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

my own, but it doesn't seem feasible.
I don't think my wife would feel just
as I do about it, and I'm not sure To-
be doing the best after all for the
boy. To be taken from one extreme
to another might ruin him."
We'll. Endicott. why don't you
combine your debt to the child with
b]enevolence and send hin. down to
us for a few years to educate"
Endicott sat up interestedly.
could 1 do that? Would they take
So young a child? He can't be over
seven"
Eyes, we would take him, 1 think.
ton in the prep department would
help the institution along. Every lit
tie helps, you know"
Endicott suddenly saw before him
the solution of his difficulties. He en-
tered eagerly into the matter, talking
over rates, plans n SO on. An hour
later it was all settled. Milky was
to take a full course with his expenses
all prepaid. and q goodly sum placed
in the bank for his clothing and
spending money. He was to have the
best oon the school afforded, at the
highest price, and was to take music
dIiu DIE dIlO everything SlSo IAAdI was
offered, for Endicott meant to do the
handsome thing by the. institution.
The failure Of the bank of which he
was president had in no wise affected
his own private fortune.
eff the boy doesn't seem to develop
an interest in some of these branches,
put some deserving n in his place,
and put him at something else," he
said. II want him to have his try at
everything, develop the best that is
in him. So We'll pay for everything
you've, got there, and that will help
out some other poor boy perhaps, for,
of course one boy can't do everything
I'll arrange 1t with my lawyer that
the payments shall be made regularly
for the next twelve years, so that if
anything happens to me, or If this
boy runs away or doesn't turn out
worthy, you will keep on getting thu
money just the same, and some one
else car come in on it,
Professor Hardness went away
from the Office with a smile on hi
face and in his pocket three letters o
4 introduction to wealthy b%enevolen'
business men of New York. Mikk!
was to go South with him the middle
of the next week.
:, Endicott went home that afternoo,
with relief of mind, but he found il
his heart a most surprising reluctance
to part with the beautiful boy.
When the banker told Milky tina
he was going to send him to college,
and explained to him that an educa
ton would enable him to become
good m,an and perhaps a great one
h boys face was very grave Milk
had never felt the need of an educa
ton, and the thought of going w
from New York gave him a sensatio,
as if the earth were tottering unde
his feet. He shook his head doubtful
ly.
' kin I take Buck an de kids?" h
asked after a thoughtful pause, an
!, with a lifting of the clold in his eye.
l NO" said Enricott. sit costs
: good deal to go away to school, an
there wouldn't be anyone to sen
tAem."
> Mikky's eyes grew wide with some
e thing like indignation, and he shoe
v his head.
+ Men I couldn't co." he said de
e cidedly. II couldn't take nothi1
r great like that and not give de kid
e any. Wei stick together. I'll sta
: wild de kids. They needs me-"
But Mikky--' the man locke
u into the large determined eyes an
It settled down for combat-"you don
8 understand. boy. 1t would be impot
r sible for them to go. I couldn't sen
them all, but I can send you, and Il
d going to, because you risked your lii
S to save little Starr"