The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28


HOME WITH lie"
managed to keep life in herself and the
boy by making willow plumes until she
fell i'll ten days ago. Yesterday-no, the
day before-she died. leaving no word
behind us to the child-little Johnny.
Under her pillow l found small
pocketbook containing Fl cents and a
marriage certificate dated five years
back giving the names Mary Stevens
and John Smith of Chicago. Not very
much to go On, eh?
well, Mamma Lavinski our stout
friend in there heard the child crying,
went down and, learning somehow the
state of things, gathered up the kid
and brought him along with her, quite
as matter of course, although it
cile was somewhat overcrowded and
underfed without adding another to its
numbers. But that is the grandest
thing of poverty-the solidarity-the
brotherhood of man-eXisting among
the very poor.
but there! I'm riding my hobby
again. and you are nearly worn out,
| Mrs. Ware"
She had heard many times Of this
| young fellow, rabid Socialist and
| earnest settlement worker, who was
giving himself so unsparingly to the
cause he had espoused.
Or Brun," she continued. Il want
to take Johnny-Johnny Smith-home
with me for few days. Do you think
it will be all right? They are so upset
in there with Rose so i'll (she must
really go to the hospital, you know,
that think it would be best"
Il don't see any objection to that"
Dr. Brun replied thoughtfully, ITS
good thing-for the kid, mean.
Well. must be off. Hope to see you
with us again in the future, Mrs. Ware
We need women like you in our bust
nessr'
| Katharine and Johnny were back in
the formers apartment again.
She had given her four-year-old guest
|
and to his unbounded amusement turn
ed the shower bath on his squirmins
little back and legs.
Katharine, after her own bath, had
slipped into a silk negigee and was
preparing to lie down also when her
eyes fell OH the letter lying in hel
bureau drawer, which she had received
tcould it be0 only yesterday morning
She took it up with strange feel
ing of alOofness upon her. Then she
glanced at her little French timcpiece
Only 10 o'clock!
She still could telegraph Davenport
that she would 60 with him, but
could she?
Some change was working in her
she had different viewpoint on lift
than had ever been hers before.
There was work to be done in tn,
to do. Even she could have her shar'
and do it well!
Then there was her baby!
Just then a voice called out, II want
jink. peese"
With q little hysterical laugh. Kath
arine hurried to fulfill this request. A.
she returned to the room she wa
struck by the change in her apartment
1t didn't seem lonely any more wit
that little bundle of cheap clothes ant
those tiny. worn shoes on the chair
Already she was planning the prett
clothes she intended to buy 70
Johnny.
Once again her eyes fell on Daver
ports letter. Swiftly she went to he
desk. seated herself and wrote rapid
for a moment.
Rising. she went to the teIephon
and rang for Western Union messeI
ger hoy. AS she waited she rerea
what she had written; it was address:
ed to Richard Davenport:
Lerl,T received and understood. Al
grateful, but cannot go. Important bus
. ness here Best wishes K. W.