puzzled note in
the PASTORS voice.
"Shc went out" Polly corrected.
out" he echoed hIankly
YES; finished lights out"
"Oh, an accident" Douglas under.
stood 1T last.
Il don't like to talk about It," Polly
raised herself on her elbow and
looked at him solcmnly, as though
about to impart a 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 IA been ashamed II
she'd IA knowcd how she wound up.
She was the best rider Of her time
everybody says So-but she caShcd in
by fnllm Ch, Q skate what didu,l have
no More ginger an a kitten. If YOU
can beat that,' She gaZcd at him
with her Hips pressed tightly together,
cyl1cnty cxne'ti,,- some startling cX-
Efcssfolr Of Wonder. 7ssEcszsi,S ssszssi,Ss2z:
And youg fgth"ci" Douglas asked
rather l&mcly, being ut Il loss for any
adequate comment upon tragedy
which the child before him was too
dcsolatc even to understand.
"Oh dads finish WAS all right. He
got his'n in liuuS' cage where he
worked There was nothin' slow about
his end" She looked up for his ap-
prCva
"For de Lords sake" Mandy
groancd as the wonder Of the chiId's
conversation grew upon her
AN now I'm down an out" Polly
concluded. With Il sigh.
but this is nothing serious" said
the pastor. trying to cheer her.
Its serious enough with whole
show a-dcpcndn' on YOU Maybe YOU
don't know how it feels TO have to
knock off work" ~ .,. 2SZs 2SZs1is. ="
"Oh, yes, do" Douglas answered
quickly. II was III while ugo myself.
l had to be in bed day after day. think
Ing of dozens of things that l ought to
GS goine,' ,,stVS~'
WAS You ever hoorcd?' Polly asked
with touch " unbelief as she stn1icd
tno lnS healthy physique al tG2 sue
vi nei peo. n,ss-
heeo, ne Vas, chile" Mandy cried,
icCLlu. lit her opportunity had now
.rrived, IAN had the wors' time
a-kecpin' him In bed. He act jcs' like
you did"
did he?" Polly was delighted to
tind that the pastor had "nothin' on
her" as she would have put 1t.
You ought to have heard him."
continued Mandy, made eloquent by
POlly'S show Of interest. "'What will
dose poor folks do| he kept a.sayn'.
'Jcs' yo' lay where yo is tolc him.
Dem poor folks will be better off dan
dcy would be a-cOmin' to yoah flu
neral
Poor folks?' Polly questioned. do
YOU give money To folks: We are nj
ways itchin' to get IT away from en-"
Before Douglas could think Of words
with which to defend his hiSapprovcd
methods Mandy had continued eager
ly:
An den on sunday, when he can't
go to church an prca"h"- She got no
further \ sharp exclamation brought
both Mandy and Douglas to attention.
"Ireach!' Polly almost shouted. She
looked nt him with genuine alarm this
time.
'"rhat Will do, Mandy" Douglas com
mandcd, feeling an unwelcomc drama
gathering about his head
Great Bnrnum and Bailey" Polly
exclaimed, looking at him as though
he were the very last thing IN the
wor!d she had ever expected TO see.
Are you sky pilot"
That's what he am, chile" Mandy
slipped the words in slyly, for she
knew that they were against the pas