The Harrison times., 1912-09-21


Buemer squirmed and nodded
Thank God! Won't | be good
to her when she gets back--just
watch!"
He was gone, and barely out of the
door, when Mrs Buemer came in her
| face Mortified why, Joseph Buemer!
what a terrible liar you are! that fel.
low was young and handsome, and not
fat Now what'll you do?" she asked
fearfully.p
ITO tell the truth don't know;
but | said I guess'--dldn't !? SO It
want whole lie, But I've 70 to do
something" He laid his pipe down
But what It'll be | don't know"
Say have you any idea where her
uncle does live?" he asked.
She looked puzzled, then answered;
"Why, yes, Joseph; but what's that"
Never mind II she told you ever,
tell me?"
"She mentioned once his living over
on Western avenue, corner Marsh"
Good TEen I'll go see him, an see
what can be done"
But" his wife objected you see,
she went with a young fellow saw
him, even If you didn't"
well, her uncle may tell me where
she is, and III sec her and tell her
how he feels, and try to get her
back"
You'll have big job, Joseph, No
woman is coming back that way"
"A woman who loves will II she
don't It's better she don't But III
see, II | don't fix It, he'll kill him
self sure, saw It on his face at
first"
A long ride on the elcctrics brought
him to Western avenue and the cor
ner Of Marsh street, where he aSght
ed and sought out her uncle, James
Mcbride.
He opened the door IN answer to
hearty Come in" and looked into
the face OF Mcbride himself
Instinctiycly Buemcr recognized
that the man was one Of his own
kind, and he went on TO tell the st0ry
As he did 50, the smile faded from his
broad face, leaving It sober
81 see, | see, Mr., Buomcr, an I'm
sorry | kinda thorght that some.
thin might come up Lawton Is 80
hotheaded, though n dandy fellow at
heart But she isn't here, Now,
whore can she be? It doesn't seem
yet II she was stirred UP she might
80 off with young Blaire Wen look
him up Come on"
81 tell you we've got to hustle;
Lawton gets through work at g
o'clock We can't find young BlaIrc,
and III bet he's taken her"
NO. ! won't believe It; she wouldn't
80 away with him She might think
Of t. but she's truo blue after her
pride gots down a little. Perhaps
his eyes frightened -"sho may have
landed at my place while we were
away"
Mcbride threw open SNc door, and
called to his wife In answer figure
seemed to fly from tho other room, n
brighthaIrod figure into McBrIdes
arms
"Thonk God, little glrl-its you!"
ho cried,
"Oh uncle" Then she proceeded
to tell him IN words that poured from
her hoOrt-a story Of hurt pride, an
ger, OF rash message sent to Blniro
OF her going with him. thon the roali
yaton that she did love Lawton moro
than anybody else IN tho world OF
her leaving Blore and coming to him.
but not finding him, and wanting 10
know what TO do,
40 you foolish little girl? You
hustle right back with nuemcr, have
tho nat all bright, get up some kind
Of u supper tell him that you love
him, and forget" her uncle answered
A few minutes later Buomor and
his charge were hurrying back to tho
tenement
When they reached II, and he had
III her lamps, and everything was
bright and cheerful Uho looked at the
clock "0h I won't have time to Got
pupper-Nhat shall do'' She turned
TO him
Mrs. Bucmcr spoke up. "You and
James come IN W'lh us for supper
IIarN Come, Joseph"
They backed out hastily, but Bue'
mcr looked back In tImo to sec the
young fellow pause on hIs threshold
then gather the form that came to
him IN his arma
Catching HummIhabfds,