The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-08-02

joyment that he would have exercised
had it been a chariot. He had opened
his eyes wide, in the midst Of keen
pleasures and great expectations, a
letter had come from an indulgent
uncle apprizing him of the fact that
a great food had swept away the
plant upon which he depended for
his revenue
Coming on to stand by your side
and work tooth and nail for yOu,"
wrote the lOyaI-sOuled Warren, but he
received a reply, prompt and final:
"Stay where you are and make
man of Yourself There are too many
gathering up the wreck OF my for
tune already"
Then Warren went the rounds Of his
friends clearly apprised of the diff
ference between an heir eXpectant and
a pauper without even a position, sold
off his bachelor belongings and re-
moved from sumptuous suite to a
small room in a cheap quarter. He
sent the proceeds TO his uncle and
started out to face life with a capital
comprising perfect health and clear
conscience.
Warren chuckled as he drove a little
covered delivery wagon the first day
Of his acceptance of the only job that
came his way. He possessed a rare
sense of humor and the quaintness of
his position amused him. In the back
of the wagon was great wooden box
that usually held bushels and bushels
of crisp Salted peanuts. Warren was
In fact one Of Il numerous group who
went around daily and filled the glass
penny-in-the-slot machines which held
"GrtgSou's Famous One Cent Lunches" !"
The machines were set wherever there
was Il likelihood OF the passer-by being
attracted by the fact that the eXpendi-
ture Of mere cent would secure a
toOthsome handful Of the anomalous
fresh salted peanuts.
One Of the most ardent Of the Gus
toners of the luxury was Benny Lee
He had acquired a penny one morning
and had started out early to invest in
his favOrite esculent. Warren, on his
way to headquarters to secure his
daily supply, saw the little fellow APP
proach a corner machine, insert his
penny in it's slot and turn the supply
controlling knob. No result-the glass
Container was empty. Little Benny
shook the machine, pounded it, a look
Of distress on his face, and he began
to cry Warren pulled up promptly.
Empty, my little man." he spoke. |
Nov hop up here beside me, and I'll /
see that you get the most famous
penny's worth Of peanuts any boy ever
happened onto"
1t was less than a mile to the ware
house, and once arrived there Warren
gave Benny q big paper bag and led
him TO chute. ">
Hold it under the end here" di-
rected tie big-hearted Warren, and
Bennys eyes bulged as at the touch of
a lever the chute disgorged a torrent
of peanuts, filling the bag to overflow
ing. Within an hour Benny was back
home with his wonderful story of a
real living Santa Claus and his won
derful treasure. ----rezsa. -.a,s--
1t was that same afternoon that .
Warren Dole, passing a tree-shaded .
yard near to the point where he had
met little Benny, halted to survey
scene that did his heart good. Seated .
on the grass were nearly a dozen little
children and near them wooden plates
heaped high with peanuts. Benny was
in view as host of the happy cOterie,
while near by, dishing out lemonade,
was graceful sweet-faced girl, un-
mistakably his sister
"Oh, there's my friend!" cried Ben
ny, and boted for The fence The
young lady followed him, for Benny
had seized her skirt and insisted on an
Introduction to "the beSteSt man in
the world" and when a few minutes .
later Warren pursued his way, it was !
with a lovely face dancing before his
mental vision.
1t got to be so before the month was
over that Warren Dole called fire.
Quently at the home of Adrienne WeS-
ton. He had come to learn that the
grizzled, harSh-featured man he occa-
sionally saw about the place was Ben
ny's father and Adrienne'S Stepfather.
Mr.. Weston was a drinker, treated the
two with little kindness, and Warren
with a jealous pang learned that he
was intent on marrying Adrienne to a
favorite boon companion whom Adri-
enne detested. In tears, after she and
Warren had become better acquainted,
Adrienne told of her misery and her
fears. s.c
MY stepfather says he will take
little Benny away from me and turn
me out on the street if l do not marry
his friend" sObbed Adrienne. HE
has got so, too, that when he is in
drink he abuses both of us dreadfully,"
and from the confession there grew
a plan that solved all the distress of
the troubled Adrienne
One afternoon when the cruel step
father was on one of his drinking
bouts an extraordinary wedding pro-