The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-29

town got on his nerves He was going
west And he refused to take LauI \
any one.
Sne had never seen either since. AZ
yer a year she sold the house left her
by her father and came TO the city and
I her living.
Three months after the children ca me
safes had dwindled to almost nothing
ana there was no money TO buy fresh
stVssk The big store stn slsshed
piitss; one or two former customers
shoes and meat and coal 80 nigh We
Just got TO do the best We can for our
not blame them. DIont she herself
buy from the wholesalers VINO SOD the
cheapest:
She lay awake at night trying 10
not move TO a better locality. she had
no money left. and. hes des her Lease
W Mar ssr c shs Gesah to Rad the Help
openings for an unskilied middle-aKed
woman with four children.
- II you ald ii, I have TO poster with
she nastly stuffed the Classined sec
!ion out ot sight, She supposed that ne
promptly TIE awful lonesome IlvinS
slons Don't you worry. Wen get
~ I was older" hs sighed III takes
You'll grow up fast enough" she told
MN And then the time seems awful
long And she sighed.
lie went TO bed aud she followed slow
~ rue next morning at the breakfast
table he announced that he wasn't goin <
10 school. Tue big store wanted an err
rama boy. On, Laura Hale cried in dis
MAY. II don't want you to go to work
Why. you're TOO Young
going or else ] wont live h,/e
she sighed. But she could not stop
MN. Ana she felt helpless. His money
htIie as II would be. could help some.
mat afternoon TWO Of her old cas-
toners came In. but she did no. have
what they wanted. She rithed under the
LOOK that they cast at the empty shelves
tierty did not come home a. npon for
] lunch hut al 6 80 h. Jumped through
he open door with whoop. Gee I've
worked hard lie told her. Il was do
lNcring at noon so the head delivery
man told me To eat some crackers and an
apple. And. say. the manager Is com
Ing "Ner tonight To- see you. / told him
! was fourteen-fad to. you know. on .c-
count OF the laW-and he didn't hardly
believe me SO you'll rave 10 bolste- up
on. Harry" she told him. You
know ! couldn't do that III ave t. ell
him the truth"
And lose me the job" he cried. re-
I can't help H." firmly.
IEen the small front dour swung open
ana man walked IN. "a gra"-hal.c a.
~.
blue eyes That's him" Harry Mlts-
p"red bort give ne away"
- IN AFRAID YOUR son j. rather small
for his age" the man said. pleasantly.
And ne had no affidavit. - came
Laura
Franklin" said Laura. rising from
her CHAIR. rer eyes wide with ircredulitv
. "Not-- YOU
The children. round eyed. listened and
f"reot @" eat supper Harry. Worrying
fos his -vani-hing toh. saw Fr+rii-,,
liaaG clasp Ms auUt'S land So tightly
IS lhousI Oh" re'er meant 90 let ~ 20
lie ne"id mention " another Harry md
then tvo rro~aic mildle-aged ur,inle he
.nm" 'onS'tons that four children wsrD
l'Sienins {" talk too excited anil foolish
Tor middle age 80 con slider Sreuilv
80 many years Wasted. Laura Hllc
said al last
FranklIr !iaac looked - :h.. small
brood win a '.uizzical sn. 90 We'll 9r,-
way. we 80 Eo' e. family
Harry signed with relief Ua vas
pretty sure tie law coGldu.. Interfere
"Een a hoy worked FOR an lurts hus-
AMI.
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