The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-27
A LITTLE LUMP.

/ tnelr uevotlng their time to me for thai
| period i would divide the remaininl
| $4,000 between them. Anterior was
out OF business at the time and had nc
| fortune He looked very sympathetic
when ! made my proposition. but
| Thought he was trying to conceal q
| good deal OF happiness. In third OF q
year he would earn $4,000 besides EN-.
joying Injuries that wouldn't cost him
anything.
AS to Adele, she said she would think
the matter over. After doing so she
told Inc that she would accept my prop.
osition with an amendment that the
amount / would spend should be re.
duced by $4,000 and added to the
amount Of her portion. Furthermore,
this portion was not to be given to her,
but left to charity by will
This did not seem to suit the require
ments of the case, but Adele was the
| only girl l knew that | thought would
be able TO lift me out of myself. and
assented. began by meeting Arthur
about 8 o'clock every morning and
spending the time with him till about I
In the afternoon. We played billiards
md went wherever anything interest
Ing was going on. Later I'm the after.
noon took Adele out in my car, and
TWO or three times In the week we
would go either to the opera or the the.
alter. The other evenings would spend
mostly with Arthur or with any one
happened to find to 20 about with me
Besides this l gave theater parties.
dinners, suppers-in short, took in far
more ways of diverting my mind from
my trouble than could catalogue.
But. despite all I could do, my doom
hung heavy over me. One afternoon
when l was with Adele gave way to
the gloom within me and confessed
that l was not gaining much from the
money ! was spending. There was a
real sympathy In her face when she re-
piled:
There is another way OF getting out
OF yourself which you have not tried"
What is ity'' ! asked eagerly.
Interest yourself in the welfare OF
Others"
Il never thought OF that. Do Won
suppose it would work in my case?"
81 think ii would help You"
We were riding In my car, and boy
stood on the sidewalk with newspapers
under his arm he was trying 10 sell.
His feet were bare; his shirt was open
III front for want Of buttons and for
profusion of tatters; his coat and trou.
sers were thin. l drew up near him
and bought paper, handing him a Ave
dollar bill. He looked ut 1t Respondent
ly, thinking that he would lose the sale
OF paper, Tor he could not change it.
Never mind the change" | said.
and as we moved away | saw him
look at the bill, at me and at the
Dill again, while the expression on his
face was n delight to me.
by Jove" ! exclaimed. ut works
first rate. I'm going back TO get the
poor little chap and do some more
OF It,"
L returned to the boy, took him into
my car ana we drove to store. where
l spent money for clothes for him as
iavishly as ! had been spending it on
myself. couldn't keep my eyes Off
the expression of wonder, of delight.
that perpetually lowered on his fea- |
lures. i didn't know what he needed.
but Adele did and thought of MANY |
things that would add to his comfort.
Now we must take him home" she
SAID when he was warmly dressed.
and. loaded down with packages. we
went to the car and presently drew up
at tenement house. where we aston.
sshed his mother and his brothers and
sisters by presenting him to them I'm
his new hablliments. had a roll OF
bills In my pocket. which I distributed
among the children. left a check for
the mother, and Adele and | drove
away, followed by the blessings OF the
family.
l had often returned to my room at
midnight to feel the doom that hung
over me by contrast with the gayety
l mad experienced more keenly than
before going. The evening of my new
departure i spent with Adele. listen.
ing to plans she prepared for more