Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-02-05
cap In salute, the tottering tramp
tottered to his fall.
The aunt called for Charles"

The aunt called for Charles"
Miss Ida cried out a sympathetic
word and hurried down the steps.
Charles" came hurrying from the
back yard with cudgel in his hand
and started to rush upon the fallen
tramp without ceremony.
1--WE must get him into the house
and tos bed" commanded the girl.
HE may be garbed as tramp, but
he's not one. You both ought to see
that He surely needs kindness and
shall have it. Poor man! Do you
think you can walk upstairs with
/ help?"
"Ill try" he groaned.
"Hclp him, Charles. Put him in the
back bedroom, and I'm going to tele-
phone to the doctor in the cottage
above. He has surely endured hard
ships and suffering and may be COM
ing down with fever. Gently, Charles.
Don't handle him as if he were bar
rel of potatoes!"
Dick Aimes was almost carried up
stairs. and he surely made it az hard
for Charles as he could. In return
the man 10 sooner had him above
stairs than he shook him to and fro
and muttered with savage temper:
"You get we'll within an hour, you
blamed old tramp, and take yourself
out Of this or I'll break every bone
in your bcdy!"
The doctor came and felt Dicks
pulse and looked at his tongue and
asked many questions, and then went
down and reported to Miss Ida:
81 am not quite sure Of the case
yet One thing l do know, however,
he's no tramp"
"Then what?"
"He visits the manicurist and the
Turkish bath; he is an athlete; he is
temperate. In fact. he is gentleman
and the son Of a wealthy man. His
general health Is good and can't
cutie make out what has caused his
present state, though I expect to find
al improvement tomorrow"
Aunt, there's the foundation here
for q good story" observed Miss Ida
when the doctor had departed. "Our
stranger was yachting with friends.
They were wrecked. He was cast
ashore more dead than alive. Per-
haps all others were lost. The rag
ged garments lie has on were given
him by fishermen. The wreck may
have happened hundred miles away.
Being penniess. he has had to walk.
He may have had q slight sunstroke
and had an attack Of asphasia. It
may be a week before his name
comes back"
"And then will come gratitude, ad-
miration. love and marriage" sneered
the relative.
How mean of you TO say that! Am
7 not devoted to my painting and
authorship? 1t may be the plot for
novel;"
Next morning Charles was told to
take some cruel and tea up to the
Invalid and report on his condition.
He came downstairs 81 the run to
eXclaim:
Hes out of bed and dressed!"
"He iso"
land he knows his namc!"
what is it,"
"And he slammed me against the
WALL"
%Ehat for?"
"And he's come down and is sit
/ ting on the veranda to have word
with you, Miss Wellman, before he
goes"
"Well?" queried the young lady, as
she passed out and stood before the
stranger.
Can l come back in another suit
of clothes. carrying my cardcase and
letters of reference, and tell you all
about it?"
"Then-then there is some hing
to tell?"
Eyes. and apologies to offer"
you may come" she said slowly,
after long look at MIN.
1t was as they were leaving the
cottage for The city in the fall that
the aunt said:
IF you are going to Europe on
your bridal tour next summer"
"Oh. you can tag along behind US,
you dear old goose!" laughed the
girl My tramp may eat me. up, you
l:Iow."
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