The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-06-05

Emerging. sa..:-sed,, from the theater.
a public timepieee before. H.. jewelers.
shop confronted him with an unex-
pected dial and imminent perplexities.
How was he to explain at home these
hours OF dallianee? There was a
steadfast rule that he's tsturn1 direct
from Sunday school; ana Sunday rules
were important because ON, that. day
there was his father. always at home
and at hand, perilously ready for ae-
ton. One Of the hardest conditions of
boyhood is the almost continuous strain
put upon the powers Of invention by
the constant and harasslng necessity
for explanations of every natural act.
Proceeding homeward, through the
deepening twilight as rapidly: as. posi-
BILE at a gait half skip and half canter,
Penrod made up his mind in what
manner he would account for his long
delay and as he drew nearer rehearsed
in words the opening passage ,of his
defense. 80
"Now, see here" 'ches determined to
begin. II do not wish to be sblamed
for. things ], couldn't help nor any 9th
er boy. / was going; alongssthe street
by cottage and lady put her head
out Of the window and said her hus-
band was drunk and whipping her
and her little girl and she asked me
wouldn't come in and help hold him.
So went in and tried to get hold Of
this drunken lady's husband. where he
was whipping their baby daughter, but
he wouldn't pay any attention, and
told her I ought, to be getting home,
but she KEEP on askin' me to stay )
At this point he reached the corner
Of his own yard. where a coincidence
not only checked the rehearsal of his
e1oquence but happily obviated. all &C.
CASTOR for It. A cab from the station
drew up in front of the gate. and there
descended troubled lady in black
and fragile little girl about three.
Mrs.. Schofeld rushed from the house
and EMBODIED both in hospitable arms.
They were Periods Aunt Clara and
cousin, also Clara, from Dayton, ILL.,,
and in the furry of their arrival every
body forgot to put Penrod to the ques-
ton. It is doubtful, however, If he felt
any relief; there may have5 been even a
slight, unconscious disappointment. not
altogether dissimilar to that of an
actor deprived of a good part.
In the course Of some really necessa-
~ preparations for dinner lie stepped
from the bathroom into the pink and
white bedchamber Of his sister and ad-
dressed her rather thickly through a
towel
"When'd mamma find out Aunt Clara
and Cousin Clara were coming?"
"Not till she saw them from the win
dow. She just happened to look out
as they drove up. Aunt Clara tele-
graphed this morning, but it wasn't
delivered"
"How long they go'n to stayr'
II don't know"
Penrod ceased to rub his shining
face and thoughtfully tossed the towel
through the bathroom door. Uncle
John won't try to make Ell come back
home, guess. will hep E(Uncle John
was Aunt Claras HUSBAND. a success
full manufacturer of STOVES. and his
lifelong regret was that he had not en-
tered the Baptist ministry, Hell let
'em stay here quietly: won't hep
what are you talking about?'' de-
manded Margaret. turnili: from her
mirror >"Uncle John sent them here.
Why shouldn't e'let them stay?''
Penrod looked crestfalleh: e. Then he
hasn't taken to drink" Il 49,
"Certainiy not.c'' she emphasized the
denial; with pretty, pealsof soprano
laughter. ~., .sa,g,d ia .Yn.~' T. i
':Then why" asked h.r brother
gloomily. "why did Aunt Chra look SO
worried when she got here?
Good gracious! +. Don't people worry
about. anything !. except somebody $
drinking? Where did you st such AL
idea?'
I! "well.'': he persisted. rou don't
know it amt. that Z =. y
g She laughed again. whole heartedly
poor Uncle john He won't even al.
low grape juice or ginger Sale in his
/ house. They came becauseAthey were
/ afraid little Clara might Ecatch the
measles. She's very debate, and
F; there's such an epidemic Il measles
among the children over in Dayton the
, schools had to be closed. Uncle John
! got SO worried that lastl night he
/ dreamed about it. and this horning he
couldn't stand it. my longeIand pack
ed them Off oyer here. tough he
thinks it's wicked to trave! 81 Sunday
And Aunt Clara was worked when
She got here, because they'd forgotte
to check her trunk. and twill have
/ to be sent by express. Now what II
! the name of common sente put !,
into your head that Uncle lfohn had
taken to- i a.
"Oh. nothing! He turned ifelessly
! away and went downstairs. new borr
hope dying il his bosom. 4fe seem.
so needlessly dull 60 o.metimesi III:
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