Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-27
THE OLD SHOES
BY erNEWEvE uLMAR.

cr tD's you any GOOD, brightly lc-
suolded MIS- rCdert sert,efaced whe,
cclt De sorry, itua. BE gWd, ilr 1
"a bound 10 gi,dt It.
"You dear. %, Die swee'Aoartl" en-
iuscd Joan cont huow how
wei c45.e e. st you--i ao0t deserve
yor. Yor Ave been IMP sd dpon
ever sinc r~arricd ytu. Jrst 90
x g B.! calcaatcn that tather
4 e. sh o care Tor 'As nome Orood
3 l~'y ~ any Oh { TN lived. lor
.no 40" Ge went CIT 10 OREGON VITA
all lis money bent on buying a pig
~'ls firm and moving there. You re-
.smber how he came home dazed,
nd ceiling on incoEerCnt story of be.
~ teaten in a rough mining town
~ " est. We could get no trace OF
e. thirty thousand dollars ne mad
'Lon with him for investments. It
as -~ne-lcst. Father died. Mother
ou-I barely enough left to support
lcr. To relieve bcr you consented
sic The Children
wanted them, you mean. was
ciishted to have the dear little ones
. caro- for"
Well. | may IS wcu break the final
"a news" went on John desperately.
Aothers millinery venture has failed.
c~4 struggle on no longer and
tOll en- whore are you going?" Tor
I.-y wcs eating away fast as she
'ou.d 20.
Where IN 7 go,Hg?" she chirpod
iivaciousiy. Why, to get the spare
com ready and comfortable fast as 1
an. of course. Why sir, do you think
am going to have honored company
,atch me unprepared?"
"Tou ANGEL" voiced John Rice "You
AVE brought nothing but brightness
nd blessings to anyone coming near
JGu!"
johns mother was settled in the
5ecy best room in the house. New lite
seemed to inspire her, with her chill
!ren restored to her, and Mary's con.
tant cheerful smile brought radiant !
Inshine to her dropping spirit.
Things were not going well with |
ohm. A cut in salary made him look |
crious, but Mary declared it possible |
, meet the grocery bill without de- |
irving them of enough to eat. The |
mother contributed a few dollars a
lOnth to the household from doing |
one sewing, but John was worried.
or it looked vague and dark ahead.
Then came new surprise, and COM
LEGATION, and burden. The brother of
larry was crippled in an accident at |
ne mills where he had worked. The |
.octor said he would be an ihYalid
nr about year Harry Estes could |
ct around well enough. but he could
OF do the hard work his former posi-
On had required.
Harry was cutting away a dangling
iece Of a shoe sole when old Mrs.
lice noticed the fact.
Why, Harry, your shoes are pretty
'ol gone up, aren't they?' she re-
lar,ed.
That for some time Harry tried
% say lightly.
r was thinking" proceeded Mrs.
]
.,. eUch ND in the old trunk OF my
husband. Yes and i am certain
..r7 i5 a pair of shoes he wore. They [
BE-. not new, but certainly better than
1929 YOU are wearing T. they fl
'u they might do Wait III 50 anu
Oak them up"
Yrs. Rice proceeded TO the attic.
-he returned shortly with the pair of
'hoas she had described and handed
hem to Harry.
Why, they fit Just famously," he
inc'ared, as he tried one on They
you'd do me for six months if they
we're patched up little. / helped the
Id shoemaker on Central street carry {
n some leather supplies a few days
since. He told me that made me
rec customer in the way OF repairs /
night need. I'll go and see him noNT.'
The shoemaker was true to his
lronnse. Harry sat in his stocking
Get as the artisan began work on the
hoes.
The worker had found the sole OF
he shoe quite regular and ordinary. |
Nh%n he came 10 the other. however,
I held fast and firm and he had to
liz hard to loosen two thin plates OF
iteel He drew them out Between
mem lay a little package, done up in
,ilskin.
Whoever wore these shoes used
his sole for a pocketboOh," observed
Ds cobbler, as he handed the oilskin
JACKET to Harry.
ne latter unfolded IT, Within rest.
4 note. or a check! No, a certi-
.cate OF deposit on an Oregon bank
or thirty thousand doilars
Harry knew enough OF the history
Y the Rice family TO read the oracle
promptly He uttered an excited veil.
hen. IN his stocking feet, ne made a
lash tor nome.
The agitated Mrs. Rice insisted on
-oing straight TO the local bank TO be