The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-09-21


he did make them go. They took
the hitching post and a few fence pal
lngs. which scraped the paint from q
wheel. sinton missed the lines at tho
first effort, but the dragging post i'm
peded the horses, and he soon caught
them. He led them to the barn and
ordered Billy to remain in the carriage
while he unhitched. Then leading
Billy and carrying his packages he en-
tered the yard.
"You run play few minutes, Billy"
he said. Il want to talk to the nice
lady"
The nice lady was looking rather
btupeaed as Sinton approached her.
"Where in the name Of sense did
you get that awful child:" she de-
manded. Her husband told her Blliy's
story.
Hes half starved. I want to wash
him and put clean clothes on him and
give him some supper" he said.
"Have you got anything 70 put on
him?"
"Yes."
"ASAC AAu JOA SCI ~:
Bought it. It amt much. All / got
didn't cost dollar"
"A dollar is good deal when you
work for it the way we do
"Well, I don't know a better place
to put it. Have you got any hot wa
ter? I'll use this tub at the cistern.
Please give me some soap and towels"
wv I'm
with shrek. Billy had played by
producing a cord from his pocket, and,
having tied the tails Of Margaret's
white kittens together, he had climbed
on box and hung them across the
clothesline. Wild with fright, the kit
tens were clawing each other to death,
| and the air was white with fur. The
string had twisted, and the frightened
creatures could not recognize friends.
Margaret stepped back with bleeding
hands. Sinton cut the cord with his
knife, and the poor little cats raced
under the house bleeding and disfg-
ured. Margaret, white with wrath,
faced Sinton. =
IF you don't hitch up and take that
animal back to town." she said, II
| WILL
Billy threw himself on the grass
! and began to scream.
"You said 1 could have fried chicken
for supper" he walled. ''You said she
was a nice lady,"
his manner Of handling the child infu-
rated Margaret. His touch was so
gentle! She reached for Billy and grip
ped his shirt collar in the back. Sin
tons hand closed over hers.
Gently, girl" he said. "This little
body is covered with sores.''
! "Sores!' she calculated. "Sores?
J What kind Of sores?'
"Oh, they might be from bruises
made by fists or boot toes, or they
might be bad blood from wrong eating,
or they might be pure filth. Will you
hand me some towels?"
mo, I WON'T" said Margaret.
swell, give me some rags, then"
Margaret compromised on pieces of
old tablecloth. - -~-+-.'"a =
Sinton led Billy to the cistern, pump
ed cold water into the tub, poured in a
kettle Of hot and. beginning at the
head, secured him. The boy shut his
little teeth and said never word,
though he twisted occasionally when
the soap struck raw spot. Margaret
! watched the process from the window
In amazed and ever increasing anger.
Where did Wesley learn it,? How
could his big hands be so gentle? Sin
ton came to the door.
"Have you got any peroxide?"
"A little," she answered stif1y.
"Well. need about a pint, but I'll
begin on what you have"
Margaret handed him the bottle.
| Wesley took cup, weakened the drug
and said to Billy: Man, these sores on
you must be healed. Then you must
eat the kind Of food that's fit for little
men. am going to put some medicine
on you, and it is going to sting like fire.
IT it just runs off won't use any more.
If it boils there is poison in these
places, and they must be tied up, dosed
every day, and you must be washed
and kept mighty clean. Now, hold
still, because am going to put it on"
II think the one on my leg is the
worst" said the undaunted Billy, hold
ing out raw place. Sinton poured on
the drug. Billy's body twisted and
writhed, but he did not run.
Gee, look at it boilv' he cried. II
guess they's poison. You'll have to do
it to all of Them
Sinton's teeth were set as he watch
ed the boys face. He poured the drug,
strong enough to do effective work, on
dozen places over that little body
and bandaged all he could. Billy 8
lips quiyered at times. and his chin
jumped, but he did not shed a tear
or utter a sound other than to take a
deep interest in the boiling.
"Now am clean?" asked Billy. ::
Eyes, you are clean outside" said Sin
ton. "There is some dirty blood in your
body, and some bad words in your
mouth, that we have to get out, but