The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15
THE. KIDS SACRIFICE.

You keep out 81 this from now
The little girl2" was. queried
cert You don't mix In Tske
t.sYnu.re a Seounarel sir
What what's that Look here.
boy yen glee nae any lip and III
twist your neck Ter HGu,
And If you foller that girl again
I'll pat knife into yoa,
The iaasher reach d out his hahd,
h5t arav IL ta4k again The Nid had
drawn a knife and was rea"N Tor
him. They stood and glarcd at eaah
other Ter a moment and then passed.
A. umc passed by thrd nan
eaHlp IL @as a puzzle to the h'e-
H., came 80 the row behind the 3dt'e
stenographcr, and he touk the @t}"e
,ar and got of at the same st3e"h.
Then h. went another way I'M
after time the Kid followed hun 80"
caught, him looking NJ his @ards nut
nnfhinv beyond that III W3ts a
Young man With Il rather serious ia"tt=
ara BY and nv the KID got toe td"d
that H. was IN love With the hi"nG
hair and blue eyes. honfraidE hut
hoppless1v in love. There Nerr tunes
when he heard him sigh There &ere
times when he looked tack al the Etfi'
In a big city a worthy young man
may h.. attracted 10y the face "t
worthy young woman. and SGT ilud IL
Impossible 10 secure an Introduction
and become a lover se the iNia tg
ured IL seemed So in this ease HIATT
a dozen fines a. az rode al ut tbs
ear with the little stenagraPhFr Win
out her being aware Of the TACT. ne
thought he saw hsr glances wander
ing to the Young man with Inc So
rious face Was the kid i"al7us
tie was He forgot his age and sta
ton in life and gave WAY Ia a natural
feeling. In a little while h came To
his senses and reasoned
Too high toned fer ne she
want an eieht-room fiat with tlIed
+ bath room aud lectrte door opener
She'd want diamonds aud the theater
and Coney island. and td g7 broke
the first week We talk the same
: language. but leave out the gram
mar And / haint old nun hyhoW
10 swear out the license. Shake 1t
oft. Culv--snake il Oft
And he did, and then came the idea
j that really made him a hero. lie fol-
lowed the Young man and aseertatned
that he was employed in brokers'
office ut a good salary and bore a
good character. Ht quizzed the little
stenographer, unttl he found that her
neither was What he had thought
from the start~--a widow. Indeed, he
+ invited himself to the Hat one even
ing and came away charmed. That
settled his plans. There was no iinesse
about the Kid He was just plain
talk One afternoon he quit his post
on the row half an hour before the
/ outpouriuE and started mp town. lie
WAS waiting NJ a certain station when
the little stenogra phcf got off. She
! had just aOcosted him when the 4ouug
man of the brokers' office came along.
Just a minute, said the Kid as he
/ held I'D his hand
| The young man looked ut the girl
! waiting there. and what she saw in
| his eyes made her blue.
/ What what is it?" she faltered.
Did YOU wish TO speak To me -
queried the young man. III surprise.
Its all right and serene replied
the lid as he looked from one to the
+ other. Here's the case: / knows the
gent. and there's no discount Oh him,
Steady job and good salary. aud got
a good character ls3meets up tor
long time with a young lady that he
! like to know. but them pennY-sit mo
chimes are no good AT introducing
folks"
/ But ! must be going, said the
/ blushing girl. while the young man
made an uneasy movement
tJust a minute ! knows n Young
! lady. There's no discount on her. Jlt-
as straight as Il tiye~doliar gold pieCe.
/ For n long time she meets around IL
I do the polite Hes been waitin'. Hc'e
/ here now. and Miss -- this am Mr.
-----. and dats all. and may Won he
i happy all the rest Of your days
And then, as the Kid ran DOWN
stairs. ne thought OF tho guardian
ship he had surrehdered-~-the love he
had loved~--the hopes that must sur y
~ he now crushed forever, and ne
+ leaned up against a lamp post ana
i wept.