The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-08
Introduced By a
Printing Press
BY MARY GILBERT.

! Shall we ask him to play Dali with
us?" asked John Keyes. motioning
toward strange boy who was eager
/ ly watching their game.
! The other boys shook their heads
decidedly.
! He's too good to go to school with
tus." Joe Dalton declared. Most like
+ " he'd be too stuck-up to play ball,
! even If he knew how which he proba-
/ bly, doesn't"
/ The boy in question was Maurice
! Miller. son OF well-to-do kldok who
had recently purchased the finest
house in the village. Maurice mad had
/ a. serious illness the year before, from
which he had not fully recovered. and
/ mis- mother wanted hi INTO have the
! benefit of country air. He was thirteen
wears old, dut SO small for his age that
] he was thought to be more than
/ eleven.
He stood watching the game little
wistfully until the first bell rang and
! the players started to school.
| There was no game during the noon
| hour that day. Boys and girls alike
were talking excitedly about some
thing that had happened that morning.
/ 'Itu be weeks anyway, maybe
months before he can walk again.
Father says"
Marion Martin, the doctors blue
/ eyed daughter, was speaking IN the
authoritative tone Of one who knew
4 all about the case.
! Fainter Is going to take care OF
| him for nothing she went on, pc
cause it was in getting Baby Brow n ;
kitten out of tree Ihat ne len anu
hurt his back
.srhat'll help some" Joe Dalton re-
marked.
they all shuddered at the thought
of Tom Edison lying helpless-ilVeiy'
merry Tom. with the laughing brown
eyes and the hair that would curl IN
spite of all his efforts 10 make 1t
straight
standing here talking won't help
matters" John keyes reminded them
''Its a case where We ought 10 DO
something. I'm going TO take the
washings back and forth for his moth
Ter, until Toms we'll"
Handsome we'll dressed John keyes
acting as Widow Edson's laundry car
rier! The other boys tried to gulp
down their surprise.
/ "I'u take him my dessert once a
week" said Nora Walker. HIS mo-
lther doesn't have much time for fancy
cooking ,
MANY voices that Toms supply OF
daities was promptly assured.
/ There are games that a fellow can
plav. even If he's in bed" said Joe
thoughtfully, his mind on the winter
when he had had scarlet fever III
hunt up some Of mine and go over and
play with Tom
| This evoked another chorus OF SOIL
II"
why not draw lots and have certain
aavs?'' Marion proposed. IF we
20 lust as happens, there might De a
n us one day and none at all the
next"
girl had q regular time for their VISITS,
Toe and John were still discussing
the matter when they walked nome
/ from school that afternoon 1helI
/ wav led past Maurice Millers ne"
home.
To the boys surprised he hailed
them.
who hurt his back this morning
Maurice began. little shyiy II :
going 10 be pretty lonesome for him.
/ We've all agreed to go To see MN
and take him things Joe rephed
rather stiffy.
He felt that this was matter that
concerned the boys OF the sci,ooi -
not one for a stranger to mix In. shy
though he was, Maurice was too much
i in earnest TO be SO easily bluffed-
II thought YOU boys might IKE 70
get out a paper for him" he began
again. lone that would give him all
the school news l have little PRINT
ing press" ~.
"A printing press OF your own Joe
interposed eagerly. -----4--
1 Sure" Maurice nodded ONE on
in and I'll show you how 1t works
You have no trouble about getting
help to print that paper. said !onn,
their inspection ended. All the
bovs'n be crazy TO run this thing. q
like 10 have try at 1t myself"
why not get out a paper rlgh'
now" proposed Meurice, plainly de-
lighted at their interest. Ieil me
what happened at school today, ana
I'll show you how TO set the type.
At the first the boys could think OF
no news,
He'd like TO know what the les
sons were about" Maurice suggest
ed. Maybe he'll try to keep up with
his school work. Who was absent
beside him? What did you play at
recess7 Did you have any visitors =
News items now came faster than
type could set them. Soon the little
paper was printed.
I'm going to Toms on my way
home, so I'll take it right along,
said John, after they had carefully
inspected the finished sheet.
When John and Joe came to help
print the paper pext day half doz-
other h0JS nrCOmnanted them.