Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-30
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Tucker circled about. The trail
grew more exciting. Bobby had to
crawl on hands and feet under and
through thickets. Branches had been
broken as by the passage Of some large
body. The sportsman clutched his
weapon and went on.
An hour later the two hunters re-
turned for breakfast. Washing did
something to restore the leader to q,
normal appearance, but wondering
family discovered him covered with
wounds and strangely silent.
"Why, Bob, where have you been?"
his mother demanded. "Why, never
saw SO many scratches!"
ave been hunting" he replied
briefly. "They don't hurt, anyhow"
Then he relapsed into absorbed sill
snce. His mother, putting cream on
his cereal, placed an experienced hand
on his forehead. "Are you sure you
feel well, dear" she asked. Il think
your head is little hot
I'm all right, mother"
She was wisely silent, but she ran
over in her mind the spring treatment
for children at home. The blood, she
felt, should be thinned after winter
Of sausages and rich cocoa. She men-
tally searched her medicine case.
A strange thing happened that day.
A broken plate disappeared from the
upper shelf of closet, where Pepy
had hidden it; also cup with nick
In 1t, similarly concealed; also the heel
Of loaf Of bread. Nor was that the
end.7 For three days sort Of magic
reigned In Pepy's kitchen. Ten pota-
toes. laid out to peel, became eight.
Matches and two ends Of candle
walked out, as 1t were, on their own
feet. A tin pan With q hole in it left
the kitchen table and was discovered
hiding in Bobby's bureau, when the
Fraulein put away the washing.
The goyerness protested that he
heard nothing she told him, and was
absedt-minded at his lessons. But as
she was always protesting about some
thing no one paid any attention.
Bobby drew ahead on his pocket allow
ance without question, and as his
birthday was not far off, asked for
1.-THE dollar to grow on" in advance.
He always received dollar for each
year, which went into the bank, and a
dollar to grow on, which was his own
to spend.
With the dollar he made number
Of purchases-candles and candlestick,
a toy pistol and caps, one Of the masks
for the carnival, now displayed in all
the windows, kitchen knife, wooden
plates, and piece Of bacon.
Now and then he appeared at the
scenic railway, distracted and viewing
with calculating eye the furnishings
Of the engine room and workshop.
From there disappeared a broken
chair, a piece Of old carpet, discarded
from>a car, and large paddock, but
the latter he asked for and obtained.
His occasional visits to the railway,
however, found him in old Adelbert's
shack. He filled his pockets with char
coal from the pail beside the stove,
and made cautious inquiries as to
methods Of cooking potatoes. But the
pail of old Adelhert's gloom penetrated
at last even through the boys abstrac-
ton.
II hope your daughter is not worse"
he said politely, during one Of his
visits to the ticket booth. /;
"She is well. She RECEIVERS strength.
rapidly"
"And the new uniform-does 1t fit
your
II do not know" said old Adelbert
grimly. II have not seen 1t recently"
ION the day Of the procession we are
an going to watch for you. I'll ten you
where we will be, so you can look for
ps." !:
"There will be no procession"
/ Then to the boy old Adelbert poured
out the bitterness of his soul. He
showed where he had torn down the
kings picture, and replaced 1t with one
of dying stag. He reviewed his days
An the hospital, and the hardships
through which he had passed, to come
Ito this. The king had forgotten his
brave men.
! During the rest Of the day Bobby
considered. No less matter than the
sharing of certain secret occupied
ihis mind. Now, halt the pleasure Of
"a secret is sharing it, naturally, but
1t should be with the right person. And
his old playfellow was changed.
Bobby, rejecting, wondered whether
iold Adelbert would really care to Join
ibis pirate crew, consisting Of Tucker
and himself. On the next day, how
lever, he. put the matter to the test.
having resolved that old Adelbert,
needed distraction and cheering.
: "You know" he said, talking through
1.-THE window Of, the booth, II think,
when grow up I'll be pirate"
/: "There be worse trades" said old,
Adelbert, whose hand was now against
every man.
"And hide treasure" Bobby went on.
!AIn ain I cave. you know" Bobby
edged closer to the window. .Tvs GOT