The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-05-09

back seat. Moreover his hearing
had assumed sudden sharpness and
then troubled face behind him seemed
always between him and the steering
wheel.
You poor dear, Mrs. Cleveland said;
you are not yourself today. Tell me
what has occurred to trouble you.
Well. box of flowers came this
morning; carnations. you know to-
morrow is Mothers Day. There was
a card In the box on which was writ
ten, From somebody's son, to a SON.
less mother. and feel sure It was
from Charlie. Just think, he may be
in town and by coming away may
miss the chance Of seeing him. They
were delivered by our home florist.
One can't tell by that as florists ex-
change orders all over the country,
commented Mrs. Cleveland, and they
may have been sent by one Of the
boys who come to your Fairgrounds.
think not, with that message. The
boys seem to understand and never
make any allusion to my lost boy.
am surprised to see you SO
wrought up. l thought that episode
was a closed book and that you had
filled your life with work for other
boys. You are certainly doing great
work for tho poor with the Manual
Training club and the Fairgrounds.
l wouldn't much mind being a poor
boy, in our town.
How little We really know of each
other, for all our close friendship!
work and plan for others all day and
when too tired to do more I go to
bed but the only way l can get to
sleep is to imagine myself back in
the little home that Charlie left, and
that he is safe In his little room up
stairs, with the door open as al
ways left 1t SO that II he called in
the night l could near and answer
him. Oh how / hated u give up that
little home, for I wanted to stay
were he could find me II he ever came
back. But they wanted the location
for the Red Stone block and payed
me many times the value Of the prop.
erty as It stood. Afterwards I was
glad because it enabled me to buy
the location Of the Play Grounds and
try to keep the poor boys contented
and happy so that they would not
stray out of the home nests. The
Manual Training club came later. as
I saw that the older boys needed to
be helped to life above that of
common laborers.
But that WAS dear little home.
We had garden and had planted
some early cherry trees. The year
Charlie went away, they were loaded
with fruit for the first time. On the
third of July picked the fruit.
Charlie was hoeing In the garden and
we talked about the fruit and the
vegetables and insects in the garden.
| I remember how indignant Charlie
was because the Robins stole some
of the cherries and he said next year
he was going to get a gun and Keep
- Garden. l began
thihfiHs how ! esaia taaHsse to to- save y,
money enough to set him a gun io'
his Bifthday which oaas III the Spr'ns ring,
Not f,pat min, led the robins getting
d few cherries, bu, I always tried 70
crafty charr,ss wi. hes
Next day we went o inc ,om,
of July celebrations. -,,,
early and canned cherries. ,,re
stayed for the fire works a. oan
he came home ! had DOZENS 81 .,o,
filled with fruit. He praised
appearance and spoke OF how 90
they would be next winter. His ex.
preston was they would taste Like
more. Then he went to bed and
lext morning his room was empty
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