The Harlowton news., 1911-12-22

| lily COnSlStln OF woman ana fOU
small children-two boys and two girls
the girls lookin' like me and the boy!
like their mother-go ridin' by here to
day in two story frame house paint
ed yaller?"
Excuse me, my friend. I'm in hur
ry'
The wayfarer passed on. leaving the
seedy man standing looking after min
as though he felt very much hurt
Leaning up against a tree box. he
A lady came along. and the man. pull
ing the rim of his hat, accosted her.
beg your pardon, ma'am. Have you
seen anything of poor woman with
four children enjoyin' themselves on IN
afternoon ride in a yaller house on
wheels down this here street?''
The lady looked sorrowfully at the
man, took out her portemonnaie. picked
out silver coin to the value of IL
cents. gave it to him and walked on
He looked at the retreating lady, theu
down at the coin in his hand. and
|
The next person to whom he ap.
piled was a benevolent looking gen.
tleman with mutton chop whiskers and
| spectacles.
| "Im lookin'," said the seedy man,
"for a family and stopped short.
We'll, my good man. tell me about
what family you're looking for"
I've tole that to two pussons al,
ready, and they don't seem to know
| what I'm talkin' about. thort Id
just call 'em a family to you, SOS
| wouldn't mix you up. and say nothin'
about the rest of it,
But how can ! help you to become
reunited to this family without your
telling me more about them?"
"Well, if you're sure you'll under
stand I'm lookin' for 'em to ride by
here about this time in yaller house
enjoyin' theirselves'-
"ln yellow house?"
"Yes, two story, shingle roof"
"My good man." said the other after
contemplating him thoughtfully for
some time. "tell me where you live
I'm going to take you home"
my residence is anywhere from "A
Union street to no number at all at
present Hopkins street"
Poor felloww sighed the benevo
lent man
Il tole you you wouldn't understand
me. None O. the others did. What's
the use O my tellin' people all about
it? They only think I'm gone daft"
He looked very much troubled, TAX
ing out his bandanna handkerchief, he
blew his nose sonorously.
Come with me-" said the benevo
lent man coaXingly.
Il don't want to go anywheres with
nobody. just want to catch my wife
and children as they go by and enjoy
the rest O the ride with EN-"
Il think l can take you where you'll
learn all about it. Come"
Where you goin' to take me?'
"Oh. I'll take you where you'll be
cared for
want to know whether my family has
gone past, There's puff of smoke
BLOWN around the corner now
shouldn't wonder if it's them"
Il see They're coming in an automo.
bile. You confused it with a yellow
house"
Il didn't do no such thing. The
smoke I'm talkin' about comes out O.
the chimbly."
The gentleman assumed an authori
tatlVe tone. Now, my man, either
walk with me to a police station or
I'll call a policeman and have you
taken there by force. You're off your
head. l don't know whether you are
a dangerous lunatic or not, but you
need to be shut up. if not for the pub
lie good, for your own"
Il knowed it," said the man lugu.
briously. Il knowed if l tole you the
hull thing I'd get myself into trouble"
'Will you come|'
who are you anyways"
I'm the president Of the Society Of
General Charities. Now you know
that l intend you no harm. i wish to
help you"
But don't need no help. There!
There's another puff O. smoke. reck-
on they'll be turnin' the corner purity
soon. Will you wait a few minutes?
If they don't come along just as said
they would I'll go with you"
INSTEAD of waiting I'll go with you
If you are satisfied the smoke you see
comes from another cause than what
you suppose, perhaps you will go with
me-"
Reckon I'll risk it."
They walked down the street to the
one where they saw the smoke and,
turning into it, saw windlass pulled
around by horse. Ropes led from ii
TO two story yellow house about 100
feet away, which was being moved in
the middle of the street.
There she are!" exclaimed the
seedy man. "Come on. I'll show you
the family"
The gentleman hesitated. Then. with
an expression of dsgruntement, he