The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-05-27

YMllNNlX- "Dad"-elsewhere known
llI||IIR4 and respected as the honor
able Judge Adams-laid down his
morning paper and looked at Jack
over his glasses.
See here, young man, 20 ahead and
get your patent feathers If you need
them, but get the ones you have on
fixed up. | know where there's a lit
tie cobbling shop down on Spencer
street-it's kept by two brothers-old
soldiers both Of 'em, crippled by the
war, and they're trying to make an
honest living. Tell the old fellows to
put on some good strong half soles
and straighten up the heels if they
ueed STRENGTHENING"
Katherine passed her father the
toast. Daddy" she said, coaxingly,
may I take the auto on Memorial
day? You know you and mamma are
talking of going to Uncle Roberts to
spend the day, and if you'd only let me
take it I'd be so careful"
He folded his newspaper, consulted
his watch %anxiously, and rose.
WELL" he said, 1--WE got to be going
or I'll miss that car. Yes, Katherine,
l guess you nay take the auto, if you
think you can be careful. Broken
bones are expensive as we'll as mighty
painful. And you, Jack, remember
what l told you about those Shoes"
Jack cornered Katherine as she was
going upstairs to dress for school.
Say, sis" he said, digging his fists
into his pockets, would you mind ia
king my shoes down to those old duff
fers on your way to school? You gen
orally go that way to call for Phyllis,
don't you?"
Katherine took the bundle under her
arm along with her high-school books
and went down Spencer street.
She went into the little shop and
loudly, but no one had responded, and
she had made bold to enter.
AS She sat there waiting, voices
from the little kitchen beyond reached
her. Evidently the two old men were
having a late breakfast, and evidently
also they were somewhat hard Of
bearing. for they kept or talking.
II don't are so much for myself,
jerry an old voice was saying, but
laws! you hain't ever missed goln' to
Decoration day. And l hate to have
you miss this One-yes, sir, l do, Jerry.
If work wasn't so slack mebby
we could afford to hire old man Daw-
sons horse an buggy to go with, but
there's the grocery bill yet to pay.
an the medicine for your rheumatic,
an the repairs on my wooden leg, and
our pensions not due yet for quite a
spell, and"
Here Jerry broke in. Nov you
hain't no call to worry nom about me,
Silas," he said, n a mite. | guess
l know how willin' you be to go with.
out things so as to give me a leetle
pleasure-you always was that way
IN I appreciate it. But don't you go
to worryin'. l guess mebby we can
hear the band play clear here. an
mebby we can ketch a glimpse of the
flags %a-wavin'. An we can put out
our own flag same's ever, If Johnnie,
next door, will nail it up on the porch
My rheumatic, an your wooden leg
bein' away gettin' fixed, leaves us sor
Ter helpless. don't it,"
Just here Katherine remembered
herself and coughed loudly. The two
old men set down their heavy teacups
in haste. Silas caught up his crutct
and Jerry his cane, and they hobbleG
into the little shop.
Katherine opened the bundle. Here
are my brothers Shoes" she said
they need half-soling and straighten
ing at the heels, and a tiny patch RICH
here. And can you fix them today
please?"
The two old brothers smiled at her
"Why yes, Well fix 'em today" sale
Silas. Jerry can take one an me tn
other, an the boy can come an ge
'em this noon"
Katherine could not quite tear her
self away from the genial old men wh'
apparently put up SO brave and cheer
full a struggle against adversely.
MY father says you are both oil
soldiers" she began. you must try t.
go to the exercises up in the cemeter.
on Memorial day. They say they're t
be exceptionally fine this year. Ger
Thomas Wyatt is going to deliver tn
grafton, and"
Old Jerry almost bounded to hi
feet in his excitement.
II want to know" he cried; IT wan
to know! Why. my land O. libert,