Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-13

basin and. pouring some water int
Il. kneit down By the bed and avn
wardly began 10 battle the s1rrs fore
head. SO tronblod was he snat n,
forgot to wonder why he neu ncei
sent for, until ms eyes fell on tlc
ture that hung By the bed. 70 hi
utter astonishmeugs Willy Ben souns
hts own image staring at hini srofr
an ornate gilt frame Then ne ooke,
about the room and saw that ~ vas
everywhere When ne won che osa
tennis match from the channc1 Of
the Enderhy Athletic association every
paper in New York na6 printed nal
photograph, and here they ali were
on walls and tables and dresser. the
only pictures IN the roon5s
His address was printed under one
Of them and WHY Ben coui9 now cas-
NJ understand why the lanfitady had
sent for him. But he had rfever seen
the girl on the bed, ne was sure OF
that, and why had Ehe lined lfsr walls
with his photograph There ovuid be
only one explanation why lnea was
strong. well-built, stx4ooter. rzt ne
was not handsome, ana to find that MIS-
n0ugb-hewn, freckled eOuntenanoss had
appealed to one femiIr,me heart was a
wonderful thing. A deep crimson
dyed hts tanned cheeks
The stztrs began to ereak ana a
wftaszing sounded regularly from be
low. Mrs L0rgey and the doctor, ne
supposed 1t must be. They pulled into
the room. large oily woman and n
large untfGF man Willis the doctSr
examined the girl, Mrs. AGrgey sa1ak
into n chaiy,, 0ozfng over tia sides ana
began a grumbEkng explanation.
she came yesterday, and twas bad
luck took her in. gave her tina
room most reasonable, and Tits mornE
ing sane goes and gifts run Into by a.
cab"
IA s0npusxsbm,- murmureB the doc.-
tor, soothingiT, "rcaly a slignz eoncus.1
sion"
The lHndladT pointed to the picture
of thas young man Il didn't know
where SHE come from nor anything
about hsr,. but seen you wassa friend !
OF herm. so / Eent for you on aguess.' /
WILEY Ben was about to admit his !
ignorance, buzs he booked at ina pic |
lures Of, himself and then al the
pretty little girl ON the bed. Beneath /
his tafinrsmade New York clothes his /
homemade Hsiogee heart swelIea with |
pridee
"Shas is, a. very dear friend ofsmine,"
be answered. tenderfy. "and ; intend |
to haves hen moved to the hospAtal at |
once"
At the hospital. Emily Walton came
back to- consciousness to find Rsciean-
re@lDeaded young mann sit
ting patiently beside her. For~aa long |
timesshe regarded him in silenDes then /
she spoke wonderingly.
William Benjamin Bib, thai tennis
Champion however. did yonr come
heFs2"
Newer mind" answered Willy Ben;
for tina doctor had said she must not !
tafln I'm tell yOu tomorrow We're
playing that I'm your big brother"
She was asleep when he left, and.
LIKE big brother, he kisseda her-a
friendly, respectful kiss--Just as il
she were Bess or Evelyn. Hut ali the
lime be knew that she was not; he
knew she was the ideal come to life |
Tomorrow came, and far the two !
D great many tomorrows. She told, |
him all her sorry story. how she had
run away from her home 20 go on the
stage and how. though she, could |
cook and sew and recitee Hamletis so-
tlcquy better than any girl in. board !
tng school, she could not act. Hav>
ing a stubborn kind of pride which
took the place of courage, she had
gone on trying and trying, land
when the cab struck me-" she told
him. 81 was glad 10, think the fight |
was over"
He in turn told her about his home.
hts 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
rattlesnake htt him in the leg one
day. He told 1t all so feryentiy that
little Emily, who was born in board
ing house and brought up In hotels,
grew homesick.
When the wound on her forehead
was we'd and the time came for her
to leave the hospital the young man
made brilliant suggestion.
why go back to that horrid placer
Let's go right out and be married"
"And spend the honeymoon In Bolo-
gee" she added.
So 1t was settled. and Willy hen.
who knew that marriages are made
In heaven, fell to wondering. ITO
think" he cried rapturously, that
you fell in love with my picture be-
fore you ever saw mel"
Pint the ItttIa Emily waa kr.,khF,,l