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The evening world., 1912-03-13
By Caroline LOckhart

beneath an air OF generous and BLUM
good fellowship.
He waS a dark man. with a skin q,
oily sallowness; thickset. with some.
thing of the slow ungainiinoss OF q toad
His head was set low between stopped
shoulders. and his crafty eyes had In
them a look OF ~schoming. schsming al
ways for his own interests.
Smith knew his record as well a. no
knew his own q dance-haii hanRsr-on
In his youth. daspised Of nan; q black.
mailer. the keeper OF q notorious road.
house; a petty CRATER In q ANAL politi-
cal ONCE In the little cow-town. Smith
understood perfectly tho source OF his
present interest. yet II iattered him nj.
most as much as n II had been sincere,
Il pleased him as II ne had been the
object OF n gentleman's attentions.
When he had money. Smith demanded
satellites. ~sycophants who would laugh
boisterously at his Jokes. praise him In
broad compliments. n follow him Tx.
q paid retlnue from saloon to saloon.
This was enjoying life! And upon this
weakness. the least clever. the most In
significant and unimportant person
could play ~ he understood Smith.
The word had gone down the line
that smith was In town with money.
They rallied around him with loud
protestations OF Joy at sight OF him.
Smith held the centre Of the stage, he
was the conspicuous figure. the magnet
which drew them all. He gloried In IL,
revelled In his popularity; and the
special brand 1ss beginning TO sizxls
in his veins.
I'm feelin' lucky to-day. me-
SMITH" no cried e~xultantly. II has a
notorious Idea that I can buck tho
wheel and win!''
lie had not meant to g~amble-he had
told himself that he would not; but his
admiring friends urged him on, his
blood was running fast and hot, his
heart beat high with confidence AMI
hope. Big prospects doomed ahead ,f
him; success looked easy. He nuns
his money reckieAsiy upon the red and
black. and with throbbiug puIos
watch~st the wheel 90 round.
Aga'1 and again he wen. II seemed
as II could not lose.
go Ss c~ontinusd.l
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Steak.

CCORDING to the new edition of
~ the Encyclopedia britannica, the
"a word steak" Is apparently de-
lived from Icelandic "steik." used in the
snn.e sense as the English word. which
meant properly roasted meat. from
steikja. to rcast; that Is, placed on a
stick or peg Of wood before the firc
compare Swedish, sick; Danish. sick.
roast meat.o
The came authority says: "A porter
house steak Is a choice cut OF steak
from the loln. so named. APPARENTLY. first
in New York from q well-known porter
house. and eating house where chops.
steaks. &C.. and porter or stout were
served. at which these steaks were a
speciality.
gs"A steak srilled between two other
ists6ks. which are not served after the
cooking IL finished. 10 also sometimes
N6ol9sd . sp6rterhouse' steak"
not - thsss days OF high cost meat
sSpOus1 sSdeh-A vsaet4cs q the latter be
NM gsnessSty followed. howsvsf.
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II In his fingers. the sensation OF having
Il In his pocket. Smith was vain. In his
way. n money satisfied his vanity. II
gave him prestige. power. the attention
no craved.
He could call any fiashy takers blum
when his pockets were full OF money.
1t impaired s~elf-assurance. He could
the better Indulge his propensity for re-
ssnt!ng sights. either real or fanc!ed.
Money would buy him out OF trouble.
Yes. Smith liked the feel OF money. He
took q roll OF b%anknotes from the belt
pocket OF his leather chaps and counted
them for the third time.
I'm buy a few drink. Hash this wad
ON them pinheads In town. and then III
soak II away" He returned the roll to
his pocket with an expression OF salts
faction upon his face.
He had done well with tho horses.
The boys had paid him a third more
than he had expected. they had done
so. he knew. as an incentive TO further
transactions. And Smith had outlined a
plan to them which had made their
eyes sparkle.
'It's risky. but ~ you can do IT.
they had said.
Sure. I can do It. Ind I'll start as
soon as It's safe after l get back to the
ranch. l gotta get to work and make
q stake-me," he had declared.
They had looked at him qulxzically.
'-rhe fact Is. I'm tired Of Twin under
my hat. ] aims to settle down"
And REFORM" They had laughed up
~roastously.
Not to notice"
Smith sincerely believed that nothing
stood between him m Dora but his
lack OF money. Once she saw II. the
actual money, when he could 20 10 her
and throw II In her lap. a hatful. and
say. Come on. girl'-wsll. women were
like that. he told himself.
Ahead OF Smith. on the dusty nat,
was the little COW town. looking. In the
distance. like a scattsred herd of dtnsy
! sheep. He was glad his ride wss ended
for ths day. He was thirsty. hot and
o bit tired.
Tinhorn Frank. resting the small OF
his back against q monument OF eik
and buffalo horns In front OF his log
saloon. was lhs first to spy Smith am
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bling leisurely into Town.
There's Smithy!' he exclaimed to the
man who loafed beside hin. and hes
got a rolf"
His fellow lounger looked al him curl
ously.
"Tmhorn. ! b'lieve you kin smell
money: and l swear they's IND OF a
scum comes over your eyes when you
see II. How do you know he's csrryin'
a rolf"
Ttnhorn Frank laughed.
II know Smithy as vol as II ! had
made him. I kin tell by the way no
rides. I always could. When he's
broke he's s~louchy-like. He don't taxi
no pride IN collin his rope. and he Jams
his hat oter his ~eyes-tough. Look at
him now-settin' square IN the saddle.
his rope coiled like a top Californy cow
boy on a Fourth OF July. That's how I
know Hello. smithy! Fall on and arr!-
gate"
"Hulio!" Smith answered deliberately.
"How's she comin'?'~
SLOW" lie swung his leg over the
csDtle OF the saddle.
"What'll you have?" Tlnhorn slapped
Smiths back 30 hard that the dust rose.
Oct me out somothln' stlmulatin'.
somethin' fur-reachin'. somethin' that
you can tell wh..re II stops. | want a
drink that feels like a yard OF barb
wire goln' down" Smith was tying his
horse.
Here's somethin' special" said Tin
: horn. when Smith went inside. II
keeps It for my friends"
smith swallowed nearly a tumblerful.
When ] drinks. I drinks. and I likes
somethin' ! can notice" lie wiped the
tears out OF his eyes with the back OF
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Biggest CoWb0y Story
Since "The Virginian"

