Cleveland County herald., 1919-03-20
CHAPTER K.
| Meet President Van Buren and Am cross-Examined by Mir. Grinshaw.

CrosS-ExamIned by MT. GrimshaW.
 The days went easier after that. The boys took me into their play and some of them were most friendly. I had a swift foot and a good eye as we'll as strong arm, and could hold my own at three old cat-a kind of baseball which we played in the schoolyard Saturday came. AS we were sitting down at the table that morning the younger children clung to the knees 0f MT. Racket and begged him to take them up the river in a boat.
 "Good Lordl What wilt thou give me when I grow childlessw he ex- claimed with his arms around them. 'That was the question of Abraham, and it often comes to me. Of course we shall go. But hark Let us hear what the green chair has to say"
 There was a moment of silence and then he went on with a merry laugh. "Right ye areO Michael Henry! You are always right, my boy-God bless your soull We shall take Bart with uo dn du CliccoC dA ScoA> fes an dried meat for ali" From that moment I date the be- ginning of my love for the occupant of the green chair in the home of Mi chael Racket. Those good people were Catholics and I Protestant and yet this Michael Henry always insisted upon the most delicate consideration for my faith and feelings.
 T promised to spend the morning in the field with Mir. Wright, if l may have your consent, sir" I said.
 ''Then we shall console ourselves, knowing that you are in better com pany," said MT. Racket. Mir, Dunkelberg called at the house in fishery lane to see me after breakfast.
 Bart, if you will come with me ] should like to order some store clothes and boots for you," he said i'll his squeaky v0lce.
 For a moment I knew not how to answer him. Nettled as had been by Sally's treatment of me, the offer was like rubbing ashes on the soreness of my spirit.
 blushed and surveyed my garments and said:
 q guess I look pretty bad, don't IT"
 "You look all right, but I thought maybe you would feel better in softer raiment, especially if you care to go around much with the young people. \ 1 o1I fx;o Of fo,, Ivy ovd guess it would be proper for me to buy the clothes for you. When you are older you can buy suit for me, some time. if you care to-" 1 It should be understood that we'll to-do people in the towns were more particular about their dress those days than now.
 'TIl ask my aunt and uncle about it." proposed.
 "That's all right" he answered. "pm going to drive to your house this after noon and your uncle wishes you to go with me. We are all to have talk with Mr. Grimshaw."
 He left me and went over to MT. Wright's.
 1 They told me that he was cutting corn in the back lot, where I found him.
 MT. Dunkelberg came this morning and wanted to buy me some new clothes and boots," I said. The senator stopped work and stood looking at me with his hands upon his hips.
 q wouldn't let him do it if I were you" he said thoughtfully. Just then 1 saw a young man come running toward us in the distant field.
 Mir. Wright took out his compass.
 Look here" he said, "you see the needle points due north."
 He took a lodestOne out of his pocket, and holding it near the con- pass moved it back and forth. The needle followed it.
 The young man came up to us breathing deeply. Precipitation was rolling off his face. He was much ex- cited and spoke with some difficulty.
 Senator Wright" he gasped, Mrs. Wright sent me down to tell you that President Van Buren is at the house."
 l remember wildly the look of mild amusement in the senator's face and the serene calmness with which he looked at the young man and said to him:
 "Tell Mrs. Wright to make him con- fortable in our easiest chair and to say to the president that shall be up directly"