The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-12-29
The KIDS Sacrifice
Bv DONALD ALLEN


ISOLATED Literary Press
You're scoundrel, sir!'
what! What's that! Look here.
boy, you give me any lip and I'll
twist your neck for you"
"And II you foller that girl again
I'll put knife into you'll"
The masher reached out his hand,
but drew it back again. The Kid had
drawn a knife and was ready for
him. They stood and glared at each
other for a moment and then passed
on.
AS time passed by third man
came. He was puzzle to the Kid.
He came up the row behind the little
| stenographer, and he took the same
car and got of at the same station.
Then he went another way. Time
after time the Kid followed him. He
caught him looking at his ward, but
nothing beyond that. He was
young man with a rather serious face
and by and by the Kid got the idea
that he was in love with the blond
hair and blue eyes, honorably but
hopelessly in love. There were times
when he heard him sigh. There were
| times when he looked back at the girl
| In big city worthy young mar
may be attracted by the face OF
worthy young woman, and yet find 1t
impossible to secure an Introduction
and become a lover. so the KID fig
ured. It seemed so in this case. Hall
a dozen times, as he rode up on the
1 ho n,
out her being aware of the fact. he
thought he saw her glances wander
ing to the young man with the Sc
rious face. Was the Kid jealous?
He was. He forgot his age and sta
ton in life and gave way to a natural
feeling. In a little while he came to
his senses and reasoned:
"Too high toned for me. Shed
want an eightroom flat with a tiled
bath room and 'lectric door-opener.
She'd want diamonds and the theater
and Coney Island, and I'd go broke
the first week. We talk the same
language, but l leave out the gram
mar. And I hain't old huff anyhow
to swear out the license. Shake 1t
off, Cully-shake it off,"
And he did, and then came the idea
that really made him hero. He fol-
lowed the young man and ascertained
that he was employed in brokers'
office at a good salary and bore q
good character. He quizzed the little
stenograpner until he found that her
mother was what he had thought
from the start-a widow. Indeed, he
invited himself to the fiat one evening
and came away charmed. That
settled his plans. There was no
flnesse about the Kid. He was just
plain talk. One afternoon he quit his
post on the row half an hour before
the outpouring and started up town.
He was waiting at certain station
when the little stenographer got of.
She had just accosted him when the
young man of the brokers' Office
came along.
"Just minute" said the Kid as he
held UP his hand.
The young man looked at the girl
waiting there, and what she saw in
his eyes made her blush.
"Whar-what Is it," she faltered..
| OAN yOu W40A w opN0A W AA0S
queried the young man in surprise.
TITS all right and SERENE" replied
the Kid as he looked from one to the
other. Here's the case: l knows the
gent, and there's no discount on him
Steady job and good salary. and got
good character. He meets up for a
long time with young lady that he'd
like to know, but them pennyslot
machines are no good at introducing
folks"
But I must be going," said the
blushing girl. while the young mar
made an uneasy movement.
Just a minute! I knows a young
lady. There Is no discount on her
Just as straight as five-dollar gold
piece. For long time she meets
around to do the polite. He's beer
waitin'. He's here now, and Miss
-, this am Mr.. -, and OATS all
and may you be happy all the rest
of your days!"
And then, as the Kid ran down
stairs, he thought of the guardian
, ship he had surrendered-the love he
had loved-the hopes that must sure
, ly be now crushed forever, and he
, leaned up against lamp post and
| wept