Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-26

1Sed her | would come. I've managed TO do
this every week; but now II cannot 60
"YOu mean you are
Broke" finished Henry. Il have enough
to check out with here; but can't get home
and promised her. Mr.. Kinsley, | am a
stranger to you; but if you will lend me ten
dollars, | will certainly send it to you the
first thing next week
John Kinsley, selling heavy hardware out
of Cincinnati, believed in the boy and gave
him the ten.
The following Saturday night Kinsley
wrote Henry and reminded him of the loan.
A week later he wrote again.
1t so happened that a month later Kins-
ley's house ordered him to Chicago. Kins-
ley still remembered Cal Henry, and re-
tanning an interest in the boy he dropped
into the office of the glove company and in
quired for him.
The sales manager scowled. did he owe
you anything?'
"Whv, yes, little; but"
Same old story answered the sales man
ager "The road proved one too many for
him. He steadied down bit when he mar
ried; but lately he stuck lot of boys for
loans he never expected to repay"
well, by George! And is he still in your
employ?'
mot by long shot! He went one too
many out at Glenellyn week ago,-forged
check on a man named Teel, and they caught
him. He's in the lookup out there now
"But his wife, what of herr" asked Kinsley.
We've tried to help her; but she won't
stand for it. Independent girl, and says
she'll stand by Cal, and positively will not
take charity. She's trying to sell the furni-
ture, in order to hire lawyer when the case
comes up next week. Henry's got two
brothorc fbar,a. Iott, u,a11 of tof, Ha'c coct
them several thousand dollars, and they say
they've reached the limit.
Kinsley thanked the manager, and went
out to Glenellyn, where he called on Gals
two brothers, James and Louis Henry.
1--WE will settle no more claims against Cal,
began James, the eldest. "He has cost us a
pretty penny, and we are going to let him
do little time. Maybe it will change him.
@Gentlemen, / have not called to ask for
any settlement. The paltry ten lent him
is forgotten: but l feel an interest in the
boy, and was just wondering They tell
me he has a wife. What will become of herr"
ooh, we will take care of her, answered
the older Henry.
At the county Jail Kinsley found Cal de-
jected and wan. At sight of the boy his
heart went out to him, and he talked with
him for a long while.
Don't worry yourself about me, Mr..
Kinsley. l was headed wrong, and the road
got me. forged Teel's check, all right, and
III take my medicine Maybe it will be diff
ferent when I-come back. My wife
She he choked up.
Byron Teel, whose check Henry had
forged, looked up from his desk and glanced
at Kinsley's card.
mir. Teel, I'm on an errand OF mercy
said Kinsley. Sometime ago Cal Henry beat
me out OF a few dollars, and | felt badly
toward him; but somehow it's gone now
The other night | picked up a Bible in the
hotel, and saw passage marked, And be
We kind one to another, tenderhearted, for
giving one another, even as God for Christ's
sake hath forgiven YOU 1t set me to think
ing. They're going to send that boy to the
pen. When he comes out he will be marked
man, a criminal with record, with the
world against him, and no chance. It's not
right, Mr.. Teel. It's not His way. Let's
give the boy another chance, Brother"
THAT sounds al right, Mr.. Kinsley; but
how about my fifty dollars he forged that
check for If | carry this through the courts
Henry's two brothers will settle my claim.
Have you that forged check
~Yes, its here in my desk Why"