Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-02

On the banks the moons sofY light wa
brightly streamuns,
Words OF love / then spoke to her,
h was purest OF the pew-er:
.Litttl sweetheart do not sigh,
Do not weep Ind do not cry.
! will build q ltttfl cottige just for ysw-
ew-ew and L.
In fairness It must be called TO mind
that boys older than Pe1rod have these
welfings OF pent melody. A wife can
never tell when she is to undergo a
musical morning. and even the golden
wedding brings her no eecurtty; a man
OF ninety Is liable to bust loose in song
any time.
Invalids murmured pitifully as Pen
rod came within bearing, and people
trying to think cursed the day that
they were born when he went shrilling
by. His hands in his pockets, his shin
ing face upltfted TO the sky Of June, he
passed down the street, singing his
way into the hearts deepest hatred Of
all who heard him.
.One eyuntng I was sturow-ltng
Midst the city OF the Dead,
I viewed where all around me
Their PEACEFUL graves was spread.
But that which touched me mostlay',-
He had reached his journeys end.
a junk dealers shop, wherein lay the
long desired treasure OF his soul-an
accordion which might have possessed
a high quality Of interest for an anti
q%uar1an, being unq~uestionably a ruin,
beautiful In decay and quite beyond
the sa~crilegious reach Of the restorer.
But it was still able to disgorge sounds.
which could be heard for q remarka-
bic distance in all directions, and It had
one rich calnike tone that had gone to
Penrod's heart He obtained the In.
strument for % cents, a price long
since agreed upon with the junk dealer.
who falsely claimed a loss of profit.
Shylock that he was! He had found
the wreck in an alley.
With this purchase suspended from
his shoulder by a faded green cord,
Penrod set out In q somewhat home
ward direction, but not by the route
he had just Travelled, though his motive
for the change was not humanitarian.
II was his desire to display himself
thus troubadourtng to the gaze Of Mar
iorie Jones. Heralding his advance by
continuous experiments In the music
Of the future, he pranced upon his
bltthesome way. the faithful Duke at
his heels ct was easier for Duke than
1t would have been for a younger dog.
because with advancing age he had be-
gun to grow q little deaf.)
Turning the corner nearest to the
glamored mansion OF the Joneses, the
boy jongleuf came suddenly face to
lace with Marjorie and, In the delicious
surprise Of the encounter, ceased to
play, his hands, In agitation, falling
from the Instrument
Bareheaded, the sunshine glorious
upon her amber curtis, Marjorie was
strolling hand I'm hand with her baby
brother, Mitchell, four years old She
wore pink that day-unforgettabie
pink, with o broad, black patent leatb-
e belt, shimmertng reflections dancing
upon its surface How beautiful she
was! How sacred the sweet little
baby brother, whose privilege It was
to cling to that small hand delicately
powdered with freckea.
.Heilo, Marjorier' said Penrod, af.
fecdng -careaessress-
"HelloT" said Marjorie, with unex.
pected cordiality. She bent over hel
baby brother with motherfy afecta-
lions. Say 'howfy' to the gently,
nuns, Mitchy-Mitch,n she urged sweet
~, turning him 10 face Penrod.
'Won'tr' said Mitchy-Mitch, and t
emphasize bis refusal kicked the gen
tymuns upon the shin.
Penrod's feelings underwent instant
change, and in the sole occupation Of
dislikfng Mitchy-Mitch he wasted pre-
cious seconds which might have beer
better employed in philosophic consid
Grafton of the startling example jus
AFFORDED Of how a given law operate,
throughout the universe IN precisel.
the same manner perpetually. Rober
Williams would have understood thi
easily.
"Oh, ohg' Marjorie cried and pu
Mitcty-Mitch behind her with to,
much sweetness. Maurice Levy
gone to Atlantic City with his mann
ma, = she remarked conversationally q
il the kicking incident were quit
closed.
That's nothin'," returned Penrot
keeping his eye uneasily upon MitchJ
Mitch. 7 know plenty people bee
better places than that-Chicago an
everywhere"
There was unconscious fngratttude /
his low rating OF Atlantic City, for
was largely to the attractions Of tha
resort be owed Miss Jones present a
titude OF friendliness. OF course, to-
she was curious about the accordion
Il would be dastardly to hint that sh
had noticed a paper bag which bulge
the pocket OF Penrod,s coat, and "
this bag was u~ndeniabiy conspicuous
sand children are very like grown PEI
pie sometimesT
Penrod brought forth the bag. pu
chased on the way at d drug stol
and till this moment unopened. whic