The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-23

he had intended stopping only long
enough to relieve crushing necessity
and sat down and talked with her 10
way Blllys mother called win
ming. Under II her diffidence vanish.
Ell and he heard the seventh story
that day Of gripping hardship. II was
much like the other narratives, save
on one point that made Billy Vince
and color mcomfortably-tha was
when she referred to one "Son Don
aid"
Soh Donald, he gathered had left
home for II mining camp three years
before. For time letters had come
regularly and there had been many
n promise Of visit shortly" The
visit was still an event Of the future.
nnd there had not been q letter I'm
wear The little woman had waited
patiently nntil letters came back
marked Moved" Left no address"
when her spirit seemed broken Wor
rs quickly undermined her health and
poverty followed
Billy listened silently. His win.
ming way appeared to have left him.
When he voiced his Indignation
against Son Donald his words sound
ed hollow He was hearing again the
tircsomc thing that had Knocked him
nj the station "Cut II out. Bllly, for
The love Of Mike, You are MS bad rs
son Donald, perhaps worse. You've
had everything fair and smiling, yet
you're shIrkpr, while the dear only
knows what tough experiences son
Donald has rubbed mp against In Il
mining camp lie was glad when he
found nn opening to depart.
As he walked away he tried to feel
highly clatpd and satisfied with him.
self He had doubled the sun of money
ne had purpnscd leaving and mental
Is promised that Is this case he would
hr winter through good fellow. h ut
somehow his whistle NJ .mbilatou was
a plain fizzle
After boarding q ear he endcayOred
10 Interest himself In an evening pa
per, INIT all headlines evolved Into
certain pathetic words of the little
womnu Tovertyy pangs are hard bm
the henrlarhcs I've had over Donald
are hundred times harder lie has
forgotten me"
or course that was putting II rather
strongly Billy felt II was hard on
Donald saying he had forgotten A
fellow didn't forget II was iuN that
well something was hound To come
up ~ the time h. had set for writing
Il seemed Incredible when # dlwued
ON him sometimes thar 1t WINS weeks
since he had written mother
Umald's case however, was differ
ent Donald had greater duty than
he had. for he was M only son Now
ut home IN Iowa. living with his
dependable Bob And mother hHd
scores " friends. among them R'ttN
Pace. who lived next door Strange.
he hadn't thought of BETTY In ages
There was q time he had thought OF
her n great deal and always as the
little violet eyed girl oH IN Iowa
Betty used 10 write to him at one
time friendly letters. with so much
In them about mother hut he hadn't
heard since Christmas q year ago,
when he had written mother that q
charitable ecvnt In which ne was 10
play n prominent part would make Il
visit t0 Iowa utterly impossible
For time he had wondered why
Rcttv lid not write him. but he had
been too busy lo inquire Now The
reason scer.S'l nlNln aud he felt her
violet owes flash Scorntully as mother
told her hruvcly defensive NJ her
, hov' dear little mother of the beau
D. tlful charity entertainment thar
rnimed him
This wear mother would he greatly
Interested IA ihc splendid work h"
was doing He must write her am
unusually long LOVING Christmas let.
/ 'rr aud tel her ~ the athletic visits
Ne had made that day She would
thng this hriuc Good Fellow "a
rinn thine, And the violet eyed GIRL
lie stared ont the car window Sud
deuy the flying panorama disappear
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