Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-02


ward OF FIVE thousand dollars. 1t vast
~ increased the child's sense OF In
portance and satisfaction when ne
discovered she had known nothing OF
these matters until be told ner OF
them.
why. where would Judge Price
get SO much money, Hannibal! she
asked, greatly astonished.
He won't have tu get ii, MISS bet
ty: MIR. Mahafy says he don't reckon
no one Will ever tell who wrote the
lelter-he lows the man who done
that will keep pretty mum-he just
dissent tell" the boy explained.
mo, suppose not" and Betty
cav that perhaps, after all, the Judge
had not assumed any very great tnan-
cial responsibility.
He can't 10 coward, though, Han
nibal." she added. Tor she under
stood thai. thS risk OF r.arsonal vio-
lence which ne ran was genuine. She
had formed her own unsympathetic
estimate OF him that day ut Boggs'
race, track; MahafTy in his blacklist
hour could have added nothing TO 1t.
Twice since then she had met him In
Raleigh, which had only served TO liz
that first impression
Miss Betty, he's just like my Uncle
Bob was-he amt afraid OF nothing.
He totes them pistols OF hts-loaded
If you notice good you can see
where they bulge out his coat Han
nibars eyes, very round and big,
looked up into hers.
rs he as poor as he seems, Han
nibal?" inquired Betty.
He never has no money. Miss Bet
ty, but | don't reckon he's what a
body would call pore
1t might have baffled far more
mature intelligence than Hannfbars
to comprehend those peculiar process
es by which the judge sustained him.
self and his intimate fellowship with
adversty--that it was his magp1t-
cence OF mind which made the
squalor or his daily lille seem merely
a passing phase-but the boy had
managed to point Il delicate dlsllnc-
ton, and Betty grasped something OF
the hope and ram ~n'eh never q"'"e
died out in S!ocum Prices indom!ta'
bic breast.
Put you always have enough to
ent, dear" she questioned anXiouSly.
Hannibal promptly treasured her on
this point. You wouldn't let me
think anything that was not true, Han
nibal-you are quite sure you nave
never been hungry
Never, Miss Betty; honest"
Betty gave a sigh of relief. She
had been reproducing herself for. her
neglect Of the: ahtaa; f:shs:s hsd. .pesant.
to do so much ffta :bsd f.. saone
nothing! 1:NoSzss 9 81 go se 4e p: per
personally, T /. sssE an: n his
behalf, yet peIo3e5}ssAt.e;sssssst sfI:l ST
she would provide ''ffE:sal Ilt:;::rlr she
had felt It was nesStftif fs ss' ST. the
Judge sne "ouA <ha;Ee.ts4tS1,sst ner
agent. but even: aRs hls |soaRt f fs peel me
seemeo ~ =. fola'
FIR unite different yaas1psS ;@a s9Eaaal.
" out OF. the. aEss tse ,;Sffs SItaSth99 ght
of Mir. Mahaffy:: !. %:s:
"What kind oTSa man .is.Mr.*Ma-
haffy. HannibaY%"&E !92i&ff.; ~:
Hes nm awful mice man,.lMiss' Bet.
w only he ilavessf 55,syi;: 81 6gdy 8
got to find IF ;Snf !: Self
Re amt like. TIE; Ss3udfsss 8: IS; S.:
Does he'd rink5S fR9s55 fanIHpu 2"
questioned Betty: t,ieli%
oh, yes; whep:;hs: Gan S.gets+s the
Ticker, he does. MSs ::eYl gent at
Hannibal vas cheer tgsefant" OF
this. weakness ON the shart',fosI the
austere Mahatfy :. s;BaaE;,th HIS tune: Retty
vas ready to VEGAS oss Child,
With: his 'knowfedgs Aa 9! .ssS wee
and his fresh young faith in those Ola
tatterdemalions.
But, no matter what they do, they
are very. very kind 10 you?' she con-
,lnued TREMENDOUSLY.
Yes, maam-why, Miss Betty
they're lovely mem"