The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-17
The FIRST 0FFENSE
BY EDNA MAY BOOTH.


back and forth behind the letter boxes,
now and again appearing at the lit
tie window he had just opened. He
handed out the mail with "a smile that
sometimes lightened heavy burden
and sometimes set light heart all
atune. For David Strang took a per
sonal interest in each letter, post card
and paper. Suddenly his brow con-
tracted. A shadow Of some deep feel
ing futtered across his fact as Carlos
Judd shambled up to the window.
Got anything sides the paper?" the
man asked hopefully.
Silently David Wen to Judds box
and took out paper A letter slipped
from the folds of the paper into a
crevice made by a jutting drawer. Da-
vid left it where it fell.
Nothing but the paper" he said,
handing it out.
Nothing from John?'
That is ALL" said David, and there
was no smile lighting his face.
Might a knowed it," growled Judd
Il need a little money. | want Jetson
ter make me some iron spokes. | can
make some wheels as good as new,
if have some new spokes ter put in"
Dayid's ewes narrowed
ooh oiva II nm Carlos
well, I-guess-not Id have the
ro,tegt nochine around hern II John'd
nond mo som" none ua nromisad
a. so,d mo como and ha could do Il os
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tho cosb fnrst thing
o,you 1m tan yon ;, ,,lnngad David
bis faco nhito and teree I'm ten Won
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CarIos 1,dd turned wrathrul
oIonno u,o, tIo nost,,,etor
"yor,ra tho eano nosl,y sort of =
br,,on ha;ro thot rrny Indd ia cba
don,t cara M mora ,hout that arto.
mo.hae,Mrot 90 much no She does for
coma littlo frotry ent.nn ~ aat"
Ola David smoke mn brayeIv
"Iucys noy.r haao strong. she
o,gbt ~ have sometime to nurture
nor"
81 aross I'm c,poh,e NJ taking care
% NV own uffo" snonnad carlos
Iudd
81 hama Ga" ,nsyared Dayld and
Ina know tbpn that when me went
homo rndd,. I.tto,, would ho in his
rocl,nt
In tha manning no hrouebt I, hack
o,air ana FIN, d wool, D,yid carried
tho lettor 70 tho most Office IN tho
morning and at night he took il home
And oyery doy nI5d came to ask for
the mail And every day David be.
cama marc barossad and onpressed
Tban inst at noon ono dov when
fine most office was deserted save for
David = little woman poorlv clothed
and frail came through the door.
way
II guess there amt ANYTHING. Ia
there Davilo" she dpsnaired souint.
inc along tha line Of boyes
yes emitted David. with dry lips
"thpre is. rye beon waiting a week