Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-12-07

the rise on which stood the million.
aires house There Fuzzy turned upon
them acrimOniouSly
"You are a pack of putty faced bea
gle houndsr' nd roared "Go away!N
They went tiway-a little way.
In "PigeUn" McCarthy's pocket was
a section of one inch gas pipe eight
inches long. In one end Of 1t and IN
the middle Of ii was II lead plug. One,
half Of 1t was packed tight with solder,
Black Riley carried a sluugshOt. being
a conventional thug "One Ear" Mike
relied upon IL pair Of brass knuckles,
an heirloom in the family
why fetch and carry" said Black
Riley. when some one will do IL for
ye: Let him bring 1t out to us. Hey
what?"
I'VE can chuck him in the river"
said Pigeon" Mccarthy. with stone
tied to his feet
>"Youse guys make me tired" said
Zone Ear" Mike "Ain't progress ever
appealed to none Of yez! Sprinkle
little gasoline on i'm and drop i'm on
the drive-wellT'
Fuzzy entered the millionaire's gate
and zigzagged toward the softly glow
ing entrance Of the mansion. The
three goblins came up to the gate and
lingered-one on each side Of 1t. one
beyond the roadway. They fingered
their cold metal and leather. confident
Fuzzy rang the doorbell, smiling fool
ishly and dreamily. An atavistic In
stinct prompted him to reach for the
button of his right glove. But he wore
no gloves. so his left hand dropped
embarrassed
The particular menial whose duty Il
was to open doors to silks and laceS.
SHE'D mt first sight Of Fuzzy But a
second glance took in his passport. his
card of admission. his surety Of wei
come. his lost rag doll of the daughte'
Of the house dangling under his arm.
Fuzzy was admitted into great hal!
dim with the glow from unseen lights
The hireling went away and returned
with maid and the child, The dol
was restored to the mourning one Sh
clasped her lost darling to her breasi
and then. with the inordinate selfish
ness and candor of childhood stamped
her foot and whined hatred and fear
of the odious being who had rescued
her from the depths of sorrow and dc
spair Fuzzy wriggled himself into al
ingratiatory attitude and essayed the
idiotic smile and blattering small tall
that is supposed to charm the budding
intellect Of the young. The child
bawled and was dragged away. hug
ging her Betsy close.
There came the secretary, pale. pois
ed. polished. gliding in pumps and
worshiping pOmp and ceremony. Ht
counted out into FuZzy's hand ten ten
dollar bills. then dropped his eye upon
the door. transferred 1t to James, its
custodian: Indicated the obnoxious
Garner of--the reward with the otheI
and allowed his pumps to watt hiD'
away to secretarial regions.
James gathered Fuzzy with his OWE
comma nding optic and swept him as
far as the front door.
When the money touched Fuzzy's
dingy palm his first instinct was t"
take to his heels. but second thought
restrained him from that blunder OF
etiquette. 1t was his: It had been
given him. It-and. oh. what an ely
SUM 1t opened TO the gaze of his
minds eye. He had tumbled to the
foot Of the ladder: he was hungry
homeless. friendless. ragged. cold. drift
ing. and he held in his hand the key T.
paradise of the mud honey that HI
craved The fairy doll had waved :;
wand with her rag stuffed hand. and
now wherever be might go the ell
chanted palaces with skining foot