New-York tribune., 1910-11-20

He don't seem 50 overjoyed at seem me, either
"Huh!' he snorts. "Where'd you pick up the red
head, eh? What's he doin here anyhow Hey, what
do YOU want, Kid:
Give it up says l.
Hes a friend Of mine, Uncle Bill" says Happy,
Thought you might like talk to him. And got the
herring Had to wait until the store opened III fix
EN- fer you right away
Uncle Bill,
Yes, he certainly was cheerful old pirate. Never
mind the Of the dialogue for most OF it was about
like that, with me sayin mighty little Mainly | was
gain around curious the ingenious way things was
arranged in that little sky paror.
Uncle Bills cot for instance, wonder. It WAS
fitted out with d set of rubber tired baby carriage
wheels instead Of casters and rugged so he could
move it about the room Then there was little
table he could swing across IN front OF nm ana at one
side was a shelf for his tobacco and pipe What Puz-
zled me for sometime q set OF cords run through
little pulleys and Ieadn from all parts OF the room 70
d kind Of switchboard the wall | figured it out
though that bv pulin' diff rent cords Uncle Bill could
open or shut the windows haul the shades down
and regulate the drafts on the stove.
Who's the inVentOr' says to Happy
"Oh, those are things I've fixed up for Uncle Bill,
saws he. You see, have to leave him alone all day.
Well, didn't take it all in that trip; but got TO
seem less Of Happy from then on and. while
that was the onlv visit ever made to his 1ont couldn't
get it and Uncle Bill out Of my mind. And by askIn
questions here and there | gradu lily got the whole
story.
SEEMS Uncle Bill had lived some lively in his time,
~ He'd been the navy, and deserted before his
was up. He'd travelled as boss canvasnlan with the
Ringing Brothers, and got into trouble Tor usn stake
too free on a deputy sheriff. Also he'd made record
the Pinkerton force durin a big strike Had tired
his hand at book maxim. and got mobbed tor WeSh1n
bets And he had wound up bOuncer IN Ihlrd-ave.
beer garden which high station he tlln satIstaC-
tory to everyone except the that got bounced,
when all of sudden the lower half Of him went bad and
he camps down Happy, who had Just been lett a
double orphan and rustlin tor himself
=" Just had TO make enough for two, that all, says
Happv. There was no one else he could look to
And how long did you say he'd been that way, hVe
vcarsI' SAYS |.
Lacking month says he, 1t was just after
was seventeen he came
q" But see here!" SAYS l. You don't mean you've
been the Job Of loon for him steady Tor all that
time. with no let up, no DAYS of or nothlng'
Happy smiles and mods. II did come hard At trst,
sgEs he with him always grumblin and cussn. We
had some great old the start but then stead
led down, and OF got used 10 his ways and that
made easier specially after really begun trying 10
how cont table could make him. used TO forget
about ettn things within reach. 60 OF without think
ing Of what he might need durn the day; but don
any more. I've got It down 10 system, ana put III my
spare time working out tricks tor hIm to help nn-
self IT. tough on Uncle Bill staying alone all day with
no around
That's SO says |: but it ties you pretty close too,
don't it> How long since YOU We been to ball game:
Not since he came saws Happy.
Nor to Concy Island?" says l.
Nowhere says he.
Don't YOU get restless and then, and feel like
hkIn' out somewhere" SAYS |.
Don't /, though" says he, and them taIcd blue
eyes Of his lights up brilliant. Say DO You know
what I'd do ifif il wa Mt for him? Travel! les sir,
Just travel and travel: knock around from place to
place. getrln d job any old thing, and seeing what