The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-09-11
all who heard him.
zone eyuning was sturow-ling
Midst the city OF the Dead,

He had reached his journeys end.
q junk dealers shop, wherein lay the
long desired treasure of his soul-an
accordion which might have possessed
q high quality Of interest for an anti
quarian, being unquestionably ruin,
beautiful in decay and quite beyond
the sacrilegious reach of the restorer.
But it was still able to disgorge sounds,
which could be heard for a remarka-
bic distance in all directions, and it had
one rich calfiike 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 loss Of profit,
Shyiock 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 somewhat home
ward direction, but not by the route
he had just Travelled, though his motive
for the change was not Humanitarian.
It was his desire to display himself
thus troubadouring to the gaze Of Mar
jorie Jones. Heralding his advance by
continuous experiments in the music
of the future, he pranced upon his
bhthesome way, the faithful Duke at
his heels. ct was easier for Duke than
it would have been for younger dog.
because with advancing age he bad be-
gun to grow little deaf)
Turning the corner nearest to the
glamored mansion of the Joneses, the
boy jongleur came suddenly face. to
face 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 curls, Marjorie was
strolling hand in hand with her baby
brother, Mitchell, four years old. She
wore. pink that day-unforgettable
pink, with a broad, black patent leath-
er belt, shimmering reflections dancing
upon It's surface. How beautiful she
was! How sacred the sweet little
baby brother, whose privilege it was
to cling to that small hand deicately
powdered with freckles..
Hello, Majoriev' said Penrod, at
fecting carelessness.
"Hello!' said Marjorie, with unex-
pected cordiality. She bent over her
baby brother with motherly affecta-
tons. "say 'howdy' to the gently
nuns, Mitchy Mitch" she urged sweet.
~, turning him to face Penrod.
''Won'tr' said Mitchy- Mitch, and to
emphasize his refusal kicked the gen.
tymuns upon the shin.
change, and in the sole occupation Of
dtshhng Mitchy- Mitch he wasted pre-
cious seconds which might have been
better employed in philosopmc consid-
Grafton Of the startling example Just
afforded Of how a given law operates
throughout the universe in precisely
the same manner perpetually. Robert
Williams would have understood this
easily.
"Oh, oh" Marjorie cried and put
Mitchy-M1tch behind her with too
much sweetness. Maurice Levy's
gone to Atlantic City with his NAM
J, ma" she remarked conversationaily as
If the kicking incident were quite
closed
"That's nothin','' returned Penrod,
keeping hts eye uneasily upon Mitchy-
b Mitch. II know plenty people been
( better places than that-Chicago and
everywhere" -. y. =.
2 There was unconscious fngratitude In
his low rating Of Atlantic City. for II
: was largely to the attractions Of that
/ resort he owed Miss Jones' present ut;
IA htude Of friendHness.. OF course, too
! she was curious about the accordion
Fl It would be dastardly to hint that she
had noticed paper bag which buIged
I the: pocket OF ronrod's coat. and YET
this bo!: was ably conspicuous
and c;::.hl:cN RE very like grown PEG
pie cor n.i:,cs =
Pcnloa brought forth the bag, Dur
b chased On: the way at a drug: STORY
and till this moment unopened. wfdci
expresses in a word the depth Of hi.
sentiment for Marjorie. It. contained
II an .abunlant II cents worth Of lemor
& DROPS. in H'breakers. licorice sticks. Gin
D nalnon drops and shopworn chocolate
creams. =, ~
Take gil you want" he said, with
orhand generosity. - ~: s4 r
81 why. .Penrod, Schofleld," exclaimed
~ the wholly thawad damsel. .:you nice
nj boy ~ ~ r1~- r.. -:
II 5 "oh. that's notpin'." he returned
II airily- Il got a ebod deal Of money
Il nowadays z2S ,s,. Ia q. ,gz.
Where from s1, rs III ssss52 ..s
Oh. just aron1d with q cautious
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