Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-17

process. Joseph Trull an IDEAL. The for
mer was popularity designated rs n
keen practical business man. the lat.
ter as visionary and dreamer. Ma
turc had formed both with strong In
dlvldual intellectually.
Clancy wyefh was floor broker for
big firm on the grain exchange. Its
offices were rare glitter VI gilt and
plate glass. Joseph Truli had a de-
and narrow Office In nm ohsc'''e 49,
noes block. where he nd tr..nsiation
work for the foreign departments OF
local banks.
II have n pretty idea In Mind" he
told a friend one day. "You know our
old family homestead. fifteen miles
from the city Of Fcndale. Is mine. IL
has not been occupied for two years
They have built up some palatlal
homes near to II. and have been walt
Ing. expecting 20 get a good offer for
u. Well. the house Is old. but II can
be made habItable. There are fifteen
bearing cherry trees In the orchard.
I'm going 20 have a crowd Of these lit
tie ones out for a week. soon as the
cherries are ripe"
Excellent grandT commented his
friend.
II shall pick out fifteen OF the most
deserving children" continued Trull,
"and apportion to each a tree. II Will
be their tree To dream over, 20 long
for. weeks before the visit. will keep
the fifteen for week. hire n cook and
a nurse. one week end the mother of
each httlc one will come out and pick
one tree. and I will see that the cher
ries are delivered by wagon at the
rity home"
Just this vian Jasper Trull put into |
operation. The mothers who came out |
with the little ones. were provided |
with ladders and baskets. and went
home happy and content There was
one little tot. the youngest OF the
group, n girl not yet three years Of
age. She and the others were allowed
10 roam freely about the place.
81 cahnot find little Dora" the
nurse Informed Trull one afternoon
near dusk. and he started on In search
of her. Nearing n high hedge that
separated the grounds from those OF
n fine mansion occupied by family
named Crosby. he caught the echo Of
voices. and paused. He noticed a hole
in the hedge. and peering over Its top
his eye took In lovely picture.
Upon the grass was seated beauti-
full young woman. whom he doubted
not was Mis- Eunice Colby. She had
little Bora In her lap, and had woven
n garland of flowers for her. The
pra,ttng tot was beaming with de-
light.
Please excuse me-" spoke Joseph.
hat the nurse Is anxious about this
wandering little charge OF hers, and I
promised 10 ind her"
"Oh. you are Mr.. Trull," spoke the
young lady. arising and kissing little
Dora aud then handing her through the
hedge II have heard 40 much OF
your noble work. VIII you not allow
nhis sweet little mite TO come over
again tomorrow? The rest of the |
family are away, and she is rare COM
pany."
Joseph promised. The nurse herself |
the next morning took Dora 10 the
hedge and consented that she should
remain all day In Miss Colby's charge,
as the latter wished
Now. by strange freak Of fate,
Clancy Nyeth visited the Colby hcme
ahat day. lie had only a casual ac-
qualntancc with Miss Colby, but he
had her In view as n prospective heir
ess, and hoped to make an impression.
For his "deal" looked fine.
The little brat." he fairly Missed,
after deyoting an hour to Miss Colby.
he found her devotedly engrossed in
entertaining her little visitor and act
ing rather bored az his presence. He
went away disvruntled.
"She won't be so Indifferent, when
/ make my pile on the deal" he NUT
tered.
please keep a little back from the
hedge. Miss Colby" Trull said one eve
ming. "Little Dora is down with fe-
yer. The doctor says 1t is infectious,
and that We must quarantine the
house. Do not run any risk. / will
have the nurse Keep you INFORMED as
TO how Dora gets along"
But there was no nurse the next day.
They had taken the alarm, as well as
thx cook. Both had departed. Trull
had cooked the breakfast himself, and
was attending as best he might TO the
three who had come down with the
fever. when a knock AT the door sent !
him thither. He opened II TO confront
Miss Colby She had a suitcase In
her hand and started to come In.
"You must not" he told her. at |
would be only TO expose yourself to
the contagion."
"Dut i have come 20 stay" persist |
ed the determined little lady. "Please
don't scold or deter me, Mr.. Trull," she
pleaded. 81 have sent for two nurses
in the village, and. II you will iso-
hute and care for the well ones, we
~. -.tend 20 the sick little charges"
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