Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03

oldest boys seventeen now and the baby-let's see,
Lizzie's most eight.
"But expect says I, @youre givin EN- all the adj
vantages of wonderful civilization,
speed boats, college educatons. and so FORTH!
Stat looks at sort of dazed and puzzled I'd
joshed him that way before and he don't know Just
as long could says he aWhen left he was workin'
though drivin' delivery for grocery. And the girls
they was helpn' their with the boarders. You
Sir, eight years back thrown of steady
work.
Drink, presume wasn't it, puts in Whitney.
"No, Sir, | never drank then says Stat at
was the new lastln machines.
Eth says l. "Know anything about that Mr..
Smythe?"
Nothing whatever" SAYS he.
@But didn't understand you had lot of stock in
this shoe machinery trust? says Seems to me was
told that
at is quite possible says Whitney, @but assure YOU
have simply collected my dividends and royalties AS
matter of fact I've lasting machine in my
life, and don't care to.
amt had much to do with EN-, either, only he let EN-
get his Job away from him. Still that left him free to
become president of railroad. Let's see, Stat what
you've been dom all this time mprovin your mind by
travel, eh?'
1--WE been knockin around for couple of years,
huntn' work, says Stat "There want any openin'
at home, and as was gettin kind of old to"
Figures, Stat, figures says l. SLOW antique are
you, anyway?
"'Most fortv-fve" SAYS he "Too old to learn new
trade and couldn't stand it to hang around and
have the wife and kids earnin' my grub, | got out.
the only could ever make more'n my keep
I'd saved up forty dollars too, and plannin'
maxim it fifty and sendn it all back in lump. when
got this letter yesterday tellin about how older
brother of mine had died couple of weeks ago. down
in Rhode Island. He was wdower with no children;
so the chicken farm he had comes to me-.
whats that says l. $50 you're heir to chicken
farm, are yOu?'
"Tan't very big says Stat 3and there's mortgage
on it; but thought maybe had enough to go back
and get the folks and that might all down
there and take fresh start.
Good scheme" says |. "And that was what you
out celebratin, eh?"
d didn't go for to tank up says Stat. Honest,
don't like the stuff and never drink any when I'm
alone But the boys at the restaurant heard how I'd
been left farm and they-well, they said how ought
to set em up, and couldn't get out of it very we'll;
all goes down to Keegan s. as was sayn, and-and
that's the last remember until this monin. But it's
gone Sir cent of that forty dollars andand I've
lost my job and Oh I'm no good know, and amt
never had much luck but | do think heap of Mary
and the kids and YOU might believe to look me-
Sir. but-but somehow, they think lot of me- and
and Well, hate go back to EN- broken down old
bum. II can't do it, Sir, just can't!'
Them pop eyes begin to leak brine at last and Stat
en up with his tembly fingers and leans against
the wall, ettin' out sobs that shakes him all
XIE'D got the story of his life, though, whitney and
'" me, and guess neither of us had figured any
thing quite strong. | know | hadn't. And when
thought how brash I'd started in guy Stat he
some kind of dumb animal was havin' little fun
with, felt-wel l didn't feel conf table under my
shirt. All | could do walk to where my coat
and vest was hangn and fish out couple of tens and
five.
al expect you don't to be counted in on this Mr.
aBut do ES says so he u Wait moment please
And when he back from the dressn' room,
century, And, say, him forkin out a hundred
dollar bill after that talk of his did eavin
me breathless.
Thanks, says l. @but how does this fit in with your
ideas about"