El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-03
Condensed NooeL Series-One 4 Dag
The Old Curiosity Shop
By CHARLES DICKENS.
(Condsed s,o BY Frederick H. Dole Junior Master Boston Public
Latin School)

A LITTLE childi-the heautltulLy
n drawn character sketch Of such
a one as the Divine Master so often
chose TO hold Cd as a model for his
folloHers.-this Is our heroine.
Though not yet fourteen years old
she could look back on better days
gone by Then her grandfather was
happy and contented and had often
talked Of her angel mother She had
walked with him in the fields be-
yond the cit's noise, and they hac
there enjoyed many uellglLtul hours
Now ne has 1HanEeQ- Ee la llA-
icus, worried, and secretive- He otlen
sencs the child on business 20 Lut
house Of the hateful dwarf Quiip.
He IS away from home every night
returning just before day. ana rs
filled with gloom whichever he comes
back TIE child cannot comprehend
the reason for this change.
she tells this 20 the sympatneEic
sIrs. Qulp, while the monster who
has loaned her graudtather money
listens a. the door. lie has supposed
the old man 70 be possessed OF great
secret wealth ana 20 be in the way
Of making nucn more money y oi,ls
he could be carried over temporary
emergency. But the chllds sta-e-
ments 10 HIS wife made the Dwarf
suspicious Re Investigated anq
found rlar @e-l8 5fau1La lAeE -
taken his loans TO the gaming table,
7 an no gambler" cries the old
man fiercely. when accused BY oulip-
i call Heaven 10 witness that 4
never played for gain OF mine OF
love - Nav thas al every piece I
staked whispered that orphan
name and called on Heaven % bless
the eutuFs--Thich u never Ola
He cried our that his winnings
q
AID would have been spent on SIM
less child QuilD was unmoFe1 by
his appeals for further aid Re nau
legal hold on the old mans cirlosl-
his lawyer to take possession OF me
premises Kit the servant boy OF
Nells Erandfatner. had anEereQ
QuiIp BY calling him names and the
dwarf took reVenEe by telllnB We &c
man that Kit had Informed o. the
gambling.
Early one morning. before Qunp
and his lawyer aWoke. heu ana ner
FrandfaLher crepr sottly out ana leIl
their home forever. Iney nao VS.
Ions Of fair fields and country
scenes through which they would
iouruer The child had learned that
she must be the leader. and ne rol-
lowed willingly. She had little
money. but they must depend upon
Charity when that was gone.
The first day they made lon8
Journey ard were given a ride BY
kind countrvmau. They stayed that
night at an Inn with two Punch anq
JUDY showmeu Tor whom NeA Lal
done a bit Of mendius- Win tlsm
they went 20 the races the next cay
but Neu became suspicious OF the
men and escaped with her grand
father into the open country.
Nearly exhausted by anuther long
walk. they arrived NJ a schOol play
ground The schoolmaster kindly
took them home. and they STAYED
there a Few days, obtaining needed
Continuing their tourney. they next
net with t=@7ellng WaE-flgure
show. ana Neu so favorably Inc
pressed MrE. Jarley, tns manageis
mat she received employment Der
hitteresr experience came AZ this
Her grandfather fen N with some
gamblers and lost nearly all their
money. she had a god coin Of which
he knew nothing cle cual6e4 l-l1
TIA uarment for their nights lougl1gi
but zz=5i-e 20 find her Erancfather
r0hhine her purse a. every coin IN
order 10 Eau2ssi- again. A short time
later Veil heard the gamblers per-
suade him % steal from Mrs Jarieys
holding cEt the hope that he would
win much more than enough % repay
POOR Neii was now IN absolute ter
ror she woke him that night and
told him OF a terrible dream. where
in she saw men like him ro1QiuA
those asleep. she made him flee
with her at once
On and on they walked, 1artner
and farther from LONDON. Finally
hey came to a smoky town A poor