The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-07-31
HOW BILLY MADE GOOD
BY z. N. INGRAM.

crossing, / have inferred my very last /
hope. Had I won in the contest, as
l was sure would. mother could |
have left town for the summer and |
boarded with the old couple living In |
her childhood homestead We would |
have rented out our little house here |
and I'd have boarded But as II Is, it's |
the din and heat of the town. and our |
dull. stuffy little house for mother"
Molly. wish could help you. You
know l."
Billy, wish you wouldn't waste
breath talking like that. Your aunt
| tells mother and me how your Uncle
| William keeps you up, and how you
are fast drifting into a reckless young
spendthrift."
! why, Molly" Gleason's brown
! eyes showed surprise and resentment.
Il draw a really decent salary every
month, and no one stays closer to his
| Job than l."
1T isn't what you make. Billy" said
Molly, but what you save that deter
mines your ability"
| She paused to snatch a small child
from beneath heavy cab. After re-
storing the baby to its mother she con-
tinued
"Ah. Billy! Billy! you simply won't
be man. Don't you know that to
succeed in any undertaking one must
first make good? Mother couldn't
trust me to you, boy
Gleason caught faint note Of ten.
der regret in her voice. He stopped
instantly and grasped her arm. Say,
Molly" he said eagerly, will you
promise to marry me If make good
what you shall call good?"
Molly looked up and down the dull
street and sighed. Then she prom
Used.
Two weeks passed, and one day
Molly called Gleason over the tele-
phone and demanded his immediate
presence at her house. She greeted
him in a state of ecstacy. BILLY,
just couldn't wait longer to tell you,"
she dubbed, thrusting letter into his
hand. There, read that"
san ANTONIO, Tex, May 3.
Miss Molly A. Meylan,
Dallas, Texas.
My Dear Miss Meylan:
Two weeks ago while my wife and
were passing through Dallas, you
heroically saved our child from death.
We feel that we owe you something
beside the deep thankfulness in our
| haa rte of Inn
and that you are self-supporting. we
have deposited for you in the First
National bank, Dallas, Tex, the sum
of ($500) five hundred dollars, which
we beg you to accept as small re-
mum Grafton for your noble deed You
need not reply, as we are travelling
and would probably not receive your
letter.
Most humble yours,
CLARA and HAROLD McKIM.
"Whew.w!" whistled Gleason, "but |
call that some luck! Wish I'd saved
that kid!
A month later Gleason went up to
the farm and escorted Molly home. At
the gate she stopped, with a puzzled
look at the house.
, billy" she said, facing him, what
does this mean?"
Never mind" Gleason laughed,
leading the way up the walk; 81 will
explain later"
At the door a woman in white cap
and apron met them and directed
, them into the little parlor.
Come and see how you like things;
then I'll explain" said Gleason, still
=. leading the way.
!. They went through the few rooms
:, SO wonderfully changed with large
open windows, occasionally new arti
/ Gle of furniture, bright, fresh walls
n new porches,
a ut won't be quite so stuffy now
n Molly, do you think? Sit here in the
r swing and I'll tell you ABOUT It." He
q took his billbook out of his pocket and
selecting a paper, gave it to her.
4 1t was bank deposit slip ant
II showed a credit of $500 in favor o.
a Molly A. Meylan, by w. r. Gleason.
a 1--WE got one just like it," said
II Molly.
Are you sure? Look again"
:. "Oh, see! Mine doesn't have 'B!
"a W. r. Gleason on 1t. What Is 1t OF
!. there for, Billy?'
Molly, there weren't any McKims
You saved one of the butchers kid
:, here in town. hate to tell you, dear.
- Mollys eyes lighted with under
standing. And 1t was you who de
). posted the money for me, Billy?'
Eyes, and had friend In San An
"a tonic write you that letter, You see
~ wanted to help you, Molly, and yo'
~ wouldn't lei me, so had to resort Il
y stratagem,"
:, "But where did you get the money?
!" 81 have been carefully saving 1t u
for the past three years in the hope o
:, your marrying me. ! find 1t pays
= fellow to economize in the beginning
IN OF his life