The Washington herald., 1915-05-23

I cody else. If she was a rale genuine
WILDLY of the Legal sort she'd make us
| and shown off her mournin' bonnet anc
veil. However, Sammis-
oh, 1 never talk. Miss OShane."
| That's right, Samms. We may have
our opinion of the WILDLY McCarty, and
l don't say we haven't but it's just as
well not to let her know what we think.
| Yes. I'll get me basket and go down and
| give the smilin' Mr.. Flyn me society al
his table de hoty.'
| | dropped her at the basement just as
| Mr. Flyns wife came in with his lunch.
There wasn't much said. The three
women pitched in to each other almost
on sight, and they We're pullin' hair and
banging into partitions and making the
dust fly when l took a walk. Next da \
| as | stopped at the sixth, Mrs. Carly
got sight of me, and said:
'Sammis I'm told that We are an
orphan boy all by yourself"
Not strictly an orphan, only father
| less"
so you've got a mother have ye!
Well, a poor fatherless boy can't be hay
ing too many mothers. and I'll also be
, and | amt rich, but I've been told that
me goodness of heart was somethin' to
be proud of. l can't ask We to come to
me motherly arms and receive an en-
brace. for I'm ally mussed up with the
water. but We can put it down in your
diary that ye was this day adopted by
the Wildly McCarty as her beloved son"
Thank you. ma am. I'll put it down
the first thing when I get home.
hadn't better call you ma when any
ones around. had /. MAJ"
Il was a-thinkin about that, Sammis,
she thouGhtfully replied.
NO. / guess you hadn't You see |
might lead to jealousy and more. There 5
Miss OShane, she would be sure to make
close corporation. as they call 1t. Sam
mis-
Just two mothers and son OF us on
the inside?"
That's the idea. sammis-that's the
years of age who hasn't your way of
catchin' on to ideas. I'll be as proud
of We as if | was your real mother.
basement to eat me lunch wild that
snalDeen of an engineer the other dav?"
Seems if l did. You thought Mr..
Flyn would he bit lonely, | believe.
He didn't like to eat his lunch alone
Bad cess to his loneliness and his
whole body Sammis. me son. the man
is deceiver and ought to he dropped
from the roof. He let on to me that he
one to inv him. What dye think. Sam
mis-? On the day I'm thinkin' of l had
scarcely got out of the elevator and
calls herself Miss xShane Gums after
me. an right on her Mels Gums a woman
wild n lunch basket-the engineers own
true and legal wolfe. Wasn't that a
pretty mess me SON.?
Did anything happen"
I'm not clear about 1t. Sammis but
think something did. I have a dim
recollection of being banged on the chin.
reCeivin this blackness under me eve
and of me heels flyin' away wild me. and
me bein banged against the partitions
but l shall never he able to make 1t out
to me satisfaction. All I'm sure of Is
that ME head has been achin' ever since
that hour. and every time | draw a
breath / feel like hittin that engineer
over the head with NE buckit"
And we'll put up job on him and
get him bounced
Ply and by. perhaps. but not now
Well move slowly in this matter, Sam
mis-, Snd meanwhile I'm lookin' for YOU
to defend Yer adopted mothers reputa-
ton should any gossip arise. Ye might
deny that We took me down that day
and yc might say that if there was any
fuss it was Miss O'Shane alone who got
handfuls of that red hair o. hers tore
out by tho roots and left behind to stuff
mortgage on the home, Sammis?"
I'm staggering under 1t yet, thank
YOU
ITS too bad. but keep up your courage.
Here's a banniny TO stay yer stummick
till lunch time. and it's not the last
vel cit by A joyful. Quiet is tho
word. Sammis-easv and quiet and no
gossip. and yell bless the day that Mrs
MCCarty adopted We for her very own"
Mr.. Flyn may think he's up to
dodge or two, but so is
SANIMIS.
The Elevator Boy.