Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-25
EVENING EDITION.

THAT wasn't nothin' tall" declar.
ed Milky with fine ascOrn.
TT was everything to n.se," said the
man, land l want to do this for you.
And boy, it's your duty to take this.
It's everybody's duty to take the OPP
portunittes for advancement h
come to them"
Milky looked at him thoughtfully.
He did not understand the large
words, and duty meant to him a tine
! sense of loyalty to those who had
been loyal to him.
II got to stay wild de kids" he salo.
i"Dey needs me-"
With an exasperated feeling that it
was useless to argue against this
calmly stated fact, Endicott began
again gently:
But Milky, you can help them a
lot more by going to college than oy
staying at hone." :.
The boys eyes looked unconvinced
but he waited for reasons.
"If you get to be an educated man
you will be able to earn money and
help them. You car lift them up to
them to live in; give them work to do
that will pay good wages, and help
them to be good men,"
care you educated?"
Thinking he was making progress
Endicott nodded eagerly.
us that wot you does fer folks?"
The bright eyes searched his face
eagerly, keenly, doubtfully.
The color flooded the bank-presi-
dents cheeks and forehead uncom-
fortably.
"Weil-I might" he answered.
Eyes, l might dc a great deal for peo-
pie, I suppose. l don't know al I do
much, but / could if I had been in
terested in them" ~
He paused. He realized hat the
argument was weakened. Milky
studied his face.
"But dey needs me now, de kids
does" he said gravely. Jimmie, he
don't have no supper most nights
less'n 1 share; and Bobs is SO little he
, can't fight dem alley kids; n some-
} times l gets a flower off'n the florists
back door fer little sick Jane. Hers
y got a crutch, and can't walk much
$ anyhow; and cold nights me an Buck
f we sleeps close. We got a box hid
t away where we sleeps close an keeps
Y warm" r.
e The moisture gathered in the eyes
of the banker as he listened to the
I innocent story. 1t touched his heart
n as nothing eve had before. He re-
e solved LHdL dILeE lulS HIS CuuSdIAoA
and wealth should at least help these
t little slum friends of Milky to an oc'
;" casional meal, or a flower, or a warm
: bed.
a Suppose you get Buck to take your
place. with the kids while you go tt
v school m get an education and learn
: how to help them better"
. Mikky's golden head negatived this
II slowly.
r Buck, he's got all he kin do to gi
+ grub fer hisse'f an his sister Jane
His father is bad, and kicks Jane
G and don't get her nothin' to eat. Bucl
d he has to see after JAMIE"
$. How would it be for, you to pa.
a Buck something SO hat he could tak'
Il your place? I will give you SOM
d money that o may do as VOL lik'
with ,saAd you can pay Buck as muc
= as you think he needs every week
k You can send it to him in q letter.
Would it be as much Us a quar-
= ter?" Milky held his breath in won
n, der and suspense.
Is! 1.-TWO quarters if you like"
" "Oh! could I do that?" The boy
face fairly shone, and he came AM
d threw his rms about Endicott's necl
ID and laid his face against his. TIL
It man clasped him close and would fai
have kept him there, for his well OR
ID dered heart was deeply stirred.
IN Thus it was arranged.
fe Continued in tomorrow
Evenings Herald.