There had been no love between them.
ever. but he had not expected that
Since then there had been no time or
inclination for tears. for II vas then he
had quit the nat" The rage OF his
boyhood came back 10 Smith as he
thought OF It now He swore. though
It hurt him to speak. .
His eye were still smart!ng when he
raised them TO see a horseman on a dis
tant ridge. The sight reused him Ike a
stimulant. Was he friend or foe? He
refined his horse. and. dra wing his rifle
from Its scabbard. waited; for the
stranger had seen him and was riding
toward him down the ridge.
If he amt my kind, I'll have TO stop
him." Smith muttered.
The strength OF excitement came to
him, and once more he sat erect In tAe
saddle. lingering tho trigger as the
horseman came steadily on.
HE rides like a Texlcan." Smith
thought. There was something familiar
In the strangers outlines. the way he
threw his weight IN one strrup. but
Smith was taking no hances He put
out a hand In warning. n h other
man stopped.
The swarthy face Of the stranger wore
a compromising grin. No honest man
drove horses across the Bad Lands. lie
threw the Indian sign OF friendship "a
Smith, and they each advanced.
'How far to water. ClaytY"
WELL. doggoie me. Smith"
How far to water?" Smith yelled
the words IN hoarss ferocity.
The stranger glanced at the bare
backed horses. and then at the SHIN
r-..lor haak u,avAa 30 ira Aaaart
'Just around the ridge ne answered.
didn't you pack waterY'
But Smith vas already out Of hearing.
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To the ranch Il m Indian sauaw WIDOW, Of q
has lust Killed White Antelope. . fhendly Indian.
smith decide: 70 marry ths sau.s i9s hsr weSita,
teschsr. Rskton, q deputy shstn, who u SEEKING
: gang of cattle thisss, ALSO falls In lsvs With
Dora, bun misaksniy Ssinls .hs l%. enisa:
s@itk's ~infusncs over hsr noths, and plans 70
disgrace him. For this pupose she bscooae bis
In the theft q come rcasrvation In
diana hosa. .NaAsthur. e sasati.t who y sseh-
ins fossils N re wstl !: :aspsct;d e shs thsts
But suste confe.e. and oSsr 70 Its6 nS'st2n TO
t Sos. Sdias .rs ATTN Ssss. But y; TIE time RsiSon
reaches the sDot eu!th and y: hone; A. Cons:
sSfer horribly iron thlyt; II: drink from y
csted water. RecoveinR. be continues his tsurpey.
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Ram or shine. you're bound to shed
moisture during The Rain.
bow" at the Liberty Theatre. You may
argue that you are old enough to know
bsttsr. but the experience Of years In
the theatre only carries you back
to East Lynne" and leaves you
drowned IN the tears that stu keep
green the memory Of Ada Gray. Those
were the good old days when the pain
Of suffering wss worth the price Of id.
mission. And now all this has been
brought neatly UP to date BY A. d.
Thomas. who has the clever knaok Of
keeping his . close to the biotting
pad. He evidently realizes that Il 10 no
longer f~ashionsbls to weep all ovsr the
play. He u content to lay the dust IN
q sympathetic corner. Il 10 Q wise
author who knows his wi timei
II Henry MILLER 10 willing to 60 to the
trouble Of turning day into night he
may wei thank his stars Cor Tue Rain
bow" for in this comsdyA, comedy
with . very human touch-hs has . play
that suits him down to the sround. 1t
10 q pleasure to see this actor acting
