The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-05-23
Sharing An
Orphan

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"And there IL no hops3" asked
Burke softly.
Eunice Telford shook her head.
Il like you very much-very much"
;;she said slowly. "But don't think
that 1t is more than liking, Burke"
Burke Edwards gritted his teeth
hard a. he looked out over the vate,
for moment, but. when he turned
his head again the pain had gone
from his features and he was again
the Burke that Eunice liked 20 well.
: For long time they had been good
friends-Eunice liked to call It chums
Fand more than once be had asked
for reconsideration Of his proposal.
but Euntee always shook her head,
She liked Burke; liked him better
than any OF the other men she knew.
but he seemed TO lack tenderness and
that was the quality Eunice most id.
mired. She vas sorry to innict pain
and suggested that they misht 10 IN
Il he wished.
mo. thanks" hs said evenly. ITS
more pleasant out here on the driye.s
Across The road three boys were
playing ball. On the curb mt anothsr
boy Of about their ass drssssd "a the
stnghan apron that was the uniform
OF The orphanags up The street.
How aheurd. !: said DunloA THAT
ny must bestwelvesand ysk Is Il
wearing On apron liks q little boy a
str
:'Thsy an havs TO wear thsna.. q.
plainsd Bufks. 'IAsy afo easily
waahed and thsg are cheaper thai
coats. Thsy wear them he year
round
Not in winter" aaspsd EunioA
Sure" explained Burke. NY sis.
.tsr's house ovsflools their yard and
you can go them playing In the snow.
don't think there 10 IN overcoat In
the place. Mostly they tic the aprons
about their waists IN vain endeayor
to suggest shirt waist whom they
are let out. It's the reward Of espe-
cial merit to DO permitted to come
over to the drive alone"
The ball slipped from one Of the
players hands ana came rolling,
toward the orphanage boy. He
sprang up to toss 1t back, but the
player came rushing up.
'You leave that ball alone" he de-
manded holly. I'VE amt goin' to
have you charity kids swiping our
ball. are we. fellows?"
The others had Joined the first and
the assent was unanimous. 'You
girls are getting too fresh" went on
the first speaker. ''Why don't you
stay in your prison and play by
yourselves? We don't want girl-boys
over here. Who wants to play with
a boy who wears dresses?"
The orphan had sprung to his feet
at the first approach. There was cold
welcome to the orphans from the boys
In the fashionable apartments along
the drive and the first demonstration
OF hostility was sufncient warning.
Now he faced his tormentors holly.
I'm no GIRL" he cried. 'even II I
do have to wear an apron. I'm not to
blame for that"
you are q GIRL" insisted the &C.
gressor. you don't wear . coat and
You do wear dress. Go on. could
lick you with one hand"
BY way Of illustration, his ast shot
out and bruised the pale cheek Of the
orphan. With . cry, Eunics :sprang
up. but Burks's arm held her hack.
WAIT moment" 10 said quietly.
TT would b . treat 70 80 some Of
those young snobs get thrashsd."
The boy had answered the blow and
the hight had become general It was
three against one, but that one was
holding his own bravsly ana Burke
looked on 'approvingly. The orphan.
smarting under . sense Of wrong, was
. match for the three and fought
them savagely.
He had them In retreat almost b.
fore Eunlce realised that The battlo
was over. The elevator boy IN one Of
the houses bordering the drive. came
running over, seeing In prospect Q fat
tip for taking the part OF tho tenants
sons, but Burke Vas beside the boy
90 he came up and the newcomer
hesitated.
''Those youngsters got what they
deserved" he said shortly. "Clear out
Of here"
I've been wanting to sec some Of
these young DULLES trimmed up for.
some time" he said with . satisfied
smile. CHOSE Riddles cannot help
the absurd fashion In which they
have to dress and the young snobs
know It. I'm going to adopt that
boy"
"Just because he 10 q good fighter?"
asked Eunice contemptuously.
Burke turned to her with q new ex-
preston on his face. light in the
kindly blue eyes that she had never
seen before, though the men he
worked with knew It and were
/ warned.