Gilpin observer., 1915-07-08
ALL THAT 4 MAN HATH
sy ALvAH JoRpoN GARTH.
Copyright. 1915. by W. g. Chapman,


Dot-Dorothy. mis- only child. his
spoiled pet Selfish. unruly Dot. whom
he idolixed, motherless now. and that
made him the more tender and pliable.
she had married year previously.
Her husband was welt up In society
and her whole being was centered IN
fashion and extravaganza. Her ia
ther had almost impoverished himself
to give her a royal wedding gift. Since
then Dot had drawn on his resources
constantly.
"Old Dobbin, the little house on
leased ground I live in and my acci-
dent and life insurance-alls have
left" he ruminated, but the money
means happiness and pleasure to Dot
and-I can get along some way
But in this the devoted father was
in error. One morning about six
months later Dorothy came to him in
tears.
Father" she sobbed, "I am in deep.
deep water!"
my darling child!' he exclaimed.
tell me your troubles"
"Those horrid card parties!" walled
the spoiled beauty. I've been led
into betting until owe nearly eight
hundred dollars. Father" she plead
ed, please help me out this time. II
I don't pay. all the women OF our
set will cut me, and II Vernon finds
out about it he will raise a dreadful
fuss"
II will see what I can do prom
ised Mr.. Ross. and his heart sank like
lead. but he concealed his bitter
despair from Dorothy, to get time to
think and act.
1t took him only day to realize
that the sale of everything he had in
the world would not bring more than
few hundred dollars. He had never
borrowed in his life, but as he strolled
about restlessly that evening he tried
to think of old-timc friends who might
be willing to help him out. Alas;
they were few and far between.
81 must find some way to help the
dear child" he reflected with new ami
nation as he paused opposite the
stylish apartment house where the
Dales lived 1t cheered him to consid-
er that Dorothy was comfortably
housed amid warmth, light and lux
ury. The artless old man did not re-
sent the fact that he was never in
vited to the house. that his son-in.
law when he met him on the street
gave him simply n COOL careless nod.
For all this Ross walked on, his heart
warmer than ever toward the mercen-
ary daughter. whose whim and extrav-
agance had brought him directly to
tile verge Of poverty.
Crash!
The old man made brisk jump
He was barely in time to escape being
struck by an automobile. which had
collided with another machine, fore
ing 1t half way across the sidewalk
demolishing its front tires and reduc
ing the glass wind shield to atoms
Mr. Ross felt one OF the fragments
strike his face. He put his hand up &c
his eye. for its visual power seemed
suddenly blotted out. His fingers be
came daubed with blood. He expert
enced sudden faintness. A police
man caught his arm and supported
him, while another ran to the corner
patrol box and telephoned for an am.
bulance.
Totally blinded in one eye" was
the report OF the hospital surgeon the
following morning. and he wondered
at the sudden glow Of excitement thai
came into the face OF his patient
Through the mind OF the self-sacrific
ing sufferer ran a speedy remembrance
OF the wording of the accident policy
he carried:
For the loss Of one eye. one thou
sand dollars total blindness, twenty
Ave hundred dollars"
The thousand dollars went the way
Of all his previous donations, quickly
used up by the reckless Dorothy. Then
came new demands.
The resources Of old Ross were now
exhausted. He had not even home
One night. wandering the streets, he
was attracted with an excited crowd
to burning hotel. He was among the
first to reach 1t. An officer whom he
knew allowed him to pass the FIRE line
as Ross showed him little child at
third.story window shut in by the
flames and insisted on attempting her
rescue.
Ross had CROPPED his way to the
room. He took the little one in his
arms. Just In time to evade belch
ihg gust OF flames from lower win.
dow he dropped the child into the out
spread safety net.
Jump. yourself. Why. it's Mr. Ross!
Jump, you brave old mani"
Ross essayed to climb up on the
window sill.
Too late! and ne was not sorry. Az
he sank back overcome by the smoke.
his wan face was wreathed with
gladsome smile.
Dear little Dot!" he uttered Low
ingly.