Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-28

Some time in the night Dug Draper
had reached the village of Canton and
got rid of me. He had probably put
me out at the water trough. Kind
hands had picked me up and carried
me to little veranda that fronted
the door of a law Office. There
slept peacefully until daylight, when
felt a hand on my face and awoke
suddenly. / remember that / felt
cold. A kindly faced man was lean
ing over me.
Hello, boyl" said he. "Where did
you come from?"
/ was frightened and confused, but
his gentle voice treasured me.
Uncle Peabody" 1 called, as
arose and looked about me and be-
gan to cry.
The man lifted me In his arms and
held me close to his breast and tried
TO comfort me. l remember seeing
the Silent Woman pass while was
in his arms.
'Tell me what's your name," he
urged.
Barton Baynes," said as soon as
l could speak.
where do you live?"
"In Llckitysplit."
"How did you get here?'
Dug Draper brought me. Do you
know where Sally Dunkelberg lives?'
rs she the daughter of Horace
Dunkelberg?"
MI. and Mrs. Horace Dunkelberg,"
amended.
oh, yes, know her. Sally is a
friend of mine. Well get some break
fast and then We'll go and find her."
He carried me through the open
door of his office and set me down
at his desk. Che cold air of the
night had chilled me and 7 was shiv-
ering.
"You sit there and I'll have fire
going in a minute and get you warm
ed up"
He wrapped me in his coat and went
into the back room and built a fire
in small stove and brought me in
and set me down beside it. He made
some porridge in kettle while l sat
holding my little hands over the stove
to warm them, and a sense of COM
fort grew in me.
He dipped some porridge into bowls
and put them on a small table. My
eyes had watched him with growing
interest and l got TO the table about
as soon as the porridge and mounted
chair and seized a spoon.
zone moment, Bart" said my
host. "By jingo! We've forgotten TO
wash and you're face looks like the
dry bed of river. Come here a min
ute"
He led me out of the back door,
where there were a wash-Stand and a
pail and tin basin and a dish of soft
soap. He dipped the pail in a rain
barrel and filled the basin, and
washed myself and waited not upon
my host, but made for the table and
began TO eat, being very hungry, af-
ter hastily drying my face on a towel.
In a minute he came and sat down
to his own porridge and bread and
| butter.
When he had finished eating he set
aside the dishes and l asked:
Now could go and see Sally Dun
kelberg2"
"What in the world do you want
Of Sally Dunkelberg?" he asked.
"Oh, just to play with her." l said
as l showed him how l could sit on
my hands and raise myself from the
chair bottom.
Haven't you any one to play with
at homer
"Only my Uncle Peabody
Don't you like to play with him p
ooh, some, but he can't stand me
any longer He's all tired out, and
my trnt Deel. too. I've tipped over
every single thing on that place.
tipped over the honey yesterday
split it all over everything and
rOoend my clothes. I'm a reg'ler pest
So l want to play with Sally Dunkel-
berg. l want to play with her a lit
tie whileAjust a wee little while"
Forward, march ~ said he and
away we started for the home of the
Dunkelbergs. The village interested
me immensely. l had seen 1t only
twice before. People were moving
about in the streets. One thing
did not fail to notice. Every man
we met touched his hat as he greeted
my friend.
1t was a square, frame hOuse-that
of the Dunkelbergs-large for that
/ village, and had big dooryard with
trees in it. AS we came near the gate
l. saw Sally Dunkelberg playing with
| other children among the trees. Sud
denly l was afraid and began to hang
back. L looked down at my bare feet
and any clothes, both of which were
dirty. Sally and her friends had
stopped their play and were standing
in a group looking at us. 1 neard
Sally whisper:
Its that Baynes boy. Don't he
look dirtyT'
| stopped and withdrew my hand
from that of my guide.
"Come on, Bart" he said.
l shook my head and stood looking
over at that little. hostile tribe near
me.
go and play with them while l step
into the house," he urged.
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