The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-01-20

lies in its humonness.
Seems to have done your mother a
whole lot of good. She never did
shine up to that Harlem Dat" ~
In all the years I've known you.
Jimsy. you've never spoken Of your
mother or father. suppose you don't
care to-
An expression Of pain nitted over bis
face.
mo: n amt pleasant" be confessed.
Nrs. Brooks was sincerity sorry for
her rather thoughtiess remark
Forgive me. Jimsy. I wish hadn't
said that Could help to make II
more PLEASANT I'd Ike to-" she said
sympathefically.
He gaxed at her with queer look
and for q few moments did not speak.
He appeared to be debating something
IN his mind
NY mother. AZ near as have been
able TO 6nd out hiked ont into Colo
RADIO when II vas q territory. There
wasn't much lsr and. guess. no con
ventionalitiea Everybody kind O
drifted along the best or the worst
they could the majority voting the
straighf ticket for the worst A shake
Of the hand was as good as q bond,
and there wasn't any law In the land
except that between man and woman.
Some OF them out there yearned as
much for the sanctify OF the marriage
vows n an Arab In the Sahara does
for Q sun bath. IL was a loose coun.
try. full Of loose people. Ny mother
fell In lore with q rowing miner. and
be promised to marry her. but before
the parson wandered into the camp 10
make q little loose change tying mat
rimonial knots % got into an argu-
ment concerning alcoholic capacity
and got plugged with a."
-KilledY
-Yex He passed on Later was
showed into the midst OF an unsuspect
ing public. My coming into the world
without the usual legal credentials hii
my poor mother awful hard. and be
fore I could open my eyes she died
Then there was an awful argument
about where belonged"
How
Two cities claimed me Denver said
I was born IN Omaha. and Omaha
blamed II on Denver Those that look
ed after me when I was kid got q
little careless about my education, and
finally the city Of Denver adopted ms
~ fsvorite son. Fathers only known
name was Jim. grabbed II had q
bare Q last one on the handle. so
chose Smith. feeling toIerably certain
IL would pass the scrutiny Of an IN
quisitire world without raising q storm
OF curiosity"
He paused. then concluded. With I
wan smile:
"You see. Emma. ! an some shy"
TN swfully sorry. Jimsy. but
doesn't make a lot Of difference. doe
itY she said consolingly.
W. WHY UNIT WY ! tHutt FAST
The west amt conducive TO pleasan
recollectiaos"
.rrs nSlHlhg you could help"
no. I figure you can't AWAY
blame people for what they can't help
II Q fellow comes into the world shy
bee shy. and the chances are be-
doing the best be can the very time b,
goes 20 the bad"
Howl IN what wayrs
-You seem puzzled" be said. movir.
bic chair 20 that II brought bin
scuarsIy facing her. swell. for lr
stance. ont IN Denver ! knew q fellow
who married . girl who'd bad prett,
much what she wanted. but ned been
10 bard luck. Il was love match ali
right both parties being clean foolist
over each other. Well. he didn't gel
on. and she had 10 work pretty hard
Finally be thought her health sDt
spirits we're abott busted up 90 &C
count Of the work, and he commenced
approprIsting other folks moDey-gol
way In. and the harder be tried TO ge'
out the deeper be dyundered FINALLY
The big exposure came on lie was 1
thief Now. what do you think about
him. Emmsi DO you think because b
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