Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-04-19

I'M tell yos where I i've. 49,
n know where you live.
"wil you come to sec me there? We
may be able to think Of something"
"what Ia there to think Oft This
story will follow me wherever I 60:
I've tried twice for a diploma and
failed. What's the use!"
But In the end he prevailed on her to
promise not TO leave the city until she
had seen him again. 1t was not until
she had gone, a straight figure with
haunted eyes, that he reflected whim-
sically that once again he had defeated
his " plans for flight.
Sidney brought her letter to Joe back
to X. She was flushed with the effort
and with a new excitement.
THE most remarkable thing has
happened. What Il dny this has been!
Somebody has sent Johnny Isosenfeld a
lot of money. The ward nurse wants
you to come back"
The ward had settled for the night.
The well-Ordered beds of the daytime
were chaotic now, torn apart by toss
ing figures. The night was hot and an
electric fan hummed In u far corner.
Under its sporadic breezes. as it
turned. the ward was trying to sleep.
Johnny Rosenfeld was not asleep.
An Incredible thing had happened to
him. A fortune lay under his pillow.
He u sure 1t was there. for ever
since 1t came his hot hand had clutched
it.
lie was quite sure that somehow or
other X. had had Il hand in it. When
he disclaimcd it, the boy was Devil.
dered.
It'll buy the old lady what she
wants for the house, anyhow" he said.
Put l hope nohody's took up a collcc-
tion for me. / don't want no charity"
Maybe Mr.. Howe sent it,"
you can bet your last match he
didn't"
In ON unknown way the news had
reached the ward that Johnny's friend,
Mr.. lie Moyne. was a great surgeon.
Johnny had rejected 1t scornfully.
But the story had seized on his
imagination.
"Say, Mr.. lie Moyne."
Eyes. Jack"
He called him "Jack." The boy liked
it. 1t savored of man to man. After
all. he was a man, or almost. Hadn't
he driven Il car? Didn't he have a
state license?
"They say that you're a surgeon +;
that you operated on Doctor Wilson
and saved his life. They say that
you're the king pin where you came
FROM" He eyed X. %wistfully. Il know
it's a lie. but IL it's true Don't you
think you could do something for me,
sir?"
When X. did not reply ut once. he
launched into mn explanation.
tive been lying here Il good while. l
didn't say mucl. because I knew I'd
have to take Il chance. Either Id pull
through or I wouldn't. and the odds
were-well, l didn't say much. The
Old lady's had a lot of trouble. Rut
now, with this under my pillow for her.
I'VE got a right to ask. II! take d
chance, ii You will"
TITS only Il chance, Jack"
II know that. But lie hero and
watch these soaks off the street. Old.
Il lot of them, and gettin' well to 20
ont aud stnrve, and Mr.. lie Moyne,
they can walk, and l can't
X. drew a long breath. He had
started, and now he must go on. Faith
in himself or no faith, he must 90 on.
Life, that had looscd It's hold on him
for n time, had found him again.
IN go oyer you carefully tomorrow,
Jack. I'll tell you your chances hon
estly."
Il have Il thousand dollars. What
ever you Charge
"Tll take it out of my board bill In
the new house"
AT four O'Clock that morning Il. got
back from seeing Joe off. The trip
had been without accident.
Over Sidney's letter Joe had shed a
shamefaced teal or two. And duriu:,
the night ride, with X. pushing the car
to the utmost, he had felt that the
boy, In keeping his hand in his pocket,
had kept it on the letter. When the
road was smooth and stretched ahead,
Il g%ray-white line into the night, he
tried to talk a little courage into the
boys sick heart.
you'll see new people, new life" he
said. I'm a month from now you'll
wonder why you ever hung around the
Street. l have n feeling that you're
going TO make good down there"
And once, when the time for parting
was very ncar--
mo matter what happens, keep on
believing in yourself. lost my faith
in myself once. 1t was pretty close Ia
hell"
Joe's response showed his entire self.
cngrossment.
IF he dies. I'm n murderer"
"Ife's not going to die" said X
stoutly.
At four o'clock In the morning he
left the car Mt the garage and walked
around to the little house. He had
had no sleep for forty.tive hours; his
eyes were sunken In his head; the Skin
over his temples looked drawn nnt
white. His clothes were wrinlilrd !; tht
soft hat he habitunlly worc was white
with the dust of the road.
As he opened the hall door, Christine
stirred in the o beyond. She cane
out fully dressed.
N. arc you sick"
"Isather tired. Why In the world
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