The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-07-29

basin and, pouring some water INTO
it, knelt down by the bed and awk-
wardly began to battle the girls lore
iforgot TO wonder why he had been
sent for. until his eyes tell on a pic
ture that hung by the bed. To his
Hutter establishment, Willy Ben found
his own image staring at him from
an ornate gilt frame. Then he looked
about the room and saw that he was
everywhere When he won the big
tennis match from the champion OF
the Enderbv Athletic association every
paper in New York had printed his
photograph, and here they all were.
on walls and tables and dresser, the
only pictures in the room.
His address was printed under one
of them and Willy Ben could now cas-
lily understand why the landIady had
sent for him. But he had never seen
the girl on the bed, he was sure OF
that, and why had she lined her walls
with his photograph There could be
only one explanation. Willy Ben VAS
a strong. Well-buit, six-footer, but he
wts not handsome. and TO find that his
rough heNn, freckled countenance had
appealed to one feminine heart was a
wonderful thing. A deep crimson
dyed his tanned cheeks.
The stairs began to ereah and a
Wheeling sounded regularly from be-
low. Mrs. Lorgey and the doctor, he
supposed it must be They putfcd INTO
the room, large oily woman and a
large untidy man While the doctor
examined the girl Mrs. Lorgcy sank
into chair, oozlng over the sides and
began a grumbing explanation.
she came yesterday. and twas bad
luck | took her in. gave her The
room most reasonable, and this morn
ing she goes and gifts run into by
cab
"A coneussion," murmured the doc
tor. soothingly, only slight coaeas-
sion
The landlady pointed to the pietHfe
OF the young man. i didn't know
where she come from nor anything
about her. but seen You was friend
of hern. so sent for you on a guess.
Willy Ben was about to admit his
ignorance. but he looked at the PIE
lures of himself and then at the
his tailor=made New York clothes his
homo made Ro1ogee heart swclled With
pride
she Is a very dear friend al mfne.
he answered tcnderlN, and / intend
% have her moved 10 The hospital 1t
once.
AT the hospital. Emily Walton came
back to consciousness TO find a clean
looking red headed yonng man sit
ting patiently beside her. For a long
time she regarded HIM III silence, then
she spoke uondcringIy.
civilian BENJAMIN Bib. the tennis
champion. however, did YOU come
herc?'
Never mind, answered Willy Rem.
for the doctor had said she must not
talk. I'll tell you tomorrow We're
playing that I'm your big brother.
t1it y IL tiSltFp With tit lttt. HIf1
like big brother, he Kissed her==a
friendly, respectful kiss-iHst as II
she We're Ress or EVELYN But All tho
time he knew that she was not he
knew she was the ideal come to Lille
Tomorrow came, and for the two
a great many tomorrows She told
him all her sorry story, how she had
riln away from her home to go on the
stage, and how, though she could
cook and sew and recte Hamlet so
liloqny better than any girl in board
ting school. she could not act HAY
ipg stubborn kind OF pride which
took the place OF courage, she had
gone on trying and trying. Md
when the cab struck me-" she tod
him, Il was glad to think the tight
was over
lie in turn told her about his home,
his mother, his brothers and sisters,
how he used to steal away from school
to visit the swimming pool, how a
mad dog came through town and he
had TO kill his faithful hound how a
rattlesHake bit him in the leg ono
day. He told it all so fervently that
little Emily, who was born in a board
ing house and brought up in hotels.
grew homesick
When the wound on her forehead
was we'll and the time came for her
to leave the hospital the young man
made brilliant suggestion
Why go back to that horrid place.
Let's go right out and be married"
And spend the honeymoon in Bolo.
gee she added.
So II was settled, and Willy Hen,
who knew that marriages are made
in heaven, fell to wondering. 70
think" he cried rapturously, that
you fell in love with my picture be-
fore You ever saw me-"