Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-26
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"HE ENcHANTED ARN ARC SCHUYLER .rHoEBE DEANE.
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nrant daughter Of a bankrupt financier
from being shot by one Of the victims
Of the rich mans bankruptcy. In doing
20 he himself Is wounded. and is taken
into the great house, for care.
me little girls name is Starr Endi-
colt. Her father, Delaven Endicott, takes
is an orphan with no relatives.
The youngster is kept at the Endtcott
home. and rapidly convalesces.
Esnd1cott sends Milky away<to, school.
CHAPTER IYI-Continucd.
Buck was invited to an interview,
but when the silver half dollar was
laid in his grimy palm, and he was
made to understand that others were
up into ,Mikky's place in the COM
! munity OF the children while that
:luminary went to college" to be edu-
Gated, his face wore a heavy frown.
He held out the silver sphere as if it
burned him. What! Take money in
exchange for Mikky's bright pres
ence? Never!
1t took a great deal of explanation
to convince Buck that anything could
be better "fer de kids than Milky,
their W Milky, now n forever.
He was quick, however, to see where
the good lay for Milky. and after a
few plain statements from Mr.. Endi-
colt there was no further demur on
the part of the boy. Buck was will
ing to give up Milky for Mikky's
good but not for his own. But it was
a terrible sacrifice. The hard little
face knotted itself into a fierce ex-
preston when he came to say good
hive Thu limo corov UNIV throat yUOrk.
ed, convulsively, the hands gripped
each other savagely. 1t was like
handing Milky over to another world
than theirs, and though he confident
ly promised to return to them so soOn
as the college should have completed
n mysterious process of education,
and to live with them as Of yore,
sleeping in Bucks box alongside, and
taking care Of the others when the
big alley kids grew troublesome,
somehow an instinct taught them
that he would never return again.
They had had him, and they would
never forget him, but he would grow
into a being far above them. They
looked vindictively at the great rich
man who had perpetrated this evil
device of a college life for their som
rade. 1t was the old story of the
helpless poor against the powerful
rich. Even heart-beats counted not
against such power. Milky must go.
They went to the great station on
the morning when Milky was to de-
part and stood shivering and forlorn
until the train was called. They lis
tened sullenly while Professor Ifark-
ness told them that if they wished to
be fit to associate with their friend
when he came out Of college they
, roluc& hn~sr ~ 0roo - S-on.11,a oil
their opportunities. First of all they
must go to school, and study hard.
and then their friend in college would
be proud to call them friends. They
did not think it worth while to tell
the kindly but ignorant professor that
they had no time for school, and no
clothes to wear if they had the time
or the inclination to go. Schools were
everywhere. free, of course, but it did
not touch thenA They lived in dark
places and casual %crannies, like weeds
or vermin. No one cared whether
they went to school. No one suggest
;. ed it. They would have as soon
thought of entering a great mansion
and insisting on their right to live
there as to present themselves at
school. Why, they had to hustle for
a mere existence. They were the wa
ter rats, the bads boys, the embryo
criminals for the next generation. The
problem with any who thought OF
them was how to get rid of them,
But Of course this man from another
world did not understand. They
merely looked at him duly and
wished he would walk away and leave
Milky to them while he stayed. His
presence made it seem as if their
companion we're already gone from
them. y,
1t vas hard. too, to see Milky
dressed likefthe fine boys on Fifth
avenue. handsome trousers and coat
his shining crown of hair that had al.
ways been guiltless of cap, thick
stockings and shining shoes on his
feet that had always been bare and
oiled with the CRIME of the streets
gloves OF his hands. This was a new
Milky. 1.-THE kids did not know
him. In spite of their best efforts
they could not be natural. Great
Jumps arose in their threats, lump.
that new dared arise for hunger OF
cold or curses at home.
/. They stood helpless before thei,
own consciousness, and Milky, divin.
ing the trouble with that exquisite
keenness of a spirit sent from heaven
2 -" ion pAA6AAISl, SoIlSCltCu I1t
bright idea of giving each of his com
rades some article Of his apparel as &
remembrance. Mr.. Endicott came
upon the scene just in time to keer
Milky from taking off his overcoa,
and enveloping Buck in its elegan'
folds. He was eagerly telling then
that Bobs should have his undercoat
Jimmie his hat; they must take hi.
gloves to Jane, and there was moth
ing left for Sam but his stockings
sands shoes, but he gave them all will
ingly. He seemed to see no reason
why he could not travel ha1ess anc
icoatless, bare of foot and hand, fol
had he not gone that way through al
: the years Of his existence? 1t was {
small thing to do, for his friendi
whom he vas leaving for a long time
The bright face clouded when h.
was told he could I not give thes,
things away. hat it would not b.
fair to the kind professor to ask hin
to carry with hin, a boy not properl,
fully when Endicott promised to taxi
the whole group to a clothing house
and fit them out. ~. @
They bade Milky good bye. press
ing their grimy noses against the bar.
of the station gate to watch theil
friend disappear from their bare lit.
tie lives.
Endicott himself felt like crying al
he came back from seeing the boy
aboard the train. Somehow it went
hard for him to feel he should not
meet the bright snile that nigh
when he went home.
4 But it was not. the way OF the kids
to cry when tragedy fell among them.