Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-23
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

lS al OEp1An WITH no TGldLlfSS. a..E
CHAPTER u-Continued.
ITS very wrong to fight" he re-
iterated lamely.
The boys c6erub mouth settlel into
firm lines. y
s"It's wrcrger not to, when de ':t,le
kids is eettin' hurt, an de big felieis
VIVA ought ter work is stole away
tncy bread. an they's hungry"
It was an entirely new proposition.
1t vas the challenge Of. the poor
against the itch, of the weak against
the strone. and from" the lips of q
mere BIZ be, aThe, man wondered and
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clared the young ~logician. He SEEM
ed to know by instinct that this was
the father of his baby.
All, now he had touched the re-
sponsive chord. The fathers face lit
up. He understood. Yes, it wal
right to fight for his baby girl, his lit
tie Starr, his one treasure, and this
boy had done it., given his life freely.
Was that like fighting for those other
unloved, uncared-for, hungry dar-
lings? Were they then deaf chill
dren, too, Of somebody, of God. if mo-
body else? The boys eyes were tell
ing him plainly in one long deep look,
that all the world Of little children at
least was kin, and the grateful heart
of the father felt that in mere de-
cency of gratitude he must acknowl-
edge SO much. Poor little hungry
babies. What if his darling were
hungry! A sudden longing seized his
soul to give them bread at once to eat.
But at, least he would shower his
oAo<3t,,S . r,,14sn $hi. 49, -x.o.,
er of their rights.
the child know of this feeling but on
" the tears gathering quickly in his
eyes spoke for him.
Eyes, yes. my boy! You did fight
o my little girl. l know. I'll never
forget 1t OF you as long as 1 live. You
saved her life, and that's worth every
thing to me. Everything, do you un-
derstand?"
At last the words rushed forth, but
his voice was husky, and those who
knew him would have declared him
more moved than they had ever seer
him. M
The boy understood. A slender
brown hand stole out from the white
%coverlet and touched his. Its outline,
long and supple and graceful, spoke
W paul CAdiA Oi16iH. II was nara lOf
the man of wealth and pride to real
lie that Ct was the hand of the child
of the common people, the people
who were his enemies.
lis there anything you would like
to have done for you, boy?" he asked
at last because the depth Of emotion
was more than he could bear.
The boy looked troubled.
was thinkin', eff Buck an them
could see. ME. they'd know twas all
right. I'd like 'em fine to know how
tits In here"
You want me to bring them up to
see you?"
Milky nodded.
Where can l and them, do you
Think"
Buck, he won't 60 fur, till h.
knows what's coined O. me-" said the
friend He'd know "a do that fur
Then 1t seemed there was s,tch q
thing as honor and loyalty among the
lower ranks of men-at least among
the boys. The man OF the world was
learning q great many things. Meek
" he descended the two flights OF
stairs and went but to his own front
doorsteps.
There were no crowds any more.
The police were still on duty, hut
curious passersby DARED not finger
long. The workmen had finished the
windaWa and. gone. The man felt lit
Tie 1HOpr 81 n1dfItg the boys, hut
sonaAb9W AZ haed a@atrnnge deatfe to
40 s0.:sss T4e wanted to zee that face
Hight upfonces more Also The had I
curious desire to 9 esthese youIIgsters
from the street who could provoke
such loving anxiety from the hero up-
stairs.
80 far away until he knew how II wa
With xhis cornrade. He had indeed
moved on At the oficers word wfen
the doctor promised to bring him
word later. but In. his heart he did not
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that house ali da3 that he did not see,
and % he set I'M yolllg picketss here
.sstd there about the blSGk, eachSwith
M bunchs of SpAnsF1, ma Ar1An1sd. Z
Eiudfct0l16 ncc6 TORT M ~