Middletown transcript., 1914-12-19

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within my own nestled in dovelike
peace.
The boy bent over the white lace
from behind and whispered something
in her ear, trailing the little laughing
lips across her brow as he looked up.
mot now, Jamesy; wait while"
"Ahl' said /, shaking my head with
feigned merriment, don't you two go
to plotting about mel"
"oh, hello no, cap?" exclaimed the
boy, assuringly. Il was on'y jist a.
tellin sis to asst you If she mightnt
open that box now-honest! And you
list ask her II you don't believe me-
/ wont listen" And the little fellow
gave me look Of the most penetra-
tive suggestiveness; and when mo-
ment later the glad words, Christmas
gift! Jamesy," rang out quaveringly
in the thin voice, the little fellow
snatched the sack up. In paroxysm
of delight, and before the girl had
time to lift the long dark lashes once
upon his merry face, he had emptied
, it's contents out unanimously upon
the bed.
'You got it on to me, sis!" cried
the little fellow, dancing wildly round |
the room; ''got it on to me this time! |
3 but I'm game, don't you fergit, and
don't nut up nothin' snide! How'll |
them shoes there ketch you? and |
how's this fer a cloak ?--is them
enough beads to suit you? And how's
{ /, this fer a hat-feather and allY And
4 how's this fer a dress-made and
everything? and I'd "a got corsik
: with 1t II he'd on'y had any little
!, enough. You won't look ay ner
\ nothin' when you throw all that style
= on YOU in the morning!-Guess not!
And the delighted boy went OF upon
j j another wild excursion round the
= room.
= ;, Even slatternly Molly looked up
>. with a faint show of interest that
4 4 might have grown into enthusiasm,
= and the sodden lump Of flesh on the
j. floor stirred and moaned uneasily' his
- drunken slumber disturbed by the
noisy 10Y of Jamesy. Sis Cgasped
hit and lovingly her thin hand hovered
over the things that should have been
precious to girl OF woman. She lifted
y the shoes, stroked the cloak and dress,
and there was just the suspicion OF
sob in her throat as she fondled the
y hat. feather and ALL" Then she turned
) toward me.
I Lean down. here" said the girl, a
/ great light in her eyes and the other
II slender. hand sliding from beneath
/ the covering. Here is the box you
i sent me. and I've opened it-it wasn't
"a right you know, but somepin' kind O.
I'll said to open it fore morning-and-
and opened It." And the eyes
n seemed asking my forgiveness, yet
II we're filled with great bewilderment.
XII 'You see," she went on, the thin voice
M falling In a fainter tone, Il knowed
M that money in the box-that is, the
vi bills-I knowed them bills cause one
OF 'em had a inkspot on it, ana the
other ones had been pinned with tt
they wasn't pinned together when you
sent EN-. but the holes was in where
shey had been pinned, and they was
VI all pinned together when Jamesy had
IW 'em-'cause Jamesy used to have
VI them very bills-he didn't think
N lxnowed-but onc't when he wal
Til asleep. and father was a-goin through
lW his clothes, happened to find 'em II
his coat fore he did; and / countet
n 'em, and hid em back ag'in. and
a father didn't find 'em, and JamesI
never knowed it. never said moth
~ in, cause somepin' kind o said t
me it was all right, and somepin kin'
~ o. said I'd git all these things here
- too-on'y won't need 'em, ner tn
g money. nor nothin'. How did you &c
81 the money? That's ALL"
Y The boy had by this time al
u preached the bed. and was gazing CT
riously upon the solemn little face.
int "What's the matter with you, Sis?
and he asked in wonderment; amt 20
her, glad?"
up 'T'm mighty glad, Jamesy," sh
old said, the little, thin hands reacnln
ont for his own. Guess I'm too gla'
boy cause cant do nothin' on'y 1ist fe'
his glad; and somepin' kind O. says tht
,ged that's the gladdest glad in all tn
world. Jamesy!"
Won "oh, pshaw, Sis! Why don't yc
ming tell a feller what's the matter?" sa
on" the boy uneasily.
wed The white hands linked more CLOS
ous. ly with the brown, and the pure fa'
aced lifted to the grimy one till they we
low blent together in kiss.
no BE good to father, fer you knc
Dued he used to be so good to u.s."
the 20 Sis! sisl"
ough Molly"
ront I The squabby. red-faced wont
the threw herself upon her knees al
side kissed the thin hands wildly and WI
the sobs. !,
entity sMolly, somepin' kind O. says th
ness, YOU must dress me in the morning
S an but won't need the hat, and y
a lit must take 1t home for Mamie Do
cry so loud; you'll wake father"
K Of; | bent my head down above {
as a frowzy one and moaned-moaned
high "And you. sir" went on the fall
1t, a voice, reaching for my hand, "yoT
, dim YOU must take this money back-y
fly. must take 1t back, fer don't need
an a You must take It back and-ant
thin give it-give It to the poor" A
J red even with the utterance upon the g
with cious lips the glad soul leaped
IN sit futtered through the open gates.
ooked THE END,
po-
Another Point Of View.
reVer- 80 you are not to be marrieds
ssNra ne savs he has changed