South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-26

on a hot August afternoon Miss
May Barry sat on the long veranda
OF her fathers house in one OF those
big willow rocking chairs that man
had invented for the comfort OF his
fellow beings.
Partly sheltered by the vines
climbing up the lattice work, she
was not rea ding or thinking. on
the contrary. she was doing. She
had so nearly fallen into actual
sleep that she had begun TO dream,
when suo noise aroused her.
II was the click of the gate latch,
and a man was walking up the
graveled path toward her. He was
young, but not OF the hero type. on
the contrary. her first glance con-
WINGED her that he was probably a
tramp. He was making his way
around toward the kitchen when she
rose and called out:
What do you want2"
Excuse me. miss, but ! want to
speak to he cook a moment" he
replied. as he DOTTED a sattered cap.
The cook is out this afternoon"
she said
He turned around to retrace his
steps to the highway.
Us the cook a relative OF yours p"
she called after him.
Not exactly. ma am" he answer
ed, without turning.
ooh. perhaps you wanted bite
10 cat?'
He nodded his head
II think / can give you a sand
wich if you will go around to the
kitchen door"
At which she disappeared into the
house, reappearing a little later at
the kitchen door with a liberal
sandwich, which she handed TO him.
He received il with a shamefaced
smile and a protest.
Sorry to have disturbed you. but
I haven't had anything to eat since
I pulled a raw turnip at daylight
this morning" he said.
You are a tramp. aren't yOu?"
she asked. as she stood in the door
way. Directness was one Of Miss
Barry's strong points
81 suppose I do fall under that
classification" he admitted.
How was il that you took up the
, profession so early in life ," she per
sisted
'T've never been able to decide
whether it was misfortune or a love
Of adventure" he said soberly
enough. but with quizzical twinkle
in his eyes. 1T really doesn't mat
] . n, =, ~
good sandwich. and 1 propose 10 pay
for It. Your supply Of firewood
seems bi: low will increase it
The AK and the woodpile were
near and he picked up the former
and was soon at work. The cir
went back TO her seat on the YER
anda and for half an hour she
heard the sounds Of the ak. She
had left the kitchen Unguarded. but
somehow she was not afraid Of the
tramp yielding TO temptation.
BY and by the tramp appeared oil
his way out and With a lift of hi,
cap walked down to the gate anC
passed down the hill and out OF
sight Miss May had seen many Z
tramp, but of all the number. thi.
one interested her most He wa
respectable and willing to work FOL
his food
Why" she said to herself. ii
he was washed up, had a shave anC
a haircut and a business suit on
he would pass for a pretty good
looking young man. / wonder
there is not some romance connect
ed with his career as a tramp"
She was still sitting in the biz
chair, a quarter of an hour later
when a buggy with three men in i
drove up. One she recognized a.
the constable, another as the tram
who had just left. and the third wa
farmer, who lived couple o
miles away. From where sh,
sat she could see the handouts OF
the wrists of the tramp. The Of
fcer jumped down and with prou,
air came up the path and said L
her:
You see I have got him. Miss.
But what has ne done? ?" sh
asked.
Let me first ask you If he stol
anything here?'