The Dolores star., 1917-03-16

peAen 90 anA Dasnsa u toward I'm.
he rep1ie0 IN k1n6.
I'VE nrs 1ery clad = Ve1eome yoa b
the Mckee fanl1ly.s was what was
written On tie pad.
svesy happy. Indeed. TO Be with you.s
wrote back L. Noyne-and realized
WITH sort Of ahock that he meant IL
The kindly greeting bad touched him.
The greeting and the breakfast cheered
him also. he had evideatiy made some
headway with Title.
Don't Jon want Q toothpickr she
asked, n he went out.
In KS previous walk Of life there
had been NO toothplcks; or, II there
were any. they were kept, along with
the family scandals, In . closet. But
nearly 4 year of bufreting about had
taught him many things. He took one.
and placed II nonchalanfly In his waist
coat pocket. ~ he had seen the others
do.
Change was in the very air Of the
Street TINT June morning. 1t was In
Harriet, asserting her right to live |;
in Sidney, planning with eager eyes .
life of service which did not include
Joe; In X. LIE Moyne. who Md built
up a wall between himself ~ond the
world, and was seeing It demolished by
deaf-and-dumb book agent whose
weapon was lead pencil .padl
And yet, for q week nothing hap
pened. Joe came In the evenings and
sat on the steps with Sidney, his hon
est heart In his eyes. Anna, no longer
sulky, accepted with childlike faith
sIdney's statement that ''they'd get
along; she had splendid scheme"
and took 10 helping Harriet In her
preparations for leaving. And X. LIE
Moyne, finding his little room hot In
the evenings and not wishing to In.
trude on the two on the doorstep. took
to reading his paper In the park, and
after twilight to long, rapid walks out
into the country. The walks satisfied
the craving Of his active body for ex.
ercise. and tired him SO re could sleep.
When K. was sure that the boy had
gone, he would turn back toward the
Street. Some of the heaviness of his
spirit always left him at sight Of the
httle mousse Ats Ninoiy atmosphere
seemed 70 reach OUT ana enveiop'
Witmn was oroer ana quiet inc iresn'
ness Of his ordered garments.
Life, that had seemed 20 simple. had
grown very complicated for Sidney,
lnese W. ner "o,ner 20 olean tne
neMs 70; ~ soe. nalet wouio ~
Drove. sne 1eit; Due tnese otnefsi 10
ussu!e anna mat sne must manage
alone iol .nree year,, IN oroef 70 DC
nappy ana ccmtortaDie aiterwaro-
,na' w. nnru enough. out 70 ten
'v1 .na. sne was p'annng tuture
witnout nim. 70 oestroy the hgnt In his
oiue eyes-tnat nurt.
After all, she told K. first. One Fri.
day evening. coming home late NJ
usual. he found her on the doorstep.
and Joe gone. She moved over hospi-
taDly. The moon bad waxed and waned,
and the Street was dark. The colored
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buggy on his daily rounds had brought
out the hose and sprinkled the street.
WITHIN this zone OF freshness, Of wet
aspnait ana dripping cutters, Sidney
sat colo ana silent.
Please SIT down. It II cool now.
MY Idea OF luxury Is to have the Street
sprfnkled on hot night"
K. disposed Of his long legs on he
steps He was trying to At his own
IDEAS OF luxury to garden hose and
Q city street.
I'm afraid you're working too hard"
IT do a minimum Of labor for q
minimum OF wage.
but you work ut night, don't youf'
=. was natively honest. He hesitat-
90. Then:
Suddenly the truth hurst on her