like a human being once again. sns at
the sams time adding disuity And dis
<a%h.. ~,no- Asu~h<s. d. .tvt>.r -h>.
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smith. rnoA-
ing put o. the -
tablishmSnt vn1sr
the pressure -
such high sxe1es-
mont that sse .
moment M. Jarr
imagined 10 as
domestic <roueis-
perhaps his youas
wife had elopeA
Il have 70 - 20
P~hiisdslphia % .
N o im0ortaat
u,astsr painted
the boO. "Jvot
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desolation stretching before
~ him. The minutes seemed
hours long; time was protracted as
though he had been eating hasheesh. He
felt az II he had ridden for a week. be-
fore his horses shadow told htm that
noon had come.
The Jar of his horse hurt him. md II
all seemed unreal at times. like q tor
turing nightmare from which he must
soon awake. He rode long distances
with closed eyes a the day wore on.
The world, red and wavering. swung
around him. and he gripped his saddle
horn hard. The only real thing. tbs
agony Of which raj toe great to be
mistaken for anything else. was his
thirst.
This was su%psrlatively intense.
There were moments when ne hah .
desire to slide easily from his horse
into the sand and lie still-just to be
rid for Z time Of that Jar that hurt him
20. He viewed the distance 70 The
ground contsmplativelH 70 ~ M
great. " weulA merely SsU0als ~
Ike 9 druAhen peSson ana 90 70 slesp.
9ut' these moments ssea passel: the
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veil AnMs and growing The weddingca cake under . glass ~eg grew mouhy and the bridal
flowers wthMed. Miss Hsushama adopted . eeyerO child Estsna for tho sole
purpose OF sHng her ON Ter WI tate 6he taught her to break mems hearts and to fall
in love with no one One day Miss Havshams faded bridal nnWy caught ns and she
was burned to deah.
Honoia(a character In Bleak Houe")p proud. naughty and BEAUTIFUL married Sr
Leicester Dedock, . baronet Tho was ignorant Of her past She was rather tall with
very carefully arranged dark har md with q beautiful stately figure. The title of Lady"
suited her perfectly. II vas two years after herr marriage that Sir Leicester learned OF her
unfortunate early history She led on the eve of thisd discovery and died from hunger And
exposure at. the gates of the graveyard where hr rrhwd over wal burted
ELEANOR SCHORER
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II IS6 AVISHA AM Lady Dedbck we're " very unfortunate women n suneedI
~ sre.aya at the hands Of the men whom they loved. But they acted quite differ
.kAV emily under their burdens Of pain and grief
Miss Havsham, prominent character in Great Expectations" pasOnaty|
gay sporty man am Compressor Who paid her ardent court and who promised to
her. He had On several occasions induced her to loan him large sums Of money
which he lever repaid The weidngw was to be great event The brde sat at her dress
table very nearly ready for the ceremony when she roeivei a note from Compeyon
that he was unable to be present
Aer this dreadful disappointment she had her house closed Everything In her. W
remainedi in confusion, JUST as It was when she received his note All daylight was
out She's spent most Of her nj sitting at her dressing table In her bridal dress md
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CHAPTER XVI.
Frank Smells Money

