The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-04-08
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. scramble, q rapturous yell. q babel
Of, voices from doorways and alleys.
Then poured into the center children
from far and, near. They surrounded
Marsh with grimed hands, extended
and eloquent pleas for consideration.
'Thatt h. all." announced Marsh, q
hs detected speeious rspeatsrs in evi-
dance and started away.
Only one: Of the. throng ran after
him. brsathleas and big eyed. He no
ticed that she was, Of. .. different brood
to thssseneral mass. being clean, poor
~. but neatly dressed. and with q
winning personality. IT,
"oh, mister, pleasel" uttered. the
little + six-year-old miss. "Are you
really throwing away. money!"
"Why; yes. my dear, to good little
children, and lam sure you must DO
that"
"Mamma rays 20. md, Auntis Phyl-
liz" came the prompt response. 4"Oh.
how rich you must be T But I know-
you're q gentleman fairyl You see,
I've been saving up to buy the big
doll down Ut the corner. Come along.
and III, show you," and the little one
took his hand. with q trustfulnsss that
caused him to thrill with pleasure.
She halted finally beside q show win
dow fult'of toys and pointed with en-
raptared ecstasy at the; object OF her
admir1don. ~
It was marked two dollars. Marsh.
took out . banknote.
"Ohl does II. take all that money!"
cried Edith Waldron. "Please, Mr..
Fairy, I can do without the doll, Land
I'd rather you'd buy an invalid chair
for poor alex mamma"
you sweet, ,self-sacrifictns little
chsrub.. You shall have the DOLL first,
and then We. WIN e about the In
valid chair.r said Marsh. and, his COM
panion hugging and chatting to her
coveted acquaintance, they. went back
towards. the. tenement. row.;
there's where we live" little
Edith enlightened Marsh, and she
pointed to. q third story. window.
There was q box filed with Towering
plants. The windows were clean and
bright and adorned with snowy, white
curtains my papa 10 dead, and we
are very, poor, and Aunty Phyllis il
! nursing, poor mamma. and she can't
get. about. and ifi any Of your fairies
/ have. an. invalid, chair, won't you
please send her, one1'
Indeed, I Wilt" pledged Marsh,
and within the hour an invalid's
wheeled chair was on it's way to the
old tenement. It had been q relief to
mingle with the lowly and make at
least a few humble ones happy. but
now Aarsh's " troubles filled his
thoughts. he had come to the city
to defend a lawsuit which, IL It went
against him. would mean the loss Of
nearly all he possessed. He knew
that the claim against him was m.
Just, but It was in the hands Of legal
vampires.
Marsh located the rooms on the
third: door. He knocked at an open
door, noting the neatness Of the place.
A woman. pale and careworn, seated
in a new invalid chair. greeted him.
II understand that Miss Worth does
copying at home" spoke Marsh, "and
I have some work for her. IL she 10
not too busy"
my sister win return In q few min
utes. Won't you be seated, please1"
said the invalid.
Hs.~h 80 An-. e. h.R n
typewriter. Upon q table lay q mum.
Der Of typed sheets. He could not
help but notice. them. As Mira Wal
dron wheeled herself into an adjoln-
ing room Marsh picked up n and
then another Of the sheets. deeply alb
sorbed.
IT IL fatsl" he whispered. quite
aroused, to himself, for by some
strange coincide1cs Miss Worth had
been copying the papers Of the OPP
posing counted IN his lawsuit. HE
face lightened a. he became fully
aware Of the testimony and witnesses
to be present, made some, hurried
notes and now knew what points to
guard in the litigation.
Bright voices and footsteps sounded
outside and Marsh arose to face Q
young girl twenty and .. child Of six,
bearing in her loving clasp the famous
doll of the corner store.
"Oh, Aunty Phyllis" cried Edith
scstatically. rushing towards Marsh
and throwing her arms about his neck.
Its the gentleman fairyl"
Marsh blundered through his equi.
vocal mission a. best he might. Hs
said nothing when Miss Worth dis.
covered his identity and insisted that
a. she could he should be repaid
for the cherished invalid chair. It
was destined to become q family Dos
session, however. for the day Marsh
won his ease he asked gentle. faithful
Phyllis Worth to become his wife.
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