Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-19

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, seat. He drove with the hifching strap
tied to the railing of the dashboard.
dourished the whip and yelled with de-
light. At first Sinton laughed with
him, but by the time he left Elnora
with several packages Mt her gate he
was looking serious enough.
Margaret was at the door as they
drove up the lane. Sinton left Billy
in the carriage, hitched the horses and
went to explain to her. He had not
reached her before she cried. Look,
Wesley, that child! You'll have run
away
Wesley looked and ran. Billy was
standing in the carriage slashing the
mettlesome horses with the whip.
"See me make 'em go" he shouted
as the whip fell second time.
He did make them 60. They took
the hitching post and few fence pal
ings, which scraped the paint from
wheel. sinton missed the lines at the
first effort, but the dragging post i'm.
peded the horses. and he soon caught
them. He led them to the barn and
ordered Billy to remain in the carriage
while he unhitched. Then leading
Billy and carrying his packages he en-
tered the yard.
"You run play a few minutes, Billy"
he said. II want to talk to the nice
lady"
The nice lady was looking rather
stupefied as Sinton approached her.
"Where in the name Of sense did
you get that awful child?' she de
manded. Her husband told her Billy's
story -
Hes half starved. want to wash
him and put clean clothes on him and
give him some supper" he said.
Have you got anything to put on
him?'
"Yes."
"Where did you get it,"
Bought 1t. It amt much. All got
didn't cost a dollar"
"a dollar is good deal when you
work for it the way we do"
"Well, I don't know better place
to put 1t. Have you got any hot wa
ter? I'll use this tub at the cistern-
Please give me some soap and towels
Instead Margaret pushed by him
with a shrek. Billy had played by
producing cord from his pocket, and.
having tied the tails Of Margaret's
white kittens together, he had climbed
on a box and hung them across the
clothesline. Wild with fright, the kit
tens were clawing each other to death.
and the air was white with fur. The
string had twisted, and the frightened
creatures could not recognize friends.
Margaret stepped back with bleeding
hands. Sinton cut the cord with his
knife, and the poor little cats raced
under the house bleeding and dis6g-
ured. Margaret, white with wrath,
faced Sinton.
IF you don't hitch up and take that
animal back to town." she said. Il
will"
Billy threw himself on the grass
and began to scream.
"You said could have fried chicken
for supper" he walled. "You said she
was nice lady"
Sinton lifted him, and something in
his manner of handling the CHILD infu-
rated Margaret. His touch was so
gentle! She reached for Billy and grip
ped his shirt collar in the back. Sin
tons hand closed over hers.
Gently, girlv' he said. "This little
body is covered with Sores"
a. oh ME oSnHoR ?
What kind of sores?"
"Oh. they might be from bruises
made by fists or boot, toes, or they
might be bad blood from wrong eating,
or they might be pure filth. Will you
hand me some towels?"
mo, won't" said Margaret.
''Well. give me some rags. then"
Margaret compromised on pieces Of
old tablecloth.
Sinton led Billy to the cistern. pump
ed cold water into the tub. poured in a
kettle of hot and. beginning at the
head, secured him. The boy shut his
little teeth and said never q word.
though he twisted occasionally when
the soap struck raw spot. Margaret
watched the process from the window
in amazed and ever increasing anger
Where did Wesley learn it? How
could his big hands be % gentle2 Stu
ton came to the door.
"Have you got any peroxide?
- little," she answered stimy.
''WelI. need about q pint. but TIL
begin on what you have"
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