- NTH dd not care for mousy
IN itself; that 1.-The az rot
care for II enough to work 'pr
II. or to hoard II when he ! u
- 1t. Yet perhaps even msle
than most persons he loved the feel oi
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MIR. yARR IS MISSING!
JOIN IN TIE SCARCE.

"a once after hsviAG haA bile suasA-
q con he met his sGnDleyes. -.
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CHAPTER XIV.
tContinued.)
Where a Man Gets A Thirst.

wv he shrank from looking
ahead. He dreaded to lift
his eyes to the interminabls
desolation stretching before
him. The minutes seemed
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1t leads to many privileges and broader
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dress, or by some other person, and the
deposits promptly acknowledged, send
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Owe make it point that every ousi,
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you can also be sure that every business
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elf you have had no business with TINS
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in white lingerie dresses and carried
pink roses.
Mrs D C Scott, the brides mother,
wore dress of black chantilly lace
and satin, trimmed with jet and cor
al ornaments. Mrs Boddie, Sr, moth
er of the groom, wore a handsome
costume of black velvet.
At9 pm. the bride and the groom,
having changed their dress to trav-
cling costumes, left the house and
took the 9:15 train south for hon.
eymoon trip, which will extend as
far south as Cuba. After January z
Mr. and Mrs Boddie will be at home
to their friends at Louisburg, N G.
The bride, as Miss Helen Scott, is
one of the best loved of the young
women who have grown up in Kings
tree in recent years. A host of
friends, while sorrowful that she has
left the home nest, rejoice with her
in her new-found happiness, and
their hearty prayers for her con-
tinued welfare will follow her into
her new home.
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SlOO Reward, Sl00.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to
that there is at least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
.na;,;Ss cnre now known to the medical frater-
nity. Catarrh, being a constitutional disease, re-
ouires a constitutional treatment, Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby
Sestroving the foundation of the disease. and
giving the patient strength by building up the
Constitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers that they offer One Hundred poi'
lars for any case that it fails to cure Seno to'
list of testimonials.
Address i ] CHENEY & co. Toledo, 0.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consultation aoV
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I:0llS a Foul Plot.

When a shameful plot exists be-
tween liver and bowels to cause dis
tress by refusing to act, take DR.
Kings New Life Pills and end such
abuse of your system. They gently
compel right action of stomach. liver
and bowels and restore your health
and all good feelings. Csc at M L
Aliens. adv
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WHAT'S THE REASON?
Many klngstree People In Poor Health
Without Knowing the Cause.

There are scores of people who
drag out a miserable existence with
out realizing the cause of their suf-
fering. Day after day they are rack
ed with backache and headache; suf-
fer from nervousness, dizziness, weak
ness, languor and depression. Likely
the kidneys have fallen behind in
their work of filtering the blood and
that is the SCOT of the trouble. Look
to your kidneys, assist them in their
work-give them the help they need.
You can use no better remedy than
Doan's Kidney Pills.
Below is grateful testimony from
a sufferer in this locality.
Mrs R K Brown, 204 W Liberty
St, Sumter, S Car, says: For over
a year was greatly annoyed by kid
ney and bladder trouble and nothing
brought me relief until used Doan's
Kidney Pills. They were so benei-
cial in every way that | have no hes
itation whatever in recommending
them"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster -Milburn Co. Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other. adv
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10-10-tf

