The Washington times., 1911-11-29

AMIE was but ten years old, but
he had the cares of a man upon
~ his little shoulders, for he had q
little sister, Katie, who was a yea,
younger and cripple. Jamie's mother
his time at the island, because he woui,
Not keep away from the saloon around
thes corner from where they lived.
Janhe sold papers and worked for the
grocer between times. In this way he
managed to get food for himself and
Katie, and give the landlord somethin,
ior the dingy little room in which they
His father worked once I'm a while
and paid up the back rent and the
landlord let them stay, feeling sure he
would be paid some time.
the corner many times, and when Katie
would say, You are not eating your
supper" jamie would reply: Now,
now now 90 you expect me to eat when |
store to pick from, barrels and barrels
OF crackers, and oranges, and bananas.
ana big cheese with knife beside ii
eoly o yGm Sr,na can help s,o yourself Z could
would, but the man will not let bring
it out OF the store. You can eat all you
want while you are there"
Ana little Katie, never suspecting,
would reply, II am just as glad as |
Gan be that you have such nice things.
I have everything I want, / have an
orange now that saved from yester-
Katie was brave little girl and never
complained that she was lonely. b,it
day after caN she sat alone in the little
room waiting for jamie to come home
She could not walk and they were too
roor to nave O. wheel chair, SO that
when jamie put her in the chair by
tne window she had to sit there until
Katie.e birthday and jamie had been
days he had been locking ut books WIFI Gp
Si.sss DI,shs pictures Pct which he thought would
Two days before her birthday whi,o
Jamie was selling papers he happened
TO stop in front Of window where
tnsre were chairs on wheels.
those for Katie" he said, then could
take her in the park on Sundays.
But his hopes were short-llved, for
his widest dreams.
That night when he had one paper left
ne glanced at the headlines as lie he'll
~ out to the passerby and his eyes hap
hope for him now Is the grating Of
jamie read what was printed under
the lines and found that a very rich
man who had met with an accident had
only one chance to recover, and the skin
to be used must be from a young and
healthy person. Then he read that
they would pay a big price to the right
one.
, Some one bought his last paper and
Jamie ran three blocks and stopped in
front OF large building. he hesitated
then he walked up the steps and opened
the door.
IT want to see the DOCTOR" he told The
man who asked what he wanted.
jamie was shown into a room and a
lserious-looking man asked If he were
lsick. jamie told him he was not, but
he had come to offer his skin to save
the man who was sick.
The doctor looked at him a minute.
i"It will hurt" he said, land your arm
will have to be bandaged for a long
time"
'T shall not mind that" answered
Jamie, If ran go home"
The doctor asked about his father an
mother, end Jamie told his story; he
wanted the money for chair for
Katie.
! "You are brave little fellow" said
the doctor. II will see what I can do
for you." then he took Jamie to an
other room and examined his blood.
s"Come in the morning" he said 'e
II you have not changed your mind we
will take the skin.
F.! Jamie went home with a light heart,
for he felt sure Of the chair, and the