The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-12-13

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1t was a matter of no small won
derment when, after a mysterious alb
sence from his accustomed haunts
Derby Dan reappeared attired respect
ably and with money to treat bis
friends royalty.
LEFT a legacy7" "Struck a new
lay?" Found pocketbook" and like
expressions hailed Dan, but he only
smiled wisely and, as his money finally
gave out, ceased to be an object OF
comment and interest to all except
Badly Moss, who was his chosen chum
in famine and plenty alike, and one
day Dan confided his secret to Badly
"Tell you, partner" he recited, Il
struck queer snap. A young fellow
made bargain with me at three dol
lars day to keep sober, report at his
room every evening from seven to nine
and answer his questions?"
"About whatT propounded Badly
Rkeptically.
."Oh, how we fellows Of the tomato
can and the rope belt live. Human in
terest information, was the way he
| put it. l told him all knew. One
day he says: I guess we will cancel
the engagement, Dan, must confess
to being disappointed in you. It's the
pathetic and pitlful,, the real struggles
and misery of the poor and unfortu-
nate I have been looking fop'"
"Why, whatever was he after"
"He's a story writer, or tries or
hopes to be- He was looking for real
experience and characters"
''I see, I see," nodded Badly mus
ingly. "Say, Dan, if ever we run
across him point him out, will your
1t was about a week after that
when Dan suddenly seized Baldy's
arm and pointed to a young man cross
ing the street.
"That's him." he spoke quickly. =
"Leave the rest to me-" directed
Badly, and put off on the trail of
Merrill Hoyt with the hail: Mister,
can have word with your"
u ''Certainly," nodded Merrill.
} 81 heard you're one of those guys
who write for the papers" projected
! Badly. II guess, too, that you want
to Dig under the surface and get s
thriller with lots of pep in it, hey?
'YOu seem 60 have surmised wha'
I'm trying to find" answered Merr3l
Z with a whimsical smile,
swell, I amt much up in litateOr
but suppose you are after heroes ant
sheros. know one good and beauti
full as an angel. She came to the ten
b 'emens where ! used to live before m,
: wife died and went to pieces, an
4 started in to help the sick and needy
<, Say, that girl has worked all day II
4 the factory and uses every cent sh'
4 ~can spare for others. They call he
4 Lady BoHntiful, but her real name 4
y Alice Lisle. Last week she pawne'
D her neck chain to buy baby bugg!
D for little crippled child and pay thu
D rent for sick washeTwoman. Say,
: 3lbelieve there's a mystery about her
4 ltOo, and that's what you want Il
= \ stories, DON'T you? She isn't no com
4 mon clay, that's sure, and her prett
4 face and ways In a mOvie pletOr
4 would make whole play OF itself"
y Badly furnished further details an
Merrill bestowed a fVe-do1lar bill upol
!" him, but Baldy's final words were: st
ID say, mister, II Lady Bountiful turn
out to be a princess in disguise an
your story about her makes you ia
I'd nous, you'll blow me to IN extra ter
m eh?"
Z. One week later Merrill Hoyt becam
~ a room tenant of an old woman on tn
z, same floor where Miss Isle was Ia
n Gated. The first sight he had Of tn
young lady carried out the claim o
u Badly that she was indeed good an
beautiful as an angel" A week spen
ri, In close proximity 10 herself anfihe
humble neighbors proved a revelation
" to Merrill There was not womal
be or child in the old tenement that ha
~ not some story of kindness 70 dis
close Then Merrill was. introduce
~ TO Miss Lisle by his Iandlady. Da
he by day he learned more and more t
rt estimate her royal worth and Aigh
after night he wrote upon mis- grea
Is book" which her loneliness and helI
lie fulpess inspired,
Merrill fell i'll and never knew VIII
had aided in nursing him until he wa
back to normal. 1t was his landlad
who told him of the visits of Mis-
LisIe to assist her in caring for th
a delirious patient
"a "And OH she said, "how you raveC
and all about her, and how you wer
going to write her in a lovely stOry
. And she blushed so beautifully whe
as in your fever you began TO talk abou
: love. and how she should be your ow
(" when you sold your book and-an
here she comes now"
And, flushing from self-consciou'
ness, Alice Lisle entered the room.
nd was the beginning Of a pleasant assC
ar citation mutually cherished and a fey
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