For RENT. .-Two-horse farm at An
drews for rent or share crop. Two
mules to go with farm if preferred by
renter or share-cropper. Farm in high
state of cultivation. Apply to County
Record or w s Camlin, at West An
deus &C 1l-14-tf
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~SVSVSVVVNVV~SNS
( Cotton is quoted today at l2sc !
on middling basis; seed S2S per I
ton on local market.
@>%%$>$$@>%%@>S @>S>@>"~S>s~"s
Mr. Sam Sturgeon of Lake City
was noted in town Saturday.
Mr. Mordaunt McConnell,a student
at Clemson,is home for the holidays
Rev DR. Wilson will officiate at the
Episcopal church next Sunday at
II q. m.
Miss Fannie Epps, who teaches at
Spartanburg, is at home for the
holidays.
Capt VIM Cooper was among the
ont-of-town visitors on our streets
saturday.
NsMr Sam Stackley, g student at
Wofford, is at home for the Christ
mas season.
MIR R ] Brown of Hemingway was
in Kingstree Saturday and paid our
office a call.
MICA Clarkson of Heinemann
spent Sunday with his uncle. Mr. b
E Clarkson.
Mr. J D Boyd of Trio was a caller
at our office while in Kingstree Sat-
urday of last week.
The raids Saturday night took the
1'nog" out of the egg-nog for a
good many of our citizens.
Prof and Mrs ] w Swittenberg
are spending the Christmas holidays
at their old home in Newberry.
Miss Annie Stackley, a teacher at
Saluda, is spending Xmas at home
with her parents, MIR and Mrs L
Stackley.
A bright little girl who had re-
Gently been vaccinated asked her
mother for some wax to waxinate'
her dolls.
Miss Jennie Lee Stackley is home
from Florence to spend the Yule-
tide with her parents. Mr. and Mrs
L Stackley.
Mrs LW Gilland and two children
have gone to Columbia to spend
Christmas with the formers mother,
Mrs ] w Finn.
Mr. RI Kirk, Jr, of the Citadel, is
spending the Christmas vacation with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs R j Kirk, in
Railroad avenue.
- Mrs ] A Herring and children OF
|, Savannah, Ga, are spending the hol'
: idays with Mrs Herring's mother,
Mrs NJ A Montgomery.
Mr. and Mrs ] E Clayton of Ex'
celsior, N C, are here for the Christ
mas holidays with Mrs M A Mont
gomery, Mrs Clayton's mother.
Miss Lula Epps of Bethel was ir
town Saturday. Miss Lula is prime
favorite here and her many friends
are always delighted to see her.
Messrs w T, Jr, and Joe Wilkins
cadets of the Porter Military acad
emy, Charleston, are at home with
their parents for the holiday season
Messrs Jacobs and Scott. the en-
terprising fancy grocers, have oul
thanks for a very delightful fruit
cake to eat with the Christmas egg
nog.
We were delighted to shake hands
with our friend, Mr. H j Burgess OF
Bethel, last Saturday. We are obli'
gated to him for a Christmas toker
of remembrance, which was CRATE
fully appreciated.
MIR and Mrs E F Martin have gone
to Elloree to spend Christmas witt
the latter's mother, Mrs Kate +
Hornady. They will also visit MI
Martins relatives at Blackvllle be
fore returning here.
PHI Arrowsmith. Esq, our cleVe
and versatile Lake City correspon
dent. was in town Saturday exchang
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Receipt Books, Blank Notes, Mortgages and

all Legal Blanks in demand, for sale at
The Record Office. If we have not the
form you wish we can print it en- short
notice.
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USE Dust Catch to protect your goods
while sweeping. We can give you bar
rels at Sc a lb delivered or half barrels
o b Greelyville.
DUsT-CArCH MFG Co,
10-10-tf Greeiyville, S c.
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Black Valentine Seed Beans for
sale at Nelson's Warehouse by
12-12-4t w X MCINTOSH.
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WANTED-Orders for fine frost-proof
Cabbage Plants at 81. rs per l.OOo, all
varieties; cheaper in larger lots. Sat-
isfaction guaranteed. F S CANNON,
II-2s-t3-3O-13 Meggetts, S G.
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CABBAGE PLANTS FOR SALE. Best
varieties, frost proof. grown in open
air. Now ready. Get your garden patch
or YOUR field ready, put them out same
day and thus avoid whiting or heating so
subject to those shipped here. In small
quantities twenty-five (25c) cents the
hundred. n BROWN
12-15-4tp Caoes' Y.
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To RENT OR LEASE-A fine 2-horse
farm located one and quarter miles
from Greelyville. Apply to
SV TAYLOR,
ia-l9-St Greelyville, S C.
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BURIeS FROZEN CHILD;
RELIEVES SICK MOTHER
Brooklyn Woman's Heart Touched
by Sad Plight of Family Found
Starving and Cold.

Tho publication IN The Evening
World o. tho pitiab ls de~stitutlon If tho
Couljltska family Of No. 81 Broome
street 30 Impressed Mrs. Feibert Of No.
lis Sterling place. Brooklyn. she tele-
phoned TO The Evening World to-day
that she has taken steps to assist
tho family. Mrs. Couijltska Is in Cow
srneur Hospital suffering from rhsu-
matism n starvation. and her two
inonths-old baby. which was frozen
to death on her breast. was taken TO
the morgue.
The Couljitskas had no money IA
bury the infant. and Mrs. Felberg In
structed Undertaken James r. Faiion OF
No. 50 Gouverncur street TO call for
the body and bury It. Mrs. Feibert also
says she will tako care Of the suffering
mothers immediate needs.
Tho father and se%ven-year-old daugh.
ter are at home. their poor neighbors
trying to assist them. The father la
out OF work, and for weeks has no,
| hsd enough 10 cat, and the only fneI
they have had to heat their home has
been sticks Of wood tho father could
ind In tho streets.