Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-03-30

! Wills eyes.
/ 1T looks all right, Will agreed
Sure there's nothing in it,"
Certain sure, answered Ned,
except the paper I'm putting in now.
/ l haven't used it for ages. Come on.
let's put it around that corner It's as
good place as any, guess.
Nov, if only that old skinfiint Sny-
dir would happen along, said VIII,
as they watched from a convenient
hiding place.
1t was not old Snydir. however, but
little Dolly Neale who presently came
around the corner. She was not rum
ming as usual, but walking very slow
lIy. AND her wistful little face looked
strangely sad.
Obi" she cried coming to sud
den standstill. for her eyes had spied
the pocketbook "Oh, dear, what
shall l do?'
Just moment she hesitated, then,
giving quick look around, she
picked it up and fairly ran down the
street
.Pshaw," said Ned with a frown-
4 1 L
'Id like to know why?" asked Will
Il should think you might like to
put up joke ON her. You haven't been
geeing so we'll lately
Geeing-no they hadn't been gee
ing, as Will put it, Ned knew this
very we'll Yet only two weeks ago
he and Dolly had been the best of
comrades. He would have taken
her part against the whole school if
need be, glad and proud to be her
champion. but something had come
between them Perhaps neither one
could say just what, and that some
thing had grown, as such things will.
And now when they met Dolly only
gave her head little toss and Ned
pressed his lips together tightly, and
not work would either speak
"Of course, it isn't geeing," said
Ned to himself, "but-pshaw," and
added. aloud, tricks are no good.
Let's go home
Did you call me while ago?' he
asked, going in to his mother
YES, Ned, but you did not answer.
so / supposed you had not heard me.
Il did, mother, dear, but | was in
such hurry, and | meant to come
back right away"
"You always mean to do things,
Ned, but that is not enough. wanted
to tell you that Uncle John has
IS gone!"
Uncle John gone. Why, mother, /
re thought he meant to stay until Thurs
s day"
lie lie did, Ned, but telegram
TO called him away today. He left your
III five-dollar gold piece, as usual"
IN Ned breathed a sigh of relief. That
IF was safe then. He was afraid Uncle
IN John had forgotten it in his hurry,
and there were so many things he had
Id planned to buy with it. indeed he felt
ch he could not live much longer without
x the lovely hockey skates he had seen
a few days before.
of MAY l have it now, mother?" he
is asked.
why, yes, dear; you will find 1t in
ne the pocketbook in your top drawer.
us Uncle John put it there"
ad Ned's heart seemed to stop beat
he away and went up to his room He
on wouldn't tell his mother yet, he de-
Dr. cided He would go to Dolly first. 1t
he would be a little hard, but he meant
in to be very dignifed about it. So quiet
ne ly he went downstairs and into the
I'd street. A few blocks from Dolly's
house he met Dolly herself.
ooh, Nedl" she cried in her old
"a bright way; then she stopped with a
sudden remembrance of their quar-
nd rel.
Dolly he began very stifHy
eli Then he, too, stopped, for Dolly's lips
were quivering and her eyes were full
I'd of tears, and he couldn't stand that.
in 81 just can't be angry with you any
is longer Ned" she almost sobbed, as
of she came closer to him and put
her hand upon his in the old caressing
~ way. 1--WE been horrd and cross,
= know. but I've been so miserable
about mother. She has been i'll, you
i know, and father has had the worst
:. luck. There has been no money ex-
- cent for necessary things, and none
for the extras which the doctor said
would help to make mother strong,
and now / can get them for her be-
cause I've found, Oh, Ned, you could
- never guess. At first | thought it
le an April fool could only see The pa
a. per, but away down in the corner was
oA a IS gold piece Really and truly,
~ Ned, in an old pocket book. And it is
mine, isn't it. and I can't give it back
~ if know, can II"
~ Ned's honest blue eyes fell before
70 here questioning brown ones. He him
self was thinking of hockey skates
and other things dear to boy $
heart, and was struggling hard to an
swer bravely:
NO, you cant, Dolly. 1t is yours,
of course. I-think-no. I'm sure the
owner will never try to claim it."
A little later Ned told his mother
J, the whole story, and then, because
81 =, her good opinion was very precious