Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-28
BY ELEANOR M. r

Acient refusal. The boy drew hack
ano,her step. With obvious intent to
leave. Hut the mans movement was
than the gamtn's furtivs
sWtf1NesA ~ he leaned forward to de-
tain hira>
~wNats~ he >a&a In an altered tone.
"foa are COLD, YOU are hungfy-oh,
DO net trouble 70 deny ii. my friend;
I knew the hook ToO stand bare
tect IN the Show, wrapped in ra91.
and y0A eesNse the price OF comfort?
r~eeNtaases That saw is too strong. that
glance 100 hard, II is then real, my
poor Dante OH, the divine folly!
su. what would YOU do with the
magic shoes which have walked
Aeecee your heAste Give them away:
Yea shake Your head, Keep them
That would be to deny the princess
her wish to help YOU. Sell them to
some pAwnnroker, to be fingered BY
ancaesn hands and rescld for some
saeaner wearere All. YOU hesitate!"
~What do you wan, them for" the
boy challenged. still sullen. yet oddly
fascinated by the mans fanciful
speech,
.pnly tor a purpose that you would
applaud. Conc. here is the price!
Why do I want them" Why do you
wan, them: A caprice"
Slowly the boy relinQuished the
shoes to the gloved hand extended for
them. and in exchange received q
lack Of caution for a street gamin,
he did not look 1T the money, but at
the giver.
now"
yes. cir. Why did you say that"
Shall l feed strong meat to
babes?" the gentleman inquired of
the gray sky. He brought his eyes
back to meet the boys, and smiled
whimsically, compassionately. "Yet,
it is an ancient feast, and life sets
the platter before us! Dante. my
friend. was q man who fell in love
with his Beatrice at the age Of eight
years, and who knew a great deal
about He'll"
Without waiting to observe the Of
feet Of this somewhat surprising in
formation, he nodded = light farewell
and went with 4 leisurely step across
the sidewalk. up to the entrance Of
window. The door few open at his
approach, and closed noiselessly be-
hind him.
After = pause Of stupefactton. the
boy turned away toward the east side
Of the city. But, mindful Of those
streets where to be weak Is to be in
LANCER, ne again halted and untoia.
ed the bank-note unit! now held
crusheo IN MS coia-discoioreu INST. "
was not q Din, az ne had
supposed, U one OF ten dollars;
boy, a. his later history showed; yet
1t might have been that bis meeting
with the little girl would not nave
stamped 50 deep an impression up.
on MS p!astic youth nea ne not mel
the gentleman Also. IL ne coulo not
UNDERSTAND the ailuston, ne could I'M
oefstand the U implied, ana the
mans careless ugsestion oecam the
poy's nxed adea. Inc magic o
were never to be forgotten: Their
small imprints were to 80 oefore him
away from all he knew; and the first
oiass on the tran was the ten-dollar
Dill. He smoothed 1t between his
myers, sooereo ratner tnen exultant.
FIVE dollars would hsve een Z wind
fall; ten wal a sum Of serious invest
ment. And 1t was the xitt OF MS very
small lady; none the less her Sitt De.
cause, Is ne wen knew tne NOES naa
gone back to her. He dimly felt that
Wa
out making a difference in his fu.
ture; 1t was gate-money, to be PAID
for entrance to q new place. YOUNG
as he was, he had long since resolved
not to live out his time in the place
to which he had been born. Now, the
urge to action, the capita! TO finance
1t, n the driving OF 4 fine dtscon-
tent were abruptly thrust upon him
oy BABY hanos, with baby lmpetuosity:
He stood in the freezing street, dazed
As q boy, reso!ute as a man, and con"
sidered what ne held. ,
Presently he raised his head and
looked about him. Decided upon his
nrst course by a craft learned from
the gutter, he broke into q u ana
dashed into a smart, giass-fronted to"
bacco-shop cross the venue.
Tor an OLD gent nat wants
TO U q paper!" ne painted MS re-
quest. Won't You 90 IT, Daisy
me girl ashier toward Wnom ne
pushed the oil! across the
counter iaugneo sooo ana
took the money
it?' h leased him.
Maybe l will vet" he answered.
lingering IN n warm, to~bacco-frag-
rant INTERIOR. q Mnose nous y
that-acros there! Inc one with q
Dig, fancy KIND OF neh.ooYl IN the
winaow: VINO iives tnere:
the~old Bruce mousse.
The people are called Bruce!'
Sure! Awful swells!" she eyed
him amusedly. Going to buy liz"
Maybe ls the little girl that lives
there called Bruce, o?'
sure! MISS constance. you mean?