The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-07-05
|''kR MERwlN PRoTEsTs!
~ LOUIS OLIVER.

ID win. known Familiarity to the mysti
circle Of his underlings ms BILLY,
II looked after Margaret Baker who wa
=, on her way to her classroom hummln
little tune, jingling her keys an
thinking, 'Bnly's pill. He's the kin,
that thinks that the meanest, scrawn
est stupidest man In the world Is BET
ter than the finest woman ever made,
-She looks pale" Billy continued 4
himself. "Not enough sleep. Her idet
|. OF living Ia TO work for enough none,
10 buy satins and slippers 70 abe car
70 to q dance every night weekdays
and spend saturdays In n beauty par
Tor. Not that she needs IT," he added
grudxfngiy. "She'B tho prettiest girl
evw aaw."
II WISH" growied Billy that night
a. he unlocked his own door aud
switched on the light, that the people
upstairs would keep quiet tonight and
let me sleep. That baby has cried for
three days, and that woman has walk
ed the noor over my head until I'm
nearly crazy. Ill 20 out and have
cigar on the back porch and look at
the stars awhile. Maybe they Will get
settled before turn in"
He thought of u number Of things az
he smoked. How he had planned to be
| an engineer when he went 10 college
and how he had been compelled to
| postpone his plan how HIS chuin, Jack
Emery, had gone on and finished, and
OF the time jacks sister had visited
him. Margaret Baker looked some
thing like her. he thought.
There was q sudden crash.
A dish of chlnn or glass whlEzed past
his head and smashed on the bricks
below. But the contents, something |
warm and sluey, was cllnglng like a
besetting sin to Biliy's coat, trousers
and shoes
Wen, III be dnrned |" said Billy
furiously. what on earth do they
leave their meals outside for to ruin
sther peoples clothesS That's the
same bunch that walks the baby all
night. I thlnk this Is pretty good
time to tell them what think OF them.
I'll 70 right up as am and make them
help me Glenn II on"
Dripping Eelntiho. he knocked i'm
perntiyely on the door above, through
which infantils Wails were coming,
and almost Instantly It OPENED. N
II would like you to see the damage
He got no further Mar
Miss Bakerr' he exclaimed. II didn't
know you lived here, came up to
tell you that something fell OF your
back porch and"
MY gelatlne p cried Margaret In
dismay, shifting the crying baby from
one shoulder to the other. II made
that gelatlne myself and put II there
to harden, And I'm not half as sorry
about YOUR clothes MS am for poor
Mrs. Doogan. But II you will come In,
I'll try to get II on"
In Il few minutes the crying stopped
and Margaret calhe In with basin
lf warm water and cloth.
lie caught her hund, DO you think
I'm actually going to let you wash me
mi"
Margaret was silent.
Say, Miss Baker whose baby il
hatf
"Mrs. Doogan'R"
"Who Ia Mrs. Dooganr'
Tommy Is In my room az school.
les staying here now while his moth
II Is sick. He's Ia my bed asleep"
How did you ind out about his
notherr'
Don't you remember, the truant Of
lcer told us about Tommy couldn't
omer Mother sick, father out of :
Tork' was the report"
"Yes, remember now. Never
hought of II again"
$50 / bring Tommy aud the baby
Iere after school and do what / can for :,
he others In the mornings" =
Billy was looking very queer.
rs that why you always have the
ighest percentage OF attendance, be- .,
ause you buy shoes for Lizzie, and :,
ct work for Mikes father, and nurse :,
ables FOR the DoogahsS" ~
Something In the mans eyes made
er drop her own quickly again. Miss =.
nker, Margaret" he said, II always :,
lins OF you that way, it's my turn ~
, talk and I'm going TO tell you some ~
hing, and that Is, just what a mean. ! >,
fellow am. without any ~
istice 1 condemned you for feath-
r-brained butterfly because you are \,
ght.henrted and cheerful. And here i,
ou'Ye been losing sleep night after \,
light without mumur while I've been :,
tying myself FOR several things. Look =,
ere, you go get that baby and give =
I'm to me. I'll take care OF hun.
nd you 40 to bed and get some sleep.
o on, now. Do as tell you. No,
,n't go either, There's something more
may as well tell you now as have II IN
irn hole In my brain. love you, W
argRrctl never knew II was In me pi
} adore anyone as l do you. That's I'll
l. 1 had TO say Il. Please forgive or
e; know how you desplse me, Now IN
Il the baby and I'll GO" ii
But outside the door with his squlrm. sc
* burden he heard his name called tn
fifty. ca
"Brlyp came through the keyhole or
unity. ''Oh. Billy" by
"Sesf" he turned as though TO 20
,ck. TO
II love you. Blilyr" said the voice. nc
nd Mr.. Merwin, woman kater, nearly pl
.opped the baby, en-
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