Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-04-11

proved utterly fruitless?
Again no!
Was he to blame because his saw
ings had melted away?
Well, hardly!
He was standing on the curb. at the
intersection of Fifth avenue and Thir-
ty-fourth street, in New York. modify
rehearsing in his mind his recent expe-
riences, as. he abstractediy watched the
people in the dining room Of the enor-
nous hotel opposite.
"What week."
His search for similar work had de-
generated into a frantic scramble for
any kind of work at all. And how. on
nothing, pay rent and doctors bills and
acquire food and cash to goeon?
Great heavens !" he thought. "If
only had some cashI"
Cash. Cash Cash beat in on his
brain.
Got to have It'll Can't get it," said
Jones.
"Can get it," answered Jones' spir-
It. keep a-going. Can and will get
It."
'Pm hungry" complained Jones.
"Shucks I" scoffed his friend. pull
ia your belt couple of holes r.
At the edge Of pile of gutter-rub-
bish near Merry's, he noticed string
Of pirkish beads.
1.-THE little girl that lost them won't
mind if / give them to Helen." he
unused, as he slipped them into his
pocket. "A tritiing present and a
doubtful one, but big help at that.
It isn't her fault that she doesn't
know I'm out of work"
He cleaned them in the fountain and
placed them in the lonely security Of
his empty purse.
A copy of the mornings paper was
stuck between the Stats of the bench
on which he sat. He was too tired, too
harassed by doubt and fear and hum
ger, to read; so he carried it with him.
This spirit of his made him stop to
sympathize with little girl on roller
skates, who had fallen and bumped her
nose, near his home. 1t also nerved
him to greet the doctor at the entrance
to this up-to-date tenement.
"Hallo, doc! How's my wife," he
genially inquired. with a sinking heart.
"All right" was the reply. "The cri-
sis came at noon today, and she will
recover, If you can manage the diet.
But how about my bilI?"
Again was Jones prompted.
"How about your bill? Why! Aren't
you Doctor Bll?" he laughed. Cant
let you stop tres tment yet, you know.
See you tomorrow"
Satisfied, the doctor left him; but
there was another touch needed 10
almost complete his misery. Jones met
the agent.
"Your rent has been overdue five
DAYS" was this individuals pleasant
salutation.
81 know it." answered Jones nonchal-
antly. "Would a check on the First
Commercial do you right now?" he
queried in a bantering tone.
"It would. IL could get it," was the
reply in forbidding tones.
"wellr' said Jones cheerfully.
"Don't look so grouchyl Let's be hap
by. Come round and see me tomorrow
night"
Ills feet seemed fastened to the
steps as he slowly dragged them up
the five flights of stairs, but after the
click of the lateh-key his heavy heart
was lifted by q giad cry as he entered
the little thIee-room fiat.
Cyrus! on, you dearl Come
quickly and let me press you close
The doctor says I will soon be well.
Well! Vest Completely and soundly
well! What do you think of that?"
"Think 7" he choked, as he bent over
the bed and kissed his invalid wife.
''Why, Helen. darlingI / can't think
for the glory of It'll"
"Hoorayl" shouted Jones and his
spirit. "HoorayI'
There was wall from the crib by
the bedside.
"Hallo. son !" he cried. as he caught
M the baby and kissed him. "dom-
mer is a goin' t get Welt Dye hear
thatl Yes. sir Listen to that and
quit it--you dear little Indianl"
He drew up chair and sat heavily
upon it, the child in his arms.
"what is 1t that you need tonight,
dear hearth" he inquired.
1.-TWO prescriptions, some more port
wine, milk and eggs" she answered
'Oh. dearie! Sickness is SO terribis
expensive. 1 Just know it is costing
more than your income. even with all