The Detroit times., 1914-06-16

and no one missed MIN but me. And
saw that tlis, hard as IL VAS for old
Jon. VAS hest even for him. les.
love Is selfish They didn't notice.
Finale. Jon was I'm the fields or tue
barn al the time and We saw almost
no hing Of him would take most
of his meals out 20 him And accord
ing TO Jon SO that te might not dis
urb the rest OF lis, be would often
stop M the barn and sleep with the
hireland AZ last he slept tn the barn
All the tim--tust, think. SO thar
uave could DE IN his bed and near
Evelyn AZ first could hardly be.
ncve that Dave would leo IL 20 az
that But he went and slept In ions
bed without SO much as a Thank.
you.sir.' and let Jon sleep in the barn
With Wasser and the hireland In
fact. he never noticed II
So n went on tin I thought iona.
than the loneliest boy In the whole
world and Dave the happiest--and
most thoughtlesg And the more Dave
forgot Jon the more Jon remembered
Dave He Just hrooded over him, like
a hen with one little chicken Dave
didn't see anything but Evelyn But
I
Jon pat In the way Of Dawes happi.
ness. and the other thousands he took
ont OF g. / reckon no boys road TO
heaven was, ever made so smooth
Like this: Dave took a little cold
or something, and got hot In the
night once In while Jon'd sneak
in the house, when Dave was asleep
and 60 up 10 his room and look az him
just stand and look When I caught
him az H. he said that he'd come 20
get some OF his things 10 the room.
But knew better
He came to look az Dave-nothing
less Else why were there tears IN
his-eYas 10 YOU suppose ha- cried
about getting his Sunday coat out
OF the closet2 Well, he happened 10
come that night Dave was hot He
sees his flushed face feels his pulse.
runs out and jump on the new black
and rides 70 town for the doctor
Coming back the black jumped tho
bars and run in the open stable door
with the bit in his teeth and broke
joins head II was a trick Dave
taught the horse that Jon didn I
know Of Dave used 10 lay down on
the side OF her neck.
When the doctor came IL was Jon
he had 20 fix UP He was out OF his
head a good while Dave and EVELYN
stayed with him and nursed him
faithful and ! thought now they
would take notice and things would
be better. But as soon as Jon got
better he'd make 'em 90 out for a
walk-or something and soon II was
the same old thing-and they let Jon
got well himself Jon was Dawes
guardian angel, and Dave didn't even
know that he had one
And what was ! TO do9 Do YOU
think ! slept all night and every
night In the midst OF this? thought
OF thousand ways TO end II But
always came up against the same
stone walls. Helping one would hurt
the other.
Yet, now. when Jon got about
again. and I must see his sunken
blue eyes, and bis broken and un-
steady ways. II seemed like l must
20 something.
Jointly" / says-we were out IN
Ter the plums agnin-"it is time we
had some talk"
yes. daddy" smiles Jon. taking
hold or my hand. ego on"
II see the whole thing JOINTLY and
hate to NEEDLE, but I must
What whole thingH" smiles Jon
THAT Dave has forgotten your ex-
stence," says I. and that you re-
member his ten times as much as
,ver That he's taken Evelyn"
"Ah. hush, daddy" says Jon. still
smiling, would you say word, DO
/ thing. 20 diminish that wonderful
"Wouldn't your" I asks.
mot a word, not thing" smiles
Ion. "On the contrary. dear old
daddy. | spend half the time I ought
o sleep thinking OF ways TO make
he happiness more and more won
lerful. thought | loved her daddy
told her II was the greatest love
yer man had for woman. But. dad
~, the wonder OF Dawes love makes