The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-10-05

world in YOU not having his violin.
rve-a great notion =: Isl. MI #
b. ."Has she got it," + .{ ..:g 5.lG n
5ia. mo. I've never heard her mention
It It was not at home when he
when he died" .#..& .
40 you know where it is" ~
Eyes. I'm the only person on earth
who does, except the one who has it
who is that?'' " ..,:., -.
II can't tell you, but I viii see IL
they have It yet and get it + I can.
But IL your mother finds It out she
will never forgive me-" -
II can't help it," said Elnora. II
want that violin. I want It now"
'T'll 60 tomorrow and get it If it has
not been destroyed" -....
destroyed! oh. Aunt Margaret,
would any one dareY r..
II hardly think So. 1t was good
instruments. He played It like mas
ter"
l. GA uCt uESuSucO CAUOEds
Ellis hair was red and curled more
than yours. and his eyes were blue.
He was tall. slim and the very imp Of
mischief. He joked and leased all day
until he picked up that violin. Then
his head bent over it and his eyes got
big and earnest; He seemed to listen
Us If he first heard the notes and then
copied them. Sometimes he drew the
bow trembly, ike he: wasn't sure it
was right and he might have to try
again. He could almost drive you
crazy when he wanted to, and no man
that ever lived could make you dance
as he could. He made it all up as he
went He seemed to listen for his
dancing music, too. It appeared to
come to him. He'd begin to play and
you had to keep time or die. You
couldn't be STILL"
The tears were rolling down Elmo
ra's cheeks. "Oh, Aunt Margaret" she
sobbed. "Why haven't you told me
about him sooner?. feel as If you
had given my father to me living SO
that could touch him. can see him
too! Why didn't you ever tell me be-
fore? Go on, go on! Tell me more
about my father"
wait until I see If I can get the
VIOLIN"
So Elnora went home in suspense
and that night she added to her pray.
ers, Dear Lord, be merciful to my
father and, oh, do help Aunt Margaret
to get his VIOLIN"
Wesley and Billy came in to supper
tired and hungry. Billy ate heartily
but his eyes often rested on a plate OF
tempting cookies, and when Wesley
offered them to the boy he reached for
one. Margaret was compelled to ex.
plain that cookies were forbidden that
night because Billy had used a, bad
word that day.
- WHAT" said Wesley. Wrong words
been coming again? Oh, Billy, I do
wish you could remember! I can't sit
and eat cookies before little boy who
has none. I'll have to put mine back
too" And Margaret did the same.
Then Billy slid from big chair, ran
to the couch, buried h1 face in the
pillow and cried heart broken1y.~ Yves
ley hurried to the barn and Margaret
to the. kitchen. When the dishes were
almost washed Billy slipped from the
back door,
Wesley; piling hay into the managers
heard sound behind him and In
quired, THAT you, Bily?"
YES" answered Billy, land it's al
so dark you can't see me now, isn't it ?
"Well; mighty near" answered Yves
ley.
"Then you stoop down and open you,
mouth >
Wesley bent over the small figure
and received an installment of cooky
that almost choked him.
"Now you can eat It," shouted Billy
In delight. tits all dark. I can't SCI
what you're doing It ALL
Wesley picked up the small fgur'
and set the boy on the back Of hors|
to bring his face level: so that the,
could talk as men.
Nov, what dandy scheme!" h,
! commented. Ibid you and Aunt Mar
garet tx it up?''-
"No. She amt had hers yet. But
! got one for her. LIST as soon as you ca
| yours am going to take hers and feet
! her first time find her In the dark"
"But, Billy, where did you get tn
| cookies? You know Aunt Margare
said you were not to have any"
at list took Them" said Billy. I"
didn't take them for me. I list tool
them for you and her. Did-did--
| eteal?"
.Wesley's big hands closed until HI
almost hurt the boy.
"No!" he said vehemently. "That i
too big word. You just made a mis-
take. If you had told Aunt Margare
what you wanted to do and asked he1
for the cookies she would have give1
them to you.":
Must I take it back?"
"You think hard, and decide your
SELF" suggested Wesley. r. 49,.
Lift me down." said Billy, after q